METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND VIEWING AN INTELLIGENT GRAPHICS FILE INCLUDING PARTS INFORMATION

A method, computer program product, and system for creating and viewing an intelligent graphics file including information associated with the parts depicted in the graphics file are provided. Graphics is automatically transformed into a format that provides enriched electronic display of the graphic containing reference designation links and access to information associated with the parts depicted in the graphic. Relationships among the reference designations and the ability to access textual information associated with the reference designations of the parts are embedded in the graphic. The part and the corresponding textual information when the reference designator associated with the part is selected is automatically displayed. An intelligent graphics file that allows a user to quickly and accurately find, view and navigate among the parts of an article depicted in a graphic and the corresponding textual information for the parts is automatically produced.