Released: Jan 30, 2019

Updates in v8.0

Features

• Common
  • Show/Hide option for Notes is now available.
  • Note
  • Hide Note from diagrams
  • Stereotype is searchable and replaceable from search pane.
  • Search Stereotype
  • You can minimize the size of diagram frame from its pop-up menu.
  • Customize Diagram Frame
  • You can create Models under Packages.
  • UI improvement on SourceCode Import and Export dialogue.
  • Now you can copy model elements as GVML ClipFormat.
  • Improvement on the knobs to make it easier to grab and move objects.
  • You can add self-association lines anywhere other than top of the objects.
  • Hyperlink shortcut key now works in the Structure Tree.
  • Much easier to use Suggest Feature to create models.
  • Easier to select and handle overlapped objects.
  • You can select a parent object that has nested objects inside.
  • Hide selection knobs of objects while editing text.
  • New background color.
  • New apperance on diagram icons.
  • Tool buttons are visible by default in the Structure Tree View, Inheritance View and Alias View.
  • You can add multiple image files as Mini Icons
  • astah imi icon
  • Floating licensing is available from this version.
  • You can open release notes from [Help] - [Software Update Information] dialogue.
  • You can use mouse-scroll on the Alias tab.
• Class & Composite Structure Diagram:Now you can open a target class diagram from Class's definition in search result.
• Usecase Diagram
  • You can wrap texts for UseCase name.
  • Improved a button label on UseCase Description Template.
• Activity Diagram:Turn on the Auto-resize option automatically when creating Actions.
• Activity and Statemachine Diagram: Now you can insert new objects by clicking on lines and existing ones by dragging on lines.
• Statemachine Diagram: Overall performance improvements
• Flowchart
  • Now you can insert new objects by clicking on lines and existing ones by dragging on lines.
  • Auto-resize mode is turned on automatically when creating objects on Flowcharts if default size setting is not defined.
• ER Diagram: Related primary keys, foreign keys and association will be highlighted when you select an attribute.
• Sequence & Communication Diagram: Wrapping around messages is now available.
• Sequence Diagram: Improved labels on Message's context menu.
• Mindmap: Now you can specify the maximized width of all the topics.

Fixes

• It takes longer to load .asta files after updating to Ver 8.0.
• An exception error occurs when trying to change the font color of line labels.
• Unable to show Astah on full screen on Mac.
• Input/Output Pins connected to Actions will be relocated incorrectly when automatically resizing the Actions or converting it to CallBehaviourActions.
• Texts could stick out of objects when increasing/decreasing the zoom.
• Showing Ports on Parts in Composite Structure Diagram could throw an exception error.
• Relocating Mindmap topics could thrown an exception error.
• Starting and Ending points could be located strangely when you create lines in Curve or Curve (Right-angle) style with more than one midway points.
• Commandline tools won't work when you are running Astah with Floating License.
• It is unable to create another DataFlowDiagram from existing ProcessBoxes.
• Exported DFD Hierarchy spreadsheet would not open.
• When you close dialogue asking you if you want to overwrite existing file upon exporting Entity Definition Report, it'll launch Microsoft Excel.
• It could fail to export Entity Definition Report.
• It is unable to modify Qualifier directly on diagram.
• Moving model elements with shortcut key (Ctrl + Arrow keys) could thrown an exception.