Creating UML Class Diagrams in NetBeans 7.1.1

Question

I want to install/enable the NetBeans plugin for creating and viewing UML diagrams, as seen here. However, fairly extensive searching has turned up results for NetBeans 6.5 and lower, whereas I am using NetBeans 7.1.1. (I've tried those solutions, though, but to no avail; what they said should be in the IDE was not, such as the Update Manager) Does anyone know how to get NetBeans 7.1.1 to show UML diagrams of Java projects?

Tare

Answer 1

Netbeans 6.7 was the last version to support UML. For 7.1, there's (1) a semi-broken workaround and (2) yWorks UML Doclet, which will let you generate diagrams. See this for more details.

Edit: You can install the UML plugin manually on 7.1.

Ramirez

I followed the instructions therein to a T, but when building the Javadoc, I consistently get "javadoc: error - Cannot find doclet class ydoc.doclets.YStandard". I confirmed that I'm giving it the correct classpath and that the JAR is not corrupted – Tare

BIG thanks @Ramirez I spend my days looking for yWorks, now I found it. – Syringomyelia

Answer 2

Here is how to install on 7.1

Add a new configuration to update centers: Tools -> Plugins -> Settings -> Add

As the URL copy the following into the textbox: http://dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/netbeans/updates/6.9/uc/m1/dev/catalog.xml

Now on the tab Available Plugins there should be UML in category UML. Install the plugin, and its done..!!

Hourly

At least you should have mentioned that you copied DKSan's answer from here, so credit goes for him: https://mcmap.net/q/475314/-uml-plugin-for-netbeans-7-0/…. – Bobbie

Well, the package installed correctly in NetBeans 7.4, but when I make a reverse engineer project from a Java project, the models are simply not imported. Seems like some error with generics: ".java(line=88, col=96) : unexpected token: >" – Leathern

Answer 3

How use Visual Paradigm Integrated with Net Beans

http://www.visual-paradigm.com/tutorials/modelinginnetbeans.jsp

Luttrell