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titleMagicDraw is unstable and slow when running on Java SE 8 Update 101/102. How do I solve this?

This is a known Java bug. This issue is fixed in MagicDraw 18.4. If you are using MagicDraw 18.3 and earlier versions, you can use the recommended Java version that comes with installation.

Once you have installed the recommended Java version, do the following:

  1. Open the bin folder <MD install directory>\bin.
  2. Open the file magicdraw.properties.
  3. Look for the line "JAVA_HOME=" and change the Java version with the one you have installed.


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titleMagicDraw is unstable and slow when running on Java SE 8 Update 60. How do I solve this?

This is a known Java bug. This issue is fixed in MagicDraw 18.3, but in the meantime you can upgrade to the recommended Java version.

After installation, open <MagicDraw installation directory>\\bin, and modify the magicdraw.properties* file.

Change line JAVA_HOME= to correspond with the Java version you\'ve installed.

* If you are using MagicDraw 17.0.4 or earlier, the properties file is called mduml.properties.


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titleUsing a nvidia 8240 agp adapter in dual monitor mode any part of the display past the first 1/3 of the second monitor does not display correctly. Using ASUS nvidia 8240 delux latest driver. Also tried the nvidia latest driver with the same result.

Try to start MagicDraw without direct draw, and edit JAVA_ARGS the line in the MagicDrawUML/bin/mduml.properties* file by adding -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true.

The line should look like: JAVA_ARGS=-Xmx600M -XX\:PermSize\=40M -XX\:MaxPermSize\=200M -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true.

 

* If you are using MagicDraw 17.0.5 or later, the name of the property file is magicdraw.properties.


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title[Expert Review Needed]Sometimes when running the program the StackOverflowError occurs.

If you are running the Sun's JVM, set the following java properties in your mduml.properties* file: to the line JAVA_ARGS=-Xmx600M, append the string -Xss[stack size]

For example:

JAVA_ARGS=-Xmx600M -Xss2M

This sets java stack size to 2 megabytes.

 

* If you are using MagicDraw 17.0.5 or later, the name of the property file is magicdraw.properties.


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titleMagicDraw 17.0.5 stops responding on Mac OS X Mavericks, and I keep seeing the spinning wait pointer (aka Spinning Beach Ball of Death). How can I fix the issue?

MagicDraw stops responding due to an issue detected in Java SE 7 Update 40, which is bundled with MagicDraw 17.0.5 (for the issue details, go to https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8025588).

This issue will be fixed in MagicDraw 17.0.5 SP1, coming out in the middle of February.

To solve the issue manually (without the SP), switch the version of the bundled Java to SE 7 Update 25*, which does not cause the issue. For this, do the following:

  1. Open the magicdraw.properties file, stored in <MagicDraw installation directory>/bin.
  2. Find the JAVA_HOME property and add the path to the location of Java SE 7 Update 25 on your PC. For example, “JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home”.

Please contact our customer support, if this does not help.

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* If you do not have Java SE 7 Update 25 installed on your PC, download the installer from the Java SE 7 Downloads page. You need the jdk-7u25-macosx-x64.dmg file.