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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: chrislro on July 23, 2025, 12:59:37 am

Title: bulk positioning multiple embedded elements (interfaces) of a component?
Post by: chrislro on July 23, 2025, 12:59:37 am

Hi all,

I got a diagram showing a component including its embedded provided and required interfaces. It has a lot of them, and I want to show them readable. Also, I have to add "usage" connections to other components in the same diagram. So I need to move and align a lot of elements.

Is there a way in EA 17.1 to move a block of mouse-selected interface on the components surface? I can mouse-select the interfaces as a group and at first glance it looks like I can mouse-drag them to e.g. to the other side of the same component, but nothing happens when releasing the mouse press. Distribute equally works, but not moving around. Also I would love to keyboard-move one or more embedded interfaces on a components surface. Nothing works.

Is this not supported or do I use the wrong keys/means?

Title: Re: bulk positioning multiple embedded elements (interfaces) of a component?
Post by: PDC on July 23, 2025, 05:11:43 pm

As far as I know this is the expected behaviour in all versions of EA to date. I think everyone would agree it would be desirable to be able to move multiple exposed interfaces at once, but for whatever reason this is how the tool behaves.

Title: Re: bulk positioning multiple embedded elements (interfaces) of a component?
Post by: chrislro on July 23, 2025, 05:14:39 pm

Thank you. Still sad. I'll post a feature request ...