Getting Started With Shape Scripts

1

Select the stereotype to which to attach the Shape Script, from the list on the right of the dialog.

You select an existing stereotype, but if a suitable one is not available you can create a new stereotype that, once saved, displays in the list and can be selected.

Custom Stereotypes

2

In the Override Appearance panel, select the Shape Script radio button and then click on the Assign button.

The Shape Script Editor displays.

Shape Script Editor

3

Type or copy the script into the Edit window.

To review the shape in the Preview panel, click on the Refresh button.

Writing Scripts

4

If you define a composite Shape Script (a main shape with decorations and labels, or separate parts such as a connector with source-end and target-end shapes), click on the Next Shape button to page through the components of the shape, in the Preview panel.

Example Scripts

5

Once you have finished writing your Shape Script, click on the OK button to return to the Stereotypes tab.

Then click on the Save button to save the Shape Script and its assignment to the stereotype.

6

Drag and drop the appropriate standard UML element or connector into your diagram. The object will be of the type you selected as the Base Class of the stereotype.

Right-click on the object and select the Properties context menu option.

On the Properties dialog, click on the Stereotype drop-down arrow, select the stereotype you created and click on the OK button.

The object's shape now reflects the Shape Script assigned to the stereotype.

Custom Stereotypes