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Getting Started Overview

Your path from first visit to a working Fractal OSI model — in the order that makes the most sense.

This section takes you from first visit to a working model. The pages here are designed to be read in order — each one builds on the previous.

Recommended Path

Follow these steps in sequence for the fastest path to productivity:

  1. Quick Start: Your First Model Create your first canvas from scratch in under 10 minutes. You will place your first Entity, define its class, draw a relationship, and save the result. No prior modeling experience required.
  2. The Editor Interface Learn the four panels that make up the editor: the Palette, the Canvas, the Property Inspector, and the Toolbar. Understanding the layout removes the friction from everything that follows.
  3. Saving and Loading Canvases Fractal OSI saves models locally in your browser using IndexedDB, and exports them as .fractal JSON files. This page explains both mechanisms and when to use each.
  4. Start from a Solution The Solutions Gallery provides pre-built, production-quality FractalSet models for common domain challenges — from revenue leakage to organizational authority. Import one in a single click and start from a working foundation instead of a blank canvas.

Before You Start

You do not need to read the full Concepts section before you start modeling. The quick start is designed to give you immediate hands-on experience. You can return to the conceptual depth later.

If you want the conceptual foundation first, read The Fractal Modeling Language (FML) — it explains what Entity, Role, Act, and the four Associative Classes mean before you place them on a canvas.

What You Will Have After This Section

After completing the Getting Started pages you will be able to:

  • Open the editor and navigate its four panels confidently
  • Create class definitions and place instances on the canvas
  • Draw typed relationships between instances
  • Save your model locally and export it as a .fractal file
  • Import and explore a pre-built Solution as a starting point for your own domain

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