How to: Export class diagrams as images

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To export a class diagram that you created from code in a project, save the diagram as an image. If you want to export UML class diagrams instead, see Export diagrams as images.

Export a diagram

  1. Open your class diagram (.cd) file.

  2. From the Class Diagram menu or the diagram surface shortcut menu, choose Export Diagram as Image.

  3. Select a diagram.

  4. Select the format that you want.

  5. Choose Export to finish exporting.

To automatically update exported images that are linked from other documents, export the diagram again in Visual Studio.

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