Automation Using Macros & Scripting in MagicDraw
Automate modelling workflows using macros and scripting. Improve efficiency and reduce repetitive manual work.
Duration
1 days (Open Enrollment: 2 days)
Format
Direct + Open Enrollment
Level
Features
Overview
About This Course
One-day workshop of lectures and interactive demos providing a foundational understanding of automation in MagicDraw using custom scripts and macros.

Required Software
No Magic's MagicDraw (v19.0+) or equivalent No Magic (CSM) or Dassault Systèmes CATIA Magic / Magic Systems Modeler (MSM) — with SysML and Cameo Simulation Toolkit / CATIA Magic Model Analyst plug-ins
Take-Aways
Foundational understanding of capabilities and best practices for using macros and scripting in MagicDraw.
Prerequisites
Applying SysML with MagicDraw
Automation Using Macros & Scripting in MagicDraw
Foundational workshop on MagicDraw automation using custom scripts and macros.
- Level: Feature
- Duration: 1 Day (Open Enrollment: 2 Days)
- Format: Direct + Open Enrollment
Course Curriculum
DAY 1 - Macros & Scripting in MagicDraw
Course introduction and additional resources
Overarching concepts:
• plugin vs macro vs script
• supported languages
• IDE for development
• opaque actions/behaviors
• structured expressions
Introduction to the API:
• JavaDocs
• version changes
• imports
Common and useful classes:
• Element/NamedElement
• Application/Project
• Helpers
• session management
• logging
• selected element
Where does code go?: saving macros locally / in a Macro Element / in an Opaque Behavior; executing macros and using scripts
Examples and hands-on exercises:
• Hello World
• Custom Column
• Dynamic Legend
• Smart Package
• Find and Print All Blocks
• Rename Interface Blocks
• Creating Elements
Outcomes
DAY 1 - Macros & Scripting in MagicDraw
Write and run macros and scripts in MagicDraw to automate model tasks and extend tool functionality.