Framed IBD in MD SysML with cross-project navigation

By default the name of a “structured block” is bound to its linked IBD !

• To create a "structured block" (in a BDD) use the "Structured Block" menu item in the BDD diagram bar.
  • You can then simply click on it to "open it up" into its IBD. 

Symbol-based hyperlink navigation for practical systems engineering:

• Just drag a the diagram icon of the IBD for the block Type of a Property from the browser onto the Property's symbol in an IBD.
  • You can then simply click on it to "open it up" into its IBD.

Simply Super !

Frameless IBD in MD SysML: pros and cons

pro: provide associated navigation points, esp. “up”

con: including associated elements can block modularisation !

IBD as “context diagram” for a system

A system needs a context in which to interact with entities external to the system boundary:

• This is often called the 0th (or zero-th) level.

• A system is used as a part property within a system context.