Systematic audio-visual and control system design tool

A systematic audio-visual and audio-visual control system design tool, executable on a plurality of computing devices each having a processor and memory, comprising:

• a. a database, in communication with at least one computing device of said plurality of computing devices, storing images, descriptions, specifications, and connectivity data for a plurality of audio-visual and audio-visual control products;
• b. a user interface for interactively obtaining product data from said database and to select a venue template from a plurality of user-selectable venue templates;
• and
• c. a plurality of computer programs operable to determine from said interactively obtained product data and from said user-selected venue template, a design for an audio-visual and audio-visual control installation, including a user-editable audio-visual connectivity line schematic responsive to said obtained data;
• d. wherein a computer program of said plurality of computer programs is operable, responsive to said user-selected venue template and said interactively obtained product data, to produce:
• i. a ceiling speaker layout responsive to said obtained data;
• ii. a bill of materials responsive to said interactively obtained product data;
• iii. a cable schedule responsive to said interactively obtained product data and said selected venue template;
• iv. a rack layout responsive to said interactively obtained product data;
• e. wherein said user interface presents data within a plurality of categories, wherein said plurality of categories comprises video equipment, audio equipment, and audio-visual control equipment.

A systematic audio-visual and control system design tool comprising:

• a. at least one database storing images, descriptions, specifications, and connectivity data for a plurality of audio-visual and audio-visual control products;
• b. a user interface for interactively obtaining data from said database and for selecting a venue template from a plurality of venue templates;
• and
• c. a plurality of computer programs operable to determine from said obtained data and said selected venue template a design for an audio-visual and control installation;
• d. wherein a computer program of said plurality of computer programs is operable to produce:
• i. a user-editable audio-visual connectivity line schematic responsive to said obtained data;
• and
• ii. a ceiling speaker layout responsive to said obtained data;
• iii. a bill of materials responsive to said obtained data;
• iv. a cable schedule responsive to said obtained data;
• and
• v. a rack layout responsive to said obtained data;
• e. wherein said user interface presents data within a plurality of categories, wherein said plurality of categories comprises video equipment, audio equipment, and audio-visual control equipment.