Archi Version History

Archi 5.3 (March 19 2024)

New

[Properties] Add option to add only unique Properties in Multiple Add dialog

Improvements

Bundled Java Runtime is version 17.0.9
[Properties] Don’t use virtual table for Multiple Add dialog to allow for multi-selection on Windows
[Image Export] Increase SVG export max bounds allowed to 100000 to allow for bigger images
[Internal] Update JDOM library to version 2.0.6.1
[CSV] Update Commons CSV library to version 1.10.0
[HTML Report] Update Bootstrap library to version 3.4.1
[Jasper Reports] Update some dependency libraries to newer versions
Update Grid and Gallery Nebula widgets to newer versions
Set max timeout for network connections

Fixes

Copy image to clipboard – fix hang on Windows with large images
Fix Welcome screen HTML on Linux
Internal fixes

Archi 5.2 (November 1 2023)

New

Support multi-selection editing of User Properties
Can now set line widths on figures
“Derive line colour from fill colour” is no longer an application setting and can now be set for each figure in the Properties Appearance tab
SVG/PDF Image Export – Add options to draw text as shapes, embed fonts, workaround text clipping
[Label Expressions] Source and target of connections reference model objects if there are no view objects
[HTML Report] Add an “Analysis” tab to show usage of concepts in Views and Relations

Improvements

Properties Appearance tab contents has been re-organised
Hints window now supports dark theme (JS in Hints has to be enabled in Archi’s preferences for this to work)
Change some magic connector texts to match those in TOG specification
Limit amount of Properties menu items in Search Widget
Use virtual tables for Properties dialogs and limit maximum amount of items in combo boxes
Format Painter now copies border style for Notes and Groups
Add support for future coArchi 2

Fixes

Fix line width on some figures not displaying correctly on Windows hi-dpi
Canvas Image should have white background in dark theme
Workaround splash image inverted on macOS Sonoma

Archi 5.1 (August 7 2023)

New

Can now change an element or relationship’s type (and set connecting relationships to Association type if necessary)
Show Specialization elements in the “New” menu of the Models Tree
Add a preference to change a diagram’s border margin width (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/932)
Support declaration of relationships in viewpoints.xml file (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/941)

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 4.28
Bundled Java Runtime is version 17.0.8
Show unused concepts with bold-italic font when using the Search Filter in the Models Tree
Connection line dash spacing is now displayed correctly on Windows hi-dpi scaling
Profiles Manager Dialog – don’t automatically sort the table when a new Profile is added/renamed
Disallow Namespace URI resolving in model files (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/946)
Add -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 setting to Archi.ini to ensure consistency on all platforms
Improve some icons and add @2x versions
Use wider buttons in some Preference page button panels
Changed window shortcut keys to avoid Alt key combination conflicts
Support local logging to file for plug-ins

Fixes

Remove workaround for Mac not showing some text controls in Preferences at 100% scaling
Fix separate Palette not always showing contents on Mac (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/944)

Archi 5.0.2 (April 5 2023)

New

[Themes] Allow setting View and Visualiser background colours for each theme in Colour Preferences
Add support for command line options “-DworkspaceMigrationLocation” and “-DdropinsMigrationLocation” to specify previous Archi 4 file locations when migrating to Archi 5

Improvements

Check if there are user default font preferences set in *.ini file
Support user fonts if theming is disabled
Add progress monitor to Archi 4 -> 5 Migrator

Fixes

Fix crash on Linux when exporting to HTML and Jasper reports
Fix Help menu not working on earlier versions of macOS
Some internal fixes and guards

Archi 5.0.1 (March 16 2023)

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 4.27
Windows 11 dark theme now uses dark menus
Disabled toolbar icons now display correctly on Linux hi-dpi
Archi app icon now shows in taskbar on Linux hi-dpi

Fixes

Fix CSV Importer failing if the target model contains a Specialization with an image

Archi 5.0 (March 6 2023)

New

[Archimate 3.2] Change default colors of Location, Gap and Plateau
[ArchiMate 3.2] Swap some alternate figure types from first position to second position
[ArchiMate 3.2] All elements now have alternate figures
[ArchiMate 3.2] Some figures have changed
[ArchiMate 3.2] Update hints as per the ArchiMate Glossary
[ArchiMate 3.2] Update model relationships matrix
Add a “System” Preference page and add Help and Browser pages
Add a “Secure Storage” preference page
Add a “Network Connections” preference page for proxy settings
Add a “Keys” preference page to edit key bindings
Credentials are now encrypted using Eclipse’s Security framework
App settings are now stored in an “Archi” folder (was “Archi4”)
User data (templates, scripts, repositories) are now stored in a user.home/Documents/Archi folder
Add a migrator wizard to copy data to new locations
[Label Expressions] Add ${accessType} to Access Relationship
Connection labels can now have text alignment set
Added a menu item to the Help menu to open Archi’s data folder
Add “Select in Model Tree” context menu item for View reference objects
The Windows Archi.exe file and installer file are now digitally signed

Improvements

Connection end decorations are no longer clipped by 1 pixel
Icon figure types keep their iconic position if there is no text
Ensure custom palette cursors work at monitor zoom levels such as 150%
Palette and diagram canvas are darker in dark theme
Tooltip text now wraps instead of showing an ellipsis
Trees, tables and lists use lexical label comparison based on locale (no more “état” at the end of the list)
[Viewpoints] Change names to Capability Map & Resource Map
Don’t expose Junction line color (not used)
[HTML Report] Add wheel zoom for diagram
[HTML Report] Use latest jQuery
Don’t show line dashes on figures in disabled state
Improved progress monitors for Jasper and HTML report export
Bundled Java Runtime is version 17.0.6
CSV Importer uses Model Importer
CSV Importer preserves the order of Properties
Don’t use an icon in Search menu items on Windows 11
[Model Importer] Expose command so jArchi can execute it

Fixes

Fix Colours Preference page showing wrong default element line color
[HTML Report] Fix zoom slider not showing on some platforms
Fix Jasper Reports Preferences not restoring value for user templates folder
Orthogonal anchor should check Value figure’s type for connections
[Model Importer] Fix bogus warning about an imported relationship having no parent folder

Archi 4.10 (September 15 2022)

New

Specialized concepts and their icons can now appear in the palette
Added Preference for specialized concepts in palette
Add option in Appearances tab to set ArchiMate icon colour
[Visualiser] Allow multiple concept filters
[Model Tree] Add top-level folder filters in local toolbar
[Properties] Show target View Documentation and Properties in a View Reference section

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 4.25
Bundled Java Runtime is version 11.0.15
Palette performance optimisations
Viewpoint performance optimisations
Relationship matrix performance optimisations
Use a lighter search icon if in dark theme
[Label Expressions] Catch all exceptions in case of error when opening Views with bad label expression
[Label Expressions] View Reference figures should use referenced View for expression
Font dialog no long shows additional effects to maintain consistency across operating systems
[Jasper Reports] Support a custom Locale
Internal optimisations, fixes, to ensure that Archi builds and runs on Linux, Windows, Mac,
and on different monitor resolutions, configurations, Java versions,
dealing with Eclipse bugs and regressions, new versions of Eclipse, new versions of Java, security updates,
different user configurations, etc…

