Revelation Launch Pad

Launch the Revelation App with no preloaded model, or choose one of our curated preloaded models below to jumpstart your digital transformation journey. Save the models as Excel workbooks in the Revelation App to create your own model templates.

The Revelation Quick Guide explains the core concepts and shows you how to navigate the app — load models, explore views, and create interactive diagrams in minutes.
Explore the Revelation playground GitHub repository for the underlying examples, reference models, and source assets that power the Revelation experience.

Start Here

Launch the app or load a simple example to explore Revelation’s core concepts.

Revelation App

Revelation App

Launch the Revelation App with no preloaded model.

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Basic C4

Basic C4

Basic C4 Architecture model demonstrating Actor, System, Datastore, and Interactions.

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Dynamic Layout

Dynamic Layout

Drag and drop systems to customise diagrams and save layouts in the Layout menu dropdown.

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Diagram Frameworks

Explore the range of modelling notations and diagram types supported by Revelation.

C4 Architecture

Document your software architecture using Context, Container, Component, and Code levels. The core diagram type for mapping systems, actors, datastores, and the interactions between them.

Basic C4

Basic C4

A minimal C4 model demonstrating Actor, System, Datastore, and Interactions.

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C4 Manufacturing High Level

Manufacturing Reference Model

A realistic C4 model for a manufacturing organisation covering ERP, MES, SCADA, and supporting systems.

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BPMN-Lite

Simplified Business Process Model and Notation for modelling processes, decisions, events, and swimlanes.

Order to Cash

Order to Cash

End-to-end order fulfilment process from customer order through delivery and payment.

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Incident Response

Incident Response

IT incident management process covering detection, triage, escalation, resolution, and review.

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Employee Onboarding

Employee Onboarding

HR onboarding workflow from offer acceptance through system provisioning and induction.

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Purchase Approval

Purchase Approval

Procurement approval flow with conditional routing based on spend thresholds.

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Supplier Onboarding Swimlanes

Supplier Onboarding (Swimlanes)

Supplier onboarding using swimlanes to separate responsibilities across Procurement, Legal, and IT.

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Sequence Diagram

UML-style sequence diagrams showing interactions between systems over time, including loops, alternatives, and parallel flows.

Order Processing Sequence

Order Processing

Sequence diagram for an order processing workflow including inventory checks, payment authorisation, and fulfilment.

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System Monitoring Sequence

System Monitoring

System health monitoring sequence demonstrating special message types — lost messages, found messages, and async calls.

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User Authentication Sequence

User Authentication

Authentication sequence covering login, token validation, and session management with loop and alt fragments.

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ArchiMate

Enterprise architecture models following ArchiMate notation across strategy, business, application, technology, and implementation layers.

ArchiMate Strategy and Motivation

Strategy and Motivation

Strategic goals, drivers, principles, and requirements that motivate the architecture.

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ArchiMate Business Layer

Business Layer

Business actors, roles, processes, and services that deliver value to external stakeholders.

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ArchiMate Application Layer

Application Layer

Applications, components, and data objects that support the business processes.

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ArchiMate Technology Layer

Technology Layer

Infrastructure, nodes, and technology services that host and run the application layer.

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ArchiMate Implementation and Migration

Implementation and Migration

Work packages, deliverables, and migration steps for transitioning from current to target architecture.

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Flowchart

Process flows using standard flowchart notation.

Simple Flowchart

Simple Flowchart

A simple flowchart illustrating START, END, PROCESS, and DECISION shapes.

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Entity Relationship Diagram

High-level models describing the relationships between entities.

Revelation ER model for Virtual Learning

Virtual Learning Environment

High-level entity relationships for a Moodle-type Virtual Learning Environment.

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Views

Explore different ways to present and interrogate your architecture data.

Dynamic Layout

Position and resize systems by hand to create bespoke layouts. Saved layouts persist in the model.

Bidirectional

Bidirectional

Systems with bidirectional interactions — a good starting point for exploring dynamic layout.

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Linear Chain

Linear Chain

Systems connected in a simple sequential chain from source to sink.

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Hierarchical Tree

Hierarchical Tree

A multi-tier hierarchical structure typical of enterprise architectures.

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Maximum Complexity

Maximum Complexity

A large, highly connected model for exploring the dynamic layout engine under load.

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Architecture View

Use layout styles, grouping, and colour mapping to explore your digital estate.

Horizontal Flow Layout

Horizontal Flow Layout

Diagram components positioned left to right creating a horizontal flow.

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Vertical Flow Layout

Vertical Flow Layout

Diagram components positioned top to bottom creating a vertical flow.

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Centered Rectangle Layout

Centered Rectangle Layout

Components arranged around a central system; only interactions to and from that system are displayed.

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System Grid

System Grid

Systems displayed as a browsable grid, useful for inventories and audits.

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System Grid Grouped by Property

System Grid Grouped By Property

Systems grouped by the property selected in Settings | Group By Property.

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Color Mapping

Color Mapping

The Student Records Workbook colour-mapped against Higher Education Domain using Settings | Color Map.

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Capability View

Expand elements to drill down into underlying capability detail.

IT Service Management Capability Model

IT Service Management Capability Model

An IT Service Management capability model based on ITIL V3.

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Transition View

Capture as-is, to-be, and transition states in a single model.

eCommerce Example Transitions

eCommerce Example Transitions

A detailed eCommerce example describing transition from on-premise to cloud. Select the transition from the View menu.

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Sector Accelerators

Real-world reference models to jumpstart architecture work in common industry contexts.

Education

Higher Education sector accelerators.

Student Records Accelerator

Student Records Accelerator

A Higher Education logical reference model for Student Records.

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Revelation Workbook for Student Records

Revelation Workbook for Student Records

An Excel workbook pre-populated with realistic Student Records data to kickstart a project.

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Revelation ER model for Virtual Learning

Virtual Learning ER Model

High-level entity relationships for a Moodle-type Virtual Learning Environment.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector accelerators.

C4 Manufacturing High Level v1.0

C4 Manufacturing High Level v1.0

A ChatGPT-generated manufacturing reference model.

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Retail

Retail sector accelerators.

Revelation D2C Startup Enterprise Reference Model

D2C Startup Enterprise Reference Model

A systems blueprint for Direct-to-Consumer startups planning for growth.

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Wholesaler demonstrating custom fields

Wholesaler — User-Defined Properties

A basic retail wholesaler model demonstrating user-defined properties.

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