Core Linked.Archi Ontology for Diagrams and Visual Notation

Cross-reference for Core Linked.Archi Ontology for Diagrams and Visual Notation classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by Core Linked.Archi Ontology for Diagrams and Visual Notation.

Classes

ArchNode
Container
Decoration
DiagElement
IconPlacement
LabelNode
LineStyle
Link
List of points
Node
NotationSet
Point
RenderingMode
ShapeType
Style
VisualNotation

ArchNode^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ArchNode

has super-classes: Node ^c
is in domain of: archElement ^op

Container^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ContainerNode

has super-classes: Node ^c

Decoration^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Decoration

Enumeration of endpoint decorations for relationship connectors.

is in domain of: decorSymbol ^dp
is in range of: sourceDecor ^op, targetDecor ^op
has members: Circle with Dot ⁿⁱ, Closed Arrowhead ⁿⁱ, Filled Diamond ⁿⁱ, Half Arrowhead ⁿⁱ, Hollow Arrowhead ⁿⁱ, Hollow Diamond ⁿⁱ, No Decoration ⁿⁱ, Open Arrowhead ⁿⁱ

DiagElement^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#DiagElement

Diagram

has sub-classes: Link ^c, Node ^c, Point ^c
is in domain of: style ^op, target ^op

IconPlacement^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#IconPlacement

Enumeration of positions where an icon can be placed within a shape.

is in range of: iconPlacement ^op
has members: Bottom Center ⁿⁱ, Center ⁿⁱ, Top Center ⁿⁱ, Top Left ⁿⁱ, Top Right ⁿⁱ

LabelNode^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#LabelNode

has super-classes: Node ^c
is in range of: points ^op

LineStyle^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#LineStyle

Enumeration of line rendering styles for relationship connectors.

is in range of: lineStyle ^op
has members: Dashed Line ⁿⁱ, Dotted Line ⁿⁱ, Solid Line ⁿⁱ

Link^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Link

has super-classes: DiagElement ^c
is in domain of: archRelationship ^op, points ^op, source ^op, target ^op

List of points^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#PointList

List of points

has super-classes
is in range of: points ^op

Node^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Node

has super-classes: DiagElement ^c
has sub-classes: ArchNode ^c, Container ^c, LabelNode ^c
is in domain of: bounds h ^dp, bounds w ^dp, bounds x ^dp, bounds y ^dp, points ^op
is in range of: source ^op, target ^op

NotationSet^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#NotationSet

A named collection of visual notation descriptors for a modeling language. Multiple notation sets allow alternative visual representations (standard, simplified, monochrome, etc.) for the same metamodel. A Metamodel links to its available notation sets via arch:notationSet (the default set). PresentationContext concepts link to their preferred notation set via arch:usesNotationSet, enabling context-aware palette generation: Metamodel ──arch:notationSet──► NotationSet (default) PresentationContext ──arch:usesNotationSet──► NotationSet (context-specific) A palette generator determines the active PresentationContext, follows usesNotationSet to get the appropriate NotationSet, then queries VisualNotation instances within it.

is in range of: inNotationSet ^op

Point^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Point

has super-classes: DiagElement ^c
is in domain of: point x ^dp, point y ^dp

RenderingMode^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#RenderingMode

How the element is visually composed from its shape and icon. See skos:scopeNote for the rendering algorithm.

Determines how a tool visually composes an element from its shape and icon. Each mode specifies a different rendering algorithm.

is in range of: renderingMode ^op
has members: Icon-Centric ⁿⁱ, Shape Only ⁿⁱ, Shape with Badge ⁿⁱ

ShapeType^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ShapeType

Enumeration of geometric shapes used for element rendering.

is in range of: shapeType ^op
has members: Circle ⁿⁱ, Diamond ⁿⁱ, Ellipse ⁿⁱ, Hexagon ⁿⁱ, Octagon ⁿⁱ, Parallelogram ⁿⁱ, Rectangle ⁿⁱ, Rounded Rectangle ⁿⁱ

Style^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Style

Visual style applied to a diagram element (fill, line, font).

is in domain of: defaultHeight ^dp, defaultWidth ^dp, fillColor ^dp, fontColor ^dp, fontName ^dp, fontSize ^dp, iconPlacement ^op, iconSymbol ^dp, lineColor ^dp, renderingMode ^op, shapeType ^op
is in range of: defaultStyle ^op, style ^op