Fixes

Fix Models Tree losing focus after an object is dragged into top-level folder
Fix image not rendered properly when copy/pasting to some Windows apps
[Jasper Reports] Fix new lines not showing in generated report (revert HTML markup in Documentation and Purpose fields)

Archi 4.9.3 (March 22 2022)

New

Add Specializations to Models Tree search filter
When a connection is created it is automatically selected
When a new object is created with the magic connector its label is focused for editing

Improvements

[Find/Replace] Support Unicode characters when checking case insensitive strings
Connection bendpoint creation handles are slightly bigger
Set Palette tool entry sticky on double-click (as well as shift-click)
Built on Eclipse 4.23

Fixes

[HTML Report] Fix Properties not rendering links and foreign characters
[Themes] Fix tab font too light after switching OS theme from dark to light
[Plugins Management] Fix plug-ins not showing on Mac if the “-cleanConfig” option is not used
[Model Tree] Fix tree elements not greyed if a viewpoint is set and and drill into is active
[Model Tree] Fix tree resetting to “Home” periodically if drill into is active

Archi 4.9.2 (January 13 2022)

New

Add preferences to disable JavaScript and external hosts in internal browser for Hints
Jasper Reports supports HTML markup in Documentation and Purpose fields

Improvements

[Mac Silicon] Tables and Trees now have the same row heights as the Mac Intel version
Some internal plug-ins are now lazily loaded
Built on Eclipse 4.22
Update to latest Java version for bundled JRE
Palette uses more dark controls in Dark Theme
[Label Expressions] “:” characters can be escaped with a backslash in “if” expressions

Fixes

[HTML Report] Fix image sometimes disappearing when using zoom slider
[HTML Report] Fix Model Tree not in correct folder order
[HTML Report] Fix error if a property has an empty name and value
[HTML Report] Embedded markup is not executed in text fields
Re-instate artifacts.xml file to allow plug-ins to be installed in the “plugins” folder
[ACLI] Paths to model files containing images can be relative as well as absolute
[ACLI] Model loading should be quicker
Remove Eclipse Foundation’s digital signature from the Archi.exe file on Windows

Archi 4.9.1 (October 26 2021)

Improvements

Changed the way some alternate figures are drawn
[Specialization] names should be case-insensitive

Fixes

[Model Importer] Fix model file path being over-written if “Update model information and top-level folders” is selected
Fix Exchange Format File not importing if it has nested connections
Fix “Generate View For…” not creating View if it has connections
Externalise some strings

Archi 4.9 (October 12 2021)

New

[Specialization] Support for creating specializations of ArchiMate concepts
[Specialization] Add Specialization Manager to manage Specializations and associated icons/images
[Specialization] Can now add images/icons to all objects
[Specialization] Add options to hide or show ArchiMate icons if an image is shown
[Specialization] Add “Fill” option for images
[Specialization] Add support for Model Importer
[Specialization] Jasper Report shows specialization name in parenthesis for type
[Specialization] Specialization is present for concepts in HTML report
[Specialization] Add support for specialization in embedded Alasql DB
[Specialization] CSV import/export support
[Label Expressions] Add “${specialization}” label expression
[Label Expressions] Add support for “if” and “nvl” expressions for conditional display
[HTML Report] New flat theme
[HTML Report] Add a zoom slider for diagrams
[HTML Report] Add a search bar to the model tree
[HTML Report] Make it possible to hide model tree entries at export time (adding a property ‘_hide_from_export_’ with a ‘true’ value to the concept, view or folder)
[HTML Report] Add support for deep links
Added alternate figures for ArchiMate elements
Format Painter applies connection styles
Add an option in the Appearance tab of a Junction to not use arrow heads for incoming relationships and source ends of the Assignment relationship
New Mac icon
Use document icons for Windows and Mac for *.archimate files
Added an option to animate undo/redo actions in Views, and layout in the Visualiser
Added a “Match Size” command to match height and width of selected objects
Built on Eclipse 4.21
Mac Silicon version
[Windows] Added an option to use MS Edge for the internal browser (Preferences, General). See https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/742
Added some internal API to support jArchi

Improvements

Improve SVG/PDF font clipping on Windows where scaling > 100
[Mac] Light theme is not mangled if OS theme set to dark
DND operations now show copy cursor in all cases (fixes DND not working on Linux Wayland)
Some figures have been tweaked to look better
Alternate figure preview uses native text positions
[Themes] Ensure diagram backgrounds are white in all cases where OS theme is dark
Archi binaries are created using a new build process (Maven/Tycho)
Use Inno Installer 6.2.0 for Windows installer
Added an optional “-noModelCheck” option to Archi.ini in case a model needs to be saved in all cases
Use JDOM 2.0.6 and Jaxen 1.2.0 for XML/XPath
Improve thumbnail in Save As Template wizards
Alternate figure preview uses native colours
Optimise setting Viewpoint
Don’t show Label Expression section for a Junction as it doesn’t have a label
Some figures shouldn’t use an icon offset for text position when the position is right/top
Property controls are better spaced on Linux
Property controls are more consistent in look and feel
Palette creation cursors are improved and now show correctly on Linux
We now use our own customised versions of the Eclipse GEF, Draw2d and Zest libraries
Thumbnail view doesn’t use Draw2d scaled graphics, which might be an improvement
[Visualiser] Optimise refresh and fix not updating correctly on Undo/Redo
[Navigator] Optimise refresh and fix not updating correctly on Undo/Redo
Palette background is white when OS theme is set to dark
Improvements to Palette toolbar
Canvas and Sketch Palettes are consistent
Set default background colour of View and Visualiser in case no theme is set
Optimise saving model if no images are used
Displaying fill and line colors has been optimised for performance

Fixes

[Model Checker] Nested connections should check diagram connections first
Fix wrong file extension used when drag and drop image to canvas from URL
[Plugins Management] Fix configuration “dropins” folder in wrong place
[Navigator] Fix incorrect relationship source/target handling
[Linux Wayland] Fix Magic Connector and Format Painter cursors too small
[Linux Wayland] Add workaround for double-click not working in Views
Fix user fonts not set for tables and trees
Fix File Save dialog asking for over-write confirmation twice
Fix some system resource leaks
[ARM] The Specialization relationship is treated in reverse when offering nested relationships
Fix Palette button not drawn on Mac when opening diagram of different type
Fix “Widget is disposed” error if search text is cleared and then search box closed in quick succession

Archi 4.8.1 (January 18 2021)

Improvements

Added a “-cleanConfig” option to Archi.ini to clean the config folder on exit rather than start (safer)
Lock instance location on startup on Linux to avoid multiple launches of app
When uninstalling or updating a plug-in Mac can now restart Archi instead of having to close
Use a smaller font for the copyright text in About dialog
Log any errors when creating images and reports
Add more support for drag and dropping images directly from a Browser onto a Canvas

Fixes

Fix image not created if a connection has text and is disabled

Archi 4.8 (December 14 2020)

