If you need to open a model of a different format or created with another UML tool, you have to import it to the modeling tool instead of simply opening it. The modeling tool allows importing projects from the following file formats:

• Another .mdzip project
• Excel/CSV File
• UML 2.1/2.5 XMI File
• MagicDraw Native XML File
• MOF XMI File
• CA ERwin Data Modeler v7.x
• Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF) File
• OWL Ontology File
• Eclipse UML2 (v2.x, v3.x, v4.x, v5.x) XMI file
• XPDL File
• FMU File
• Simulink File
• Modelica Library

• Enterprise Architect UML 2.1 XMI 2.1 File. Data can be imported from an Enterprise Architect 7.1, 7.5, or 8.0 file.

  Please note that Enterprise Architect does not export 100% standard UML 2.1 XMI, and this causes some data loss during the import.

  
  

• Use Sodius to import data from the following products:
  
  • Publisher for Rational Software Architect

  • Publisher for System Architect

  • Publisher for Rhapsody

• UML diagrams from Microsoft Visio using XMI files.
  

  Microsoft Visio 2007 and earlier requires extra add-ons for exporting UML model to XMI files.

  
  

To import an external model

1. Select File > Import From.
2. Select a file format you want to import a model from.