UML 2 shapes and/or related tools

2013-07-17 Thread Stuart Rossiter
I'm sure this has been asked before, but the archive Search box is broken and I didn't see anything in the FAQ or via some Web search. The currently include UML shapes in Dia (which I use all the time) are for UML 1.x (not sure exactly which variant). Is there any intention to provide updates for

Re: UML 2 shapes and/or related tools

2013-07-18 Thread Stuart Rossiter
> > From: Michael Ross > > "Other than to write my own shapes" This is the only way any shapes arise. > Someone has to do it. > > Michael: fair enough, I phrased the question badly. I guess I should have asked "Does anyone know of any attempts to facilitate UML 2 for Dia (either directly via Dia

Re: UML 2 shapes and/or related tools

2013-07-18 Thread Stuart Rossiter
From: Michael Ross > > I am probably extending your last question outside the UML universe and you > intention... > > Uh, yes but that's OK :-) > "where (if at all) do you need to use shapes outside the UML set? " > > I do all my work outside the UML set, and the beauty of Dia is its > flexibili

Re: UML 2 shapes and/or related tools

2013-07-25 Thread Stuart Rossiter
A late reply (sorry!) to Alejandro. > From: Alejandro Imass > > We are not UML experts by any means, being a small and dynamic shop so > we only use about 5/6 artifacts in most of our work: > > 1) Use Cases: extensively used during requirements phases and also > internally to discuss scope, etc.