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PowerDesigner v15.3 includes new core features available for all models.

Object List Enhancements
The following enhancements are available in object lists:
  • Export list to Excel
  • Print list with WYSIWYG preview
  • Rapid in-column filtering
  • Customize columns in lists containing multiple types of objects
Documented in:
  • Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Objects > Object Lists
Create Diagram from Selection

You can now create a new diagram from a selection of symbols using the new Create Diagram from Selection command.

Documented in:
  • Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Diagrams, Matrices, and Symbols > Diagrams > Creating a Diagram
Create Related Diagrams

You can now create a new related diagram for an object directly from the Related Diagram tab or using the new Related Diagram submenu.

Documented in:
  • Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Diagrams, Matrices, and Symbols > Diagrams > Specifying Diagrams as Related Diagrams
Multi-Selection in Matrices

You can now select and modify multiple cells in matrices.

Documented in:
  • Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Diagrams, Matrices, and Symbols > Dependency Matrices
Display Preferences

All PowerDesigner diagrams now have completely customizable display preferences, which allow you to display any of their attributes and collections in any order that you want on their diagram symbols.

In addition, the interface has been simplified to make access to format and content preferences available on tabs in a single dialog.

Documented in:
  • Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Diagrams, Matrices, and Symbols > Display Preferences
UI Simplifications
The PowerDesigner user interface has been simplified in the following areas:
  • The Share and Copy radio buttons on the New Model dialog and in other parts of the interface are replaced by a single Embed Resource in Model tool.
  • The Merge Models now displays a single tree view showing the anticipated result of the merge. You can revert to the former double-tree view format by clicking the Show Source Model button at the top left of the pane.
Plugin Support

The PowerDesigner plugin for Visual Studio now supports Visual Studio 2010.