SDE for NetBeans is a UML tool that works closely with NetBeans. It offers UML diagram support, code engineering, and more. Recently added features are Nicknamer, Mind Mapping Diagram, Callout and Freehand shape, Perforce Integration, and more.
One of the unique features of SDE for NetBeans is its ability to draw all types of UML diagrams in NetBeans. You can also reverse engineer Java code to class diagrams, generate Java code, and generate documentation.
SDE-NB comes with various features, including support for UML 2.1, business process diagram, mind mapping, requirement modeling with an automatic generate requirement ID, event-driven process chain, organization chart, and the ability to navigate between operations and sequence diagrams.
New features include better annotation for sequence diagrams, the ability to create translated copies of the model, a model transitor, and a user interface designer. You can also generate EJB diagrams and code generation, ORM support to generate Java objects from a database, database generation and reverse engineering, and reverse engineering code to model, code to diagram.
SDE-NB also includes reverse engineering Java, C++, XML, .NET exe/dll, CORBA IDL, and Python. You can generate code from models and diagrams, Java round-trip engineering, automatic synchronization between source code and diagrams, automatic diagram layout, and modeling collaboratively with VP teamwork server, CVS, Subversion, and Perforce.
Additionally, this software comes with a shape editor, support for stored procedure and trigger, the ability to export diagrams to JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, and PDF, a PDF/HTML/MS Word report generator, multilingual support, and access code for floating licenses.
SDE for Eclipse, SDE for Oracle JDeveloper, SDE for Borland JBuilder, SDE for IntelliJ IDEA, SDE for Sun ONE, and SDE for WebLogic Workshop are other UML modeling tools/UML plugins available for the Java platform (Windows/Linux/Mac OS X). For Windows Platform, you can use SDE for Microsoft Visual Studio, and there are more SDEs available.
In conclusion, SDE for NetBeans is an excellent UML CASE tool/plug-in that integrates seamlessly with NetBeans. Its unique features and capabilities make it an ideal choice for UML modeling, helping you to create high-quality applications faster, better, and cheaper.
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