Block Diagram Views

Use the three Block Diagram views — the Machine Diagram, the Process Diagram, and the Component Diagram — to understand the structure and interactions of your application. The Block Diagram views present a diagram of your application, constructed from the events in the event log; you can play back the events as they occurred. You can use standard VCR-like buttons to navigate forward or backward through events. You can also skip events until a different component is involved — this choice omits back-and-forth messages between the same two components.

The event playback is animated. You can adjust the speed of the animation, and that speed is remembered.

The following picture shows what the Component Diagram view looks like.

Options

Collapse Selection

Collapses the selected machine, process, or component to show only the parent machine, process, or component; child processes, components, and events are not shown.

Expand Selection

Expands the selected machine, process, or component to show its child processes, components, or events.

Zoom In

Zooms in on the selected view.

Zoom Out

Zooms out on the selected view.

Zoom to Fit

Sizes the selected view to fit within the window.