New

Built on Eclipse 4.18
Support for macOS Big Sur
Ensure that incoming and outgoing relations to a Junction can only be of one type
Group and Grouping figures fit the text in the top tab using font height
[Themes] Improve all themes and use square tabs
[Themes] Add new “System” theme
[Themes] Add new “Basic” theme
[Text Rendering] Expand the scope of the “Type” renderer (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/673)
[CSV Export] Add “Excel compatible” option to also strip leading formula characters
[CSV Export] Command line has new option “-csv.exportExcelCompatible” instead of “-csv.exportLeadingZeros”
Re-organise Preferences Pages
Show a relationship’s source and target in main Properties label
Changed “Reset Workbench To Defaults” to “Reset Archi To Defaults” and added an option to reset all user preferences
[Canvas] User Properties table is also disabled if the object is locked
[Preferences] Add “Enable Theming” option
[Preferences] Show outline on selected default figures
[Preferences] Remove excess margins and fix tables showing excess space on Mac
[Preferences] Add a Preference for round or square tabs
[Preferences] Add a Preference to use a line offset for Windows hi-res devices
[Preferences] Add a Preference to use an older method for scaling Canvas images

Improvements

Figure outlines on Windows hi-res devices at 100% are not misaligned
Scale Grouping figure line dashes when below 100% scale
Manage installed plug-ins at instance location “dropins” folder
[Canvas] Show in-built hint if a user hint is not set
[Canvas] Don’t apply fill opacity to image icon
[Canvas] Scaled images now preserve transparency
[Features] Ensure unique entries by name
Reverse the direction of mouse wheel horizontal scrolling in line with other apps
Improve the WorkbenchCleaner at startup and set location of the p2 folder to “.p2”
Externalised more strings for internationalisation
Improve Outline Thumbnail (again)
Change Window Navigation menu item text
[ARM] Set defaults for reverse relationships offered when nesting elements to none
Default colours can be read from a preferences file

Fixes

Fix SVG Export scaling images at 200% when not needed on hi-res devices
Fix disabled (ghosted) state of figures not always drawn correctly
Fix incorrect image scaling on Linux hi-res devices if a View Reference is used in a View
Fix incorrect image scaling on Linux hi-res devices if a Canvas Sticky is used in a View
Ensure gradient patterns are disposed of correctly (fixes potential drawing issues for a future update)
Fix potental NPE when DND image from IE to Canvas Editor

Archi 4.7.1 (July 15 2020)

Improvements

Eliminate anti-aliasing on outlines at 100% scale on non hi-res devices
Printing of Views to physical printer improved to fix font clipping
[Mac] “Export images at double scale” preference is set on by default on Retina Macs because images are now generated at 2x size (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/issues/651)
Scale connection line dashes based on current scale not diagram zoom
[User Properties] Edit current table row on Return key press
[Preferences] Move “Default Gradient” preference to “Defaults for new ArchiMate figures” section
Export As Image and Copy Image to Clipboard now generate the image based on 100% scaling in all cases

Fixes

Fix Drilldown not returning to “Home” in Models Tree and Navigator

Archi 4.7 (July 1 2020)

New

Add Model Import/Merge feature
Add Label Expressions feature for diagram objects and folders (see https://github.com/archimatetool/archi/wiki/Label-Expressions)
Add a preference to use ancestor folder’s label expression in Analysis tab
Add gradient types per diagram object (“None”, “Top”, “Right”, “Left”, “Bottom”)
Figures are now drawn with a true line width of 1 (scaled when zoomed)
Change font preferences UI to allow setting of various UI controls (Preferences -> Colours and Fonts)
Add a preference for font for multi-line text controls (Preferences -> Colours and Fonts)
Add preferences for default text alignment and position for new ArchiMate figures (Preferences -> Diagram -> Appearance)
Add a preference for connection text label background drawing strategies (Preferences -> Connections -> Drawing)
Add a preference for warning on deleting all objects in the Models Tree
The Magic Connector can now create circular connections
Show all existing relations in a dialog when creating a new connection and a relation of that type already exists
Show a warning dialog when a reconnection affects connections in other Views
Show a warning dialog when deleting a View that is referenced elsewhere
Add a menu item for the Properties Manager in the Tools menu
Add an “id-” prefix to all newly generated internal IDs and to legacy IDs that begin with a digit when exporting to exchange format
[Properties] Added the “Model Relations” section when selecting a relationship
[Properties] Show existing property values in a combo list for a given property name
[Navigator] Show relationships connected to other relationships
Multi-line text controls support Ctrl+Enter to complete the edit

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 4.15
Improve drawing of some figures
Label text is no longer clipped with some fonts in exported images and views > 100%
Connection dashes/dots look better at > 100% scale
[ACLI] Filter out non-ACLI arguments from argument list
[HTML Report] Show links in Properties table values
Position in-place edit control according to actual position
[Internal ModelChecker] Check connection’s relationship ends match connection ends
[Models Tree] Restore expanded tree state when creating, closing or opening a model
[Models Tree] Set Drilldown to Home when opening or creating a model
Diagram reconnections are faster on models where the connection is used many times
Use local Clipboard for Copy/Paste actions in case of possible Clipboard errors on Linux
The Archi version number is shown on the splash screen
Use native hint text in single line text controls
[Properties] Label shows “(Multiple Selection)” when more than one object is selected
[Properties] Consolidate controls in the Appearance tab
[Properties] Add a local menu option for single-column layout
Fonts are drawn as shapes rather than embedded when exporting as image to SVG/PDF
Expose “Quick Switch Editor” in main menu (Ctrl+E or Window->Nagivation->Quick Switch Editor)
[Templates Wizard] Limit the number of thumbnail images and lazily load them to improve speed
[ArchiveManager] Refactor so models do not share image bytes (fixes several problems with loading images)
[ArchiveManager] Don’t save to a temp file first when saving a model
Fix some issues in rendering diagrams for better quality SVG image export
Don’t write a warning to error log about conflicting key bindings with German locale
Windows Installer installs bundled JRE in all cases

Fixes

Model in focus is now always the selected model
Color Dialog ensure default custom colors are always set on first use
[UserPropertiesSection] Ensure current table edit is completed before adding a new Property
[Validator] Fix Specialization relationship direction in nested elements and check all nested relations
Stop NPE being written to error log if editing a label and app is closed
Fix incorrect category in Hint for Material concept
[HTML Report] Fix bugs in alasql table
[EditorModelManager] Check CommandStack is not null when saving a model
Fix some viewpoint definitions for ArchiMate 3.1
[Save Canvas as Template] Fix thumbnail not generated if Canvas contains images
[Linux] Fix connections not fully drawn in clipped area on some occasions
[Linux] Fix rename in Tree not working if empty
[Linux] Fix possible Clipboard exception
[Linux] Fix custom coloured folder icons too small with hi-res scaling x2
[Linux] Fix alternate figure images too small with hi-res scaling x2
[Linux] Fix Properties colour chooser icons too small with hi-res scaling x2
[Linux] Fix magic cursor and format painter cursor too big with hi-res scaling x2
Fix Outline thumbnail not working properly on Mac
Fix Outline thumbnail not working properly on Linux with hi-res scaling x2

Archi 4.6 (November 11 2019)

