A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING INTELLIGENT REPRESENTATIONS OF REAL EQUIPMENT WITHIN A GRAPHICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a method and system for implementing an intelligent graphical representation of equipment within a computer modelling system. The computer modelling system (10) has a memory, a processor (26), a visual display (12) and an input device (16 and 18). The method represents the equipment in an equipment configuration object which defines the placement of the equipment within a compatible component, and specifies connections between the equipment and the compatible component. The method also defines physical attributes of the equipment in an individual equipment description object, and associates the equipment configuration object with the equipment description object. The method further defines display characteristics of the equipment configuration object in a model object. The method also includes subscribing the model object with the equipment configuration object so that the model object is notified of changes to the subscribed equipment configuration object.