Lattix LDM depicts the structure of an application, including relationships between software assets, said analyst Steve McClure, research vice president for application development software at IDC. Subroutines and individual utilities are accounted for as well.

"This is a two-dimensional approach that allows you to isolate the interrelationships," McClure said.

Web-based reporting of architectural metrics, violations, and incremental changes is featured in LDM.

Lattix LDM 3.0 is shipping now. The Enterprise Edition, which gauges an unlimited number of classes or files, is priced at US$2,995.