Q04. I want to use my own icon instead of the built-in icon¶

Various icons are built into Next Design as standard, but you can use your own icons in addition to the built-in icons.

Operating procedure¶

To set your own icon for an entity in the metamodel definition:

Set your own icon

Operating procedure

Select the target model or entity using one of the following procedures.
- Select the model in the model editor.
- Select the model in the model navigator.
- Select an entity in the Profile Navigator.
- Select the entity in the class diagram of the metamodel definition.
From the ribbon, click the Display> Pane> Inspector toggle button to display the Inspector and select the Metamodel tab at the top of the Inspector.
In the Metamodel tab of the Inspector, click the Icon selection button from the Class group to display a list of icons.
Click Other icons at the bottom of the icon list to open the Select icon dialog.
Select the Custom tab at the top of the dialog and click the + icon at the bottom to open the Icon registration dialog.
Select the image file ¹ to use for the icon and click the [Open] button to add it as an available icon to the icon list on the [Custom] tab.
Select the added icon and click the [OK] button to switch the entity and model icons to the icon of the selected image.