1. A method of converting a polygon-based wire to an object-based wire in an integrated circuit design, the method comprising: providing a first polygon-based wire to be converted into an object-based wire element; analyzing edges of the polygon and determining corresponding edges that are parallel; using information obtained from analyzing the edges of the polygon, creating a path that represents the polygon-based wire as a centerline and a width; and configuring an object-based wire element using the path as an attribute; providing an unrecognized view including polyon-based shapes not yet recognized; providing a recognized view including object-based wire elements that have been recognized; and removing geometries associated with the object-based wire element from the unrecognized view and adding the object-based wire element to the recognized view.