The Palette

Chapter 5 Objects

The Palette

The Palette is a toolbar that lets you quickly create objects and the links between them in your diagram:

The standard palette tools are as follows:

Icon	Action
	Pointer [default] – Selects, moves, and resizes individual symbols. Double-click to select all the objects in the diagram.
	Grabber – allows you to select, move and resize the entire diagram. Double-click to display the entire diagram, centered.
	Zoom in
	Zoom out
	Open the diagram of a composite object or packages
	Delete a symbol and, optionally, its associated object.
	Open the property sheet of an object
	Create a package

The central tool area in the palette depends on the model you are working with, and will contain tools to create all the objects relevant to that type of model. For details of these model-specific tools, see the appropriate modeling guide.

The standard graphical tools are as follows:

Icon	Action
	Insert an area where you can write free notes
	Draw one of the following: a graphical link between free symbols in the diagram a note link between a note and an object an extended dependency between objects (where possible)
	Insert a file symbol and object
	Insert a title box
	Insert text
	Draw a line
	Draw an arc
	Draw a rectangle
	Draw an ellipse
	Draw a rounded rectangle
	Draw a jagged line
	Draw a polygon

Switching to the Pointer tool
To switch to the default Pointer tool, right-click anywhere in the diagram.To revert to the previously selected tool, hold down CTRL and perform a right double-click.