CADT toolbar

The additional toolbar also includes the Auto Layout Preview V2 and Auto Layout Preview V3 buttons for switching between auto-layout preview versions.

Some operations support keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see CADT keyboard shortcuts.

• Toolbar

  • Undo Previous Step: reverts the previous operation, such as creating, moving, or deleting nodes.

  • Redo: reverses the most recent undo operation.

  • Zoom In: increases the display size of the editor.

  • Zoom Out: decreases the display size of the editor.

  • Reset Zoom Level: restores the editor to its default display size.

  • Auto Fit: adjusts the display size so that the current editing area fits the window.

  • Thumbnail: toggles the thumbnail in Figure 22.

  • Full Screen: displays the editor in full screen mode.

  • Default Mode: the standard mode for CADT. Create and modify architecture diagrams and configure related properties.

  • Box Selection: selects multiple elements by dragging a rectangular selection box for batch operations such as copy or delete. In Default Mode, press and hold the right mouse button to enter Box Selection mode.

  • View Mode: highlights network information. In this mode, you cannot modify the architecture diagram.

  • Create a line: draws a line between nodes. Some lines support property configuration. Double-click a line to modify its properties and styles. For more information, see CADT Line Inflection Point Instructions .

  • L-shaped line: creates a line with one right-angle inflection point. This line type functions the same as a regular line, with only a visual style difference. For more precise line adjustments, see Create CADT line inflection points .

  • Curved Line: draws curved lines between nodes. This functions the same as a straight line but produces a curved connector.

  • Create a display connection: some connections in CADT associate or attach nodes. To show only the relationships between nodes without functional links, use this mode to create display-only connections. For more information, see How to Create Inflection Points for CADT Connections .

  • Copy Selected Elements: copies all selected elements.

  • Delete Selected Elements: deletes all selected elements. To recover accidentally deleted elements, click Undo Previous Step.

  • Show More Tools: reveals tools that help with layout and common operations.

• Additional toolbar:

  • Share: shares your current solution with other users.

  • Search by Name: searches for and locates nodes by their displayed names.

  • Search by Tag: searches for and locates nodes by their tag properties.

  • Batch Tagging: applies tags to multiple nodes at once. After configuration, newly added nodes with tag properties automatically inherit the configured tags. This applies only to new resources.

  • Predefined Resource Groups: assigns a resource group to all nodes on the canvas that do not yet have one. After configuration, newly added nodes with resource group properties automatically inherit this group. To replace existing resource groups, select Overwrite Existing Resource Groups to overwrite all resource groups with the current configuration. This applies only to new resources.

    Note

    This option does not appear if the resource group in the top-left corner of the Alibaba Cloud console is not set to All Resource Groups.

  • Batch Edit: edits the name and count of selected nodes, if those properties exist. This applies only to new resources.

  • Arrange Horizontally: arranges selected nodes in a horizontal row.

  • Arrange Vertically: arranges selected nodes in a vertical column.

  • Switch to Official Color Scheme: switches to the official color scheme. Custom icon colors are hidden and replaced with default colors.

• View/Edit: if your solution uses running or monitored resources, CADT enters View Mode by default to prevent accidental changes. To modify your architecture diagram, switch to Edit Mode.

• Save: saves your current edits.

• Deploy application: deploys your current application. For more information, see .