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20 real-world diagrams across 4 domains. Every one follows a published standard. Copy the DSL, open in playground, ship.

๐Ÿ‘ชGenogram
Genogram: The Potter Family Genogram diagram with 10 individuals across 3 generations The Potter Family Fleamont (1909-1979) 70 Euphemia (1920-1979) 59 Mr_evans (1925) Mrs_evans (1928) James (1960-1981) 21 Lily (1960-1981) 21 Vernon (1951) Petunia (1958) Harry (1980) Dudley (1980) Fleamont (1909โ€“1979) Euphemia (1920โ€“1979) Mr_evans (b. 1925) Mrs_evans (b. 1928) James (1960โ€“1981) Lily (1960โ€“1981) Vernon (b. 1951) Petunia (b. 1958) Harry (b. 1980) Dudley (b. 1980) m. 1978

The Potter Family

Three-generation genogram with marriages, deaths, the index person, and three kinds of emotional relationships.

McGoldrick 2020๐ŸŽ“Education
๐Ÿ‘ชGenogram
Genogram: Smith Family Genogram diagram with 3 individuals across 2 generations Smith Family John (1975) Mary (1977) Alice (2005) John (b. 1975) Mary (b. 1977) Alice (b. 2005) m. 2002

Nuclear Family โ€” Therapy Intake

Minimal three-person genogram โ€” two parents and a child. Good starting template for a family therapy session.

McGoldrick 2020๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐Ÿ‘ชGenogram
Genogram: BRCA1 Family Genogram diagram with 8 individuals across 3 generations BRCA1 Family I_1 (1930-1995) 65 I_2 (1932-1990) 58 II_4 (1954) II_1 (1955) II_2 (1958) II_3 (1960) III_1 (1985) III_2 (1988) I_1 (1930โ€“1995) I_2 (1932โ€“1990) II_4 (b. 1954) II_1 (b. 1955) II_2 (b. 1958) II_3 (b. 1960) III_1 (b. 1985) III_2 (b. 1988)

BRCA1 Hereditary Cancer (Family)

Four-generation genogram documenting BRCA1 hereditary breast and ovarian cancer โ€” affected individuals, deceased, proband.

McGoldrick 2020๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐ŸŒEcomap
Ecomap Ecomap diagram with 9 external systems Nguyen Family IRC Office Lincoln Elementary Adult ESL Class Community Clinic Ms. Patel Vietnamese Temple Sponsor Family Warehouse Job Cousins (CA) active case twice weekly vaccinations weekly anchor housing host new, part-time phone support

Refugee Family Resettlement

Ecomap for a Vietnamese refugee family โ€” resettlement agency, schools, clinic, temple, sponsor family, relatives abroad.

Hartman 1978๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐ŸŒEcomap
Ecomap Ecomap diagram with 5 external systems Jordan (16) Mom & Stepdad Peer Group Soccer Coach School Counselor Part-time Cafe close weekly

Teen Client โ€” School-Based Support

Minimal ecomap for a high-school client โ€” family, peer group, coach, school counselor, part-time job.

Hartman 1978๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐ŸงฌPedigree
BRCA1 Family โ€” Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer Pedigree chart with 12 individuals across 3 generations I II III I-1 I-2 (affected) II-4 II-1 (affected) II-6 II-3 (carrier) II-2 III-1 (affected) P III-2 III-3 (presymptomatic) III-6 (carrier) III-7 I-1 I-2 II-4 II-1 II-6 II-3 II-2 III-1 III-2 III-3 III-6 III-7

BRCA1 Hereditary Cancer (Pedigree)

Clinical pedigree for BRCA1 breast and ovarian cancer โ€” affected status, carriers, presymptomatic markers, proband arrow.

NSGC pedigree nomenclature๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐ŸงฌPedigree
Cystic Fibrosis โ€” Autosomal Recessive Pedigree chart with 5 individuals across 2 generations I II I-1 (carrier) I-2 (carrier) II-1 (affected) P II-2 II-3 (carrier) I-1 I-2 II-1 II-2 II-3

Cystic Fibrosis โ€” Autosomal Recessive

Classic autosomal-recessive pedigree โ€” two unaffected carrier parents with one affected child and an unaffected sibling.

NSGC pedigree nomenclature๐ŸฉบHealthcare
๐ŸŒฟPhylogenetic
Phylogenetic Tree: Bacterial Diversity Phylogenetic tree with 10 taxa, phylogram mode, rectangular layout Bacterial Diversity Ecoli Salmonella Vibrio Bacillus Staph Listeria Myco_tb Myco_leprae Strepto Lactobacillus 98 85 92 100 78 0.2 substitutions/site

Bacterial Diversity

Ten-taxon bacterial phylogenetic tree with NHX bootstrap support values and three color-coded clades.

