I could not find how to generate existing class diagrams on VS2017 Community Edition. Is it not available to Community Editions. Could you please help how can I generate class diagrams of the project?
I assume you mean class diagrams, not UML diagrams.
Starting with Visual Studio 2017, the support for class diagrams is not installed by default. You need to explicitly select it during installation:
From the Start menu, launch Visual Studio Installer.
Click Modify button for your installation.
Switch to Individual components tab, scroll down and select Class Designer. Press Modify button.
The complete procedure with screenshots is described here (because our product VSdocman also relies on this feature if you want to generate class documentation with the diagrams).
I have the impression that you're not talking about the UML diagram feature which was retired indeed. I'm assuming you're talking about the Class Diagram.
First of all as Peter pointed out, make sure this feature is installed in your system.
Then, as answered here, it's a known issue (VOTE!)
As a workaround, From the New File dialog box create a plain XML named Diagram.cd (replace Diagram with your choice), right click the file and select Open With..., and select XML (Text) Editor, then replace its contents with the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ClassDiagram MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1">
<Font Name="Segoe UI" Size="9" />
</ClassDiagram>
Then close the file saving it. When you reopen it normally it should work now.
Community edition doesn't allow you to do it.
Version support for VS 2015 for architecture and modeling tools
Apparently Microsoft has decided to not add that functionality in Visual Studio 2017, for any of the product versions
blogs.msdn.microsoft.com
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Windows 10 64-bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 Version:14.0.25431.01 Update 3
I have a almost finished project and now I need to write a documentation. I found some information in the www which tells to "simply" generate UML from the existing code.
At the top Menu is a section with Architecture and there I can create new UML diagrams, but I can't import the classes which the project have. In all the other forum entries they was talking about a Architecture Explorer where you can simply drag and drop the needed classes and the dependencies are automatically created, but in my case this view is missing.
If you have some good advise how to document the software differently, you're welcome.
In solution explorer right click and:
add > item.. > General > class diagram
Then you can fairly easy make a domain model by dragging entity classes in and right click on a few properties and choose: "Show as association"
To view UML diagram of your project, make right-click on your project and select View->Class diagram. Auto-generated UML of your project will be opened
I'm working on a program and I had this problem:
when I add a button, for example, it's called automaticly button1, button2, etc.
I want the posibility to name it as I want it to be called right when I add it without the need of changing the 'Name' in the properties. Like you add a new Form and can name it as I you want, like that just for button, textboxes, etc.
Thanks
You should look into the Visual Studio 2010 Visualization and Modeling SDK. It answers your need, here is Microsoft introduction to it on MSDN
Domain Specific Languages (DSL Tools) and Architecture Tools SDK for Microsoft > Visual Studio 2010. This SDK provides tools and templates for building Visual > Studio Domain Specific Language designers for Visual Studio 2010 and extending > UML and Layer designers. By using this SDK, you can build your own graphical
or form-based designers for Visual Studio 2010 and extend existing tools.
I would like to make a UML flow diagram and I currently have Visual studio 2013 however I cannot find a way to begin creating a UML Diagram i.e. either the project to add or the item.
I cannot find the 'Architecture Menu' and there doesnt seem to be a way to add it.
Any Ideas on what I'm missing / Doing wrong?
This is the type of diagram I would like to create:
You require the Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate SKU to access the modeling features. To check which version of Visual Studio you have click on Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio.
You can compare the features available across various SKUs here: http://www.visualstudio.com/products/compare-visual-studio-products-vs
We have visual studio 2008 architecture installed and a c# solution created. We need to generate UML diagram (showing the classes, the relationship between them etc). In the architecture edition we don't see any option that would generate such diagram. The option of class digram mearly generates the class diagram but do not show such relationship.
Is anyone aware of this?
Thanks in advance.
AFAIK UML diagrams are non existent in VS 2008
They should be available in VS 2010
Best bet here: download a tool that can import the existing code and create diagrams
try Enterprise architect- http://www.sparxsystems.com/
HTH
You need to install Visio 2003 or Visio 2007 to generate UML diagrams from within Visual Studio.
Also note, not sure what relationships you're looking to see, but any property that references an object, you can right-click and pick 'Show Association', which will connect those on the diagram.
Also also, you can download the power tools for architecture edition to give you more diagramming abilities in the designer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5ef45ad4-336b-4a37-aded-ee9c9d8e6f8d&DisplayLang=en
Edit: Apparently this was removed from VS2008. If you have access to Visual Studio 2005, there are steps here for reverse-engineering a 2008 project in 2005.
i want to convert my window application, that i developed in VS2005 using C#, as an Add in for Visual Studio 2005. How can i do it.?
There is a nice quick start tutorial in here : http://www.codeproject.com/KB/macros/LineCounterAddin.aspx
It was enough for me to start.
You could try looking at MSDN or books, but you might find the VS2005 information hidden behind the VS2008 stuff...
I wanted to create one myself, but i didn't have yet time to process the information required:
"How Do I?" Visual Studio extensibility videos
Article series detailing extending visual studio from the beginning:
LearnVSXNow!
Microsofts's VSX
Home on Code Gallery
Building your own Visual Studio Source Code Outliner extension (and Quan's whole blog)
Overall I'd recommend waiting for Visual Studio 2010 (or start working with the fresh beta 1), because there will be many changes and many more possibilities on extending Visual Studio. (Think WPF.) The code gallery I linked already contains content regarding to this.