The Package Dependency Generator analyses your model and automatically identifies dependencies between the model packages it contains.

A package dependency is detected as soon as one element references another and the two elements are located in different packages. Based on this analysis, the plugin generates the corresponding dependencies and also creates a diagram that clearly visualises the identified relationships as a package diagram.

This makes cross-package dependencies quickly apparent, complex model structures easier to understand and the potential impact of changes easier to trace.

The Element Delete Control Assistant provides additional security when deleting model elements. Before an element is permanently removed, the Assistant analyses its usage and clearly displays the potential consequences of the deletion.

For example, it checks whether the element is used as the type of an attribute, is linked to other model elements, or is displayed on multiple diagrams. On this basis, you can make an informed decision as to whether the element should actually be deleted.

In addition, the Assistant offers a recycle bin function. Elements can initially be moved to a designated recycle bin and their connections to the rest of the model severed, so that they are no longer visible in the active model. If necessary, these elements can be fully restored later – including their display in all original diagrams and the associated connectors.

This allows you to avoid unintended consequences, identify dependencies at an early stage and, at the same time, retain the ability to reliably restore deleted model content.

The Metamodel Generator analyses the current repository and automatically generates a domain-specific metamodel of the existing model structure.

The generated metamodel highlights which element types, stereotypes, properties and relationships are used in the model. In doing so, it aids understanding of repository structures that have evolved over time and provides transparency regarding the modelling concepts actually in use.

Furthermore, the result can be used as a reference metamodel to define modelling rules, document existing methods and ensure greater consistency in future modelling.

The Connector Style Assistant allows you to customise the display options for multiple connections at the same time. Among other things, it supports line style, line colour and line thickness.

Using flexible filters, you can select specific connectors to which the desired settings should be applied. This allows diagrams to be formatted quickly, consistently and in accordance with individual design guidelines.

The Find and Replace plug-in allows you to search specifically for content within various model properties – for example, in element names, diagram names, role names, connector names, behaviour texts or code fields.

You can choose to search the entire model or restrict the search to a selected section. Any content found can be easily replaced. Thanks to support for wildcards, even more complex search and replacement patterns can be implemented flexibly.
This allows you to revise names, text and model content quickly, consistently and efficiently – even in large models.

The Multi-Element Editor allows you to conveniently edit the properties of several selected elements in a single step.

Whilst Enterprise Architect, by default, only changes the properties of a single element even when multiple elements are selected, the Assistant recognises the joint selection and provides you with a clear interface for applying the changes to the other selected elements.

You retain full control at all times over which properties are applied to which elements. This allows you to carry out recurring adjustments more quickly, avoid inconsistencies and maintain large models much more efficiently.

The Composite Diagram Forward Assistant enables intuitive navigation through hierarchically structured models.

If you double-click on an element whose type or classifier is defined as a composite element, the Assistant automatically opens the associated composite diagram. This takes you directly to a detailed view of the referenced model element, without having to search for it in the Project Browser first.

The Assistant integrates seamlessly and unobtrusively into your usual workflow. Even with specialised modelling languages such as BPMN, it enables simple, direct and convenient navigation through complex model structures.

This allows you to explore typed elements and their underlying structures more quickly, understand relationships more easily and use extensive models more efficiently.

The Auto Nesting Assistant ensures that newly created model elements are automatically placed in the designated packages.

The underlying rules are modelled directly within the Enterprise Architect repository and can be flexibly adapted to the relevant modelling method, repository structure or governance requirements. When a new element is created, the Assistant identifies the appropriate rule and automatically moves the element to the configured target package.

This ensures consistent model structures right from the start, reduces the need for manual rework and reliably ensures compliance with defined modelling guidelines.

This feature offers a significant advantage, particularly in framework-oriented models such as ArchiMate, TOGAF, NAF, etc., as model elements and diagrams are often deliberately organised separately from one another. The Assistant automatically supports this structure and ensures that new content is immediately stored in the correct location within the repository.

The Check Nesting Change Assistant protects against unintentional changes to the model structure in the Project Browser.

As soon as the context or nesting of a model element is changed, the Assistant requests explicit confirmation. This prevents elements from being accidentally moved to a different package or placed under the wrong parent element.

This ensures that the repository structure remains consistent, unintended model changes are avoided, and quality is reliably maintained even in large or collaboratively edited models.

The Port Layout Assistant simplifies the alignment of visible ports and their labels within a diagram.

Ports and their associated labels can be positioned precisely and consistently, thereby reducing the need for manual adjustments and avoiding cluttered layouts. This results in clearly structured diagrams in which interfaces and connections are easier to identify and better understood.