3d building model materials auto-populator

A system for automatic building material ordering from a multi-dimensional building model comprising:

• a multi-dimensional building model database operable to store a multi-dimensional building model;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the multi-dimensional building model database and operable to:
• receive a plurality of captured ground-based building images;
• retrieve a scaled multi-dimensional building model, wherein the scaled multi-dimensional building model includes one or more architectural elements present in the captured ground-based building images;
• determine measurements of one or more architectural elements located on one or more planes within the multi-dimensional building model, the dimensions based on the scale;
• determine manufacturer product information corresponding to the measurements of the one or more architectural elements;
• determine availability of manufacture products, based on the manufacturer product information, from one or more providers of the manufacturer products based on the measurements and a total count of the one or more architectural elements;
• and
• automatically order the available manufacturer products.

A method of automatic building material ordering comprises:

• directing capture of building images of the building at a location;
• building a scaled multi-dimensional building model based on the building images;
• extracting, based on the scaled multi-dimensional building model, dimensions of at least one architectural feature from the scaled multi-dimensional building model;
• identifying a set of possible manufacturer products matching the dimensions of the at least one architectural feature;
• receiving user preferences related to the set of possible manufacturer products;
• auto-populating, based on the user preferences, a select list of the manufacturer products;
• auto-ordering manufacturer products from the select list of the manufacturer products;
• and
• auto-tracking the ordered manufacturer products until delivery to the location.