Customizing default settings for shapes

In UML visualization, you can customize the default settings for shapes.

You can specify to show parent names and compartment titles, and change the default settings for stereotype, compartment stereotype, visibility styles, and action bars when you create a diagram or add shapes to a diagram.

Changing the default background color for shapes
In UML visualization, you can change the default background color that appears for shapes when you create new diagrams or add shapes to existing ones.

Changing the default setting for drop shadows of shapes
In UML visualization, drop shadows of shapes appear in diagrams by default. You can change the default setting for shapes not to show drop shadows.

Changing the default stereotype style for shapes
In UML visualization, you can change the default stereotype style that appears for shapes when you add shapes to a diagram or create new diagrams.

Setting the default for showing compartment titles
In UML visualization, you can set the default to show compartment titles when you create new diagrams or add shapes to an existing diagram.

Changing the default stereotype style for compartments
In UML visualization, you can change the default stereotype style that appears for compartments when you create new diagrams or add shapes to an existing diagram.

Changing the default for showing action bars
In UML visualization, the action bar appears by default when you place the cursor over a shape in a diagram. You can change the default setting so that the action bar does not appear when you place the cursor over a shape.

 

Parent topic

Managing shapes

 

Related tasks

Managing the appearance of shapes
Making shapes the same size
Changing the order of shapes in stacks
Repositioning shapes
Managing shape compartments
Filtering and sorting compartment items
Adding notes to shapes
Attaching notes to shapes
Adding geometric shapes to diagrams