Entries by Visual Paradigm Team

Create Timing Diagram using Open API

Timing diagram in Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a kind of interaction diagram. It is a special form of sequence diagram and focus on the time constraints of the interactions between objects. Instead of manually create the timing diagram, you can also generate it via Visual Paradigm’s Open API. In this article we will show […]

Create Protocol State Machine using Open API

The Protocol State Machine in Unified Modeling Language (UML) helps to express the usage protocol or lifecycle of classifiers. It shows which operations are available for the classifier under which state and conditions, thus provide call sequence of the classifier’s operation. Instead of manually create the protocol state machine, you can also generate it via […]

Create State Diagram using Open API

State Diagram, also call State Machine Diagram is one of the most important diagram in Unified Modeling Language. It helps to visualize the state change of a system, or a particular object in response to various events during the execution of the software. Besides create state diagrams manually, you an also create it programmatically using […]

Control Shape Caption Placement using Open API

When creating diagrams sometimes you might want to have the caption not showing in the default location, i.e. to have better layout for the containing elements while not having the name being covered. In this case you may adjust the caption position to reserve space for the child elements. To do this you can specify […]

How to Share Doc. Composer Templates with your Teammates

Doc. Composer allows you to develop documents for your models tailored to your company/industry requirements and standards. You can decide how the model data are being presented in the document by customize the document templates. If your team is using Teamwork Server or VPository as the collaboration development platform, your customized templates can automatically synchronize […]

Create Deployment Diagram using Open API

Deployment Diagram in Unified Modeling Language is helps to model the physical deployment structure of a software system. It helps to illustrate the structure how the hardware or software components (artifacts) exist in the system and how are they related to each other.. Instead of creating deployment diagram manually, you can also create it programmatically […]

Debug your plugins with Eclipse

Visual Paradigm Open API provides an interface for developers to develop plugins and extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm. Plugin development could be time consuming especially during debug phrase since you constantly need to deploy your plugin to Visual Paradigm, even just with slightly changes. Instead of deploy the plugin to VP every time after […]

Create Component Diagram using Open API

Component Diagram in Unified Modeling Language is helps to model the relationships between various components in a system. It helps to illustrate the structure of arbitrarily complex system. Instead of creating component diagram manually, you can also create it programmatically using Open API. In this article we will show you how to create the component […]