3D States

The interaction between entities is illustrated within an arbitrary timeframe that best explains the significant events and/or interactions which occur. 3-Dimensional representations of a timeframe are called States. Using 3-D objects like the one depicted below, a user can manipulate the object and see all the interactions that might be hidden, or difficult to illustrate in a 2-Dimensional drawing. In this example color is used to denote the identity of an entity, and shapes are used to denote the entity mode (positive, negative, neutral, or terminated). Other information can be displayed by touching an entity, such as its condition (fully functional, partially functional, or terminal), as well as its name.


Clicking on a functional entity causes the model to display a view of the details inside the substructure selected.