Welcome to Enterprise Architect! This quick-start guide helps you begin modeling with Enterprise Architect.

This set of topics guides you through creating a simple project. Throughout the descriptions there are links to more detailed information on a range of topics. Follow these links if you would like more information, or ignore them if you want to just follow the steps.

Your task is to create a new project and then add a View, package, diagram, elements and connectors.

Create a Project

When you start Enterprise Architect it opens at the Start Page:

1. Click on the Create a New Project... option. The New Project dialog displays.
2. In the File name field, type a meaningful name for the project and click on the Save button to create the project file. The Model Wizard displays.
3. You now select one or more model templates (these provide you with the basic structures - packages and diagrams - for your project, as well as references to useful help files to get you started). Select the checkbox of each model that interests you.
4. Click on the OK button. Enterprise Architect creates your project and displays it in the Project Browser window, on the right-hand side of the screen.

Expand The Project

To navigate through your project, in the Project Browser click on the 'plus' icon against each folder or package to expand it.

Double-click on the diagram icon displayed underneath a package name. Enterprise Architect displays the sample diagram for that model in the Diagram View, which is in the middle of the screen.

Add a View To Your Model

Now that you have created a project containing at least one model, you can add another View to a model, and then add a package and diagram, elements and connectors (relationships).