This functionality is available in Standard, Professional, Architect, and Enterprise editions.
By default, the following templates are available in the New Project dialog: C#, C++, CIL, CORBA IDL, Guide to UML Diagrams Project, Java, Metamodeling, RUP, Use Case modeling, WAE, and WSDL.
A new project created from the template will contain specific structure, model elements, and stereotypes that were predefined in the template. As of version 17.0.3, when creating a new project from the template, you can select to clone the custom used projects that exist in the template.
To create a new project from template
- Do one of the following:
- From the File menu, select New Project.
- On the main toolbar, click the New Project button.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + N.
- Expand the Other group and select the Project from Template icon.
- Specify the new project name in the Name box.
- Click the
button to select the location in your file system to store the new project. - Select the template from the templates tree and click OK.
The following table provides descriptions of the New Project dialog with the Project from Template icon selected under the Other category.
Element name | Type | Description |
Other | Category | Select the Other category to see the list of the available templates. |
Project from Template | Icon | Select the Project from Template icon to create a new project from a template. |
| Name | Text box | Type the name of the new project to create from a template. |
| Project location | Text box | Click the |
| Create directory for project and related data | Check box | Click the check box to create a new folder for the new project. The folder name will be the same as the specified project name. |
| Clone custom used projects | Check box | Click to clone used projects from template project. In the new project from template, the copies of the used projects will be created. |
| Prefix to name used projects | Text box | Type the prefix for the name of each cloned used project. The default value is Cloned._ For example, if a used project of the template project is named Requirements, then the name of the cloned used project in the newly created project is Cloned_Requirements. The text box is available only if the Clone custom used projects check box is selected. |
| Select template | List | Select template from the list. The list represents the folders and files that are located in <MagicDraw installation folder>\templates. |
| Template description | Text area | The predefined template description is displayed. Note that this field is not editable. |
You can also import the desired template into your project. Select File > Import From > Another Project for this.