Model Hints and Tips

Navicat Data Modeler provides some useful hints to work on the diagram more effectively.

Locate Object in the Diagram Canvas

Double-click an object in the left pane will jump to the corresponding object on the canvas.

Delete Object from Model

Select an object in the canvas and press SHIFT+DELETE.

Open Object Designer

Double-click an object in the left pane or the canvas.

Get Object Statement (Available only in Enterprise Edition)

Select and copy an object on the canvas, and paste it to other text editors.

Add / Edit Field without Object Designer

Select an object and click the object name on the canvas, and then press DOWN ARROW to add/edit fields. Navicat Data Modeler will predict field types according to field names you entered.

INTEGER/int/int4/NUMBER

• suffix "id", "no" (if it is the first column, it will be predicted as a primary key)

• suffix "num"

• "qty", "number"

• exactly "age", "count"

DECIMAL(10,2)/decimal(10,2)/NUMBER/REAL/money

• suffix "price", "cost", "salary"

FLOAT/double/float8/NUMBER/REAL/float

• "size", "height", "width", "length", "weight", "speed", "distance"

DATE/datetime/date/TEXT/datetime2

• "date", "time"

VARCHAR(255)/varchar(255)/VARCHAR2(255)/TEXT

• other field names

Enter * before the field name to recognize as primary key. e.g. *itemNo:int.

Enter : between field name and field type to custom field type, e.g. itemName:varchar(255).

Reorder Field

Select an object on the canvas, then press and hold the SHIFT key. Use to drag the field to a desired location.

Delete Field

Select an object on the canvas, then press and hold the SHIFT key. Use to drag the desired field out of the object.

Add Vertex to Line / Arrow / Curve

Select a line, arrow or curve on the canvas. Press and hold the SHIFT key and click on it to add vertex.

Delete Vertex on Line / Arrow / Curve

Select a line, arrow or curve on the canvas. Press and hold the SHIFT key and click on the vertex.

View Object's Model and Database

Press and hold the SPACE key.

Switch to Hand Mode

Press and hold the SPACE key, then move the diagram.