New

Support for ArchiMate 3.1
Add ValueStream concept
Add directed attribute to the Association relationship
Update relationships rules table
Add the “Value Stream” viewpoint
Add the “Application Structure” Viewpoint
Add ValueStream concept, isDirected and “Value Stream” viewpoint support to Open Exchange Format
CSV Import/Export Association isDirected saved as a Property
Internal eCore model changes to reflect ArchiMate concept metamodel
Add Outline Opacity setting to diagram figures in Appearance tab
Add Name Visible option to connections in Appearance tab
[Models Tree] Cut and Paste of objects and folders
[Models Tree] Add option for coloured folder icons (Preferences, “Colours and Fonts”)
[Models Tree] Use a flatter default folder icon
[Models Tree Search] Improve speed of auto search and add option to complete search on Return key press
[Models Tree] Add drill down menu actions
Add Dark Theme option (General Preferences)
Add Automatically select light/dark theme option for macOS 10.14 and greater (General Preferences)
Add new “Features” API
Add new Jasper Reports API
Diagram label edit controls are multi-line
Add local Undo action to StyledText control (“Documentation”)
[XMLExchange] Create folder structure on import
[XMLExchange] Validation after export is optional
[XMLExchange] Empty folders are exported
Use *.archiplugin as the default plugin file extension
Allow “file://” in regex parsed links in Documentation fields and User Properties

Improvements

Hints files updated
Help files and screenshots updated
[XMLExchange] Improve export wizard and import methods
Built on Eclipse 4.13
Use Inno Installer 6 for Windows installer version
[P2] Add “cleanConfig” option to Workbench cleaner
Use better method of creating coloured cursor with FormatPainter
Use longer IDs when generating with templates
Template Wizards remember the last folder used
Disable global action handlers when Properties View text controls are edited
Custom colours in Colour Chooser dialogs are persisted on Windows (#169)
[Models Tree] Improve speed of update in response to multiple notifications
[Models Tree] Text edit control has increased height on Linux
[Preferences] All colour values are saved when exporting a colour scheme
Optimisations for speed and memory usage
[Canvas] “New Model with Canvas” action improved
Set maximum number of opened Views when opening model if preference set
Allow all characters in regex parsed links in Documentation fields and User Properties
Limit width of tooltip with long names
Mac escape key no longer bound to exit full screen
Ensure zoom combo control is not too wide on Linux
Convert legacy “BusinessActivity” concept to “BusinessProcess” when opening very old Archi models
[Model Checker] Add checks for diagram component refs and folder elements when model saved

Fixes

[HTML Reports] Reverse order of hitbox area tags
Fix User Properties Table Cell Editor not disabling global action handlers
Fix connection labels background on Mac
Fix NPE when Splitting Editor
[Models Tree] Fix NPE when cell editor active and focus lost occurs
[Properties View] Fix main name label not updating under some situations
[Properties View] catch SWTException when setFocus() is called
[Save Canvas as Template Wizard] Fix not saving as template if it contains diagram references
[Save Canvas as Template Wizard] Remove connections from diagram references
Add workaround for Preferences categories not showing on macOS Catalina (#548)

Archi 4.5.1 (August 7 2019)

Fixes

Ensure config area is properly cleaned on startup

Archi 4.5 (August 5 2019)

New

All versions now ship with an OpenJDK 11 Java bundle
Support only 64-bit versions
Changed plug-in management dialog and system to use “dropins” folder
Sync between Models Tree and View reference objects
[User Properties] Show icon and tooltip in table if Property value is a web link

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 4.11
Various speed optimisations when handling larger models
Free up system memory when closing models
Renaming multiple objects is faster
Deleting multiple objects is faster
Remove max Java heap space size in Archi.ini file
Check for new version action has better error message if connection problems
Log errors when exporting to HTML Report
Faster creation of internal IDs for objects
Faster handling of object Properties
Faster handling of internal object references
Improved reconnection handling where there is more than one instance of an object in a View
[HTML Report] Better progress dialog messages
[Jasper Reports] Better progress dialog messages

Fixes

[XMLExchange] Don’t import/export Properties for a Group figure (not supported in XSD)
[XMLExchange] Don’t export Canvas/Sketch View references (instead export empty node)
Fix edge case of bendpoints not removed in Redo/Undo when creating a circular connection
Fix clicking on Properties panel “forgets” selected element (#483)
Fix child object x,y set to 0,0 when dragged out of parent onto diagram with negative space
Fix Image Export dialog shortening names containing a “.” (#492)
[HTML Report] Escape characters in folder names
Make sure parent folder exists when saving a template

Archi 4.4 (April 03 2019)

New

[HTML Report] Graphical objects are selectable and display their contents and properties
Find/Replace dialog works on Text Content objects (Notes, Stickies, Canvas)
[CSV Import] No need to have all 3 files present and can select any of the 3 files
The Windows and Mac binaries now ship with OpenJDK Java bundles
Grouping concept has alternate rectangular figure type and can now set text position
Group figure has option for tabbed or rectangle border type for and can now set text position
Changed behaviour for top/left resizing of diagram object to create space
Added Preference for behaviour of top/left resizing of diagram object
Allow connections between Groups, View References, and ArchiMate Concepts in Views
Notes now have Properties
Canvas Images now have Properties and a Documentation field
Add a “Check for Updates” button in the “About” dialog
Updated Apache Commons CSV libraries to latest versions
Updated Eclipse Nebula Widgets libraries to latest versions
Updated Jasper Reports libraries to latest versions
Updated Batik SVG/PDF libraries to latest versions
[HTML Report] Export Views and Folders into embedded SQL DB
[Jasper Reports] Show a better cancellable progress dialog when exporting
Circular connections are now always allowed (no longer a preference)

Improvements

Java Runtime and Docs installation is now optional in the Windows installer
Improved look of Property Tabs and labels on Mac
The Magic Connector cursor is fatter
Property keys are sorted alphabetically in the Models Tree Search dropdown list
[HTML Report] Show cancellable progress dialog when exporting
[HTML Report] Opening report in browser now works for local network URLs
Directory dialogs remember their last folder location
Hints View logic changed to allow other plug-ins to display hints correctly
Properties tables can be traversed with Tab key and edited with mouse double-click

Fixes

Fix possible bogus background DND operations on long running operations on Windows
[Exchange File Format] Fix on import where an empty Group was converted to a Note
[HTML Report] Fix delay when closing directory dialog on Mac
[HTML Report] Fix browser console log warning for jquery
[HTML Report] Fix query regression and solve original bug for documentation
[ACLI] Fix NPE on Jasper Reports CLI if “–jasper.format” option is not set
Fix some focus issues when opening views from the toolbar
Fix possible index -1 value on combo box on Mac in Nested Relations dialog
Fix drag over blue artefacts on Windows
Don’t delete .config osgi cache when resetting Workbench
Fix focus issue on Mac where a text field in the Properties window would display previous text field’s content

Archi 4.3.3 (February 12 2019)

Improvements

Improve load speed for large models with many objects
Externalise Archi web URLs for new version check

Fixes

Fix for the Alasql SQL DB feature. Note that tables and columns names changed
Fix regression on exported images wrong size on Windows with high display scaling
Fix exception if Models Tree closed and “Link to View” is on
Don’t limit width of Spinner control in dialog on Linux GTK

Archi 4.3.2 (January 28 2019)

New

[ARM] nested elements dialog offers reversed connections

Improvements

[ARM] Don’t show nested element dialog for Junctions
Use case-insensitive ordering in Models Tree

Fixes

Fix exception in Visualiser if connection is a relationship
Fix exception if connection has text and is disabled
Don’t scale images in some cases on hi-res systems
Fix Overview thumbnail not rendering properly on Mac Mojave

Archi 4.3.1 (November 30 2018)

New

[Visualiser] Add Elements Filter
[CSV Import/Export] Store Junction type as a property

