The Startup dialog opens when you launch a modeling tool (Magic Software Architect, Magic Cyber Systems Engineer, Magic Systems of Systems Architect, MagicDraw, Cameo Systems Modeler, or Cameo Enterprise Architecture) for the first time. Select your work perspective in this dialog.

Due to their growing numbers, many features may be configured for the standard or expert user. The tool better satisfies the needs of different software development process roles by using Perspective.

Use perspectives for:

  • Selecting a predefined configuration and features according to your software development process role.
  • Finding features faster, because there are fewer.
  • Choosing a suitable experience mode with a single click.
  • Customizing a set of predefined features and configurations based on user needs.

There are 15 perspectives you can choose from. Learn more about available perspectives >>


To set the perspective for the modeling tool environment


  • Launch the program for the first time. The Startup dialog opens where you can switch between perspectives. Select the desired perspective from the list and click OK.
  • From the Options menu, choose Perspectives > Perspectives. The Select Perspective dialog opens. Select the desired perspective and click the Apply button.
  • On the Perspectives toolbar, select the desired perspective from the list.