VisualNotation^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#VisualNotation

A structured visual notation descriptor for a single ModelConcept. Bundles a default Style (shape, color, icon) with the rendered composite image (arch:prefVisNotation). Used by palette generators and diagram editors to construct element renderings from primitives.

is in domain of: defaultStyle ^op, inNotationSet ^op, notationFor ^op

Object Properties

archElement
archRelationship
defaultStyle
iconPlacement
inNotationSet
lineStyle
notationFor
points
points
renderingMode
shapeType
source
sourceDecor
style
target
target
targetDecor

archElement^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#archElement

has characteristics: functional

has domain: ArchNode ^c
has range: element ^c

archRelationship^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#archRelationship

Links a diagram Link to the qualified relationship resource it represents.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Link ^c
has range: qualified relationship ^c

defaultStyle^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#defaultStyle

Links a VisualNotation to its default Style — the construction recipe for rendering this concept. Contains shape type, colors, icon, and dimensions.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: VisualNotation ^c
has range: Style ^c

iconPlacement^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#iconPlacement

Where the icon symbol is placed within the element shape.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: IconPlacement ^c

inNotationSet^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#inNotationSet

Links a VisualNotation to the NotationSet it belongs to.

has domain: VisualNotation ^c
has range: NotationSet ^c

lineStyle^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#lineStyle

The line rendering style for a relationship connector (solid, dashed, dotted).

has characteristics: functional

has domain: qualified relationship ^c
has range: LineStyle ^c

notationFor^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#notationFor

Links a VisualNotation descriptor to the ModelConcept it describes.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: VisualNotation ^c
has range: model concept ^c

points^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#label

The ordered list of points

has domain: Node ^c
has range: LabelNode ^c

points^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#points

The ordered list of points

has domain: Link ^c
has range: List of points ^c

renderingMode^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#renderingMode

How the element is visually composed from its shape and icon. Determines the rendering algorithm a tool should use: - ShapeWithBadge: colored shape with a small icon badge (ArchiMate standard) - IconCentric: the icon IS the element, label rendered below (AWS/Azure/GCP style) - ShapeOnly: colored shape with label, no icon (simplified notation)

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: RenderingMode ^c

shapeType^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#shapeType

The geometric shape used to render the element (e.g., rounded rectangle, hexagon, circle).

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: ShapeType ^c

source^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#source

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Link ^c
has range: Node ^c

sourceDecor^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#sourceDecor

The decoration at the source end of a relationship connector.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: qualified relationship ^c
has range: Decoration ^c

style^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#style

has characteristics: functional

has domain: DiagElement ^c
has range: Style ^c

target^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#target

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Link ^c
has range: Node ^c

target^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#view

has characteristics: functional

has domain: DiagElement ^c
has range: view ^c

targetDecor^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#targetDecor

The decoration at the target end of a relationship connector.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: qualified relationship ^c
has range: Decoration ^c

Data Properties

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#bounds-h

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Node ^c
has range: double

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#bounds-w

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Node ^c
has range: double

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#bounds-x

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Node ^c
has range: double

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#bounds-y

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Node ^c
has range: double

decorSymbol^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#decorSymbol

URI of the SVG marker symbol for this decoration (typically a small arrow or diamond shape).

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Decoration ^c
has range: anyURI

defaultHeight^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#defaultHeight

Default height in logical units for palette rendering.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: double

defaultWidth^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#defaultWidth

Default width in logical units for palette rendering.

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: double

fillColor^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#fillColor

CSS rgba() string, e.g. rgba(255,255,181,100)

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: string

fontColor^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#fontColor

CSS rgba() string

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: string

fontName^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#fontName

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: string

fontSize^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#fontSize

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: integer

iconSymbol^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#iconSymbol

URI of the small glyph/icon displayed within the element shape (typically top-right corner).

