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Helpdesk  >  ConceptDraw DIAGRAM  >    Business-specific Drawings

How to Create an SDL Diagram

Specification and Description Language (SDL) is a hierarchical diagramming language. SDL diagrams are used to visualize the architecture of real-time and event-driven systems involving many concurrent processes that communicate using discrete signals. ConceptDraw‘s Specification and Description Language solution contains a complete set of scalable and versatile objects to diagram the structure of any engineering system.

  1. Run ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.
  2. Find the Specification and Description Language (SDL) solution in the Solutions panel.
  3. Select the SDL library.
  4. To add a library object to your drawing, just click on an object and then click on the page, at the place you want the object to be inserted.
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  6. Arrange objects properly using the options provided in the Arrange & Size panel.
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  8. To add text to an object just select an object and type. If you need to edit the existing text, click an object to activate the Text Tools.
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  10. Connect diagram objects using the Connectors library, which contains connectors defined by SDL specification. Drag the connector from one connect dot to another.
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Result: SDL diagrams can be used to represent telecommunication systems, railway control systems, automotive systems, remote control systems, and various robotic systems.

Create an SDL Diagram

How it works:

  • Set of ready-to-use templates supplied with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM
  • Collection of professional samples supports each template
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