How to hide a boundary rectangle in a diagram

[Hermes]

Dear EA community,

is possible to hide all/some boundary rectangles when exporting diagram images (jpg/bmp/emf)?

Thank you.  

/Hermes

[smendonc]

I'm not quite sure what you mean by boundary rectangles, so taking a shot that you mean diagram frames.

From the menu choose Tools-->Options--Diagram . In the lower right there are options for turning off the display of diagram frames.

Stan.

[Hermes]

Dear smendonc,
thank you

Well, I really mean boundary rectangles,
even if your doubts are well founded:
those boudaries rectangles are stereotyped to provide a similar notation of diagram frames, but instead of diagram frames (that should be used only in behavioural diagrams) my stereotyped boundaries can be applied to any diagram type.

In a first moment I've tried to stereotype a diagram frame, but I've encountered a problem: EA crashes when I tried to add a connector to stereotyped diagram frames.
I don't know if this is a EA bug or simply a EA limit.
But this happens only for stereotyped diagram frames.
So, to underline the difference beetwen "normal" diagram frames and "my" diagram frame, I decided to use a stereotyped boundary rectangle.


NOTE: I need to hide this rectangles only when my Addin runs a special function to generate reports.

Any ideas?

Thank you.
/H

[KP]

You can define a stereotype «invisible» that applies the following shape script:

Code: [Select]

shape main
{
}If you set the stereotype's base class to '<all>' you can apply it to any element.

Regarding EA crashing, this needs investigating so please send in a bug report. Thanks.

[MagnusH]

Yes,

But was not the question if it possible to hide symbols when exporting them? At least I want to show them on screen but when exporting removing certain elements.

// Magnus

[Hermes]

Dear KP,

thank you for you answer...

I have tried you hint but it not worked for me:

I've tried to create a stereotype ghost extending a boundary... and than adding your shape script as described in
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/sdk_for_enterprise_architect/add_shape_scripts_to_uml_profi.html.

Do I have made some mistake somewhere?

@MagnusH: yes that is exactly what I need.

PS: About the EA bug... i opened a thread in the dedicated section of this forum.

Thanks again.

/H

[KP]

Yes,

But was not the question if it possible to hide symbols when exporting them? At least I want to show them on screen but when exporting removing certain elements.

// Magnus

Select the elements you want to appear in your diagram (hold down Ctrl and click the ones to select) then press Ctrl+C to copy the selected elements to the clipboard. Open a graphics application (MS Paint will do) and paste the clipboard into a new diagram. HTH

[MagnusH]

Yes,

But was not the question if it possible to hide symbols when exporting them? At least I want to show them on screen but when exporting removing certain elements.

// Magnus

Select the elements you want to appear in your diagram (hold down Ctrl and click the ones to select) then press Ctrl+C to copy the selected elements to the clipboard. Open a graphics application (MS Paint will do) and paste the clipboard into a new diagram. HTH

With respect to the forum category, how to do this with the current object model? I can select the elements that I want but how to put them on the clipboard, or in a file, I cannot find?

// Magnus

[Geert Bellekens]

Through the API you can only get the image for a whole diagram, not for parts AFAIK.

Geert

[Hermes]

ok  

[beginner]

I guess you could hide elements via the API, clip/save and show them back again.

b.

[MagnusH]

I guess you could hide elements via the API, clip/save and show them back again.

b.

Could be one approach but I cannot find any method to do that. Any hint where to look for? (I have found how to hide connectors but not elements in a diagram)

// Magnus

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Could be one approach but I cannot find any method to do that. Any hint where to look for? (I have found how to hide connectors but not elements in a diagram)

// Magnus

That's because you can't hide elements in an EA diagram, you can only remove them...

There's confusion within EA regarding:
Hiding vs Removal vs Deletion vs Purging of Vertexes (shapes) versus Arcs (lines)

HTH,
Paolo