although certain preferred embodiments of the present invention will be shown and described in detail , it should be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims . the scope of the present invention will in no way be limited to the number of constituting components , the materials thereof , the shapes thereof , the relative arrangement thereof , etc ., which are disclosed simply as an example of the preferred embodiment . the features and advantages of the present invention are illustrated in detail in the accompanying drawings , wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings . although the drawings are intended to illustrate the present invention , the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale . fig1 illustrates a schematic apparatus view of an automated layout system 10 . the automated layout system 10 includes an input system 12 , a processing system 14 , and an output system 16 . the input system 12 acquires an architectural design 30 of a structure 32 ( fig7 ). fig2 illustrates a schematic view of a flow chart of the automated layout system 10 . a designer creates an architectural design 30 of a structure 32 ( fig7 ). the structure 32 may be , for example , a wall of a residential building , an office building , a warehouse , etc . the architectural design 30 may be generated using a computer aided design system ( cad ) 34 . the cad system 34 converts the architectural design 30 into a digital drawing data file 36 . the digital drawing data file 36 is sent to the input system 12 . from the input system 12 the digital drawing data file 36 is sent to the processing system 14 . the processing system 14 may include a computer 38 . the computer 38 may include a display system 24 ( fig1 ) for displaying information transmitted from the computer 38 . the computer 38 may include any suitable device , for example , a keyboard 26 or mouse , for enabling an operator to send commands to the computer 38 . the display system 24 and the keyboard 26 may be included in a workstation 250 . the architectural design 30 includes component 40 information . the component 40 information may include a structural member 40 a , a window 40 b , a door 40 c , an electrical element 40 d , a plumbing element 40 e , and a heating , ventilation , air conditioning element 40 f , etc . the structural member 40 a may include a wooden member 40 g a metallic member 40 h , or other building material of the structure 32 . the window 40 b information , door 40 c information and other component information may include not only the specific location of the component but also a particular component identification such as a vendor part or call out number , or actual rough opening dimensional measurements . vendor part numbers may be used to access a data base of vendor part specifications in order to determine the dimensions of components . the component 40 information is transmitted through the input system 12 to the processing system 14 . the architectural design 30 may include an architectural drawing 42 , such as a blueprint . the architectural drawing 42 may be fed through a scanning system 22 . the scanning system 22 generates a digital drawing data file 36 a that is transmitted through the input system 12 into the processing system 14 . the architectural design 30 may include uniform building code ( ubc ) or international residential code ( irc ) or other building code 44 data that is transmitted through the input system 12 into the processing system 14 . the ubc 44 data contains local building code standards that a structure must meet . these standards include , for example , structural member 40 a thickness dimensions and spacings . the architectural design 30 may also include a building site area code number or other job site location metric which can be used to identify and access particular region engineering specifications for the structure . such specifications may be stored in a data base associated with input system 12 and / or processing system 14 . the processing system 14 combines the component 40 information , the digital drawing data file 36 , 36 a , and the code 44 data . the processing system 14 calculates and generates the dimensional location for each of the component 40 ( e . g ., structural member 40 a , window 40 b , door 40 c , electrical element 40 d , plumbing element 40 e , heating , ventilation , air conditioning element 40 f , etc .) within the structure 32 . the dimensional location of each component 40 is digitized and automatically transferred to the output system 16 . the output system 16 may send the digitized dimensional location of each component 40 to a network 20 . the network 20 may be , e . g ., an internet connection , a computer network , etc . the network 20 may transmit digitized dimensional location information for each component 40 to a remote computer system 28 . the remote computer system 28 may be used to output a banner 48 a . additionally , the output system 16 may store the digitized location for each component 40 on any suitable storage media ( e . g ., hard disk , floppy disk , tape , etc .). the storage media may then be transported and inserted into the remote computer system 28 . the remote computer system 28 may be used to output the banner 48 a . the output system 16 sends the digitized dimensional location of each component 40 to the printing system 18 . the printing system 18 prints a banner 48 . the banner 48 is a full size template including a plurality of markings 50 , a plurality of component identification numbers 52 , colored markings 54 , dimensional data 56 ( e . g ., english , metric , etc . ) and so on . the banner 48 may be made from any suitable durable waterproof sheet material , for example , tyvek ™ ( dupont ), plastic , etc . the tyvek ™ includes spunbonded olefin fibres . the markings 50 show the location for each component 40 of the structure 32 on the banner 48 . the markings may be uniformly spaced , for example , at 16 inch intervals to indicate stud spacing . the markings 50 may be colored markings 54 to indicate a component type , such as black for the structural member 40 a , red for the electrical element 40 d , blue for the plumbing element 40 e , and green for the heating , ventilation , and air conditioning element 40 f . identification numbers 52 ( e . g ., vendor part numbers ) may be printed on the banner 48 adjacent to the location of the component such as a window 40 b or a door 40 c . dimensional data 56 for structural member 40 a lengths may be printed on the banner 48 . the dimensional data 56 may be printed in any suitable standard ( e . g ., english , metric , etc .). one or more different types of the markings 50 may be pre - printed on the sheet material forming the banner 48 ( e . g ., by the manufacture of the sheet material of the banner 48 , by other manufacturers , or by a printing company , etc .) prior to the banner 48 being printed by the printing system 18 . for example , indicia , such as uniformly spaced lines arranged 16 ″ on center , may be pre - printed on the sheet material forming the banner 48 . the banner is preferably sized to overlay a first broader surface of an elongated framing element but may be sized and / or placed on a narrower side surface of the element . the printing system 18 may print a listing of components 58 . the listing of components 58 includes a printout of all of the components 40 in a structure 32 for each banner 48 within the structure 32 . the printing system 18 may print a schematic plan view 60 of the banner 48 locations within the structure 32 . fig3 , 4 and 5 illustrates the banner 48 attached to a first reference component 62 a and a second reference component 63 a of a structure 32 a ( fig7 ). fig3 illustrates a plan view of the banner 48 attached to the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a . fig4 illustrates a side view of the banner 48 attached to the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a . fig5 illustrates an end view of the banner 48 attached to the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a . the first reference component 62 a is a bottom plate of the structure 32 a and the second reference component 63 a is a top plate of the structure 32 a as illustrated in fig7 . the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a are placed adjacent to each other and the banner 48 is attached to the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a ( fig3 , 4 , and 5 ). the markings 50 on the banner indicate the location of the components 40 such as structural members 40 a , the window 40 b , the electrical element 400 , the plumbing element 40 e , and the heating , ventilation , air conditioning element 40 f , etc . as illustrated in fig3 , the markings 50 for structural members 40 a include a plurality of stud locations 64 , a plurality of jack locations 66 , and a plurality of cripple locations 68 . markings 50 include a location 70 for a heating , ventilation , and air conditioning element 40 f . markings 50 include a location 72 a and a location 72 b for the electrical element 400 . markings 50 include the location 174 for the plumbing element 40 e . fig3 illustrates an identification part number 76 for a window 40 b that is printed on the banner 48 . marking 50 includes lines 78 for identifying the location for the window 40 b . the lengths and the quantity of the structural members 40 a including a plurality of jacks 80 , a plurality of cripples 82 , a sill 84 , a plurality of headers 86 , and a header sill 86 are printed 88 onto the banner 48 . markings 50 include dotted lines 90 a and 90 b spaced 4 feet apart to denote the location for a four foot wide wall board ( not shown ). markings 50 include a cut line 94 that is cut by a sharp object such as a knife . cutting along the cut line 94 of the banner 48 separates the first reference component 62 a from the second reference component 63 a ( fig6 ). thus , the banner 48 is separated into a first banner portion 96 a and a second banner portion 97 a . the first banner portion 96 a remains attached to the first reference component 62 a , and the second banner portion 97 a remains attached to the second reference component 63 a . the first reference component 62 a forms the bottom plate of the structure 32 . the second reference component 63 a forms the top plate of the structure 32 . the markings 50 include a direction arrow 92 a printed on the first banner portion 96 a , and a direction arrow 92 b printed on the second banner portion 97 a . the direction arrows 92 a and 92 b are kept pointing in the same direction when the first reference component 62 a and the second reference component 63 a are placed into position as bottom 98 and the top 100 of the structure 32 . a plurality of studs 102 are cut to the appropriate selected length and are located and attached to the first reference component 62 a and the second reference , component 63 a at the stud location 64 markings 50 ( fig7 ). the jacks 80 , the cripples 82 , the sill 84 , the headers 86 , and the header sill 87 are cut to the lengths as indicated on the printed list 88 on the banner 48 ( fig3 ). the jacks 80 are located and attached to the first reference component 62 a as indicated by the jack location 66 markings 50 . the cripples 82 are located and attached to the first reference component 62 a as indicated by the cripple location 68 markings 50 . the sill 84 is attached to the cripples 82 and jacks 80 . the header sill 87 is attached to the jacks 80 . the headers 86 are attached to the studs 102 and the second reference