Whiteboards
Sketch the concept, then link it to the model.
Whiteboards are free-form boards for brainstorming, concept sketches, OV-1 graphics and flowcharts. Draw with more than 6,000 icons, military symbols and systems-thinking shapes. Then link the sketch to the items it shows.
What you can do
Shapes, notes and drawing
Text, sticky notes, shapes, lines and arrows with labels, frames, tables and charts. Draw with a pen, marker or highlighter; Shape assist turns a rough stroke into a clean shape.
One clipart library
Holarch illustrations of ships, aircraft, satellites, ground stations and more, two open-source icon sets, and your own uploads. Search finds partial words, plurals and synonyms.
Military symbols
MIL-STD-2525 and APP-6 symbols. Search in plain words such as hostile submarine or by symbol code, and edit affiliation, echelon and amplifiers in the Symbol Builder.
Systems-thinking shapes
Shape sets for basic, flowchart, arrows, callouts, brackets and systems thinking. Smart guides snap to edges, centers and equal gaps.
Linked to the model
A whiteboard is an item in the model. Link sketch elements to model items, and turn sticky notes into draft requirements with Harvest Requirements.
Boards and export
Several boards per whiteboard, layers you can hide and lock, templates, export and copy as an image. Present from a frame.
When the library has nothing that fits
- Choose ✦ Generate with AI… in the clipart panel and describe the picture.
- Set the style, colors, view and the number of variants (1 to 8).
- Each reply is checked. Only clean, single SVG pictures are shown.
- Nothing is saved until you choose Add to Library or Add and Insert.
Upload your own
- Upload PNG, JPG or SVG files up to 10 MB. SVG files are cleaned on import.
- Name and keywords are proposed from the file name.
- Recolor single-color items, or switch between solid and line versions.
Generated clipart, reviewed before it is saved
Four variants of a CubeSat drawn for the EO-1 flood response board. Choose the ones to keep; nothing is added until you confirm.
How it works
- Create a whiteboard. Open Whiteboards and choose + New Whiteboard, or start from a template.
- Sketch. Add shapes, sticky notes and clipart. Drag items from the panels, or click to insert.
- Connect. Draw lines and arrows between items and label them.
- Link to the model. Link elements to model items, or harvest sticky notes into requirements for review.