Creating a New UML Model

When you start a new diagram with the UML Model Diagram template, Visio displays the Model Explorer window, opens UML stencils for each diagram type, and adds the UML menu, as Figure 20-5 shows.

A new static model contains only one top package and the default data types.

Figure 20-5. A new static model contains only one top package and the default data types.

Follow these steps to create a model for your system:

  1. Choose File, New, Software, UML Model Diagram.

  2. Choose UML, Models.

    A new static model contains only one top package and the default data types.
  3. Click a cell in the Model column, type the name of your model, and then click OK. In the Model Explorer window, Visio adds the ...

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