Building Framing Templates for Faster Custom Material Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for designing and constructing buildings are time-consuming and costly, as they rely on manual processes and lack customization options, even when using CAD programs, which fail to provide accurate and timely estimates for custom building requirements.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that generates building component specifications, designs templates based on structure types, receives plot information, identifies restrictions, and manipulates templates to create a final design, producing a bill of materials and calculating construction timelines, while selecting suppliers and optimizing shipping methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual processes are used for designing and analyzing building drawings, then customization and accuracy are improved, but time consumption and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary automated analysis of building drawings during the design phase, extracting material quantities and cost estimates before construction begins. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming manual measurements and calculations later, providing accurate estimates without extending the design timeline.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (physical measurement, hand calculations) with automated computer-based systems that use software algorithms to analyze drawings, calculate material quantities, and generate cost estimates. This substitution maintains accuracy while dramatically reducing the time required for design and analysis.
2Productivity
If automated computer systems are used for calculating construction elements, then time is reduced, but customization capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic, adaptable algorithms that can adjust to different building types, materials, and design requirements. The automated system is not rigid but can be configured and customized through software parameters to handle diverse construction projects while maintaining high processing speed and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal automated system that can handle multiple building types, construction methods, and material specifications through a single platform. The system's multi-functionality allows it to customize analyses for different projects without requiring separate manual processes, thus maintaining both speed and adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional sketching and modeling processes are used, then design flexibility is maintained, but the design period extends significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses digital copies and representations of building designs (such as BIM models or detailed drawings) that can be easily reproduced, modified, and analyzed computationally. These digital copies enable rapid iteration and flexibility in design exploration without the time constraints of physical sketching and modeling processes.
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AI summary
The present invention is a method for developing a structure design comprising: generating, a catalog of building components; designing, a set of templates for a structure; identifying, a set of restrictions associated with a plot; receiving, a request for a specific type of structure to be constructed on the plot of land; providing, the set of templates of the type of structure, wherein the set of templates are distinct versions of the structure type and receiving a selection of one of the templates; receiving, a set of alterations to the template, wherein a final design is constructed; analyzing, the final design to identify each building component; producing, a pre-assembly plan for the final design; generating, a bill of materials for the final design, wherein the bill of materials accesses the catalog of building components; analyzing, the building components within the bill of materials.