Patent ID: 8113840

Claim:
An apparatus for an architectural design aid system, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of panels pieces, each panels piece having: at least one of a dimension in length of 0.375″, 0.5″, 0.75″, 1″, 1.5″, 2″ and 3″, at least one of a dimension in height of 0.5″, 0.75″ and 2.25″, and a depth ranging from 0.1875″ to 0.19″; a plurality of openings pieces, each openings piece having: a length of 1.5″, a height of 2.25″, and a depth ranging from 0.1875″ to 0.19″; a plurality of inserts pieces, each inserts piece having: at least one of a dimension in length of 0.75″, 1.5″ and 2″, at least one of a dimension in height of 0.5″ and 0.75″, and a depth ranging from 0.1875″ to 0.19″; a plurality of connectors pieces, each connectors piece having at least one of a dimension in length of 0.19″ and 0.25″, at least one of a dimension in height of 0.19″, 0.5″, 0.75″, 1.25″, 2″ and 2.25″, and a depth of 0.063 and 0.19; and a plurality of details pieces, wherein in each panels piece, openings piece and inserts piece a groove runs a length and a width of each connectable side of the piece and a tongue runs a length and a width of each connectable side of the piece when inserted therein and stops a short distance from each end, and wherein the five distinct pieces snap fit together by insertion of the tongue on the connectable side of one piece into the groove on the connectable side of another piece, and wherein the snap fit is provided by the precise fit of the dimensions of the tongue into the dimensions of the groove, which snap fit allows for creation of a multi-level architectural scale model.