Patent ID: 6931364

Claim:
A roof truss volume detailing system for volume detailing a system of roof trusses that allows for the consideration of the positioning of various structural and non-structural components, comprising: a processor; a memory subsystem coupled to the processor, the memory subsystem storing information; an input device coupled to the processor, the input device receiving input from a user; and volume detailing code embodied in the memory subsystem for causing the processor to perform the steps of: providing a representation of a three dimensional roof truss volume, wherein the three dimensional roof truss volume models a system of roof trusses; positioning a representation of a three dimensional component at a desired location relative to the three dimensional roof truss volume; sectioning the three dimensional roof truss volume at a plurality of points of interest to provide two dimensional roof truss profiles that include a component profile if the three dimensional component extends through the points of interest; and designing roof trusses based upon the roof truss profiles.