Patent ID: 7694259

Claim:
A tangible computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions for performing a method of forming a data model of an electrical device, the method comprising: (a.) generating a graphical user interface (GUI); (b.) making a plurality of blocks available for selection through the GUI, the blocks comprising: component blocks for identifying components of the electrical device; and orientation blocks for describing the spatial orientation of the components of the electrical device; (c.) receiving selections of a plurality of blocks through the GUI, wherein the selected blocks comprise a plurality of component blocks and one or more orientation blocks; (d.) generating a display in the graphical user interface using the selected blocks, the display comprising graphical representations of the selected component blocks that are arranged in a manner corresponding to the physical arrangement of the components in the electrical device so as to form an overall graphical representation of the electrical device; and (e.) generating a metadata text file using the selected blocks, the metadata text file describing a physical layout of the electrical device.