我正在尝试选择一个工具来创建各种类型的UML图。对我来说,可用性是一个主要的标准,但我仍然会以更陡峭的学习曲线获得更多的权力,并感到高兴。免费(就像啤酒一样)会很好,但如果工具值得的话,我愿意付钱。我应该用什么?


当前回答

一些背景:最近在研究生院,我为一个独立的项目研究了UML工具的可用性和UML理解。我还以当模特/建筑师为生。

之前的帖子有太多的答案而没有足够的问题。一个常见的误解是UML是关于创建图的。当然,图表很重要,但实际上您是在创建模型。以下是每个供应商的产品/解决方案在某些方面优于其他产品时应该回答的问题。注:列出的答案是我认为最好的,即使其他产品支持特定的功能或需求。

Are you modeling or drawing? (Drawing - ArgoUML, free implementations, and Visio) Will you be modeling in the future? (For basic modeling - Community editions of pay products) Do you want to formalize your modeling through profiles or meta-models? OCL? (Sparx, RSM, Visual Paradigm) Are you concerned about model portability, XMI support? (GenMyModel, Sparx, Visual Paradigm, Altova) Do you have an existing set of documents that you need to work with? (Depends on the documents) Would you want to generate code stubs or full functioning code?(GenMyModel, Visual Paradigm, Sparx, Altova) Do you need more mature processes such as use case management, pattern creation, asset creation, RUP integration, etc? (RSA/RSM/IBM Rational Products)

Detailed Examples: IBM Rational Software Architect did not implement UML 2.0 all the way when it comes to realizes type relationships when creating a UML profile, but Visual Paradigm and Sparx got it right. Ok, that was way too detailed, so a simpler example would be ArgoUML, which has no code generation features and focuses on drawing more than the modeling aspect of UML. Sparx and Visual Paradigm do UML really well and generate code well, however, hooking into project lifecycles and other process is where RSM/RSA is strong. Watch out for closed or product specific code generation processes or frameworks as you could end up stuck with that product.

这是一个直接的大脑转储,所以一些细节可能并不完美,但是,这应该提供了一个关于问题和解决方案的大致地图。

新-发现了一个很好的列表,许多UML工具的描述。Wiki UML工具列表

其他回答

你可能想看看ArgoUML。它不是我用过的最好的工具,但它是我见过的最好的免费工具之一。它有点慢,因为它是用Java编写的,但是它让您相对轻松地完成一些基本的UML图。

我不敢相信没有人提到NetBeans UML编辑器,它很棒,满足了我所有基于Java的UML需求。

这是在我测试了JDeveloper UML, ArgoUML和StarUML之后。

我尝试过MagicDraw,它非常好,虽然只有社区版。

我也尝试过omondo,它看起来很棒,但用于商业用途非常昂贵。

只是在这里抛出我的两个比特,但我发现ArgoUML非常有用。它需要一段时间来适应它,它有点bug(最后一次我检查它是在版本。29左右),但它工作得很好,一旦你习惯了它。它可以处理所有类型的UML图,这就是我喜欢它的原因。此外,它是由tigris制作的,与制作subclipse(用于Eclipse的SVN存储库插件)的人是同一批人。

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但是,它不是免费的

它有惊人的功能。点击这里查看截图。

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