What’s new in
Luna Modeler version 6
This page was updated on May 2nd
Support for SQL Server
In Luna Modeler 6, you can now create entity-relational diagrams for SQL Server databases! Add tables, columns, relationships and other objects, e.g. sequences or user defined types.
Visualization of existing SQL Server databases
Connect to your SQL Server database and load an existing database structure. In version 6 the SQL Server authentication is available as a connection type.
In the Professional edition, you can also create a connection with SSH settings.
HTML documentation for SQL Server ER diagrams
As for other supported platforms, you can create detailed documentation for SQL Server projects and ER diagrams. Export to PDF is of course also available.
SQL scripts generating
Generate SQL scripts for your database designs. Click a button on the main toolbar and immediately see code preview.
You can also add custom code to BEFORE and AFTER sections and save scripts for whole your SQL Server database design or for just a single SQL Server table or relationship.
Project update for SQL Server
Compare your project with existing databases. Find out what objects exist only in the database, what objects exist only in your project and in which objects changes have been detected.
You can compare your project with any database to which you have a database connection. To update your project, just click the Update project button.
New features for
all supported platforms
Generation of comparison reports for all supported databases
Create detailed documentation of detected changes! The interactive HTML report includes both an overview of individual changes and an SQL script for creating the object.
You can see what the SQL Script looks like for an object in the project or for an object in the database.
Styles for comparison reports
Luna Modeler includes three different styles for HTML reports. Two of them allow you to work with interactive HTML reports in which you can browse individual objects and view details.
Printable output
If you wish to print the comparison report, select the last of the styles. This will generate an output that you can send to your PDF printer.
But wait, there’s more
Column navigation
You can now use the column navigation directly in the diagram. Simply select one column and then move to the previous or next item using the arrow keys on the keyboard. The item detail is then available for editing in the right sidebar.
The latest news in Version 6.1
Multiple instances
Open Luna Modeler in a new window or open a saved project in a new window. All settings, the project list and the connection list are automatically synchronized.
Note: this feature is available in the Professional edition only.
New style for reports
The new report style allows you to generate output that can be easily printed or sent to a PDF printer to create a PDF file.
The new style is ideal for creating classic documentation of your database structures.
Other improvements
- MariaDB – added support for the UUID datatype
- SQLite – added support for the Strict table option.
- SQLite – added support for columns with no datatype definition
We have also fixed known bugs, improved the encryption mechanism
and updated the components used to the latest stable versions.
The latest news in Version 6.2
Advanced Copy and Paste
You can now copy database tables or table columns. Luna Modeler will automatically perform a mapping to dependent objects such as domains, enums or user-defined types when you paste an object into an existing model. If you paste an object into a new project, the dependent objects will be added automatically.
The latest news in Version 6.3
Installer for Mac computers with Apple chip available
- Install the latest version and enjoy significantly improved performance
We have also fixed known bugs and updated the components used to the latest stable versions.
The latest news in Version 6.4
Schema/Database selection for Reverse Engineering
One of the most requested features has been added to version 6.4. Now you can select multiple schemas for visualization of your PostgreSQL or MySQL/MariaDB database. Schema selection is also much more comfortable than it was in previous versions.
Detection of objects from other schemas
- If you select a schema that contains an object from another schema, Luna Modeler will recommend which other schema should be selected for reverse engineering.
- If you reverse engineer a schema that has a column that uses a data type of an unknown structure, the data type will be automatically added among the Custom data types.
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