Building a Blueprint Using XML

The .blu file that contains your blueprint contains XML. If you are unfamiliar with working with complex XML documents, we recommend that you use the Designer interface to modify your blueprint. Modifying the XML directly can be powerful but is also error-prone.

Even if you are comfortable with XML, for most operations we recommend using the Designer as it is meant to help guide your blueprint creation and editing. But for some operations, such as copying or mass editing, changing the XML file directly can be helpful.

If you make manual changes to the .blu file, you can validate your blueprint’s syntax from the Designer using the Validate blueprint () button in the toolbar.

XML Schema

We have an XML schema definition file (.xsd) that describes the proper format for your blueprint XML. You can use this file with a robust XML editing environment like Visual Studio to help you ensure that your manual changes are appropriate.

The .xsd file is located in the Designer\Blueprints folder where Designer is installed.