Identifying generic tools in the diagram toolbar

Chapter 5 Using the PowerDesigner Interface

The following tables indicate the names and actions of common tools in the diagram toolbar.

Tool	Name	Action
	Pointer	Selects symbol
	Grabber	Selects, moves and resize all symbols
	Zoom in	Increases view scale
	Zoom out	Decreases view scale
	Open diagram	Opens the diagram of the selected symbol
	Delete	Deletes symbol
	Properties	Opens the property sheet of an object

Tool	Name	Action
	Note	Inserts an area where you can type notes
	Link/Extended Dependency	Draws a graphical link between free symbols in the diagram Draws a note link between a Note and an object Draws an extended dependency between two objects that support extended dependencies
	File	Insert file symbol
	Title	Insert title symbol
	Package	Insert package symbol
	Text	Inserts text
	Line	Draws a line
	Arc	Draws an arc
	Rectangle	Draws a rectangle
	Ellipse	Draws an ellipse
	Rounded rectangle	Draws a rounded rectangle
	Polyline	Draws a jagged line
	Polygon	Draws a polygon

When you double-click certain tools in the diagram toolbar, you can:

Tool	Action
	Select all symbols in diagram
	Display a global view of the diagram
	Delete all selected symbols in diagram
Object creation tool	Select all symbols of the selected type

These tools change according to the type of model.

For more information about object creation tools, see the corresponding model user's guide.