Method for determining a set of materials

A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer that determines a set of materials for constructing a wood frame building, the computer readable program code means comprising:

• first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to select a plurality of parameters for the wood frame building, including select a plurality of parameters for walls, select a plurality of parameters for a roof, select a plurality of parameters for at least one building opening and select a plurality of parameters for poles;
• second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to access a database having information about a set of raw and finished goods;
• third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to determine the set of materials based on the plurality of parameters for the wood frame building and the information about the set of raw and finished goods;
• fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to display the set of materials;
• fifth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to dynamically generate a visual model of at least one aspect of the wood frame building using the plurality of parameters for the wood frame building which have been selected;
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• sixth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to display the visual model of at least one aspect of the wood frame building.

A computer-implemented method for determining a set of materials for constructing a wood frame building, comprising:

• selecting a plurality of parameters for the wood frame building, including selecting a plurality of parameters for walls, selecting a plurality of parameters for a roof, selecting a plurality of parameters for at least one building opening and selecting a plurality of parameters for poles;
• accessing a database having information about a set of raw and finished goods;
• determining the set of materials based on the plurality of parameters for the wood frame building and the information about the set of raw and finished goods;
• displaying the set of materials;
• displaying a visual model of at least one aspect of the wood frame building, wherein displaying a visual model includes providing a scroll bar, wherein the scroll bar is operable for relocating an opening of the wood frame building to a new location;
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• displaying the opening in the new location.