NEW FEATURESNew Features in
Next Design V3
In addition to enhanced Git integration,
it also supports charts essential for embedded development in this new version.
Next Design, the next-generation design tool for the digital transformation of design information, has been updated with new features tailored to requests from development environments.
Git operations are now directly supported within Next Design with significantly enhanced integration. Additionally, we are distributing extension contents that support timing charts and state transition tables, providing robust support for embedded software development.
Enhanced Git Integration
- Operations now possible directly within Next Design
- Supports 3-way merge
Improved visibility of trace records
- Clean display of large-scale project data
Supports charts frequently used in embedded development
- Support for Timing Charts and Transition Tables
Improved usability of tree grids
- Enhanced editing features such as auto-fill and advanced filtering for comfortable, Excel-like operation
- Rendering performance improved by over 30%
What is Next Design?
Next Design is a next-generation design tool for system and software development.
The "meta-model," which defines the structure and relationship of design data for each process, and the "view definition," which is a diagram and document representation for expressing the meta-model, can be made into a dedicated design tool by adapting them to the viewpoints and applications of the development site.
Key Features of
Next Design V3
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Significantly Enhanced Git Integration
Basic Git commands such as commit and push can now be performed directly within Next Design.
You no longer need to switch to a configuration management tool for every Git operation, allowing for a streamlined design workflow. Additionally, you can resolve conflicts using 3-way merge while viewing them directly on the UI.(*)*3-way merge is only available in the Enterprise edition.
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Easily check traceability even in large-scale projects
Filtering allows you to narrow down the displayed items, enabling clear visualization and traceability even in large-scale projects. Furthermore, you can now use it not only to check traceability across phases, but also to analyze dependency relationships and impact ranges of design information within a phase.
The following filters are available:- No trace history
- Relationships of selected models
- Model Name
- Arbitrary relationships based on the metamodel
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Supports state transition tables
Added support for transition tables, which frequently appear in embedded software development, via UML/SysML packages.
State machine diagrams and transition tables can be edited interchangeably by switching views, and updates between diagrams and tables are reflected in real-time. Moreover, cell highlighting, ignore (Ignore), and impossible (NotHappen) settings help ensure error-free designs without omissions. -
Supports timing charts
With the timing chart package, you can now represent signal relationships and behaviors over a time axis in timing charts.
You can add a timing model to any location in an existing project and automatically generate timing diagrams by entering timing-related design information into a table. This timing design information can also be utilized for traceability and difference comparisons. -
More comfortable editing operations in tree grids
In addition to enhanced input features such as autofill and cell-level copy & paste, we've added advanced filters and expanded keyboard-only operations for an Excel-like, comfortable user experience. Furthermore, display performance has been improved by approximately 30%, delivering an even smoother experience.
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Numerous feature improvements
We have also made numerous other feature improvements.
- Supports differential comparison when partial loading
- Enables model search within trees
- Improved usability for view definitions (copying view definitions for variant classes, supporting recursive definitions in tree grids)
- Supports Windows 11
