PlantUML with Graphviz

PlantUML is a component that allows to quickly write:

• Sequence diagram
• Usecase diagram
• Class diagram
• Activity diagram
• Component diagram
• State diagram
• Object diagram
• Deployment diagram
• Timing diagram

Install PlantUML

Command Line

Download from: http://plantuml.com

Run:

java -jar plantuml.jar -charset UTF-8 -gui

IntelliJ IDEA plugin

Install plugin: PlantUML integration

Install Graphviz

In order to support complex diagrams Graphviz should be installed on the sytstem.

Where to get:

• https://graphviz.gitlab.io/_pages/Download/windows/graphviz-2.38.zip
  • The link is taken from here: http://www.graphviz.org/download

Download and unzip.

Set windows environment variable:

• GRAPHVIZ_DOT = C:\...\graphviz-2.38\bin\dot.exe