How to disable automatic layout of IntelliJ IDEA UML diagram?

Question

I moved from Eclipse to IntelliJ IDEA and I like its responsiveness.

In Eclipse, I use ObjectAid to help develop my application framework. IntelliJ IDEA has a UML diagram, but it got really annoying when it continues to rebuild my chart diagram in what it thinks is a neat structure. Each time I add / remove a class, it will reconfigure the layout. It may look neat, but for me it makes little sense. I like to manually place the model of my class in the place where I leave it. Why, why does IntelliJ think he knows better? Can I change this behavior? I can not find any settings in the settings menu.

Answer 1

You can disable this behavior in the settings in the "Tools" → "Charts" section. There is an option "Do relay when adding new elements", which must be disabled.

Note: IntelliJ 2016.3