Abstract: An orthogonal layout generation method can include receiving, in a computer system, data related to a plurality of devices for a schematic layout, generating, in the computer system, a node for each of the plurality of devices, hereby generating a plurality of nodes, generating, in the computer system, a link for each of the plurality of nodes, thereby generating a plurality of links, orthogonalizing, in the computer system, the plurality of nodes, initializing, in the computer system, a route for each of the plurality of links, thereby generating a plurality of routes, orthogonalizing, in the computer system, the routes and selecting, in the computer system, a direction for each of the plurality of routes.

Abstract: A method of managing models in a network includes receiving at a model manager a model of a controlled system in a first format from a first system and storing the model in a second format in the model manager. Storing includes several steps that allow for the transformation of the model into a different, version-free format so that the network can adapt to changes in the first format.