MySQL Bugs: #56848: Workbench EER diagram initial size too small

Bug #56848	Workbench EER diagram initial size too small
Submitted:	17 Sep 2010 19:41	Modified:	7 Feb 2014 7:58
Reporter:	Mark Hunter	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench: Modeling	Severity:	S4 (Feature request)
Version:	5.2.27 CE	OS:	Windows (XP Professional)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	diagram, EER

Description:
I used the Workbench home page link "Create Model from SQL Script" and checked the box labeled "Place imported objects on a diagram". There were a few hundred objects in the script. The resulting diagram was 3 pages wide by 4 pages high, but the objects were clustered in the center, with extreme amounts of overlap. The diagram was not useful unless I invested hours of work manually dragging objects so that they did not overlap.

I notice that when I create a completely new, empty diagram, the default size is only 2 pages wide by 1 high. So clearly the import process was at least attempting to make a larger diagram, but it wasn't large enough. 

I asked in the newbie forum whether there was some preference or option that I can use to specify a larger diagram size when doing "Create Model from SQL Script"? Mike Lischke replied that there is not such option, and I should file a feature request for this.

How to repeat:
1. Obtain a SQL script file containing a few hundred objects (mostly tables).

2. Use this script in the Workbench process "Create Model from SQL Script", checking the box labeled "Place imported objects on a diagram".

3. Upon completion of the process, note the high degree of overlap in the objects in the diagram.

Suggested fix:
Prompt for diagram size during the "Create Model from SQL Script" process.

Thank you for the feature request.

Posted by developer:
 
Fixed, checked using 6.1.2.11647

Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Workbench 6.1.2 release, and here's the changelog entry:

"Create Model from SQL Script" with "Place imported objects on a diagram"
checked now prompts to configure the diagram dimensions, which is especially
useful when a lot of objects are imported.

Thank you for the bug report.