System and method for constructing a three dimensional operational graphic from a two dimensional building control subsystem drawing

1. A computerized method comprising:

receiving into a computer processor a two dimensional building control subsystem design drawing;

identifying with the computer processor a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing by comparing the objects to a template of objects, the template of objects comprising one or more of a representation of a shape, a color, and a texture;

determining with the computer processor a physical relationship among the plurality of objects;

retrieving into the computer processor a three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects from a three dimensional device library; and

generating with the computer processor a three dimensional building control subsystem graphic by mapping the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects into a three dimensional user interface as a function of the physical relationship.

2. The computerized method of claim 1 , comprising extracting one or more attributes of the object from the building control subsystem design drawing.

3. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein determining the physical relationship among the plurality of objects comprises using one or more of geometrical analysis and building control subsystem drawing conventions.

4. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the three dimensional user interface is interactive.

5. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of objects comprise one or more of mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, and a connection between mechanical equipment and electrical equipment.

6. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the three dimensional representation comprises one or more of a web page, a script, or other publication technology.

7. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing comprises extracting a boundary of the objects and analyzing a relationship among the objects.

8. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects comprises an object-oriented data model.

9. The computerized method of claim 1 , comprising extracting text associated with an object on the building control subsystem design drawing by way of a character recognition process.

10. The computerized method of claim 1 , comprising animating an object on the three dimensional building control subsystem graphic.

11. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects is directly linked to data produced by a real-time control system, and wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects is responsive and adaptive to data provided by one or more of the real-time control system and a data source separate from the real-time control system.

12. A non-tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computer processor execute a process comprising:

receiving a building control subsystem design drawing;

identifying a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing by comparing the objects to a template of objects, the template of objects comprising one or more of a representation of a shape, a color, and a texture;

determining a physical relationship among the plurality of objects;

retrieving a three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects from a three dimensional device library; and

generating a three dimensional building control subsystem graphic by mapping the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects into a three dimensional user interface as a function of the physical relationship.

13. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , comprising instructions for extracting one or more attributes of the object from the building control subsystem design drawing.

14. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein determining the physical relationship among the plurality of objects comprises using one or more of geometrical analysis and building control subsystem drawing conventions.

15. The non-tang computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of objects comprise one or more of mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, and a connection between the mechanical equipment and the electrical equipment.

16. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the identifying a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing comprises extracting a boundary of the objects and analyzing a relationship among the objects.

17. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects comprises an object-oriented data model.

18. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , comprising instructions for extracting text associated with an object on the building control subsystem design drawing by way of a character recognition process.

19. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , comprising instructions for animating an object on the three dimensional building control subsystem graphic.

20. The non-tangible computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects is directly linked to data produced by a real-time control system, and wherein the three dimensional representation of the plurality of objects is responsive and adaptive to data provided by one or more of the real-time control system and a data source separate from the real-time control system.