1. A computer-implemented method of analyzing graphical models, comprising: providing an original graphical model, the original graphical model including a plurality of components; indicating a desired type of analysis to be performed on the original graphical model; identifying programmatically at least one of the plurality of components as including elements incompatible with the desired type of analysis; abstracting programmatically the at least one identified component into a simplified component form compatible with the desired type of analysis, the simplified component form replacing the identified component in an updated graphical model; and displaying the updated graphical model.