Where is UML for NetBeans 6.8?

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Recently I wanted the good and fancy UML editor for NetBeans 6.8 to display the class diagram of our twitter search jetwick, but I couldn’t find it in the update center.

The  solution seems is simple. I clicked here and got the zip called netbeans-6.8-200912091457-ml-uml.zip which needs to be extracted into your NetBeans installation. After this I was able to create an UML project from the project menu:

I created a project to reverse-engineer my java project where even maven (jar or war) was possible. Look here:

But at the time of NetBeans 6.5 the packages were filled with content! Now they are empty and no class diagrams can be easily generated from source code 😦

The import of the java files seems to work, because if I right click the project I could create a model report with all my classes and its dependencies.

Do you know my mistake? I just wanted to create a class diagramm from my project.

Update: There seems to be no solution for NetBeans 6.8. See StackOverflow.

Update2: No, wait. Read this.

37 thoughts on “Where is UML for NetBeans 6.8?”

    • I tried it in 6.9 m1 version but it is not still fixed. It works still badly as in 6.8 version. I hope that they will fix it, because it was great plugin.

  5. @Alexander Glazkov

    I think you hit it on the head when you mentioned Oracle JDeveloper 11g. Remember, Sun does not exist any more. It has been absorbed by Oracle. Why would Oracle want to maintain support for a product that is generally better functionally, and easier to use than one that has their name on it? My guess is that Netbeans 7.0 will be completely crippled and useless. Ah well, back to eclipse I guess. (JDeveloper is a convoluted POS.)

  6. Matthew,

    Oracle stated that they would continue to push the NetBeans development platform as a lightweight alternative to JDeveloper. I agree, one thing is to state intentions, the other thing is to follow them.

    I think what happens now is some organizational chaos created by the merger. As far as I know (from some undisclosed sources) Oracle decided to shuffle even groups not overlapping with Sun (e.g. business applications). One can imagine what is going on in groups that have some overlap. What I’m afraid of is that NetBeans may fall victim to this reorg as community will turn away (having all these problems and no solutions) from NetBeans to other platforms. What I don’t like is to get Eclipse dominant. This is not because I don’t like Eclipse. I do use Eclipse. I don’t like it because if NetBeans drops out as an open-source IDE, Eclipse would get no incentives to improve, well, may be just to compete indirectly with Visual Studio, which is, by the way, is about or just launched.

    I did send a note on Sunday to the NetBeans webmaster letting know about the problem. No changes so far – no responses, no resolution. Maybe Oracle laid him/her off by mistake…

    I wish I had better news…

  9. I am beginner in NetBeans. Where should I copy that downloaded file after I unzip it?
    Thanks

  11. @Bakhtiyor ah, okay. copy the uml6 folder directly into your netbeans installation and then start netbeans. (nb6.8 works but the reenginering stuff didn’t work as I described)

  13. Do you have NB 6.8? Because in my case I had 6.8 and it didn’t say me anything but installed successfully.

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  17. Hi ,
    I am new at using UML feature of Netbeans 6.8.

    as your msg instructed, I have installed all .nbm files and reverse engineered my project successfully.

    I am trying to design class diagram of my project.

    can you please provide me next steps, which I have to follow?

    please tell me whenever you feel free.

    Thanks,
    Namrata Shah

    • I am sorry but, to be honest I didn’t understand well your question. Do you want to know how to create class diagramms on NB or what?

  18. yes.
    I want to know about how to create class diagrams on NB 6.8?
    steps I followed :
    1. .nbm files(plugin installed sucessfully) to NB 6.8
    2. right clicked on project folder and reverse- engineered it.
    what I should have to do next?

    Thanks.

  19. All right.
    1) File->New Project
    2) Select UML from the category list in the right pane and then Platform-Independent Model (or another type if you want)
    3) Name your project and click on Finish button
    4) A new dialog box will open offering you to choose type of the diagram you would like to create.
    5) So, in your specific case choose Class diagram
    6) Enjoy and develop your class diagrams
    Here you see the screenshot of UML working on NB 6.9. The link – http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yCt0Y68IaY9MGMRPCUFtPg?feat=directlink

  22. Hi I wanted to create a clas diagram of a netbean project. I chose reverse engineer on the project and gotten the model then i chose my package and said new->diagram->clas diagram, but get blank screen. How can I create a class diagram for exisiting project. Anyone please help me. I spend two days figuring this thing out.

  23. I have NB 6.9.1. I’ve installed the UML plugin but it fails to make reverse engineering (create UML class diagram from existing source).
    I didn’t want to downgrade to 6.7, so I installed ArgoUML tool.
    In order to generate class diagram from existing source you need to follow next steps:
    * File->Import Sources
    * Change the Files of Types to “All Files”
    * Select the directory (where the *.java files are stored) or packages
    * A small dialog window pop up –> select OK
    * On the left hand side, you will see UntitledModel. Click on the _classes and they should occur in right in the diagram as little boxes.
    * To show the attributes/methods, point a class (in the diagram), right click the mouse, select Show–>”Show All Compartment”

  25. “Reverse Engineer” worked for me on 6.9 (Build 201011082200). I installed the plugin manual using the steps given by Bakhtiyor

  26. “Reverse Engineer” didn’t work for me for a small existing project in NB 7.0.1. No model or diagrams were created 😦
    But for all that thx for this solution!
    regards

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