View the model dependency diagram

Enable the Django plugin

This functionality relies on the Django plugin, which is bundled and enabled in PyCharm by default. If the relevant features aren't available, make sure that you didn't disable the plugin.

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and then select Plugins.
Open the Installed tab, find the Django plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name.

Model dependency diagram enables you to get an overview of the models within your Django application, and analyze their relationships.

Model dependency diagrams are available for:

Django models
Google App Engine models
SQLAlchemy

To open the Model Dependency diagram of a project

Do one of the following:
- From the context menu of the Project tool window, or the editor, point to Diagrams, and choose Show Diagram or Show Diagram Pop-up.
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U, or Ctrl+Alt+U.
Select the type of diagram from the popup:

In the Model Dependency diagram, you can perform the following operations

Select elements.
Add notes, delete elements.
Change diagram layout.
Change diagram scale.
Navigate to source code.
Navigate through the models using the Structure view Ctrl+F12.
Find usages of the selected node element. . .
Invoke refactoring commands.

Last modified: 05 April 2024