Icon class icon_class fas fa-quote-left icon_class_computed fas fa-quote-left Related content ExampleBlock in a Block Definition Diagram (BDD) Source OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML) 1.6 Copyright information About Object Management Group copyright in text extracts quoted from OMG specifications for educational purposes Snippet kind NOTATION UML keywords StructuredClassifier Class Connector internal Connector SysML keywords Block UML4SysML Keywords systems engineering Model-Based Systems Engineering SysML Systems Modeling Language Previous snippet SysML blocks are based on UML classes as extended by UML composite structures. Some capabilities available for UML classes, such as more specialized forms of associations, have been excluded from SysML blocks to simplify the language. Full quote SysML blocks always include an ability to define internal connectors, regardless of whether this capability is needed for a particular block. Next snippet SysML Blocks also extend the capabilities of UML classes and connectors with reusable forms of constraints, multi-level nesting of connector ends, participant properties for composite association classes, and connector properties. Related snippets Blocks are modular units of system description. Blocks provide a general-purpose capability to model systems as trees of modular components. The specific kinds of components, the kinds of connections between them, and the way these elements combine to define the total system can all be selected according to the goals of a particular system model. Related snippets (backlinks) Visit also Visit also (backlinks) Flags