RubyMine 2023.1 Help

Diagram toolbar and context menu

Use the diagram editor toolbar to quickly access actions and the context menu to manage the displayed diagram.

Toolbar

Item

Description

Association fields

Click this button to show association fields in the tables, and hence the links between the associated tables.

Migration fields

Click this button to show migration fields in the tables.

System DB fields

Click this button to show fields generated by the database management system.

Own fields

Click this button to show own fields.

Actual Size

Click this icon to restore the actual size of the diagram.

Fit Content

Click this icon to make the contents fit into the current diagram size.

Apply Current Layout

Click this icon to apply the current layout, selected from the Layout node of the diagram context menu.

Route Edges

Click this icon to scale the diagram to the edges of the window.

Copy Diagram to Clipboard

Click this icon to copy the diagram into the clipboard.

Copy Selection to Clipboard

Click this icon and then select any diagram area with the mouse cursor: the selected area will be copied into the clipboard.

Export Diagram

Click this icon to export a diagram using various formats, which are compatible with third-party tools, to a file, to an image, or open the diagram in the browser.

Export Diagram

You can select and configure the following options:

  • Open in Web Editor: click this button to select a third-party editor to which you can export the diagram.

  • Copy Diagram to Clipboard: click this button to save the diagram to a clipboard using one of the available formats.

  • Save diagram: click this button to save the current diagram as a file. You can use one of the available formats from the list.

  • Save image: click this button to save the current diagram in the PNG format.

  • Print: click this button to print the diagram.

Refresh Data Model

Click this button to refresh the whole diagram.

Open Diagram Settings

Click this button to open the Diagram settings where you can configure additional options.

Context menu

The table below contains commands that are not available from the toolbar.

Item

Description

Selected Element Actions

Use this option to open a list of actions that is applied to a selected element in the diagram. You can select actions to copy an element, jump to its source, find its usages, use the go to actions, various Git actions, and so on.

Content

Use this option to open a list of actions that help you to add new elements, show dependencies, sort elements inside the diagram, and so on.

  • Add class to diagram (Space):

    Choose this command to add existing class to the diagram background.

  • New (Alt+Insert):

    Choose this command to create a new node element or member.

  • Show Categories: Choose this command to show the selected code element in the class nodes. For example, you can select Fields to see all the field elements in the classes.

Delete

Deletes the selected diagram.

Analyze Graph

Use this node to select one of the commands to analyze a diagram. You can check the graph characteristics, change the focus of the graph, measure graph centrality, and so on.

Refactor

This node contains refactoring commands, enabled in the current context.

Layout

Select the desired diagram layout from the submenu.

Orientation

Provides you with the following orientation options: Bottom to Top, Top to Bottom, and so on.

Apply Current Layout

Applies the current layout, selected from the Layout node of the diagram context menu

Route Edges

Scales the diagram content to the edges of the diagram window.

Appearance

Manages the way the diagram is presented by showing the grid, edge labels, bridges. Allows you to merge edges and select edge shapes.

Behavior

Use this option to select commands related to the diagram behavior sucha as aligning elements against the grid, showing structure view for the selected node, or fitting the content after the layout.

Copy Diagram to Clipboard

Click this icon to copy the diagram into the clipboard.

Copy Selection to Clipboard

Click this icon and then select any diagram area with the mouse cursor: the selected area will be copied into the clipboard.

Export Diagram

Use this option to export a diagram using various formats, which are compatible with third-party tools, to a file, to an image, or open the diagram in the browser.

Last modified: 21 June 2023