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Obeo Designer -  Features


The main features of Obeo Designer are:
Obeo Designer

  • Representation and editing modes : graphical, tabular, treeview, property view, wizard
  • Ergonomics : zoom, auto-arrange, grid, routing, shortcuts, navigation, icons
  • Interroperability : DSL or UML profile usage, XMI EMF storage, Eclipse based, compatible with IEEE 1471 and ISO/IEC 42010:2007 standards, image export
  • Analysis : Validation, filters, layers, conditionnsl visual styles
  • Customization :very quick modeler design, 100% graphical customization, Java extensibility
  • Settings : Acceleo or OCL requests, navigation, action triggers, cut and paste, drag&drop...
  • MDA Tools : Acceleo code generation , ATL transformation, model/code traceability, collaborative work


Usage scenario

This tool is characterized by its ease of use. Thus it is possible to simply create your own Eclipse Software Factory without being an expert on modeling and design environment technology following these steps :



  • 1 - Define the Domain language




  • 2 - Define the modeling environment with viewpoints tailored to the business user



  • 3 - Transform your models into source code, documentation or other deliverables

Architecture

Architecture of Obeo Designer
Obeo Designer is an open workbench :

  • Fully integrated with Eclipse
  • Based on the OMG XMI standards
  • Based on the powerful GMF framework, offering very ergonomic modelers and standardization format for storing graphical informations.

GMF is complex to understand and requires a high level of expertise to build industrial quality modelers. Obeo Designer hides this complexity and offers everyone the possibility to create DSM.


Estimated expenditure needed for the design and maintenance of a relational schema modeler (database) of industrial quality:


The opposite figure shows in blue the expenses necessary for the design and maintenance of an industrial grade diagram using the EMF and GEF technologies.



The green curve shows the same project carried out by a technical expert with GMF.



The last curve demonstrate that it is faster to create a modeler with Obeo Designer even without being a technical expert. Obeo Designer eases modeler maintenance when the language changes. (evolution of the DSL, of the UML standard, ...).



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