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Add a Figure from Markdown Code

Sequence diagrams can be added to Rowan Patents by importing Markdown code in .txt format. Learn more here.

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Written by Laura Berwick
Updated over 2 years ago

  1. In the Drawing Tool, select the From Markdown option from the Import control dropdown in the toolbar or under the Drawing menu.
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  2. When prompted, select the text (.txt) file containing your script.
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    sequenceDiagram
    ActorA->ActorB: Solid line without arrow
    ActorB-->ActorA: Dotted line without arrow
    ActorA->>ActorB: Solid line with arrowhead
    ActorB-->>ActorA: Dotted line with arrowhead
    ActorA->ActorC: cross
    %% this is a comment
    note right of ActorA: note


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    ​The script Rowan Patents uses is based on Mermaid Markdown.
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  3. A sequence diagram based on your .txt script will be created as a new figure.
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