Aligning elements (UML 2 diagrams only)

Aligning elements

To align elements in a UML 2 diagram, simply select the elements you want to align and click on the icon in the UML 2 diagram toolbar on the top right of the diagram. This activates the alignment menu containing several alignment possibilities, and all you have to do is make your choice.

The alignment menu

Objecteering provides several different alignment possibilities in UML 2 diagrams, as shown in the screenshot below.

The various alignment possibilities available in a UML 2 diagram

Key:

· "Align to the left": This aligns selected elements with the left-hand side of the element selected first.

· "Horizontally align centers": This horizontally aligns selected elements with the center point of the element selected first.

· "Align to the right": This aligns selected elements with the right-hand side of the element selected first.

· "Align to the top": This aligns selected elements with the top of the element selected first.

· "Vertically align centers": This vertically aligns selected elements with the center point of the element selected first.

· "Align to the bottom": This aligns selected elements with the bottom of the element selected first.

· "Horizontal distribution": This aligns selected elements horizontally and at an equal distance from one another.

· "Vertical distribution": This aligns selected elements vertically and at an equal distance from one another.

· "Set to the same height": This sets selected elements to the same height as the element selected first.

· "Set to the same width": This sets selected elements to the same width as the element selected first.

· "Set to the same size": This sets selected elements to the same size as the element selected first.