component 63 a . the jacks 80 , the sill 84 and the header sill 87 form a window opening 104 . fig7 illustrates a heating , ventilation , and air conditioning element 40 f positioned at the marking 50 location 70 . the heating , ventilation , and air conditioning element 40 f may be any component ( e . g ., supply duct , return duct , etc .). the electrical element 400 is positioned at the 72 a and 72 b marking 50 locations . the electrical element 400 may be any electrical component ( e . g ., outlet , wire , switch , etc .). the plumbing element 40 e is positioned at the marking 50 location 74 . the plumbing element 40 e may be any plumbing component ( e . g ., cold water pipe ” hot water pipe , drain pipe , etc .). fig8 illustrates another embodiment of a banner 48 b . the banner 48 b includes markings 50 for stud locations 64 and a plurality of jack locations 66 . marking 50 includes lines 106 for identifying the location for the door 40 c . the lengths and the number of structural members 40 b including a plurality of jacks 80 b , a plurality of headers 86 b , and a header sill 87 a are printed 108 on the banner 48 b . the banner 48 b is attached to a first reference component 62 b and a second reference component 63 b . the markings 50 include a cut line 94 b that is cut by the knife . similar to the banner 48 , cutting along the cut line 94 b of banner 48 b separates the first reference component 62 b from the second reference component 63 b . the banner 48 b is separated into a first banner portion 96 b and a second banner portion 97 b . the first banner portion 96 b remains attached to the first reference component 62 b , and the second banner portion 97 b remains attached to the second reference component 63 b . the first reference component 62 b is a bottom plate of the structure 32 b and the second reference component 638 is a top plate of the structure 32 b as illustrated in fig9 . a plurality of studs 102 are cut to a uniform selected length and are located and attached to the first reference component 62 b and the second reference component 63 b at stud location 64 markings 50 . the jacks 80 b , the header sill 87 b , and the headers 86 b are cut to the lengths as indicated on the printed list 108 on the banner 48 b ( fig8 ). the jacks 80 b are located and attached to the first reference component 62 b as indicated by the jack location 66 markings 50 . the header sill 87 b is attached to the jacks 80 b . the headers 86 b are attached to the studs 102 and the second reference component 63 b . after the structure 32 b is erected , cuts 116 a and 116 b are made through the first reference component 62 b . then a portion 110 of the first reference component 62 b is removed from the door opening 112 . fig1 illustrates a side view of a roof truss assembly 116 . the roof truss assembly includes a bottom chord 118 , a top chord 120 a , a top chord 120 b , and a plurality of web members 122 a - 1220 . fig1 illustrates a banner 4 ˜ c that attaches to a bottom chord 118 of the roof truss assembly 116 . the banner 48 c is attached to the bottom chord 118 and is used to locate the web members 122 a and 122 b at the location 124 a , and the web members 122 c and 1220 at the location 124 b . as illustrated in fig1 , a banner 480 includes markings 50 for a location 126 , a location 128 , and a location 130 . a first copy of the banner 480 is attached to the top chord 120 a , and a second copy of the banner 480 is attached to the top chord 120 b . for the top chord 120 a , the location 126 positions the top chord 120 b with the bottom chord 118 , the location 128 positions the top chord 120 a with the web member 1220 , and the location 130 positions the top chord 120 a with the web member 122 c . for the top chord 120 b , the location 126 positions the top chord 120 b with bottom chord 118 , the location 128 positions the top chord 120 b with the web member 122 a , and the location 130 positions the top chord 120 b with the web member 122 b . fig1 illustrates a side view of a gable end 132 . the gable end 132 includes a bottom plate 134 , a rafter 136 a and a rafter 136 b , and a plurality of studs 138 a - 138 k . a banner 48 e is illustrated in fig1 . the banner 48 e includes location 142 a - 142 k markings 50 corresponding to the locations for the studs 138 a - 138 k . a location 144 a marking 50 and a location 144 b marking 50 corresponds to the position of the rafter 136 a and the rafter 136 b . the banner 48 e is attached to the base plate 134 . a banner 48 f is illustrated in fig1 . the banner 48 f includes location 146 a - 146 e and location 148 markings 50 . a first copy of the banner 48 f is attached to the rafter 136 a and a second copy of the banner 48 f is attached to the rafter 136 b . the markings on the banner 48 f on rafter 136 a locate the studs 138 g - 138 k and the base plate 134 . the markings on the banner 48 f on rafter 136 b locate the studs 138 a - 138 e and the base plate 134 . fig1 illustrates a perspective view of a rafter member 150 . a banner 48 g is attached to the rafter member 150 . the banner 48 g , as illustrated in fig2 , provides a full size template so that the rafter member 150 has been cut to conform to the banner 48 g shape . the banner 48 g includes markings 50 for an over hang detail or end cut 152 , a plumb angle or end cut 154 , and a “ bird &# 39 ; s mouth ” cut 156 . the “ bird &# 39 ; s mouth ” cut 156 allows the rafter member 150 to accept a double top plate 158 . fig1 illustrates a perspective view of a hip rafter member 160 . a banner 48 k is attached to the hip rafter member 160 . the banner 48 k provides a full size template so that the hip rafter member 160 has been cut to conform to the banner 48 k shape . the banner 48 k includes markings 50 for an end cut 162 , and