-Lost wrote:
I have been using this horribly outdated software from Broderbound
to
design buildings because I can get a quantity report from it. For
most of the stuff it even has general prices (although most of those
are outdated too, but they can be changed).

Well, I was hoping I could find a price list of all types of wood,
even just a rough estimate so that I can finish writing a plug-in
for
3D and CAD software that will spit out quantities and the
approximate
price for those quantities. The software from Broderbound just
ain't
cutting it anymore.

I only need lumber sizes/prices for now by the way. 2×4s, 2×6s, 2×
8s, 2×10s, and 2×12s et cetera. No trim, pediment, concrete, brick,
flooring, laminate, wallpaper and so forth for now. For those
things
I am going to create modules.

So does anyone know of anything along those lines? Lowe's, 84
Lumber, and Don's Lumber are getting REALLY tired of me sitting on
the phone with them asking about all of their plank sizes and wood
types.

Thanks!

You might want to take a look at
http://craftsman-book.com/products/info/nce.htm. Not sure it's what
you're looking for but it sounds like it may already do what you're
trying to do.

Note that the electronic version includes software, not just a copy of
the book.

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