Patent ID: 8825458

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a file in a first format, wherein the first format is supported by a first application chosen from the group consisting of: an architectural design application, a design engineering application, and a production specific application; producing a mapped file from the file in the first format, wherein the mapped file is in a mapped format, wherein the mapped file comprises an architectural design component including at least one architectural design object, a design engineering component including at least one design engineering object, and a production specific component including at least one production specific object; and providing for conversion of the mapped file from the mapped format to a second format via a processor, wherein the second format is supported by a second application chosen from the group consisting of: an architectural design application, a design engineering application, and a production specific application, wherein the second format is different from the first format, and wherein the at least one architectural design object is bi-directionally linked with the at least one design engineering object and the at least one production specific object.