for a plurality of locations 164 a - 164 e . the plurality of locations 164 a - 164 e position a plurality of hip jack rafters 166 a - 166 e , respectively . fig1 illustrates a perspective view of a valley rafter member 168 . a banner 48 h and a banner 48 j are attached to the rafter member 168 . the banner 48 h and the banner 48 j provide full size templates onto the rafter member 168 and the rafter member 168 has been cut to conform to the shapes of the banner 48 h and the banner 48 j . the banner 48 h includes markings 50 for a plurality of locations 170 a - 170 c , and for a “ bird &# 39 ; s mouth cut ” 172 . the plurality of locations 170 a - 170 c position the valley jack rafters 174 a - 174 c . the “ bird &# 39 ; s mouth cut ” 172 accepts the double top plate 176 . the banner 48 j includes markings 50 for a plurality of locations 178 a - 178 c , and for the “ bird &# 39 ; s mouth cut ” 172 . the plurality of locations 178 a - 178 c position a plurality of valley jack rafters 180 a - 180 c . fig1 illustrates a schematic plan view 200 of a structure 32 e such as a building . the printing system 18 ( fig2 ) prints the schematic plan view 200 . the schematic plan view 200 includes a plurality of banner locations 202 a - 202 e . each banner 48 l - 48 p includes a unique banner number that is printed onto each banner 48 l - 48 p and onto the schematic plan view 200 . for example , if the banner 48 l at location 202 a is given a number “ 1floor1 ”, then “ 1floor1 ” is printed onto the banner 48 l and also onto the schematic plan view 200 . a builder uses the schematic plan view 200 to determine the locations for each banner 48 l - 48 p . the direction arrow 92 a ( fig3 ) is printed on each banner 48 l - 48 p . additionally , the direction arrow 92 a is printed onto the schematic plan view 200 for each banner location 202 a - 220 e . the direction arrow 92 a allows a builder to position each banner 48 l - 48 p in a proper orientation . additionally , locations for components 40 such as windows 40 b and doors 40 c are printed on the schematic plan view 200 . it may be advantageous to add a gasket to edges of a banner substrate to form a continuous weatherproofing gasket barrier when the banner is attached to a framing element of a building structure . as illustrated in the end view of fig2 , a banner 48 q may overlay a first surface of a pair of reference components 62 a and 62 b , and a gasket 203 may be affixed to an overhanging portion 204 of the banner substrate . the overhanging portion 204 can then be attached to a side or end surface of the reference component . gasket 203 may comprise foam or any other suitable weatherproofing gasket material . the gasket material may be affixed , for example , with adhesive , to the overhanging portion of the oversized banner 48 q after the banner has been printed by the printer . gasket 203 could also be applied to the split or cut middle of the banner to address the other lateral side surface of an individual reference component . as shown in fig2 , gasket 203 is especially useful where plywood or other sheathing 205 on the outside of a wall and sheetrock material 206 on the inside come in contact with a framing element 207 having gasket 203 on its two side surfaces . this occurs throughout the total lineal perimeter of the building structure . eventually , the wall cavity between sheathing 205 and sheetrock 206 will be filled with insulation . the gasket 203 on the sides of framing element 207 serves to eliminate wind infiltration into insulation cavity 208 thus allowing the manufacturer &# 39 ; s insulation to perform at its highest performance rating . alternatively the oversized banner could be made entirely from printable gasket material . fig2 illustrates a generic banner 210 of the present invention . this generic banner can be printed by the printer of the present invention or provided as a preprinted banner by a banner manufacturer . a first side 212 of banner 210 is provided with uniformly spaced markings including stud location markings 214 , wallboard markings 216 , directional markings 218 , e . g . arrows , and junction set back markings 220 . the junction set back markings are used when framing elements abut orthogonally . for 2 ″× 4 ″ studs , banner 210 may have a width of 7 ″ with the set back marking 220 located 3 ½ ″ from a remote end of an adjacent stud location marking 216 . for a 2 × 6 stud system , the banner width might be 11 ″ with a corresponding set back marking distance of 5½ ″. the latter system is illustrated in fig2 and may be marked on a reverse side 222 of banner 210 . double - sided printed banner 210 can thus be used with either 2 × 4 or 2 × 6 stud systems . as is well known in the 2 × 4 system , studs are located 16 ″ on center on side 212 ; on reverse side 222 , the 2 × 6 stud system would use 24 ″ on center locations . other stud placement locations are , of course , also possible . instead of printing on two sides of a banner , markings for different stud size systems may be provided on the same side of a banner and distinguished by use of different colors or other differentiating features . different banners for different stud size and spacing systems may also be provided . the foregoing description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description . it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed , and many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching . for example , the automated layout system 10 may be used to create banners 48 for any suitable structure ( e . g ., a residential building , a commercial building , a warehouse , a boat , etc .). such modifications and variations that may be apparent to a person skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined by the accompanying claims .