How to export for Eclipse EMF
Eclipse EMF (Eclipse Modeling Framework) uses the Ecore format for metamodels and XMI for model instances. Farkitect can export both.
Export
Section titled “Export”- Click File > Export for Eclipse EMF…
- Choose a location and filename
- Click Save
The export produces two files:
.ecore— the metamodel definition (M2 content).xmi— the model instances (M1 content)
When to use Ecore export
Section titled “When to use Ecore export”- Validating your metamodel in Eclipse EMF tooling
- Using Farkitect-designed metamodels in EMF-based code generation pipelines
- Interoperability with Eclipse-based modelling tools (Sirius, Xtext, Acceleo)