Improvements

[Validator] Don’t warn about Junctions having the same name
Removed option to display user fill colours in palette and tree as this does not work with new icons

Fixes

Fixed key global key bindings still active when renaming newly created View
[Templates] Fix manifest and model not using UTF-8 encoding when saved
Nested Relations Dialog should complete combo selection on Mac
[ACLI] Fix NPE when saving model
Some actions should not activate opened Editor

Archi 4.3 (September 10 2018)

New

Add opacity option to figures
Support multi-selection in Properties sections
[HTML Report] SQL Query Tab added
[HTML Report] Add a list of relationships on views
Allow circular connections on notes, groups and view refs
Can now set fill and line colours for Junctions
Animation for undo/redo in diagrams and layout in the Visualiser doesn’t work on Linux GTK3 so is disabled on this OS

Improvements

Add options to allow running with Java 10
[ACLI] Add “pause” option
The JRE shipped with the Windows and Mac bundles is now version 1.8.0_181
Linux defaults to using GTK3
Improve error message if open view not available
Don’t draw connection behind label to increase its readability
Show validate icon in Tools menu

Fixes

Mac version should use hi-res on retina displays
Fix possible Zip extraction error so target file path is sub-directory of target folder
Fix connection label being misplaced at zoom level different than 100%
[HTML Report] Escape characters in some text fields
Browser component on Linux (Hints tab and report preview) should not rely on libwebkitgtk-1.0-0
Fix display menu item bugs
Other bug fixes and optimisations

Archi 4.2 (January 30 2018)

New

Provide x2 icons for hi-res screens

Improvements

Command line support improved
Show file name of selected model in title bar
[Jasper Reports] Strings externalised for localisation
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Export font information explicitly

Fixes

[HTML Report] Fix link hit points on hi-res screens

Archi 4.1.1 (November 29 2017)

Improvements

Improved quality of images in reports and export when using a hi-res screen (regression)
Theme rendering updated to latest version
[Jasper Reports] Long view names are now multi-line

Archi 4.1 (November 21 2017)

New

Add core support for command line operations
Add command line support for HTML Report generation
Add “Select in model tree” menu item to Visualiser
Allow to change font height in Documentation text field with Ctrl/Command and plus/minus/zero keys or mouse scroll wheel

Improvements

Improved text cell editor for Rename in Models Tree
Expose CSS files in Themes plug-in
Built on Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen)
Animation for undo/redo in diagrams and layout in the Visualiser doesn’t work on Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra) so is disabled on this OS
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Optimise import – now much faster

Fixes

Don’t allow Composition & Aggregation relationships to Junctions
Fix missing elements in Model Tree search filter
Fix Palette entries not showing if preference was unset
Fix line jump curves not showing correctly in some cases
[CSV Export] Fix UTF-8 BOM marker not added to relations and properties files
Add workaround on Mac for open file dialog delay
Add ‘@’ character to URL regex pattern for links
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Close file stream if validation error occurs on import
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Don’t allow plain line connections to other connections on import
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] All nested connections are now created explicitly on import
[ArchiMate Exchange Format] All nested connections are now not exported explicitly

Archi 4.0.3 (September 06 2017)

New

Add ArchiMate 3.0.1 relationship tables
Implement “Copy As Image to Clipboard” for 64-bit Linux
Provide 64-bit Windows builds
[CSV Import/Export] Store Influence relationship strength as a property
[CSV Import/Export] Store Access relationship type as a property
[CSV Import] Use UTF-8 encoding to preserve Unicode characters
[CSV Export] Add “UTF-8 BOM” option for Excel Unicode support

Improvements

Faster load times on large models
Moved to Edit menu and renamed “Export as Image to Clipboard” to “Copy As Image to Clipboard”
Improve Plugin Installer

Fixes

Fix for date in Jasper Reports
Fix not all connections added in Generate View from Elements

Archi 4.0.2 (June 16 2017)

Improvements

Improved quality of images in reports and export when using a hi-res screen
[Jasper Reports] Long element names are now multi-line
Warn user when deleting view elements if they are referenced in another view
Windows users can now install Archi plugins from the Help menu
Connection tooltips are now realistic about relations to Junctions

Fixes

[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Fix error on bendpoints in connections

Archi 4.0.1 (May 26 2017)

Fixes

[ArchiMate Exchange Format] Compensate for bendpoints in negative space

Archi 4.0 (May 24 2017)

New

ArchiMate 3.0 support
HTML Report preview feature added
Can now change text position on figures
Gradients on figures (not rendered on SVG Image export)
HTML Report now has selectable elements in diagrams
Validator checks for consistent Junction relationships
Holding Shift key while using mouse wheel scrolls diagrams horizontally
Explicit connections are created when nesting parent/child objects
Added “Paste Special” in diagrams
Added Relationship Filter to Visualiser

Improvements

Built on Eclipse Neon
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer and Mac bundle is now version 1.8.0_131
Shortest Path Connection Router is no longer supported because it doesn’t work when there are connections to connections
Shadows on figures are no longer supported
Derived relations / show structural chains feature removed pending a better implementation

Fixes

Fix some undo/redo animation problems in diagrams when Visualiser open
[CSV Import] Allow “.” character in IDs
Fix Generate View action could add elements from different models
Fix high memory usage of images on hi-res screens

Archi 3.3.2 (May 31 2016)

New

Added Viewpoint Filter and Direction modes to Visualiser
Tag support for customisable reports

Fixes

[CSV import] Check for invalid characters in IDs
Fix Magic Connector not working on some Windows touch devices
[HTML Report] Don’t normalise filenames created from view IDs
Don’t allow diagram reference objects to be copied and pasted to different model when in container parent

Archi 3.3.1 (October 05 2015)

Fixes

Fix for ArchiMate Exchange plug-in

Archi 3.3 (September 03 2015)

New

Include The Open Group’s ArchiMate Exchange plug-in

Improvements

Externalise some strings

Fixes

Fix tree not refreshing when a derived relationship is created/undo

Archi 3.2.1 (May 02 2015)

Fixes

Fix cheat sheet “Create a Map View” not adding identifiers

Archi 3.2 (March 25 2015)

New

Improved HTML Report (created by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie & Quentin Varquet)
Model Validator
Generate a View for selected ArchiMate Elements

Improvements

Add option to export CSV as ANSI or UTF-8
Some allowed concepts have been removed/added in Viewpoints in line with ArchiMate 2.1 specification
Allow “+” characters in parsed URLs

Fixes

Fix CSV export adding newline at end of file
Restore the 3-pixel margin in Note figures (regression)

Archi 3.1.1 (January 12 2015)

Fixes

Remove “Export View As Image to Clipboard” option on Linux 64-bit version (bug in Eclipse)
[XML file] Save Group child figures’ ‘y’ co-ordinate as a true value (+18 pixels)

Archi 3.1 (December 01 2014)

New

Add “Collapse” and “Expand” contextual menus to Model Tree
Note figure borders can be set to “Dog Ear”, “Rectangle” or “None”
New splash screen and “About” dialog
Add Window->Editor menu items to toggle editor split horizontally or vertically
New preference to optionally italicise unused elements in the Model Tree
Text fields filter out non-valid xml characters
New preference to set word wrap style for text in ArchiMate figures to hard, soft or truncated
New Help menu item “Reset to defaults” which will reset the application settings
[Properties window] Can now drag and drop relations from the “Model Relations” table in the “Analysis” tab to a View
[Properties window] Unused relations are shown in italics in the “Model Relations” table in the “Analysis” tab