Newick / NHX๐Ÿ”ฌResearch
๐Ÿ•ธSociogram
Sociogram: Playground Dynamics Sociogram with 8 members and 10 connections Playground Dynamics conflict tom jack mike leo anna beth chloe diana

Classroom Playground Dynamics

Classroom sociogram with boys and girls subgroups, mutual friendships, a conflict edge, and neutral cross-group links.

Moreno 1934๐ŸŽ“Education
๐Ÿ•ธSociogram
Sociogram: Engineering Team โ€” Advice Network Sociogram with 7 members and 8 connections Engineering Team โ€” Advice Network friction maya raj sam lee kim nora theo

Workplace Influence Map

Informal influence network across an engineering team โ€” who goes to whom for advice, who is isolated, who is the hub.

Moreno 1934๐Ÿ’ผBusiness
โฑTiming
SPI transaction Digital timing diagram with 4 signals CLK CS_N MOSI MISO SPI transaction

SPI Transaction Timing

Four-signal SPI bus waveform โ€” clock, chip-select, and MOSI/MISO data โ€” in WaveDrom-compatible notation.

WaveDrom / IEEE 1497๐ŸญIndustrial
๐Ÿ”ŒLogic gate
Full Adder Logic gate diagram with 5 gates, 3 inputs, 2 outputs XOR AND XOR AND OR A B Cin S Cout Full Adder

1-Bit Full Adder

Gate-level schematic of a 1-bit full adder โ€” two XOR, two AND, one OR โ€” rendered from a five-line netlist.

IEEE 91 / IEC 60617๐ŸŽ“Education
โšกCircuit
CE Amp (netlist) Circuit schematic with 6 components CE Amp (netlist) +โˆ’V19VRc2.2kRb100kQ1Re1k

NPN Common-Emitter Amplifier

Canonical NPN common-emitter BJT amplifier rendered from a five-line SPICE netlist with auto-routed rails.

IEEE 315 / ANSI Y32.2๐ŸŽ“Education
๐ŸชœLadder logic
Motor Start/Stop PLC ladder logic diagram with 1 rung Motor Start/Stop Rung 001 โ€” Seal-in circuit โ€” Start Button START_PB IN 1.0 Aux Contact MOTOR_AUX BIT 3.0 Stop Button STOP_PB IN 1.1 Motor Command MOTOR_CMD OUT 2.0

Motor Start/Stop Seal-in

The canonical three-wire motor start/stop ladder logic with seal-in contact โ€” taught in every automation course.

IEC 61131-3๐ŸญIndustrial
๐ŸชœLadder logic
System Mode Selection PLC ladder logic diagram with 2 rungs System Mode Selection Rung 001 โ€” Set system Auto mode, reset Manual โ€” Rung 002 โ€” Set Manual, reset Auto (with Home seal-in) โ€” Auto Mode HMI Pushbutton AUTO_HMIPB BIT 5.10 Manual Mode HMI Pushbutton MANL_HMIPB BIT 5.11 System Fault SYS_FAULT BIT 3.0 S System Auto Mode SYS_AUTO BIT 3.1 R System Manual Mode SYS_MANUAL BIT 3.2 Manual Mode HMI Pushbutton MANL_HMIPB BIT 5.11 System Home Command SYS_HOMECMD BIT 3.5 Auto Mode HMI Pushbutton AUTO_HMIPB BIT 5.10 System Fault SYS_FAULT BIT 3.0 S System Manual Mode SYS_MANUAL BIT 3.2 R System Auto Mode SYS_AUTO BIT 3.1

System Mode Selection (Auto/Manual)

Three-rung PLC program with Set/Reset coils on parallel output branches and nested serial/parallel interlock blocks.

IEC 61131-3๐ŸญIndustrial
๐Ÿ”‹Single-line
13.8 kV Substation Single-line diagram with 10 nodes and 9 connections 13.8 kV Substation 138kV 138kV 13.8kV Grid 138kV 138kV 138kV ยท 138kV Bus TX1 15MVA, 138/13.8kV id: TX-1 13.8kV ยท 13.8kV Bus CB1 1200A CB2 1200A CB3 1200A M Feeder 1 M Feeder 2 M Feeder 3

13.8 kV Utility Substation

Utility one-line: 138 kV grid source โ†’ 15 MVA step-down transformer โ†’ 13.8 kV medium-voltage bus โ†’ three feeder breakers.

