Layout

ARIS Advanced can arrange your models based on your settings. Also, you can insert or remove space between model items to insert new model items or to optimize the model layout.

Optimize layout

You can automatically generate the alignment of objects of a model with each other.

Procedure

  1. Open the model whose layout you want to generate automatically.

  2. Activate the Model tab bar.

  3. Click Layout Layout. The layout options are provided.

  4. Specify the following settings

    Top margin

    Specifies the distance to the top margin of the modeling area in millimeters.

    Left margin

    Specifies the distance to the left margin of the modeling area in millimeters.

    Horizontal item spacing

    Specifies the horizontal distance in millimeters that the items in the model should have next to each other after the layout process and sets the default horizontal distance for Guided Modeling and Smart Modeling.

    Vertical item spacing

    Specifies the vertical distance in millimeters that the items in the model should have from each other after the layout process and sets the default vertical distance for Guided Modeling and Smart Modeling.

    Layout orientation

    Specifies the model orientation, either vertical or horizontal.

    Arrange satellites

    Specifies the arrangement of satellites, that is, of the objects that are assigned to structurally relevant objects. When arranging satellites, different connection types are also included. Satellites that are connected to an object via the same connection type will be grouped together in one space.

    Horizontally

    The satellites are arranged from left to right. Satellites that are linked with the structurally relevant object by the same connection type are placed directly next to one another.

    Quadratic

    Satellites are arranged inside a square if possible. Satellites that are linked with the structurally relevant object by the same connection type are grouped together within a common space.

    Vertically

    The satellites are arranged from top to bottom. Satellites that are linked with the structurally relevant object by the same connection type are placed directly beneath one another.

    Minimize connection anchor points

    Reduces the number of anchor points in the layout. If you use the grid at the same time, you can obtain the effect of superimposing several outgoing or incoming connections.

    Use as default

    When you start laying out models of this type, the settings you specify here will be reused and you will not have to reenter them.

  5. You can insert or remove space manually.

The model layout is ready for presentation.

Insert space

You can insert space between model items, either from top to bottom or from left to right. You can then insert additional model items between the items you moved.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Activate the Model tab bar.

  3. Click Horizontal space Horizontal space to insert space from left to right.
    Click Vertical space Vertical space to insert space from top to bottom.
    A horizontal or vertical line is shown in the modeling area.

  4. Click the position from where you want to insert space.

  5. Move the mouse pointer to the right to insert horizontal space, or down to insert vertical space. The covered modeling section is highlighted in green and a plus sign is added. This allows you to immediately identify which area is being freed up for new model items.

  6. Click the position up to where you want to insert space. Objects, graphic objects, and free-form text are moved from the highlighted area.

You have added space between existing model items, which you can use to place other model items.

Remove space

You can remove space between model items, either from right to left or from bottom to top.

Procedure

  1. Open a model.

  2. Activate the Model tab bar.

  3. Click Horizontal space Horizontal space to remove space from right to left.
    Click Vertical space Vertical space to remove space from bottom to top.
    A horizontal or vertical line is shown in the modeling area.

  4. Click the position from where you want to remove space.

  5. Move the mouse pointer to the left to remove horizontal space, or to the top to remove vertical space. The model section you select is highlighted in red and a minus sign is added. This enables you to immediately identify how much space is reduced between the model items.
    When you can no longer delete any space between model items, the covered area does not increased when you move the mouse pointer.

  6. Click the position up to where you want to remove space. The model items are moved accordingly.

You have successfully removed space between model items.