Improvements

Export View As Image now uses the View’s name as the default file name
Export View as Image to PDF now uses the size of the image width and height
Improvement in application response when there are many Model Tree nodes open
Add Alt+7 shortcut key for Hints window
Use a safer method to save models to file (via a temp file)
Stronger checking of model integrity when saving and loading
New “ArchiMate Concepts” template (“Basic” template has been removed)
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer and Mac bundle is now version 1.7.0_71

Fixes

Fixed CSV export not encoded using UTF-8
Fixed misplaced location of endpoints on Assignment connections
Fixed connection anchors on Junction types
Fixed expanded tree node state sometimes not restored when opening Model View
Fixed Welcome window saving absolute URL to content
Fixed possible slow shutdown if Model Tree is not open
Fixed Search widget not remembering “Show All Folders” checked
Added workaround for Search text field on Mac Yosemite rendering problems
Fixed not showing correct arrow heads in Visualiser for Access Relations
Fixed incorrect default Canvas image sizes from pre-3.0 files
Fixed some menu items were enabled when they shouldn’t be

Archi 3.0 (September 29 2014)

New

Built on Eclipse 4.4 with new look and feel
Can set theme for look and feel in preferences
The Magic Connector can now create connections in both directions (source->target and target->source)
The Magic Connector’s menu items are now written as relationship phrases (e.g. “Realised by”)
Export to CSV now exports three CSV files – elements, relations and properties
Import new and changed data from CSV files
New Find/Replace functionality
Views can now be exported in PDF format (embedded SVG)
ArchiMate, Sketch and Canvas Model Reference figures now use scalable icons
View Reference figure names are now editable (rename referenced View)
New preference to show or hide Status bar
New preference to set default width and height for new ArchiMate elements
Added new Zoom command “Actual Size”

Improvements

The “Select All” action in Diagram Views now selects all elements and connections
The “Select All” action is enabled on the Model Tree, Visualiser and Navigator
The Jasper Reports export wizard dialog now remembers the last settings when Archi is closed
Figure icons are grey when figure disabled (when the element is not part of a Viewpoint)
The Mac version of Archi is now bundled with Java version 1.7.0_67
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.7.0_67
Uses Jasper Reports version 5.6.0
Jasper Reports – Can set location of user templates folder in Preferences
Assignment connection endpoints are improved
Default figure width and height are now saved in the *.archimate file as values

Fixes

Some Relationship rules fixed
Connection bendpoints – snap to grid now snaps to nearest grid point
Fixed Full Screen Mode not hiding application Shell on Linux
Fixed HTML Report not generated if documentation text included a hyperlink with regex character
Fixed cannot open archive type model file (Canvas with images) if “#” character in file name
Fixed main line colour menu item enabled when line colour derived from fill colour

Archi 2.7.1 (March 18 2014)

Fixes

Fix SVG export not encoded using UTF-8

Archi 2.7 (March 11 2014)

New

Icons in figures are now scalable at all zoom levels
Views can now be exported in SVG format
Can now export PNG/BMP/JPEG images with a scale % factor
Connection bendpoints – added a key modifier for ignoring snap to grid while dragging bendpoint (Alt on Windows, Alt/Shift on Linux, Ctrl on Mac)
ArchiMate Service types can now be represented with an alternate figure
The Windows Zip installation includes batch files to associate *.archimate files with Archi
Editor zoom level now goes up to 800%
[Model] Added support for arbitrary metadata key/value pairs
[Internal] Support for third-party image export plug-ins

Improvements

Export Image dialog improved
Launching one or more *.archimate files from the Desktop on Windows is greatly improved
[Copy/Paste] Clicking on a point on a diagram sets that as the point to paste copied diagram objects
[Copy/Paste] Child objects are now copied to the correct relative positions
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.7.0_51
[ModelCompatibility] Opening models with new features from the future is now more forgiving
[Help] Documentation layout has been improved
[Internal] Uses JDOM2 for general XML persistence
The default font on Linux is no longer “Arial 9” but is now “Sans 9”. This ensures proper rendering of fonts in SVG export. If you wish to revert to the old font size, please use “Liberation Sans 9”.

Fixes

Fixed the Format Painter not applying fill colour if it was the “default” fill colour
Fixed Full Screen mode not really being full screen on Windows 8
Fixed crash in Canvas Editor if image is removed from Image element and was being used in another Image element
Fixed Model Tree not updating labels with some operations
Fixed Font Colour chooser not showing default system colour on Linux if font colour was set to default

Archi 2.6 (January 09 2014)

New

Can now set line colour of diagram elements to user colour or derived from fill colour
Added new user default colour preferences for line colours, group and note fill colours
ArchiMate Relationships matrix moved from Preferences to a dialog accessible from Help menu
Connection bend-points can now snap to grid (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
Connections can now use rounded curves (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
Connections can now use line jumps (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
Improved connection anchors on some figures (rounded rectangles)
Added “Check for New Version” menu item to Help menu
Can now add custom Jasper Reports to “reports” folder in Archi user directory (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
New Jasper Report “Customizable Report” added (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
New Template for “Customizable Report” added (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)

Improvements

Improved functionality for saving user default colours in the model file
Improved Format Painter – can copy between connections and objects
Improved Colours Preference page
Preferences Panes rationalised
Improved controls in Property | Appearance section
Relationship rules have been updated to comply with ArchiMate 2.1 (provided by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)

Archi 2.5 (November 25 2013)

New

New application icons and branding
Option to not show shadows for diagram elements

Archi 2.4.1 (November 18 2013)

New

A Visualiser diagram can now be exported as an image to file, or copied to the clipboard
Colours Preferences – can now Import/Export user-defined fill colour schemes
Colours Preferences – Added an option to show user-defined fill colours in the model tree, palette and elsewhere
Colours Preferences – Can reset an individual fill colour to its default value by holding Ctrl/Command key when clicking on colour button

Improvements

The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.7.0_45
Built on Eclipse 3.8.2 RCP
New Innno Setup Installer for Windows version

Fixes

Fixed a bug where drag and dropping a folder in the model tree could orphan diagram elements
Fixed connection label not located properly when in parent figure (fix by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie)
Relationship rules changed:
Application Interface -> Business Service: “iou” (was “ou”)
Node -> Node: “acfgostu” (was “cfgostu”)
Node -> Device: “acfgostu” (was “cfgostu”)
Node -> Network: “aiou” (was “o”)
Node -> CommunicationPath: “aioru” (was “o”)
Device -> Node: “acfgostu” (was “cfgostu”)
Device -> Device: “acfgostu” (was “cfgostu”)
Device -> Network: “aiou” (was “o”)
Device -> CommunicationPath: “aioru” (was “o”)

Archi 2.4 (December 05 2012)

New

Added new Visualiser Window
When creating a new connection between two elements, if there is an existing relationship of the same type, offer to reference that one
Business Process figure can be displayed as an arrow figure
Preferences option to set default fill colours
Preferences option to choose whether to automatically create a backup file (*.bak) when saving
Preferences option to use orthogonal anchor points for connections (contributed by Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie, aka Jaiguru)

Improvements

The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_37
Built on Eclipse 3.8.1 RCP
Allow all ArchiMate elements to be accessed by Jasper Reports
Canvas Editor locked text controls are selectable/scrollable

