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Enterprise Architect => Bugs and Issues => Topic started by: miksko on August 06, 2025, 05:50:59 pm

Title: Use cases sometimes become circular instead of elliptical
Post by: miksko on August 06, 2025, 05:50:59 pm

I have an issue with the use case icon and would like to know if anyone has a solution.

Normally the icon is presented as an ellipsis but sometimes it becomes circular instead. This occurs when I drag the use case into a diagram, either from the toolbox (create use case) or from the Project Browser (create a link to an existing use case). If I use the layout tool, to force the circular use case to get the same measurements as an elliptical one, only the width becomes the same while the height gets proportionally higher and the shape still remains circular.

Screenshot is here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qq21bck2976nh04d75vfi/circular_use_case.png?rlkey=o4hr1kxdklu5sygel9dk4r7bi&st=56t7m6cy&dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qq21bck2976nh04d75vfi/circular_use_case.png?rlkey=o4hr1kxdklu5sygel9dk4r7bi&st=56t7m6cy&dl=0)

Title: Re: Use cases sometimes become circular instead of elliptical
Post by: Geert Bellekens on August 11, 2025, 06:27:07 pm

Those are obviously not standard use cases.

There might be something in the stereotype definition that forces this.
Can you post the shapescript, and stereotype definition from the UML profile xml?

Geert

Title: Re: Use cases sometimes become circular instead of elliptical
Post by: miksko on August 15, 2025, 11:33:46 pm

That is my thought as well. I will get in touch with our tool developer and send you the material. I really appreciate your offer, Geert.

Mikael