Whats New

ModelRight 3 introduces the following features:

I. Database

I.	Support for SQL Server – Versions 2000, 2005 and 2008. ModelRight 3 provides in-depth support for SQL Server - including many SQL Server-specific features like Fulltext Indexes, Filestreams, Computed Columns, Partitioning, etc..

II.

ODBC - if you need to connect to a database that is not explicitly supported by ModelRight 3 you can use the ODBC database. ModelRight 3 can Reverse Engineer, Forward Engineer, and Synchronize with any ODBC compliant database. While ODBC support does not have the in-depth support for physical details, it does support basic objects like Schemas, Tables, Views, Columns, Indexes, Key and Foreign Key Constraints and all the database functions (Reverse/Forward Engineer and Compare/Alter).

III.	Oracle 11g (ModelRight 3 already supports 8i, 9i, and 10g) - added support for Virtual Columns, Invisible Indexes, and the new LOB physical properties

IV.	MySQL 6 (ModelRight 3 already support 5.x)

V.	Default Oracle Tablespace and Default Tablespace File Size options

VI.	User Interface - two innovative dockable windows have been added - Database Compare window and the Diagram Navigator

Modeless Database Compare - shows you a comparison of your Model with the Database as you Model. Keep it open as you model and changes made to the Model will be automatically reflected in the Database Compare window - so you can always have a view of how your Model differs from the database. You can import or export differences without having to restart the compare process.

B.	Diagram Navigator– gives you a bird’s eye view of your Diagram. The Diagram Navigator shows you a scaled down view of the current diagram so you can see exactly where you are within the overall Diagram. Move the red rectangle to quickly pan around the diagram. Scale it to quickly zoom in or out.

C.	Used By Property Page - lets you see and change how re-usable objects like Schemas, Tablespaces, and Domains, etc.. are being used.

D.	Improved Print Dialog - Print dialog has been enhanced to allow you to select specific pages to print and scale the print pages.

E.	Full Screen - Ctrl+F (or View/Full Screen) lets you quickly toggle your Diagram to/from full-screen mode. It maximizes the display of your Diagram and closes all toolbars and windows to quickly give you as much diagramming space as possible.

VII.

Modeling

A.	Alias Types - define your own datatypes as an alias for a built-in datatype

B.	Independent Defaults - define a Default and re-use it throughout the Columns in your Model

C.	Check Constraint Domains - define a check constraint and re-use it throughout your Model's Columns and Tables

D.	Add to Model Subset Options - add related Tables/Views (parent and/or child) when you add a Table/View to a Model Subset

E.	Model-level Pre & Post Scripts

VIII.

Miscellaneous

A.	arrow navigation - if nothing is selected, up, down, right, and left arrows scroll the Diagram

B.	mouse wheel and middle mouse handling - mouse wheel scrolls Diagram, middle mouse click starts dynamically panning Diagram based on current mouse position, Ctrl+middle mouse, then mouse wheel zooms in or out

C.	New Sample model of SQL Server's sample database Adventure Works.

D.	uses last size when application first start

E.	ability to select multiple objects in the Find and Validation results windows - lets you update all selected objects at once

IX.

Shortcut Links - give you the ability to quickly navigate to any model object, a file, or a website. You can define a shortcut link on any object in your Model. Keyboard accelerators (Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, ...Ctrl+8) can then be used to quickly navigate the link and take you to the link's target - just like a browser hyperlink. Links can also be defined on Text and Image graphics. In this case, just clicking on the Text or Image Graphic will cause ModelRight 3 to navigate to the link's target.

X.	Diagram Tooltips - ModelRight 3 can show additional information when you hover over objects on a Diagram. It also provides options to let you specify what information to display.

XI.	Diagram Zoom Sliders - slider controls have been added to the main toolbar and the Diagram Navigator window to let you quickly and easily zoom your Diagram.

XII.	Ctrl+9 and Ctrl+0 keyboard accelerators to quickly and easily navigate to associated parent/child objects - for tables, columns, and relations.

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