Visual modeling: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:50, 6 August 2025

Revision as of 16:07, 6 August 2025

Line 1:

{{Tone|date=May 2025}}

'''Visual modeling''' is the graphic representationpractice of objectsrepresenting anda systemssystem ofgraphically; interestvia usinga [[Graphical modeling language|graphical language]]s. VisualThe modeling isresult, a wayvisual formodel, expertscan andprovide novicesan toartifact havethat describes a commoncomplex understandingsystem ofin otherwisea complicatedway ideas.that Bycan usingbe understood by experts and novices alike. Via visual models, complex ideas are not held to human limitations,; allowing for greater complexity without a loss of comprehension.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quatrani |first1=Terry |title=Introduction to Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML |url=http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=30432 |website=informit.com |publisher=informit |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> Visual modeling can also be used to bring a group to a consensus. Models help effectively communicate ideas among designers, allowing for quicker discussion and an eventual consensus.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Simons |first1=Gary |title=Conceptual Modeling versus Visual Modeling: A Technological Key to Building Consensus |journal=Computers and the Humanities |date=1996–1997 |volume=30 |issue=4 |page=305|doi=10.1007/BF00115139 }}</ref> Visual modeling languages may be [[General-Purpose Modeling]] (GPM) languages (e.g., [[Unified Modeling Language|UML]], Southbeach Notation, [[IDEF]]) or [[Domain-Specific Modeling]] (DSM) languages (e.g., [[SysML]]).

Visual modeling in computer science had no standard before the 90's, and was incomparable until the introduction of the UML.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Andrew |title=Visual Modelling: past, present and future |url=https://www.uml.org/Visual_Modeling.pdf |website=uml.org |publisher=UML |access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> TheyNotable modeling languages include industry open standards (e.g.,such as [[Unified Modeling Language |UML]], [[SysML]], [[Modelica]]), as well asand proprietary standardslanguages, such as the visual languagesthose associated with [[VisSim]], [[MATLAB]] and [[Simulink]], [[OPNET]], NetSim, [[NI Multisim]], and [[Reactive Blocks]]. Both VisSim and Reactive Blocks provide a royalty-free, downloadable viewer that lets anyone open and interactively simulate their models. The community edition of Reactive Blocks also allows full editing of the models as well as compilation, as long as the work is published under the [[Eclipse Public License]].

Visual modeling languages aremay anbe area[[general-purpose ofmodeling]] active(GPM), researchsuch thatas continuesUML, toSouthbeach evolveNotation, [[IDEF]], or [[___domain-specific modeling]] (DSM) such as SysML. The development of visual modeling languages is an area of active research as evidenced by increasing interest in DSM languages, visual [[requirements]], and visual OWL ([[Web Ontology Language]]).<ref name="faq">{{cite web|title=Visual OWL|url=http://www.visualmodeling.com/VisualOWL.htm}}</ref>

==See also==

Line 7 ⟶ 11:

* [[Domain-specific modeling]]

* [[Model-driven engineering]]

* [[Modeling language]]

== References ==