ArchiMate shapes

ArchiMate® shapes are industry-standard elements used by enterprise architects to create diagrams that represent relationships across different domains of an enterprise. These shapes are used to model the business, application, motivation, physical, strategy, and technology layers.

ArchiMate shapes in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization

You can add a shape to the canvas by either selecting the shape or by dragging the shape from the Shapes palette to the canvas.

You can also adjust the size of shapes by selecting a shape and then drag any of its edges or corner handles. Pulling outward increases the shape's dimensions, while dragging inward reduces its size.

To change the type of relationship between two ArchiMate shapes, select the connector between them and use the Relationship type drop-down that appears on the connector. For the full list of relationship types and their visual styles, see Shape connector properties in Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.

Note: : Connector ports on ArchiMate shapes are bi-directional. You can use any connector port—top, bottom, left, or right—as either an input or an output when connecting shapes in a diagram.

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Parent Topic:Shapes to create a modeling diagram

Related topics

Shape connector properties in Enterprise Modeling and Visualization

Working with ArchiMate Shapes

Create diagram using ArchiMate shapes and add relationships