Fixes

Fixed bug where Navigator View didn’t update in response to some model changes
Relationship rule added – Deliverable Realises Plateau
Fix Outline view not updating on Mac

Archi 2.3.1 (September 06 2012)

New

Added “Archi on the Web” menu item to Help menu

Improvements

Built on Eclipse 3.8 RCP
Support for Java 7
Support for Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit versions
Improved native launcher for Mac OS X version
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_34
View Full Screen removed from Mac OS X version as it now conflicts with Mac’s own Full Screen support

Fixes

Fix hyperlinks not working in some Operating Systems in Properties window’s multi-line text controls
Internal bug fixes

Archi 2.3 (April 30 2012)

New

Can now connect lines between View reference figures and other figures
Double-click in blank area of User Properties Table creates new Property
The background for a Sketch view can now be set per view to one of “None”, “Brown Paper” or “Cork” from the “Appearance” tab in Properties

Improvements

Improved UI performance when there are many tree nodes open in the Models Tree
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_31

Fixes

Fix Magic Connector sometimes not creating connection on Mac
Fix preferred figure type not used when adding elements from Models Tree to a View

Archi 2.2.3 (March 28 2012)

Fixes

Fix global key bindings not cleared when editing new View added in Models Tree

Archi 2.2.2 (March 20 2012)

Fixes

Fix global key bindings not cleared in Search bar and Zoom combo

Archi 2.2.1 (March 19 2012)

Improvements

When adding a new element from the Palette you can now immediately edit the element’s name (can be turned off in Preferences)
Buttons and labels in Properties window can accommodate longer strings (as used by non-English localised versions)
Archisurance example now complies with ArchiMate 2.0

Fixes

Allow WorkPackage and Plateau types to connect to Junctions
Typo fixes
Tidy up some Properties window controls
Fix pressing “x” cancel on Save confirmation dialog does not cancel

Archi 2.2 (February 19 2012)

New

Support for ArchiMate 2.0
Model Tree selection synchroniser can now select active View in Model Tree

Archi 2.1 (February 06 2012)

New

Canvas Modelling Toolkit
Holding down a key (Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Alt on Mac) when dragging elements from the Models Tree to a View ensures connections are not added
Shortcut keys implemented for Mac OS X Lion full screen. Also menu item added to main “Window” menu
The Backspace key is now bound to the Delete command on Mac OS X
The F1 key now invokes dynamic help on Mac OS X

Improvements

ArchiMate connection tooltips now display the full meaning of the relationship
Cut/Copy/Paste/Select All shortcut keys now work in elements’ label editors
Improved Diagram Connection Line Styles
A Relationship’s name is now used as the text on a connection
BiZZdesign Architect Import/Export is no longer supported
The “Add to my template collection” option is now enabled by default in the “Save As Template” wizard

Fixes

Fixed “Bring Forward” and “Send Backward” commands to move only one position in Z-order
Fixed unnecessary page breaks in Jasper Reports
Improvements to Template management
“Save Model As Template” wizard: Fixed template could not be added to template collection if no user category selected
“Save Model As Template” wizard: File location is set in wizard, not in separate dialog
Fixed error when tooltips disabled in Preferences and View contained Access Relationship
Business Event type is allowed in Application Usage Viewpoint
Fixed crash when editor is in Full Screen mode and “Undo New View” is performed on the same View

Archi 2.0 (September 30 2011)

New

Dynamic Viewpoints
Can now add multiple occurrences of objects and connections in a View
Elements can have circular relationships and connections (self <—> self)
Support for exporting with Jasper Reports
Palette is now detachable and improved
A View can be maximised to Full Screen
Support for Mac OS X Lion Application Full Screen
Can now launch Archi from *.archimate files from the Desktop on Mac OS X
Export View to Bitmap (*.bmp) format now supported on Mac OS X
Group objects now have a “Documentation” field
Group objects can also be added to Sketch Views
Group objects and all Sketch View diagram objects now have Properties
Added a “Name” field to Sketch Stickies
Added “Name” and “Documentation” fields to Sketch Connections
Added tooltips for all Sketch View elements
Added a preference to use curved or square tab style

Improvements

On Linux default to use Webkit Browser component in the Hints window
When adding a new model in the Model Tree the focus is put on in-place editing so you can edit its name
“Archisurance” example updated to include Viewpoints and re-organised folders
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_26
Built on Eclipse 3.7.1 RCP
When closing a model close any of its open Views more gracefully
Optimisations to Property sections in Properties Window
Many internal optimisations

Fixes

Fix possible error on Mac in Save dialog if app is minimised

Archi 1.7 (May 5 2011)

New

Can now add User Properties to Elements
Search/Filter on Model Tree can search on User Properties
HTML Report improved and contains User Properties
Can now rename a Model Tree element with in-place editing (“Rename” in context and main menu items or F2 key)
Can now rename a View diagram element with “Rename” context and main menu items or F2 key
New “Duplicate” command in the Model Tree duplicates Elements and Views
Some View elements can show an alternative figure
Preferences for alternative figures now sets the default for newly added elements
Added a Note Connection type to the Palette for connections to/from Notes
The Grid Snap and Alignment settings are now applied globally to all Views and saved
The Access Relation type now has properties of “Access”, “Read”, “Write”, and “Read/Write”. This changes the connection’s arrow head.
Added an “Open Recent” files menu and a preference to set the maximum size of recent files list
Can now add View and Sketch References (linked shortcuts) to the Sketch View
Added the “Documentation” text field to Folders

Improvements

When adding a new element on the Model Tree the focus is put on in-place editing so you can edit the name
Changed menu item “Show Alignment Guides” to “Snap to Alignment Guides”
When deleting nodes on the Model Tree the previous node is now selected
A View figure’s text control can also be edited with a single-click when it is selected
The Magic Connector cursor is now more magical
Links in Documentation for elements are now saved as links in HTML Report
The Java version shipped with the Windows installer is now version 1.6.0_24
Built on Eclipse 3.6.2 RCP
The message in the dialog box displayed when opening a model that is already open shows the file name and model name
Improved performance of the Outline window
Derived relations will not be calculated if there are too many potential paths

Fixes

Fixed palette not resizing and consequent loss of keyboard input on Linux
Fixed Magic Connector not switching mode on Mac when pressing Command Key
Fixed a bug where the Outline window might not clear when the View’s model was closed
The drag outline figure when dragging and creating from the palette on Mac OS X Cocoa is no longer black
Junction figures are restricted to their proper size when dragging and creating from the palette
Fixed Connection line colour not copied when copy & paste
Fixed Interface element type parameter not copied when copy & paste

Archi 1.6 (February 06 2011)

New

Format Painter
The “Automatic Relationship Management” system (ARM)
Import BiZZdesign Architect models
Export model to CSV format
Added Help files and contextual Help support to Help system
Multi-line text controls in the Properties window now support hyperlinks
Can now set the line colour for connections
Business, Application and Infrastructure Interface element types now have “provided” and “required” properties
Ctrl key and mouse scroll wheel zooms the diagram
Middle mouse button activates the Pan control
Support for 3rd party import/export plug-ins
Added a preference to not show tooltips in Views
Added 25% Zoom factor to Zoom control

