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> I am fairly new to UML. 
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> I have been toying with ArgoUML and WithClass99 as a modeling tool. 

I prefer Boone Whiteboard 1.5, supplemented with Engineering Lab Notbook 
2004 from a local university bookstore.

Seriously, if you are new to UML, I suggest that you start out drawing 
diagrams by hand.

What is the purpose of a UML model? Usually, its primary purpose is to 
help you figure out how to write the code. If this is the case, a 
whiteboard or a pen and paper will most likely be sufficient. Expensive 
tools usually do too much, and can slow you down until you become 
proficient.

Some people also use a UML model as a form of documentation once the 
code exists, in which case a software based tool makes sense. However, 
these efforts are prone to failure because the model is rarely kept up 
to date with the code. People end up distrusting the model and going 
straight to the code anyway.

Some UML tools can help stub out code. Together does this. This can 
help, but if you are new UML, I would wait until you become proficient 
with diagramming before trying it with a software based tool.

H^2