UML diagram shapes missing on Visio 2013

Question

I have installed Visio 2013 Standard and I\'m trying to create an UML diagram.

I choose the \"UML class\" template but when it opens, the Shapes panel is empty. As recom

Answer 1

Microsoft is moving away from software and database diagramming using Visio and instead transitioning into Visual Studio. See the "Modeling" Projects. Component Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Use Cases, Layer Diagrams are all part of the modeling project. While I am experimenting with it (but question its viability), you can generate code from the models creating in the code generation sense.

See also this post Pet Shop Models as well as the MSDN documentation: Modeling the Architectural

Here's what I have available in vs2013 ultimate