CIMTool is an open source tool that supports the Common Information Model (CIM) standards used in the electric power industry. It is potentially useful for other semantic applications too. CIMTool can be downloaded in several forms from the CIMTool Download Page
What CIMTool Does
A presentation given at the Austin CIM Users' Group meeting explains the motivation for CIMTool: CIMUGPresentation.pdf.
CIMTool lets you create and use profiles of a larger, global information model. The global model is generally the IEC Common Information Model with extensions. A profile is a small model used for specific application that conforms to the larger model.
CIMTool can:
- read and merge CIM and local UML models in XMI form
- browse models and check inconsistencies
- generate equivalent OWL ontologies
- create and edit profiles
- generate XML schemas, OWL and RDFS ontologies for profiles
- validate instances against profiles (including very large CIM/XML instances)
Read more about common CIMTool tasks.
CIMTool is an Eclipse Plugin
CIMTool is implemented as a plugin for the popular eclipse tools platform. It works seamlessly with other tools on the platform (such as XML Schema editors).
It works well with standalone tools too. At the last CIMUG meeting several tools for use with the CIM were demonstrated. Check out this list of related tools.
CIMTool Classic
The older version of CIMTool is a standalone java application and may suit some needs. It uses the same core logic as the eclipse plugin but is generally less capable. It is found here.