WHAT'S NEW? NEW KEY FEATURES

 

The latest release of one of the top selling UML modeling and CASE tools now includes UML 1.4 support, code engineering for MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language), as a starting point for supporting .NET technology, and integration with IBM's Eclipse 2.0 integrated development environment.

Here is the full feature list of MagicDraw Version 5.5:

• UML 1.4 Support. Full support for UML 1.4 semantics and notation.

• XMI 1.1 Support. Save and load, import and export using XMI 1.1 file format.

• Common Intermediate Language (CIL) Reverse Engineering. Now MagicDraw is able to reverse engineer .NET bytecode (CIL or MS IL), thus enabling you to capture the design of applications and systems written for the .NET platform.

• Integration with IBM's Eclipse Platform. Automatic synchronization of model in both MagicDraw and the code in Eclipse 2.0.

• File storage in CVS. Built-in CVS interface for storing project files. Just a few clicks and your files are stored in the CVS repository.

• Object Constraint Language (OCL) Support. Automatically checks syntax validation and highlights discrepancies. This is a great addition, if you are extending your model with OCL constraints.

• Teamwork Server Enhancements. Now, only changed elements are uploaded to the teamwork server during a commit operation. This will make the Teamwork Server operations much faster. Unchanged elements can now be unlocked without committing them to the server. Project elements changes may be discarded by downloading an older element version from the teamwork server. Users can now add and manage version tags on projects.

• Sequence Diagram Improvements.

• Report Engine Enhancements.

• Memory and Performance Improvements. MagicDraw is now even faster and uses less memory than before.

What's new in MagicDraw UML version 5.1?

New MagicDraw version includes Java reverse engineering enhancement - now you can click on a model class and reverse it from the classpath. MagicDraw will automatically find .class file, reverse it, and update the model.

This new version also includes GUI in Spanish and Korean languages and fixed long start-up problem.

What's new in MagicDraw UML version 5.0?

• Integration with Borland's JBuilder Versions 4, 5, and 6. MagicDraw now integrates automatic model and code synchronization with Borland JBuilder. After installing MagicDraw UML and setting up the JBuilder integration parameters, the MagicDraw UML application will automaticallystart with JBuilder. MagicDraw UML project will be opened automatically when a JBuilder Project file is opened. MagicDraw UML can also be started up separately.

• EJB-UML notation support. You may model EJB classes and generate descriptors for them. You may also reverse descriptors and will get a model describing your Enterprise Java Beans.

• Teamwork Server administrator's console. The system administrator can monitor the status of the Teamwork Server, information about connected users and loaded projects. Administrator may change properties of the server, shutdown or restart server. Also, there is a possibility to see log files (debug information) of the server and separate projects.

• MagicDraw now has the capability to work disconnected from the Teamwork Server ("offline" mode). . Every user can save teamwork project locally and work without a constant connection with the Teamwork Server. Locally changed project can be committed to the Teamwork Server later.

• WMF export is replaced by EMF export. Now there is a possibility to export Unicode characters together with the UML diagram.

• New toolbars for the symbol and path style editing.

• Possibilities of displaying tagged values for the paths and adding initial value for an association end.

• GUI for launching the Teamwork Server.