Add Shapes

Navicat Data Modeler includes some pre-defined shapes for creating database model diagrams: line, arrow, curve, connector, rectangle, ellipse, user, database, cloud, trigger, server, desktop, laptop, mobile, man, woman.

To add a new shape

Click the button from the toolbar.
Select a shape.
Place it on the canvas.

To connect objects with a connector

Drag one endpoint of the connector to an object until it snaps to the object (a blue outline appears around the object).
Drag the other endpoint until the connector snaps to another object.

Hint: Lines, arrows and curves can act as connectors. You can enable the As connector option in the Properties pane.

The pop-up menu options of the shape object in the canvas include:

Option	Description
Common
Cut	Remove the shape from the diagram and put it on the clipboard.
Copy	Copy the shape from the diagram to the clipboard.
Paste	Paste the content from the clipboard into the diagram.
Save as Image	Save the shape as a PNG file.
Select All Shapes	Select all shapes in the diagram.
Delete from Diagram	Delete a shape from the diagram.
Color	Change the color of the shape.
Bring to Front	Bring the shape to the foreground.
Send to Back	Move the shape to the background.
Group / Ungroup	Group or ungroup the shape and other objects in the diagram.
Lock / Unlock	Lock or unlock the shape in the diagram.
Line, Arrow and Curve
Add Vertex	Add a vertex at the mouse cursor position.
Delete Vertex	Delete a vertex at the mouse cursor position.
Delete All Vertices	Delete all vertices on the selected line.
Go to	Go to and select the connected object.
Connector
Go to	Go to and select the connected object.
Reroute Connectors	Reroute the connector to the closest points between two connected objects.

Properties

Once you have selected the shape, you can customize the shape by changing its properties:

Option	Description
Common
Name	Enter the name of the shape.
Position	Customize the position of the shape.
Show name	Display the name label of the shape.
Name Position	Change the label position.
Font	Set the font style of the name.
Bold	Apply a bold style to the name.
Italic	Apply an italic style to the name.
Color	Set the color of the shape.
Group / Ungroup	Group or ungroup the shape and other objects in the diagram.
Lock / Unlock	Lock or unlock the shape in the diagram.
Line, Arrow, Curve and Connecter
Offset	Customize offset values for the start and end of the line.
Line Width	Choose the thickness of the line.
Cap Style	Choose the cap style of the line.
Dash Style	Choose the dash style of the line.
Join Style	Choose the join style of the line.
Begin Style	Choose the style of the line's back.
End Style	Choose the style of the line's front.
As connector	Allow you to connect objects.
Rectangle, Ellipse, User, Database, Cloud, Trigger, Server, Desktop, Laptop, Mobile, Man and Woman
Size	Customize the size of the shape.
Constrain proportions	Maintain the aspect ratio (the ratio of width to height) when resizing.
Border Color	Change the color of the shape's border.
Border Width	Choose the thickness of the border.
Shape Style	Change the style of the shape.