IEEE 315๐ŸญIndustrial
๐ŸขEntity structure
Acme Holdings Entity structure diagram with 4 entities and 3 relationships Acme Holdings 100% 100% 60% US Founder Trust Trust DE Acme Inc. Corporation UK Acme UK Ltd. Corporation KY Acme Growth Fund LP LP / Fund

Multi-Jurisdiction Holding

Delaware C-corp parent, UK operating subsidiary, Cayman fund, and South Dakota dynasty trust โ€” typical M&A/tax structure.

Tier-based ownershipโš–๏ธLegal & Finance
๐ŸขEntity structure
Acme Robotics โ€” Post Series A Entity structure diagram with 5 entities and 4 relationships Acme Robotics โ€” Post Series A 45% 15% 15% 25% Founders (2) ESOP Pool Reserved Pool KY Seed Fund LP / Fund KY Series A Lead LP / Fund DE Acme Robotics Inc. Corporation

Series A Cap Table

Post-Series A ownership โ€” founders, ESOP pool, seed investor, and lead Series A fund rolled up into a single Delaware C-corp.

Tier-based ownershipโš–๏ธLegal & Finance
๐Ÿ“ฆBlock diagram
PID loop Block diagram with 2 blocks, 1 summing junctions, 5 signals PID loop r + + C(s) G(s) in

PID Control Loop

Classic single-input single-output feedback control loop โ€” reference, error summer, controller C(s), plant G(s), unity feedback.

Ogata control systems๐ŸญIndustrial
๐ŸŸFishbone
Fishbone diagram โ€” ็ฝ‘็ซ™ๆต้‡ไธ‹่ทŒๅŽŸๅ› ๅˆ†ๆž โ€” Fishbone diagram Ishikawa cause-and-effect diagram. Effect: ๆต้‡ไธ‹่ทŒ. 6 categories. Fishbone diagram โ€” ็ฝ‘็ซ™ๆต้‡ไธ‹่ทŒๅŽŸๅ› ๅˆ†ๆž ๆต้‡ไธ‹่ทŒ ๅ†…ๅฎน Content ๆ›ดๆ–ฐ้ข‘็އไธ‹้™ ๅŒ่ดจๅŒ–ไธฅ้‡ ๅ…ณ้”ฎ่ฏๆœช่ฆ†็›– AI ๅ†…ๅฎน่ดจ้‡ไฝŽ ๅค–้“พ Backlinks ้ซ˜่ดจ้‡ๅค–้“พๆตๅคฑ ไฝŽ่ดจ้‡้“พๆŽฅๅ ๆฏ”้ซ˜ ๅผ•่ๅŸŸๅๅœๆปž ้”šๆ–‡ๆœฌๅคšๆ ทๆ€งไฝŽ ็ซžไบ‰ Competition ๆ–ฐๅฏนๆ‰‹ๆถŒๅ…ฅ AI ๅทฅๅ…ทๆ›ฟไปฃๆœ็ดข ๅ“็‰Œๅฟƒๆ™บๅ‡ๅผฑ ๅฏนๆ‰‹ๅ†…ๅฎนๆ›ดๆ–ฐๅฟซ ๆŠ€ๆœฏ Technical Core Web Vitals ๅทฎ ็ดขๅผ•่ฆ†็›–็އไธ‹้™ ็ˆฌ่™ซ่ขซ WAF ๆ‹ฆๆˆช ็ป“ๆž„ๅŒ–ๆ•ฐๆฎ็ผบๅคฑ ไฝ“้ชŒ UX ่ทณๅ‡บ็އไธŠๅ‡ ็งปๅŠจ็ซฏไฝ“้ชŒๅทฎ ้ฆ–ๅฑๅŠ ่ฝฝๆ…ข ๅผน็ช—ๅนฟๅ‘Š่ฟ‡ๅคš ็ฎ—ๆณ• Algorithm Core Update ๆƒฉ็ฝš E-E-A-T ไฟกๅทไธ่ถณ AIO / SGE ๆˆชๆต ๆ„ๅ›พๅŒน้…ๆผ‚็งป

Website Traffic Drop RCA

Six-category Ishikawa diagram for an organic-traffic drop โ€” Content, Technical, Backlinks, UX, Competition, Algorithm โ€” 24 causes.

Ishikawa 1968๐Ÿ’ผBusiness

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