MySQL Hints

Add tables

In SQL Editor window:

Click add table icon

Add fields and qualifiers for these fields

Produce Create table SQL from existing tables

In SQL Editor window:

R-click table | Send to SQL Editor | Create statement

Create an ERD

In SQL Editor window:

Select database

Database | Reverse Engineer

Follow the steps, taking the defaults until get to table selection

Select tables you want

Finish

MySQL Workbench creates an EER diagram on a separate tab.

With this tab open, on File menu, can:

Save model (as .mwb)

Export as png or pdf

Forward engineer -- make a script to create tables shown in the model