How to Achieve Optimal Performance with Large Scale Projects

When working with a large scale project with numerous diagrams, there may be some performance difference. It is only natural as huge projects impose more demanding resource allocation. Fortunately, Visual Paradigm offers ways to gear up for better accommodation. Basically, there are 3 practices we would recommend:

  1. Close unused diagrams before closing the application
  2. Use hierarchy to organize objects (avoid a flat structure at root level)
  3. Modularize diagrams (avoid giant diagrams)

For details, please visit Performance tune up for your large project.

On the note of resource allocation, some tasks are more memory-intensive than others, such as document generation which needs to process most of the elements (if not all) within your project. The default memory size is set for popular computer configurations but can be increased to speed up the process when needed.

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Generated PDF document unable to show non-ASCII characters

When export your document to PDF some non-ASCII characters may not able to correctly rendered.

PDF document unable to show non-ASCII characters

PDF document unable to show non-ASCII characters

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Permission Error on Perform Software Update (UP0001)

When perform software update you may receive error complain didn’t have sufficient permission to perform software update.

No permission to perform software update

No permission to perform software update

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Report changes between revisions

Starting from version 14.1 you can report the changes between revisions of your project via Doc. Composer. In this article we will demonstrate how to output the changes of your project between the specified revisions in tabular form.

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Specify default diagram for your Doc. Field

Fill-in Doc in Visual Paradigm’s Doc. Composer is a powerful tool which allow Visual Paradigm inject diagram and model information into your Microsoft Word document. In your Word document you only need to define the Doc. Fields (special tags) for data injection. When the Doc. Composer engine go through your document it will replace the tag with appropriate diagram and model data according to the template (customizable) you specified. Read more

Output all Use Case Diagrams and its Use Cases into document

Doc. Composer allow user retrieve and output model details by creating custom templates. In this article we will create custom template to output all use case diagrams and its containing use cases into document.

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Adjust maximum number of connector limit for layout the diagram

Layout of diagram is a resource intensive action. By default Visual Paradigm set the limit to handle maximum 300 connectors in single diagram when perform layout. If your diagram got more than 300 connectors then the following message will be shown when you try to perform layout.

Layout diagram hitting maximum number of connector limit

Layout diagram hitting maximum number of connector limit

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How to Duplicate a UML Diagram

You can clone a source diagram into your target diagram, so that you can make modify the diagram without affecting the source diagram. This article will demonstrate how to clone a  diagram using VP-UML and modify the diagram afterward.

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Trigger Plugin with Shortcut Key

When using plugin in Visual Paradigm, the case the plugin action will be registered to the application toolbar and can be accessed via mouse click. Besides trigger the plugin by mouse click, you can also trigger your plugin via shortcut key. Read more

Updating your Visual Paradigm software on Mac

Starting from version 13.2 Visual Paradigm had improved the installer for Mac platform and now support installing the software by drag & drop the App into Applications folder.

Visual Paradigm installed by drag & drop into Applications folder

Visual Paradigm installed by drag & drop into Applications folder

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