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minna

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Z-order
« on: February 19, 2014, 11:39:07 pm »
Hi,

When creating a toolbox using profile helpers, can I set the Z-order of my components. For example I want all the UML Classes to be on top and the connectors to be below them.

At the moment, the first added component is on top, which leads to my classes being underneath my connectors (those classes created after my connectors). Setting the Z-order of the class that's underneath the connectors to 'Bring to top' does not do anything.

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Minna

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Re: Z-order
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 01:09:05 am »
I have not heard of any build-in attribute. What you could do is to write an add-in that changes the z-order at your wish.

Did not see that you want connectors to be below elements . Not possible - see next post.

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« Last Edit: February 20, 2014, 09:15:03 am by qwerty »

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Re: Z-order
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 08:15:51 am »
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I want all the UML Classes to be on top and the connectors to be below them
All connectors are above all shapes in EA. It's that way and is staying that way because if they go under it makes the diagram completely impossible to read.

If you were only talking about ordering of elements, EA does have some concept of that (boundaries are always placed at the back, nearly everything else is placed at the front) but there's no customization available.

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Re: Z-order
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 05:29:09 pm »
Thanks for the feedback :)