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Links
The Links page of the Options dialog provides options for the creation, behavior and notation for connectors.
Access: Tools | Options > Links
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• | Provides options for connector behaviour |
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Edit Connector on New |
Automatically show the connector Properties dialog when a new connector is added.
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Association default = source --> target |
Set the direction of new Associations to source->target (that is, with an arrow head at the target).
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Generalization link style Default = Tree |
Show Generalizations as tree style hierarchies. |
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Shade Qualifier boxes |
Lightly shade all Qualifier boxes.
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Draw Aggregations Reversed |
Draw Aggregate and Composite connectors from target element to source element. When deselected (the default), these connectors are drawn from source to target.
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Prompt on connector deletes |
Display a prompt before deleting connectors, offering the choice of hiding the connector on the diagram or deleting it completely. If you deselect this option, the delete operation defaults to the last setting on the dialog.
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Suppress Link Constraints
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Suppress connector constraints in diagrams. |
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Suppress Qualifier boxes
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Suppress boxes when displaying qualifiers. |
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Show Uses arrowheads
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Show an arrowhead on Actor->Use Case Associations. |
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Show Override Operation dialog on new connector |
Show the Override Operation dialog automatically when adding generalizations and realizations between Classes and Interfaces, if the target element has features that can be overridden.
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Suppress ' + ' Role Scope
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Ensure that the role and scope are not displayed on the diagram. |
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Pen Width |
Set the default connector width.
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Routing |
Set the default connector style for new connectors.
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Enable |
Enable the Quick Linker.
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Show Help |
Add a 'help' menu option to the end of the Quick Linker menu.
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Center to center
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Exact placement
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Force perpendicular line
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Notes
• | For Draw Aggregations Reversed, all tools have the parent as the target and the child as the source of the connector, that is a requirement of UML; only the direction in which you drag the mouse to draw the connector is changed |