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Pedro Paulo Favato Barcelos edited this page Apr 28, 2022 · 6 revisions

Importing Models from Other Editors and Formats to Visual Paradigm

In this page you are going to receive information about migrating models from other modeling editors to Visual Paradigm. This page provides the following information:

Visual Paradigm built-in importing options

Visual Paradigm Version 16.3 already provide built-in importations from the following tools and formats:

  • Bizagi
  • Default Diagram Element Format
  • Enterprise Architect
  • Erwin Project (XML)
  • Excel
  • MXMI
  • NetBeans UML Project
  • PowerDesigner DataArchitect
  • Rational DNX
  • Rational Model
  • Rational Rhapsody Project
  • Rational System Architect
  • Rose Project
  • Text Based Sequence Diagram
  • Visio
  • Visual Paradigm Project
  • Visual UML
  • XML

However, just the following options are available for the Visual Paradigm Community version:

  • Default Diagram Element Format
  • Erwin Project (XML)
  • XML

The other importing can be done through the Visual Paradigm Modeler version, which can be freely evaluated. To import using one of the restricted options, please start the evaluation period first.

The importing options can be found in the project tab, import button.

Importing from other editors to Visual Paradigm

From Astah to Visual Paradigm

  1. Start your Astah installation
  2. Open your project
  3. Go to: Tools > XML Input & Output > Save as XML project

Astah project to Visual Paradigm Project, Step 1.

This will generate an XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) file

  1. Start your Visual Paradigm installation
  2. Go to: Project > Import > XMI

Astah project to Visual Paradigm Project, Step 2.

  • Notice that you will need at least the "modeler edition" of Visual Paradigm for this
  • To generate your file you can use the "modeler edition" with the evaluation license
  1. Go to: Project > Save > Save as

Astah project to Visual Paradigm Project, Step 3.

  • Now you have your .vpp file that you can open with your Visual Paradigm Community Edition

Documentation about importing to Visual Paradigm

The Visual Paradigm documentation regarding data importing covers the following formats and tools:

  • BPMN 2.0
  • Bizagi
  • ERwin Data Modeler
  • Microsoft Excel
  • NetBeans 6.x UML diagrams
  • Rational Rhapsody
  • Rational Rose
  • Rational Software Architect DNX
  • Rational Software Architect EMX
  • Rational System Architect
  • Visio drawing
  • Visual Paradigm project
  • XMI
  • XML

For the complete description, please refer to the Visual Paradigm documentation.

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