i want to extends the icon of element "Componnet"

[hwgxx]

i would like to add a star on the icon of element "Component", at the same time, i will add a new stereotype and tagged values into EA. Whether can i get the emf file for original "Component" element ?

[KP]

There is no emf file. You can add decorations to elements though: search the help file for "shape scripts".

[hwgxx]

i read the chapter about "Shape Scripts", i only can redraw the whole icon, but i want to draw on the basis of the current figure.

how should i do?

thx

[KP]

Your shape script will need to look something like this:

Code: [Select]

decoration star
{
    // insert drawing code here...
}

[Sunshine]

To draw original shape use with a decorator on top you probably want to do something like this

Code: [Select]

decoration star
{
   // insert drawing code here...
}

shape main
{
    drawnativeshape();
}

Look at orientation in the help under shape attributes to position the decoration in NW, N, NE, E, S, SW ow W within in the containing element glyph.

If you want to see examples load the archimate mdg file located in the folder C:\Program Files\Sparx Systems\EA\MDGTechnologies into a model so you can see the shape scripts associated with the stereotypes.

Hope that helps.