Improvements

Improved layouts of the Properties window’s sections
Improved and more informative tooltips in Views
The ArchiMate type for a selected object is shown in parentheses in the title of the Properties window
Pasting copied objects in a View is now faster
The Note figure now has a sensible default size
Structural Chains (Derived Relations) are highlighted with a thicker red line
Internal optimisations

Fixes

Fixed drag and drop not working on Mac Cocoa version
Animation on undo/redo now works for Mac Cocoa version
Fixed an issue where it was possible to drag the wrong type of palette entry to an incorrect type of View
Fixed Properties window not updating on Mac Cocoa version
Undo/Redo menu items are now active when the Navigator has focus
Navigator now updates in response to relationship connection changes
Fixed regression bug introduced in 1.5 where Zoom menu items stopped working
Fixed title bar in the Properties window not displaying the “&” character
Fixed figures losing their default width and height (-1) when moving them to a parent figure
Fixed Hints View not updating on Magic Connector menu rollover on Mac OS X

Archi 1.5.1 (December 15 2010)

Fixes

Fixed source feedback connection not erased after Escape pressed when using Magic Connector
Fixed cancel not working when using Magic Connector

Archi 1.5 (December 12 2010)

New

The Magic Connector
The Navigator
Templates
The Sketch View
Can now drag *.archimate files from the desktop to the Model Tree to open
Figures in Views can have their text left, centre or right aligned
Added a preference to choose whether to automatically open Views in a Model when opening from file
Added a preference to open palette when opening a View
Added a menu option to hide/show the main toolbar (Window menu)

Improvements

Direct editing a Note’s content now uses the Note’s font in its text editor
Pressing the Shift key when selecting a tool in the Palette will make that tool stay selected
Improved method for saving and restoring the expanded nodes state of the Model Tree
Improved automatic resizing of container figures’ default size when children present
Can save and open model files if the file extension is not *.xml or *.archimate
Report to HTML now uses UTF-16 encoding

Fixes

Font and Font Colour is now copied when copying and pasting View objects
Views with names containing non ascii characters are now saved properly in HTML Report
Report to HTML now properly escapes the reserved characters <>&”
Font sizes remain the same in View figures on Windows OS if the display is not 96 DPI
Fixed a regression introduced in version 1.3 where dragging more than one relation from the Model Tree to a View didn’t add all related elements

Archi 1.4 (November 1 2010)

New

A model and its views can be exported as an HTML report
User-created sub-folders can be added to the “Views” folder
Can now set font colour for elements and connections in Views
Export current View as image to clipboard (“Export View As Image to Clipboard”)
An “examples” folder is shipped with the application containing some ArchiMate examples

Improvements

Extraneous white space is trimmed off exported images
Changed “Save As Image” menu item to “Export View As Image”
Changed “Export to Architect” menu item to “Export Model To Architect”
More friendly error message for a restored View tab on launch when the View’s file is missing

Archi 1.3 (October 11 2010)

New

User-created sub-folders can be added to the Model Tree
Model Tree elements and user-folders are automatically sorted alphabetically
Drag and drop elements to user-folders in the Model Tree
Search Bar added to the Model Tree for filtered search of elements
The Model Tree’s expanded nodes state is persisted between sessions
Added a “General” preferences page
In the Properties window, “Analysis” tab, the “Model Relations” table for a selected element now shows source and target elements for relationships
In the Properties window, “Analysis” tab, the tables are now sorted alphabetically

Improvements

Pressing Return on a single-line text field in the Properties window now updates the value
A New Model’s default name is now “(new model)”
The Properties window now shows the selected element’s icon
Built on Eclipse 3.6.1 RCP

Fixes

When dragging and dropping a relation from Model Tree to View, all connections are now added to its connected elements in the View
Undo/Redo menu items are now active when the Properties window has focus
Fixed an issue where under some circumstances an element could be dragged and dropped into a View from a different model

Archi 1.2 (September 24 2010)

New

Implemented Derived Relations (FR #3038359)
Export Model to BizzDesign XML format
Windows version has installer
Launch Archi from .archimate files on Windows (that’s why we need a Windows installer)
Added preference to use alternative figures for some element types
Added contextual menu item to View “Delete from Model”

Improvements

Re-organised View menu items
Layout animation does not work on Mac Cocoa version, so removed from Preferences

Fixes

“Link to View” updates immediately to current selection when selected
Fixed Undo/Redo menu label not updating properly when selecting a View from the same model
Changed some Relationship rules: Node, Device and System Software can now Realize an Application Component and Data Object

Archi 1.1 (July 28 2010)

New

Font support for View figures and connections
Can set the default font to use for elements’ text in Preferences
Elements in Model Tree that are not referenced in any View are shown in italic font (FR #3025595)
Added table to “Analysis” Properties tab for an element showing all of its model relations
Added “Link to View” button to Model Tree window to synchronise Tree selection and View selection (FR #3025594 and #3019119)

Improvements

Changed order of tabs in the Properties window
Removed “Pin to Selection” and “New Properties View” menu options from the Properties window (Bug #3019113) (you’ll need to do a “Reset Window Layout” for this to take effect)

Archi 1.0.1 (July 18 2010)

New

Added a “Documentation” field to a View’s Properties editor
Completed User Guide bundled in “docs” folder

Improvements

Support for Mac OS X Cocoa 32-bit version
Built on Eclipse 3.6 RCP

Fixes

Fixed redraw problem for some figures on Mac OS X Carbon
Bug fixes

Archi 1.0 (June 18 2010)

New

Added all Hints texts for objects

Improvements

Improved Hints window
Hints now show when a View palette tool is selected or the mouse hovers over the palette tool
Hints window only updates when a different object is selected
Mac binary is now delivered as zip file, not a tar.gz file
Removed shortcut key for Hints window (Alt-4) because of an Eclipse bug

Archi 0.9 (May 24 2010)

New

Diagram views are opened when a model is opened from disk
Added support for Connection bendpoints
Added support for Connection line width
Added a “Purpose” field to a model’s Properties window
Added grey hints to text fields in Properties window
Added preference for anti-aliasing on connections
Added more shortcut keys
Added support for printing diagrams

Improvements

State of open diagram views is persisted when opening and closing the application
Better Cut, Copy & Paste in diagrams

Fixes

Fixed “Save As Image” not saving part of diagram in negative co-ordinates
Fixed child diagram objects not deleted if parent deleted when deleting corresponding Archimate element

Archi 0.8.1 (April 29 2010)

New

Can add References to other Views in a View (drag a View from the Tree to the Target View Diagram)
Drag and Drop re-ordering of Model Tree Elements (within the same folder)
Added “Save As…” action
Added a Cheat Sheet to create a Map View

Fixes

Fixed NPE occuring on selecting objects with marquee tool and then delete

Archi 0.8 (April 20 2010)

New

Graphical objects in Views are now true Containers (but no relationship is created as yet, just visual)
Added Group Container Box type in Views
Added “Appearance” tab in Properties window
Added Fill colour setting for graphical objects in Properties window and on Edit menu
Changed app name to “Archi”
Added Extension support for Hints texts
Hints implemented as HTML content
Added basic Help support
Help/Cheatsheets/Hints moved to separate plug-in

Fixes

Fixed dotted lines on connections not showing on Mac OS X
Fixed Pinned Properties View NPE on deleted object

Archi 0.7 (April 8 2010)

New

First Alpha release