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
Interface design with Visual Paradigm’s wireframe provide analyst a way to visualize what the system will look like and how clients can interact with the system. When modeling with wireframe, extra details of specific wireframe elements can be documented inside the specification dialog, and they can be output to documents when needed. In this article we will show you how to output individual elements of your wireframe including its description in tabular form using Doc. Composer. We will also show you how to filter out the elements by its type when outputting to Doc. Composer. Read more
The reference feature enables you to add external file and URL references to model elements. When you try to open a reference, Visual Paradigm will open it with system default application (or browser for URL reference). If you want to use another application or command to open certain kinds of file and URL references, read this article to learn how to make it work.
The group feature helps you bring multiple shapes together so that you can select, move and delete them together easily.
Grouping and ungrouping of shapes can be performed easily with the help of the resource-centric interface. In this article you will learn how to group and ungroup shapes with resource.
To animate a workflow in business process diagram enables you or your stakeholders to figure out a path easier. This is particularly useful when there are many possible paths in a business process.
During an animation, flow objects being reached by a token that controls the animation flow would be painted in purple. If you find the color not clear enough, or if you simply dislike purple :-), read this article to see how to change to another color.
Programming languages like C or C++ accepts nameless arguments in function declaration. You may write something like void myFunction(double){…} to declare a function that accepts a double as argument. In modeling level, you can represent this kind of function by not showing the parameter name in an operation. This article shows you how to do this.
Visual Paradigm’s Open API is a powerful tool which allow user to extend the functionalities of Visual Paradigm software. With Open API you can generate DDL from ER models in your project. The generation of DDL include 4 major steps and this article will explain to you in details. To generate DDL with Open API:
Visual Paradigm support create diagram with multiple layers. The layer function allow you to assign different shapes into different layers. It help in hiding unnecessary information in your diagram. The layer information can also being access via Open API. In this article we will show you how to work with layers using Open API, including create layers and assign the shapes and connectors in your diagram to different layers. Read more
Android Studio is the official IDE for the development of Android applications. It is based on JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. Starting from Visual Paradigm version 12.2 user can make use of Visual Paradigm IntelliJ IDEA Integration to integrate with Android Studio. But since Android Studio do have some fundamental differences with IntelliJ IDEA, some extra configuration will need in order to run Visual Paradigm in Android Studio on MS Windows (Linux and Mac users can simply integrate VP with Android Studio without extra configuration). This article will teach you how to integrate Visual Paradigm with Android Studio and perform the necessary configurations. Read more
Details of model elements can be documented in written form via the Description Pane or inside the Specification dialog. In order to avoid putting too much information on the diagram by default descriptions are not showing on the diagram. Instead of unfolding the description manually on diagram by writing textual annotation, you can make use of the Note element to display the description its connecting model element.
