The IBM® Rational® modeling products are
based on the Eclipse platform. If you are new to Eclipse, the information
in this topic can help you become familiar with the Eclipse workbench
and the associated modeling user interface. Explore the selection
of help topics, tours, and tutorials to learn about the workbench
and how you can use it to design and model systems and software applications.
Explore the Eclipse workbench
The following
resources introduce you to the Eclipse workbench and the associated
Modeling perspective.
Note: Some information, such as links to Eclipse
documentation or to developer guides, is available only from the help
topics that are installed with the product.
The Eclipse workbench- When you start a Rational modeling product, the integrated development environment (IDE) that opens is called the workbench. This section of the help describes the workbench and the corresponding perspectives, editors, and views that comprise the environment.
Understanding the workbench environment- This Watch and Learn tutorial introduces the main elements of the workbench and shows you how to create and edit projects and files. Although the tutorial uses a Java project to illustrate the key concepts, the information is applicable to any type of project.
- Understanding the Modeling perspective
- This Watch and Learn tutorial introduces the Modeling perspective and shows you how to create a Unified Modeling Language (UML) model and diagram.
Create a UML modeling project, a model, and diagrams
After you become familiar with the workbench, you can explore the following resources to learn how to create UML models and diagrams.
- UML models and diagrams
- It is important to understand the distinction between models and diagrams. This help topic describes models and diagrams, and outlines the differences between them.
- Creating UML models
- Models are used to describe the system or software application that you are designing. This help topic describes how to create a project and a model in the Modeling perspective.
- Creating UML diagrams
- You can create UML diagrams to visually represent the elements of a system or application. This section of the help describes how to create and populate diagrams.
- Creating diagrams using the IBM Rational modeling tools
- IBM Rational modeling products simplify modeling by providing context-sensitive tools that guide you as you create UML diagrams. This tour shows you how to use the tools to quickly create diagrams.