Original: https://www.cnblogs.com/mophy/p/5930000.html
Due to the frequent use of powerdesigner in daily data modeling, the use of reverse engineering to generate models more quickly improves efficiency, so the summary is used as follows:
First of all, now PowerDesigner, PD16.5 version link is available here: Http://pan.baidu.com/s/1i4SyIRN Password: fb2m
1. Installing the ODBC driver for MySQL
CONNECTOR/ODBC 5.1.13:
Http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/5.1.html
Select the win-64 MIS installation package and proceed directly to install it.
2. Configuring the OBDC Drive connection
Select Control Panel, System and security, management tools-->ODBC data source
3. Open PowerDesigner:
1) New physical model, file--
2) database->connect to a Data Source
Fill in the basic information
4) Start Reverse generation
OK, wait for the build to be ready.
Note: The WIN10 I use is the same for Win7. PowerDesigner is version 16.5
PowerDesigner Reverse engineering Import MySQL Database summary