Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Blueprintr uses a small number of made-up words. They are all names for ordinary things.
| Word | What it is |
|---|---|
| Blueprint | The published unit. One or more tabs, at least one of which is a diagram, plus the prose and files around it. |
| Vellum | The diagram editor. Also the default engine for any new diagram. |
| Stratum | Detail bound to one shape on a diagram. Click the shape, the detail opens. |
| Folium | A multi-page documentation site with a nav tree and an automatic contents list. This guide is a folium. |
| Podium | A diagram presented as slides. |
| Atrium | An organisation's searchable homepage: its blueprints, foliums and people in one place. |
| Portfolio | A folder for related content. Portfolios hold blueprints, diagrams, links, notes, and other portfolios. |
How they relate
You draw in Vellum. The drawing becomes a diagram tab inside a blueprint. Shapes on that diagram carry strata. The blueprint is filed in a portfolio and published once. The same content is then readable on your profile, in an Atrium, embedded in a folium, or presented as a podium.
A diagram does not have to be a blueprint. Standalone diagrams sit under Dashboard → Diagrams and can be embedded anywhere a blueprint can.
Compendium and Continuum
Compendium is the template library. Continuum connects a diagram to a live cloud account so the drawing can be checked against what exists.