Patent ID: 8280696

Claim:
A method for computer aided design of conduit comprising: a. selecting a first element type from an element type menu, wherein the first element type is linked with a specification stored in a database of specification information and a drawing characteristic stored in a database of drawing characteristics on a data storage in communication with a processor, and wherein the specification and drawing characteristic are displayed on a display screen; b. generating a first graphic object depicting the first element type on the display screen at a point of input, wherein the first graphic object is automatically generated using the specification and the drawing characteristic linked to the first element type; c. selecting a second element type from the element type menu, wherein the second element type is linked with a specification stored in the database of specification information and a drawing characteristic stored in the database of drawing characteristics on the data storage in communication with the processor, and wherein the specification and drawing characteristic are displayed on the display screen; d. generating a second graphic object depicting the second element type on the display screen at a point of input, wherein the second graphic object is automatically generated using the specification and the drawing characteristic linked to the second element type; e. selecting the first graphic object and the second graphic object and selecting a function from a menu to form a bundled graphic object, wherein the bundled graphic object is formed using computer instructions in the data storage to instruct the processor to aggregate the first element type and the second element type into the bundled graphic object; and f. instantaneously with the aggregating performing calculations using software that performs calculations using the specification information linked to each of the graphic objects that account for three dimensions, showing all angles, vectors, and parts of a conduit and using the calculations to automatically generate a list of components, raw materials, and manufacturing costs as the bundled graphic object is formed.