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: anyURI

lineColor^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#lineColor

CSS rgba() string

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Style ^c
has range: string

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#point-x

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Point ^c
has range: double

^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#point-y

has characteristics: functional

has domain: Point ^c
has range: double

creator^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

definition^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition

description^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

history note^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#historyNote

issued^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued

license^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://creativecommons.org/ns#license

modified^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified

pref label^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel

preferred namespace prefix^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespacePrefix

preferred namespace uri^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann/preferredNamespaceUri

publisher^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher

scope note^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#scopeNote

title^ap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/title

Named Individuals

Bottom Center
Center
Circle
Circle with Dot
Closed Arrowhead
Dashed Line
Diamond
Dotted Line
Ellipse
Filled Diamond
Half Arrowhead
Hexagon
Hollow Arrowhead
Hollow Diamond
Icon-Centric
No Decoration
Octagon
Open Arrowhead
Parallelogram
Rectangle
Rounded Rectangle
Shape Only
Shape with Badge
Solid Line
Top Center
Top Left
Top Right

Bottom Centerⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#BottomCenter

Icon placed at the bottom center of the shape.

belongs to: IconPlacement ^c

Centerⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Center

Icon placed at the center of the shape.

belongs to: IconPlacement ^c

Circleⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Circle

Perfect circle — used for junctions and connectors.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Circle with Dotⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#CircleDot

Small circle with a dot — used for access.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/circle-dot.svg"^^anyURI

Closed Arrowheadⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ClosedArrowhead

Filled (closed) arrowhead pointing at the endpoint.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/closed-arrowhead.svg"^^anyURI

Dashed Lineⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#DashedLine

belongs to: LineStyle ^c

Diamondⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Diamond

Rotated square — used for decision points.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Dotted Lineⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#DottedLine

belongs to: LineStyle ^c

Ellipseⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Ellipse

Oval/ellipse shape — used for values, junctions.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Filled Diamondⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#FilledDiamond

Filled diamond — used for composition.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/filled-diamond.svg"^^anyURI

Half Arrowheadⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#HalfArrowhead

Half (one-sided) arrowhead — used for flow.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/half-arrowhead.svg"^^anyURI

Hexagonⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Hexagon

Six-sided polygon — used for events in some notations.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Hollow Arrowheadⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#HollowArrowhead

Hollow (white-filled) arrowhead — used for realization.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/hollow-arrowhead.svg"^^anyURI

Hollow Diamondⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#HollowDiamond

Hollow diamond — used for aggregation.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/hollow-diamond.svg"^^anyURI

Icon-Centricⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#IconCentric

The icon IS the element — rendered at full size with the label below. Used for vendor icon sets (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes) where the icon itself is the primary visual identity.

belongs to: RenderingMode ^c

No Decorationⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#NoDecoration

belongs to: Decoration ^c

Octagonⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Octagon

Eight-sided polygon — used for motivation elements in some notations.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Open Arrowheadⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#OpenArrowhead

Open (unfilled) arrowhead pointing at the endpoint.

belongs to: Decoration ^c
has facts: decorSymbol ^dp "https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis/markers/open-arrowhead.svg"^^anyURI

Parallelogramⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Parallelogram

Slanted rectangle — used for interfaces in some notations.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Rectangleⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#Rectangle

Sharp-cornered rectangle.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Rounded Rectangleⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#RoundedRectangle

Rectangle with rounded corners — the default ArchiMate element shape.

belongs to: ShapeType ^c

Shape Onlyⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ShapeOnly

Colored shape with the element label centered, no icon. Used for executive-level views, monochrome printing, or when visual simplicity is preferred.

belongs to: RenderingMode ^c

Shape with Badgeⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#ShapeWithBadge

Colored geometric shape with a small icon badge in one corner and the element label centered. The shape and fill color carry the primary visual identity; the icon is a secondary classifier.

belongs to: RenderingMode ^c

Solid Lineⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#SolidLine

belongs to: LineStyle ^c

Top Centerⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#TopCenter

Icon placed at the top center of the shape.

belongs to: IconPlacement ^c

Top Leftⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#TopLeft

Icon placed in the top-left corner of the shape.

belongs to: IconPlacement ^c

Top Rightⁿⁱ back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://meta.linked.archi/core-vis#TopRight

Icon placed in the top-right corner of the shape (ArchiMate default).

belongs to: IconPlacement ^c

Legend back to ToC

^c: Classes
^op: Object Properties
^dp: Data Properties
ⁿⁱ: Named Individuals

Core Linked.Archi Ontology for Diagrams and Visual Notation