New Project - Opens a new project with a blank class diagram. If a project is already open, it will prompt for a save.
Quick Key - Ctrl-N
Open Project - Opens a browser dialog to select a file to open.
Quick Key - Ctrl-O
Save Project - Saves the project to its last saved location.
Quick Key - Ctrl-S
Save Project As... - Opens a save dialog to save a project with a new name and/or location.
Merge Project into Current... - Opens a browser dialog to select a project to combine with the project currently open in Poseidon.
The file types that may be merged are: zuml, zargo, and xmi.
Import Files - Opens a browser dialog to select files to incorporate into the project currently open in Poseidon.
The file types that may be imported are: java, jar, mdl.
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Community Edition import is limited to java files; importation of jar and mdl files is available in the Premium Editions. |
Export Project to XMI - Opens a browser dialog to select the location to which to save the xmi file.
Save Graphics - Opens a browser dialog to save the diagram as a graphic.
The file types that may be used to save graphics are: ps, pdf, wmf, svg, png, eps, gif, and jpg.
Print Current Diagram... - Opens the printer dialog.
Quick Key - Ctrl-P
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Diagrams printed from the CE will automatically have a footer stating, "Created with Poseidon for UML Community Edition". CE versions prior to 3.x will have a watermark. |
Print Diagrams... - Opens a tree of the diagrams. Use Ctrl-click to select multiple diagrams to print at one time.
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Diagrams printed from the CE will automatically have a footer stating, "Created with Poseidon for UML Community Edition". CE versions prior to 3.x will have a watermark. |
Print Preview... - Opens the Print Preview dialog, allowing you to view the diagram before you print it.
Exit - Exits Poseidon. If there are any edited projects, a save prompt will appear.
Undo - Steps backwards in the edit history.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Z
Redo - Steps forwards in the edit history.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Shift-Z
Cut - Removes the selected element(s) to the Poseidon clipboard. The element will remain in the model.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Shift-X
Cut Complete - Removes the selected element(s) and the corresponding element representation from the diagram to the Poseidon clipboard.
Quick Key - Ctrl-X
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Complete cut is not available in the Community Edition. |
Paste - Places the element(s) currently in the Poseidon clipboard into the model.
Quick Key - Ctrl-V
Copy - Places the element(s) into the Poseidon clipboard without altering the element(s) selected.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Shift-C
Copy Complete - Places the element(s) and the corresponding element representation into the Poseidon clipboard without altering the element(s) selected.
Quick Key - Ctrl-C
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Complete copy is not available in the Community Edition. |
Clone Diagram - Duplicates the entire selected diagram, including element representations, without altering the selected diagram. Not available for sequence diagrams until version 3.2.
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Diagram cloning is not available in the Community Edition. |
Select -
Select All - Selects every element in the current diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-A
Invert Selection - Selects all unselected elements while de-selecting all selected elements.
Quick Key - Ctrl-I
Copy to Windows Clipboard - Places the currently displayed element(s) on the Windows clipboard.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Alt-C
Find... - Opens the Poseidon search dialog.
Quick Key - F3
Remove from Diagram - Removes an instance of an element from a diagram without removing the element from the model.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Del
Delete from Model - Removes the selected element(s) from the model completely. All instances of the element(s) will be removed from every diagram.
Quick Key - Del
Remove Diagram - Removes the selected diagram from the project without deleting the elements contained within that diagram.
Settings... - Opens the Settings dialog, where you can change some of the default properties of Poseidon.
Quicksearch: Jump to Element - Opens element navigation dialog.
Quick Key - Ctrl-E
Jump to recent Element - Opens element navigation dialog, with a dropdown list of the most recently accessed elements.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Shift-E
Go to Diagram - Opens the diagram navigation dialog.
Quick Key - Ctrl-G
Go to recent Diagram - Opens the diagram navigation dialog, with a dropdown list of themost recently accessed diagrams.
Quick Key - Alt-Shift-E
Details Tabs -
Next Details Tab - Changes the active tab to be the next tab to the right.
Individual Tabs - List of individual tabs for navigation.
Zoom -
Zoom Factors - List of zoom factors to change the diagram display.
Go To Contained Diagram... - Navigates to the sub-diagram of the current element. If the element has more than one sub-diagram, the diagram navigation dialog will open, filtered on the current element.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Shift-G
Show Rapid Buttons - Toggles rapid button display.
Quick Key - Pause
Show icons for documentation and diagrams - Toggles icon display.
Class Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-L
Use Case Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-U
State Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-T
Activity Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Y
Collaboration Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-B
Sequence Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-Q
Component Diagram - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-D
Deployment - Creates a new blank diagram.
