Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool (Deep Copy)

Question

Greetings --

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if it's possible to perform a 'deep copy' using the Microsoft Threat Modeling tool.  My problem: every time I copy an object and want to change name of the new (copied) object, the name of the original object also changes.  As such, is there any way to perform a deep copy (where the original and the copied object are not forever linked...).

Thanks,

Adam

Answer 1

Not currently. The tool is designed to keep things linked when you copy & paste.

Answer 2

Check out the new MS Threat Modeling Tool 2014 that has just been released to public. It has a lot of great improvements (including copy/paste) and doesn't depend on Visio anymore. Also, you should be able to convert your old v3 models into the new format (that will require Visio 2007 or later, though).