Introduction to Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling

Xcode differs from other design tools in its rich control over how models are displayed. Other IDEs that provide a graphic class browser typically give you little control over display—you see what it wants to show you. With Xcode, you have coarse-, medium-, and fine-grained control over what is displayed and how. You can edit the diagram in the same way you might edit in common graphics editors. For example, you can color, move, and align elements to customize their appearance to meet your needs. You can zoom in and out of the diagram; and choose whatever page and grid sizes you want. Moreover, your models never become stale.

This document describes features in Xcode 3.

Organization of This Document

The document contains the following chapters:

• Class Modeling With Xcode Design Tools gives an overview of the design tools and why you might want to use them.

• Creating Models describes the ways you create a model.

• Workflow describes how to use the tools.

• The Info Window explains the roles of the Info window with the design tools.

• The Browser View describes the browser view.

• The Diagram View describes the diagram view.