Generating an operational user interface for a building management system

A computing device for generating an operational user interface for a building management system, comprising:

• a memory;
• a network interface configured to connect the computing device to a network;
• a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:
• generate a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object, wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to generate the widget by:
• retrieving an air distribution loop system from the relationship information associated with the building information modeling object;
• obtaining three-dimensional geometrical information associated with the building information modeling object;
• rendering the air distribution loop system and the three-dimensional geometrical information as graphics of the widget;
• and
• forming the graphics into a whole graphic of the widget;
• assign a state variable to the widget by analyzing properties of the building information modeling object and an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, wherein the ontology definition of the building information modeling object includes a naming convention of a class associated with the building information modeling object;
• and
• associate the state variable with a point from the building operation system by mapping the point to the state variable;
• and
• a display configured to provide the widget and the state variable associated with the widget to a user of the computing device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to:

• generate a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object;
• associate multiple state variables with the widget using properties of the building information modeling object and an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, wherein the ontology definition of the building information modeling object includes a naming convention of a class associated with the building information modeling object;
• assign a name to the widget;
• retrieve, from a building information modeling database, all building information modeling data associated with the assigned name;
• parse the retrieved building information modeling data based on the ontology definition of the building information modeling object;
• assign the parsed building information modeling data as the state variables;
• attach the state variables to the widget;
• determine a relationship between the widget and a number of additional widgets;
• and
• change the widget based on the relationship.