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Follow the Usage In Diagrams sub-menu on a symbol to reach other diagrams in the project that show the symbol

When you click on the little hyperlink icon bottom left of a symbol you can choose between:

  • selecting one of the (possibly multiple) assigned hyperlinks
  • going deeper into the Usage in Diagrams sub-menu, which shows every diagram where a symbol for the chosen element appears

The Usage in Diagrams option is particularly good for navigating to SysML BDDs (UML2 class diagrams) of (possibly unknown and unanticipated) "assembly" blocks that use a given Block (or Class):

  • the usage context should not be anticipated by a used element; so placing a diagram symbol for a "composing" parent on a main diagram for a used Element is not usually recommended:
    • consider that the diagram icon for a parent packaged elsewhere can block modularisation of your reusable building blocks !
  • The Usage in Diagrams feature is computed "on-the-fly"; it even works for symbols of read-only elements !
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