This chapter provides the examples of how to create diagrams and their elements. It gives you step-by-step instructions to import a CSV file as a diagram or an element in MagicDraw by using the CSV Import plugin. The examples in this section show you how to create the following:

  • Class Diagram Example
  • Requirements Example
  • State Machine Diagram
  • OV-2 Diagram


A standard approach to creating a MagicDraw model/an element/a diagram by using CSV Import is to first create a package; second, you import a diagram; third, you add individual classes to your diagram; fourth, add some properties or elements; and, lastly, import the associations. This step-by-step approach is explained in the following sections in this chapter.