DSMEditor

Design Structure Matrix editor (DSM editor) - An open-source application for editing, designing, and analyzing Design Structure Matrices

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Features

• Multiple DSM types: Multi-Domain, Symmetric, and Asymmetric
• Functionality to easily configure elements and their order, domains, groupings, and connections
• Interface Types for connections
• Opening breakout views for Multi-Domain DSMs to edit a smaller matrix
• Fast Render mode that removes a lot of graphical detail to load bigger matrices faster and see a bigger picture
• Propagation Analysis
• Export to various formats: CSV, Excel, PNG, Thebeau Matlab File
• Clustering algorithm based on Ronnie Thebeau's clustering algorithm. NOTE: this is a beta feature and has not been fully validated

To Install for Developers (version >= 2.0.0)

Requirements:

• Maven
• IntelliJ (or another IDE)

Maven will install all the dependencies. There may be issues with the java runtime version not being installed correctly. If there are cryptic run-time issues, most likely the correct version (16.0.2) of java is not installed

To Install for Users (version >= 2.0.0)

• Go to the releases page and download the latest zip or tar file for your operating system
• Unzip the file to a known directory with write permissions so that the program can save to files.
• No need to install anything else (including java) as the program comes pre-packaged with an open-source version of the Java runtime from Adoptium (no need to mess with Oracle anymore)
• The zip file includes an executable (.exe for windows or .sh for unix) that will start the program

Getting Started

To create a new matrix, select the "File" drop-down menu and select "New...". Choose any of the types available

To modify row items, use the toolbar on the left-hand side of the screen

Connections can be created using either the toolbar or clicking directly on a cell. To make searching for connections easier, you can use the "F" key as a toggle for enabling cross highlighting of the cell you are hovering over.

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Sample Usage

Sample Multi-Domain DSM

Sample Multi-Domain DSM - Fast Render View Mode

Symmetric Breakout View for a Multi-Domain DSM

Editing DSM connections

Propagation analysis for the sample matrix

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Feedback?

If you encounter any bugs or would like to submit a feature request, feel free to raise an issue, and I will work on it as soon as possible.

License

MIT

Project Status

This project is in semi-active development. As a college student, the school year is busy, and as such, the majority of development is done during the summer months

What's Next?

• Better Support for Interface Types
• UI Fixes and Improvements
• Performance improvements