Astah Professional Release Notes

DateVersion Release Notes
Bug Fix Version NotesNew Features
2011/09/296.56.5.1New Features
2011/03/316.46.4.2 / 6.4.1New Features
2010/11/266.36.3.1New Features
2010/07/306.26.2.1New Features
2010/03/056.16.1.1New Features
2009/10/196.06.0.1New Features

Support and download of each product end 3 years later from the release date of its first version (the first decimal place).

Astah Professional 6.5.1 (December 19, 2011)

Bug fix version

New Functions

  • API Extensions

Astah Professional 6.5 (September 29, 2011)

New Functions

  • Plug-ins support
  • More variations for representing shared lines
  • Synchronize the modification of System Properties to the current project properties
  • Alignment Feature support for lines, Freehand and Highlighter
  • Alignment Feature support for objects other than topics in Mind Map
  • const (return value) support for parameters in C++
  • Handy option for switching ON/OFF suggest feature
  • Improvement on color gradation of models
  • API Extensions, etc

Astah Professional 6.4.2 (September 29, 2011)

Bug fix version


Astah Professional 6.4.1 (July 12, 2011)

Bug fix version


Astah Professional 6.4 (March 31, 2011)

New Functions

  • Mac OS X and Linux are now officially supported
  • Copy and Paste models between two .asta files
  • One-click to resize diagram to fit the Diagram Editor window
  • New menu [Bring Forward/to Front, Send backward/to back] added to change the order of overlapping objects.
  • API Extension, etc.

Astah Professional 6.3.1 (March 31, 2011)

Bug fix version


Astah Professional 6.3 (November 26, 2010)

New Functions


Astah Professional 6.2.1 (September 10, 2010)

Bug fix version


Astah Professional 6.2 (July 30, 2010)

New Functions


Astah Professional 6.1.1 (April 2, 2010)

Bug fix version


Astah Professional 6.1 (March 5, 2010)

New Functions

  • Requirement Diagram
  • New model "NEST"
  • Orthogonal Regions in Statemachine Diagram
  • Setting up the hierarchy of item view in Traceability Map
  • Suggest Feature which suggests you what model to draw is newly implemented.
  • Create a model by double-clicking on the Diagram Editor
  • Up/Down key can select models inside the models in the Diagram Editor
  • You are able to select model elements inside the model(Listed below) by dragging
  • Improvements on the paste
  • Export SVG (You are able to export SVG images by setting up "Batik SVG Toolkit" library)
  • Improvements on Diagram Editor GUI, etc.

Astah Professional 6.0.1 (January 8, 2010)

Bug fix version

New Functions

  • Reset all the model's ID

Astah Professional 6.0 (October 19, 2009)

New Functions

  • Requirement Analysis Support
    • New model "Requirement" is added
    • New model "TestCase" is added
    • Requirement Table is implemented
    • Convert to Mind Map Topics
    • Exporting Requirements and TestCases to RTF Document
  • Traceability Map
    • Traceability Map visualizes the traceability of selected models on a map
    • Convert to Mind Map Topics
    • Export to RTF Document
  • astah API enhancement
  • API sample are added (Getting diagram presentation information, Creating a diagram presentation)
  • Creating models through Text of Clipboard
  • Improvement on converting MindMap to UML
  • Improvement on converting UML to MindMap
  • Export Mind Map to PowerPoint file
  • Show all the relations
  • Improvements on Sequence Diagram
  • Adjust Lifeline's length
  • Adjust ExecutionSpecification's length
  • Improvement on InteractionUse
  • Improvement on Partition (Activity Diagram) and Lane (Flowchart)
  • Improvement on Callbehavior Action
  • Improvement on Activity Diagram's option
  • Improvement on Submachine state
  • Improvement on crating lines on Line (Right Angle) mode
  • Specifying resolution of copying diagram elements as an image or exporting diagram images
  • Setting Body Condition, Post Condition and Precondition to Operation
  • Adding Stereotype with Shortcut key (Ctrl+Alt+S)
  • Export properties as C#3.0 automatic properties
  • New option for Text and Note
  • New option to display/non-display Collaboration menu
  • Minimum size of Frame has been smaller
  • Opening ".juth" file from Command-line is available
  • "Astah Support Site" has been added to Help Menu to directly receive Astah support