This example that walks you through creating a new Metamodel class and applying the class to a set of elements. It also shows you how to manually bind an element to the drawing.
To create a new Metamodel class and elements that use this class:
In the
pane, under > > , create a new class named .This class does not require changing any Metamodel settings.
Select this new class in the
pane, then switch to the Layout view.The view should resemble the following:
Create a new
element named .In the
pane, select .Notice that the default node style used to represent the element is
in the Layout view:Create three child elements under
named:
In the Step 1):
field, select the custom class (defined earlier in
In the
field, select the custom class .
In the
field, leave the default class.The resulting Layout view should resemble the following:
To create a manually bound element inside a drawing:
In the Layout view, switch to Edit mode.
Drag and drop
from the pane to the background of the drawing.Make sure you drop the element the background and not on any of the existing elements.
Select
from the pop‑up menu.The resulting drawing resembles the following: