How to disable dashed-line border of block in IBD diagram

[avi10000]

Hi,
 
This question is about the visual appearance of blocks in IBD diagrams.
Sometimes a block will appear with a dashed-line border.
(This is when I create it in the BDD by selecting the 'Aggregation to Whole' option instead of 'Composition to Whole'.)

The dashed-line border is not always appropriate for my needs.
So is there a way of disabling the dashed-line border so that it appears as a regular line?
I ma using EA v16.
Thanks
Avi

[Eve]

The dashed line used by reference parts is part of the notation for SysML.

Effectively, that means you have a few options.

• Set the aggregation to composite. (If the reason you don't want the dashed line is because it's not meant to be a shared property)
• Model using UML instead of SysML. EA won't automatically create the Property elements.
• Stereotype the element and override the appearance using a shape script.

[avi10000]

Thank you for the response.

>> The dashed line used by reference parts is part of the notation for SysML.

Yes, this is a shared part. (I guess that the terms "shared" and "reference" are equivalent here.

We are using SysML at the moment because we are doing design also at the systems level. Maybe later on, I will learn when and how to use UML for software and then mix UML and SysML (but by then I suppose we will have to preserve consistency in look and feel of earlier diagrams).

Ok - so I stay with dashed lines.