Creating an Object from the Palette

Ordinary objects, such as classes (in an OOM), or tables (in a PDM) can be created independently in any free space in the diagram:

Click an object creation tool in the Palette and note how the pointer takes on the form of the selected object.
Click in a space in the diagram to create an object symbol there, and note that an entry for the object is displayed in the Browser.
Click elsewhere in the diagram to create another object symbol, or right-click anywhere to release the object creation tool and return to the pointer tool.

Note:

You can rename an object from its symbol in the diagram by selecting it and then pressing F2. If the symbol carries additional editable properties, you can navigate to the next or previous one with tab and shift+tab. Note that you cannot modify read-only properties or properties that display in a list (such as table columns), in this way.If you select the Edit in place after creation option in the General Option dialog box, the name of each object that you create will be immediately selected for editing.

For more information about palette tools, see The Palette.