Abstract: A system is configurable to: (i) present a visual representation of a physical system that comprises a plurality of physical components, wherein the visual representation comprises a plurality of 2D or 3D components that each correspond to a respective physical component of the plurality of physical components of the physical system; (ii) present a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) hierarchy representation that comprises a plurality of labels and a relational structure indicating one or more relationships among the labels defined by MBSE artifacts of an MBSE model of the physical system, wherein each label corresponds to a respective 2D or 3D component of the visual representation of the physical system; (iii) receive user input directed to a particular label that corresponds to a particular 2D or 3D component; and (iv) navigate to and visually emphasize the particular 2D or 3D component within the presentation of the visual representation.