Visual-studio – How to export Visual Studio 2010 UML Modeling Diagrams

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I recently created a very nice UML Class diagram inside Visual Studio 2010 (b2). The tools worked like a charm and I was able to model a rather complex domain within minutes.

However, I cannot find any way to export my diagram as an image (PNG/JPEG/etc.).

Does the modelling features in VS2010 support exporting diagrams as images? If so – how do I do it?

Print src is NOT the answer.

Edit: Found one way to export… Go to File > Print and select Adobe PDF

Edit 2: Found another, slightly more elegant, way to export. In the diagram editor: Select all (Ctrl + A), Copy (Ctrl + C), Go to your favourite image editor (paint works fine) and Paste (Ctrl + V). Voila!

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The VS 2010 Ultimate RC documentation has more info about exporting the UML diagrams as images: How to: Save Images of Diagrams

ObjectAid UML Explorer

Is what I used. It is easily installed from the repository:

Name:     ObjectAid UML Explorer
Location: http://www.objectaid.com/update/current

And produces quite nice UML diagrams:

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Description from the website:

The ObjectAid UML Explorer is different from other UML tools. It uses the UML notation to show a graphical representation of existing code that is as accurate and up-to-date as your text editor, while being very easy to use. Several unique features make this possible:

Your source code and libraries are the model that is displayed, they are not reverse engineered into a different format.

If you update your code in Eclipse, your diagram is updated as well; there is no need to reverse engineer source code.

Refactoring updates your diagram as well as your source code. When you rename a field or move a class, your diagram simply reflects the changes without going out of sync.

All diagrams in your Eclipse workspace are updated with refactoring changes as appropriate. If necessary, they are checked out of your version control system.

Diagrams are fully integrated into the Eclipse IDE. You can drag Java classes from any other view onto the diagram, and diagram-related information is shown in other views wherever applicable.

Visual-studio – How to add an existing directory tree to a project in Visual Studio

You need to put your directory structure in your project directory. And then click "Show All Files" icon in the top of Solution Explorer toolbox. After that, the added directory will be shown up. You will then need to select this directory, right click, and choose "Include in Project."

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ObjectAid UML Explorer

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