Quick Key - Ctrl-G
Automatic Layout -
Do Layout - Creates a new, optimal layout.
Update Layout - Adjusts the current layout.
Settings - Opens the layout settings dialog.
Vertically -
Align Tops - Moves selected elements so that top edges are aligned. Horizontal placement is not affected.
Bottoms - Moves selected elements so that bottom edges are aligned. Horizontal placement is not affected.
Center - Moves selected elements so that center points are aligned. Horizontal placement is not affected.
Horizontally -
Align Lefts - Moves selected elements so that left edges are aligned. Vertical placement is not affected.
Align Rights - Moves selected elements so that right edges are aligned. Vertical placement is not affected.
Center - Moves selected elements so that center points are aligned. Vertical placement is not affected.
Size -
Greatest Current Width and Height - Uniformly resizes selected elements so that each is the size of the largest selected element.
Smallest Current Width and Height - Determines the size of the smallest element that can display the information of each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes the selected elements.
Minimum Possible Width and Height - Determines the smallest possible size for each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes them so that each is the size of the largest minimized element.
Width Only -
Greatest Current Width - Uniformly resizes selected elements so that each is the width of the largest selected element.
Smallest Current Width - Determines the width of the smallest element that can display the information of each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes the selected elements.
Minimum Possible Width - Determines the smallest possible width for each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes them so that each is the width of the largest minimized element.
Height Only -
Greatest Current Height - Uniformly resizes selected elements so that each is the height of the largest selected element.
Smallest Current Height - Determines the height of the smallest element that can display the information of each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes the selected elements.Note: this is not functional in the current version of Poseidon.
Minimum Possible Height - Determines the smallest possible height for each of the selected elements and uniformly resizes them so that each is the height of the largest minimized element.
Distribute -
Distribute Horizontal Spacing - Places a uniform vertical gutter between elements. Vertical spacing and element size are not changed.
Distribute Horizontal Centers - Places a uniform amount of space between the center vertical axes of the selected elements. Vertical spacing and element size are not changed.
Distribute Vertical Spacing - Places a uniform horizontal gutter between elements. Horizontal spacing and element size are not changed.
Distribute Vertical Centers - Places a uniform amount of space between the center horizontal axes of the selected elements. Horizontal spacing and element size are not changed.
Ordering -
Bring To Back - Places the selected element(s) on the bottom layer of the diagram display.
Bring To Front - Places the selected element(s) on top of the diagram display.
Send Backward - Moves the selected element(s) down one layer in the diagram display.
Send Forward - Moves the selected element(s) up one layer in the diagram display.
Align to Grid - Snaps the top and left edges of an element to the grid. Element size is not changed.
Reload the Templates - Refreshes the templates if they have been altered.
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Available in the Professional and Enterprise Editions only |
Documentation Preview... - Opens the HTML documentation preview window.
Quick Key - Ctrl-H
Language Listing - Opens the generation dialog of the selected language.
Community Edition: Java
Standard Edition: HTML Documentation (includes UMLdoc), Java
Embedded Edition and Embedded Enterprise Editions: HTML Documentation (includes UMLdoc), Java, Embedded
Professional and Enterprise Editions: HTML Documentation (includes UMLdoc), Java, PHP, Delphi, Perl, C++, CSharp, CorbaIDL, VB.Net, SQL
Plug-Ins Panel - Opens the Plug-Ins Manager, where you can add, remove, enable, and disable the plug-ins.
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Plug-Ins are not available in the Community Edition |
Profiles Panel - Opens the Profile Manager, where you can enable and disable profiles.
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Plug-Ins are not available in the Community Edition |
Install Eclipse-Bridge - Installs the necessary files in order to be able to use Poseidon from within the Eclipse IDE. See Section 17.1 for more details about this functionality.
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Plug-Ins are not available in the Community Edition |
About Poseidon for UML - Displays Poseidon version information and credits.
Open Default Example - Opens the Webstore project.
Open Users Guide - Opens the local html version of the Poseidon User Guide.
Open FAQs - Opens the local html version of the FAQ.
Tip of the Day - Opens the Tip of the Day dialog.
Send a Support Request - Opens the Support Request web page at the Gentleware web site. Poseidon will launch a web browser, if necessary.
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Support Requests are not available in the Community Edition |
License Manager - Opens the License Manager, where you can add and remove keys, serial numbers, and register your copy of Poseidon.
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The License Manager is not available in the Community Edition |
Purchase - Provides links to the Gentleware Web Store. This is a separate menu in the Community Edition.
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