OWL2XMI is a java project to facilitate the creation of classes UML diagrams. It generates a XMI file from one ontology, this XMI file can be imported using UML tools such as: StarUML, ArgoUML, among others.

 

Local ontology path (.owl):
Ontology URL Web:

How to use the XMI-file

  1. Launch StarUML application
  2. Create an new project
  3. File -> Import the XMI file
  4. Choose the Desing model
  5. In the Model Explorer view, drag the concepts in the panel view
  6. Finally... try to enjoy it!

Limitations

In this project is not our intention explain the trouble of convert OWL ontologies into UML representation. Since, UML does not support ontology features, such as: subproperties; equivalent, transitive,..., reflexive properties, etc.

Future versions