Diagram navigation
There are several ways that you can navigate a collection of diagrams, using keyboard shortcuts, or by double-clicking diagram elements.
Double-clicking elements
You can double-click diagram elements to either "zoom-in" and navigate to the next level of detail,
open associated documentation/decisions, or open the resource that is configured by the element's url
property.
When an element has a mix of "zoom-ins", documentation, decsions, and URLs,
double-clicking the element will open a modal from which you can choose where to go next.
Zoom-in
Elements with a zoom-in are marked with a symbol.
- Software System: Double-clicking a software system will either take you to the System Context or Container diagram for that software system, if one exists.
- Container: Double-clicking a container will take you to the first Component diagram for that container, if one exists.
Documentation
Elements with documentation are marked with a symbol.
Decisions
Elements with decisions are marked with a symbol.
URL
Elements with an associated URL are marked with a symbol.
Double-clicking with the
Alt
key pressed will open the URL.
URLs must be valid HTTP/HTTPS URLs (e.g. https://structurizr.com
), or they can refer to
diagrams, documentation, and decisions in the same workspace with a syntax of
{workspace}/diagrams
, {workspace}/documentation
, and {workspace}/decisions
respectively. For example, a URL of {workspace}/diagrams#key
will be rewritten to
something like /workspace/123456/diagrams#key
,
based upon whether the workspace is hosted by Structurizr Lite, the cloud service, or an on-premises installation, plus
whether the workspace is public, private, or accessible via a sharing link.
Double-clicking relationships
You can double-click relationships (hold the Alt
key while in the diagram editor) to open the resource that is configured by the relationship's url
property.
This is indicated by a symbol.