Alex @ Net

Accelerator add-in increases the speed of diagram creation!

I suppose that you know how to add classes on class diagram and add properties and methods to them. The fastest way is the following: add class, type its name,  press Ctrl+Shift+F9 and type the property definition for each property that should be added and then press Ctrl+Shift+F10 and type the method definition for each added method.

Accelerator add-in provides you with an alternative class creation method. You can type several properties and methods in one line and add all of them at once.

Example

You type:

Node Name:string Weight:int=0 ChildNodes:Node[] AppendChild(node:Node):Node

You get:

Download

You can download the add-in by following this link: download.

Installation

Unpack the downloaded package to a folder and run Install.bat.

Right-click anywhere on class diagram, select "Add-ins", then select "Accelerator", then select "Classes from text...", type the class string the input and press Enter to add new class on the diagram.

Known issues

Add-in saves diagram before adding new class on it. No solution or workaround currently available.

ChangeLog

• 2010-06-21 Recompile for EA8
• 2010-04-12 Add detailed error info and fix position of GUI elements.
• 2010-03-30 First release.

See also

• Discussion thread on EA forum: Accelerator add-in for EA
• Creating Add-In for Sparx Enterprise Architect
• UML class diagrams