Preferred Way to Show Java Dependencies?

[Novice]

When documenting a Java project, is it customary to create dependency
diagrams for the programs? If so, what is the best tool or technique for
creating these diagrams?

 

[markspace]

When documenting a Java project, is it customary to create dependency
diagrams for the programs? If so, what is the best tool or technique for
creating these diagrams?

Generating generic class diagrams isn't customary for software
engineering, ime. It's more normal to focus on important classes,
processes, or concepts and diagram those, rather than get out the auto
tool and just dump a bunch of diagrams into the project documentation.

As far as tool, the NetBeans UML page refers the reader to SDE for
NetBeans and JDeveloper. I don't have an opinion, so I'm defering to
theirs.

http://netbeans.org/features/uml/