Command-line tools
Command Line Tool which is included in Astah installation folder enables you to export images and compare projects from Command-Line.
- Export Image files
- Compare projects
Export image files
By using -image option with astah-commandw.exe (for Windows) or astah-command.sh (For Mac or Linux), you can export diagram images as PNG, JPEG, EMF or SVG. If you do not specify the image format, it exports in PNG format.
[Windows] Export all the diagrams in the C:\input\hoge.asta.file to C:\output in PNG
astah-commandw.exe -image er -f C:\input\hoge.asta -o C:\output
[Mac/Linux] Export all the diagrams in ~/input/hoge.asta file to ~/output in JPEG
astah-command.sh -image all -f ~/input/hoge.asta -o ~/output -t jpg
-image Options
Kind | Note |
|---|---|
| all | All diagrams |
| cl | Class Diagram |
| uc | UseCase Diagram |
| ucd | UseCase Description |
| sc | Statemachine Diagram |
| act | Activity Diagram |
| seq | Sequence Diagram |
| com | Communication Diagram |
| cmp | Component Diagram |
| dep | Deployment Diagram |
| cs | Composite Structure Diagram |
| fc | Flowchart |
| dfd | Data Flow Diagram |
| er | ER Diagram |
| crud | CRUD |
| mm | Mind Map |
| rqd | Requirement Diagram |
| rqt | Requirement Table |
| tm | Traceability Map |
| ignore -ref | Exclude reference projects |
Other options
Option | Description | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| -dpi,--dpi [image dpi] | Resolution (dpi) | - | Specify the dpi of image Default is 96 in the System Properties ([Tools] - [System Properties] - [Image Export]. dpi 72 is the same size as it is displayed in the Diagram Editor. |
| -f,--file [target file] | Target file | ||
| -id,--dgm_id [ids for target diagrams] | Set ID | Specify Diagram’s IDs with a space between them. If you specify the ID, file names will be the ID’s instead of diagram names. |
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| -o,--output [output] | Base folder where this image is exported to | Folder where the image is exported to is “base folder and project file name. |
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| -t,--type [image type] | Format of images | png, jpg, svg, emf | PNG, JPEG, SVG, EMF(Enhanced Metafile) |