Editor

The Editor tab lets you customize general settings for Dynamic Behavior Modeling.

Select this tab to access options for:

Component Browser



Show Parameters

Select this option to display parameters in the Component Browser.

By default, this option is not selected.

Action at Double-click on components



Select an action to be performed when double-clicking components (from the 2D graph diagram or from the Component Browser).

  • Edit: to display the Parameters dialog box.
  • Show components: to display the instance class of the selected component.
  • Show class definition: to display the reference class of the selected component.

By default, Edit is selected.

Components Visualization



Frame replaceable/redeclared components

By default, this option is selected, and replaceable as redeclared components are framed.

Frame inherited components

By default, this option is not selected.

Background Color



Select the background color to be applied in the Dynamic Behavior Modeling workbench.

Grid



Display/Hide Grid

Select this option to display a grid in the 2D diagram.

By default, this option is not selected.

Activate/Deactivate Grid Snapping
When the Display Grid option is selected, select this option to position the components on the grid only.

By default, this option is not selected.

Vertical / Horizontal Spacing
Define a vertical and horizontal space for the grid.

By default, the value is 10.

Grid Color
Define a color for the grid.

By default, the color is grey.

Connection Starter



Use the connection starter
Select this option to create directly a connection, without using the Connection command.

By default, this option is selected.

Size
Set a value for the connection starter size.

By default, the value is set to 4.

Shape
Choose a shape for the connection starter.

By default, the round corner shape is selected.

Cross Connection Management



Gap Bridge
Select this option to display a gap at the crossing point of two different connections, and a join (drawn as a bullet) at the separating point of two connections linked to the same port.

By default, this option is not selected.

Package Browser



Hide protected classes
Select this option to hide the protected classes in the Package Browser.

Protected classes cannot be accessed from outside its parent package.

By default, this option is not selected.