Is there a default graphical layout capability?
A. PowerDesigner 7.x provides a graphical layout capability in a function called Auto-Layout. A fairly simple algorithm is used which tries to eliminate overlapping objects and crossed lines. You can invoke the graphical layout capability by performing the following: 1) Select all objects you would like to have arranged. For all objects select Edit > Select All from the menu. 2) Select Symbol > Auto-Layout from the menu. Repeated use of this function will provide some number of variants of a layout. So if you do not like what you see try again. Remember that you can always Edit > Undo to previous versions. If none of the variants are to your liking, you can try some manual adjustments to your model then try again, since those changes may alter how the algorithm gets rendered. Q.
