Patent ID: 8726233

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive a graphical model, the graphical model including a plurality of views, the plurality of views including a selected view, the graphical model including a destination object, the destination object performing an operation when the graphical model is executed, and the graphical model being rendered on a display device based on the selected view; parse at least a portion of the selected view to create an intermediate representation, the intermediate representation including information regarding the destination object; provide an interactive overlay for display on the display device; receive an input instruction via the interactive overlay, the input instruction being based on a use of the intermediate representation to interact with the destination object to modify the operation; and modify the destination object based on the input instruction; and execute the graphical model based on the modified destination object, executing the graphical model including performing the modified operation.