UML: classes in the "cut"

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Hello!

I am a complete layman in UML, but I want to try to use it to illustrate the work of some framework. The problem is this. The framework itself is large and its classes have many fields. Naturally, I absolutely do not need to see all this stuffing on one diagram. What I need is a set of diagrams , each representing some important aspect of the framework. At the same time, the framework classes in these diagrams should not display all of their operations and attributes, but only those that have an important meaning in the context of the specified aspect. Tell me, is this explicitly written in UML and are there any tools that can do this?

I tried Visio 2007 and Enterprise Architect, but couldn't get that functionality out of them by any means other than creating separate classes for each diagram (which, as far as I understand, doesn't fit with UML principles).

Danke in advance.

Answer 1

Well, maybe then you don’t need UML, but something like from the IDEF series?

Answer 2

It is written, for example: it is not necessary to show all parts of the construct in every occurrence
As for the tool, I didn’t understand the question - draw as you want, even on a piece of paper

Answer 3

In such cases, for example, you can use UMLet - a plugin for Eclipse.