.. _CreateNodeShapeDialog:

Create Node Shape Dialog
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This dialog is opened when you try to create a new *node shape*, for example from the :ref:`NodeShapesPanel`.

It is basically a :ref:`CreateAssetDialog` but has an additional field to select an optional *super shape*.

.. hint::
   In SHACL, node shapes can be arranged in a hierarchy similar to subclasses.
   Instead of ``rdfs:subClassOf``, node shapes can use ``sh:node`` to point from a sub shape to a super shape.
   This basically means that all constraints of the super shape will also apply to the target nodes of the sub shape.


**See Also**

* :ref:`CreateAssetDialog`
* :ref:`CreateClassDialog`
* :ref:`NodeShapesPanel`

**Further Reading on SHACL**

* `Form Generation using SHACL and DASH (External Link) <https://datashapes.org/forms.html>`_
* `SHACL Advanced Features Specification (External Link) <https://w3c.github.io/shacl/shacl-af/>`_
* `SHACL W3C Specification (External Link) <https://www.w3.org/TR/shacl/>`_

**Further Reading on Ontologies**

* :ref:`working_with_ontologies_target`

**Further Reading on TopBraid**

* :ref:`introduction`