Browse diagrams provide a view of a context element that you specify and are similar in functionality to a Web browser. A browse diagram retains the history of what you view. You can navigate backward and forward to view previously viewed context elements and their relationships without creating another diagram. For example, you can browse a specific class to see its relationships to other elements. You can double-click an element in a browse diagram to make it the context element and to update the diagram to show the new context.
You cannot control the format of a browse diagram. The elements in the diagram can be arranged using the Properties page to select a graph, link, or label layout.
Browse diagrams do not persist, but you can refresh them to reflect the changes to their underlying elements.
A browse diagram is not editable; you cannot change its underlying
model elements. However, you can convert a browse diagram to an editable
UML diagram so that you can add and modify its elements. You can also
save a browse diagram as an image file.