SDE for JBuilder (CE) for Java Platform Community Edition 4.0

SDE for JBuilder is a UML CASE utility that is completely integrated with JBuilder. It supports full software development lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance. It combines the power of UML modeling facilities and JBuilder.

It helps you build quality applications faster, better and cheaper. You can draw UML diagrams in JBuilder, generate Java code, reverse engineering Java code to class diagrams and generate documentation in PDF/HTML.

Note: FREE for non-commercial use

Major Features:

1. UML Support   
   
   • Class diagram      
   • Use case diagram      
   • Sequence diagram      
   • Communication diagram      
   • State machine diagram      
   • Activity diagram      
   • Component diagram      
   • Deployment diagram      
   • Package diagram      
   • Object diagram      
   • Composite structure diagram      
   • Timing diagram      
   • Interaction overview diagram      
   • Use case detail editor      
   • Use case flow-of-events listing      
   • Generate sequence diagrams from flow of events lists      
   • Select attribute's getter or setter as call message's action      
   • Business model use case support      
     
2. Requirements Management  
   
   • Requirement diagram      
   • Textual analysis      
   • CRC Cards      
   • Identify candidate activity and action by textual analysis      
   • Display full set of requirements in tabular view      
3. Database Modeling  
   
   • Entity relationship diagram      
   • ORM diagrams      
   • Conceptual, logical and physical ERD support      
4. Visual Modeling  
   
   • Freehand shape support      
   • Justify shape name      
   • Support enable or disable minimum shape size      
   • Layer support to show/hide set of shape with single click      
   • Support showing line jump in Arc, Square, Skip or normal      
   • Align Connector Caption Base on Connector Orientation      
   • Annotation with callout shapes      
   • Annotation with freehand shapes      
   • Organize model elements and diagrams using Model Explorer      
   • Bookmark support      
   • Handi-Selection tool      
   • Customizable data types for use with multiple programming languages      
   • Overview diagrams      
   • Resource-centric interface      
   • Model sharing      
   • Cut, copy and paste      
   • Copy diagrams as images for use in other applications      
   • Undo and redo options      
   • Mouse gestures      
   • Reverse connector direction      
   • Group creation support      
   • Jump to feature for selecting a particular shape or model      
   • Quick connect feature      
   • Easy navigation to connected elements      
   • Model commenting      
   • Duplicate shapes and models      
   • Selectable/non-selectable toggling for shapes      
   • Diagram locking      
   • Reference to any type of artifact      
   • Advanced file and directory selector      
   • Advanced tree support      
   • Duplicate, move and reconnect connectors      
   • Package headers for all types of diagrams      
   • Tagged value display toggling for diagram elements      
   • Sub-diagrams and reference indicators      
   • Rectilinear, round rectilinear, oblique, round oblique and curve connector styles  
     
   • Space reclamation using Sweeper      
   • Space elimination using Magnet      
   • Create shapes with user-defined initial sizes      
   • Drag-and-drop creation of shapes using trees in diagrams      
   • Auto-fit shape sizes      
   • In-line editing      
   • Spell checking      
   • Visual alignment guides      
   • Numerous grid options      
   • Diagram information display in diagrams      
   • Jump to diagram feature      
   • Drag-and-drop copying, moving and reordering of classes and entity members  
     
   • Open view from model element      
   • Diagram renaming boxes      
   • Add folders as favorites      
   • Display Undo/Redo action names      
   • Inverse shape selection      
   • Create new attribute with Enter key      
   • Automatic reroute connector when overlapped with other shapes      
   • Hide shapes or type of shapes on a diagram      
   • Visualize related model element      
   • Enforcing master view between model element and shape      
   • Auto extend activation      
   • Model name completion for class      
   • Pinnable connector end      
5. Style and Formatting  
   
   • Manage and apply styles within project      
   • Customizable shape style and formatting      
   • Image incorporation in diagrams      
   • Stereotyped element appearance      
   • Rich text documentation      
   • Add rich text elements to diagrams      
   • Shape format copier      
   • Enrich model documentation with images      
   • Save/load template for model documentation      
   • Display stereotyped model element as image icon      
6. Printing  
   
   • Print multiple diagrams      
   • Preview printable pages      
   • Print clip marks      
   • Page margin, size and orientation alteration support      
   • Fit-to-pages option      
   • Fit-to-ratio option      
   • Customizable page header and footer      
   • Project name and diagram name display in header or footer      
   • Print with frame or border support      
   • Toggle gradient color printing      
   • Quick print support      
7. IDE Integrations: Embedded modeling environment in JBuilder      
   

8. Layout Facilities  
   

   • Automatic diagram layouts      
   • Shape alignment and centering      
   • Uniform shape width and height maintenance      
   • Automatic shape distribution      

9. Interoperability  
   

   • Import and export XML      
   • Export diagrams as JPG, PNG, SVG and EMF image files      
   • Export diagrams as PDFs      
   • Slice exported diagrams into smaller segments      
   • Import Rational DNX      
   • Import NetBeans 6.x UML diagrams      

10. Intuitive User Interface

    • Group diagrams by category      
      
    • Advanced property pane      
    • Dockable user interface windows.      
    • New project generation using predefined templates      
    • Easy-to-use "New Diagram" dialog      
    • Flexible zooming      
    • Palette-style toolbar      
    • Collapsible toolbar      
    • Display tool names for toolbar buttons      
    • Expand grouped toolbar buttons      
    • Display various diagram categories in toolbar      
    • Display stereotyped model types in toolbar      
    • Numerous looks-and-feels      
    • Import user preferences from existing workspaces      
    • Multilingual support      
    • Searchable options      
    • Customizable program shortcuts      
11. Automatic Updates  
    
    • Automatic online updating      
    • Maintain local update server with update synchronizer      
12. Open Architecture  
    
    • Plug-in support (Java)      
    • VP model and XML interaction

Requirements:

• Borland JBuilder 9 or above
• Intel Pentium III Compatible Processor at 1.0 GHz or higher.
• Minimum 512MB RAM, but 1.0 GB is recommended.
• Minimum 400MB disk space.