We pose the idea that models of oligosaccharides of higher order could be constructed based on combinations of simpler disaccharide models. Such an approach would avoid ad-hoc parameterization of every individual type of oligosaccharide available, given the enormous variability in polysaccharides present in nature, although we note here that a minimal building block that represents a branching point (i.e. a branched trimer) may be required to better model oligo-and polysaccharides. The models we present here can be easily ported for use with POLYPLY to enable systematic construction of molecular coordinates chains to further streamline the process of building models for more complex polysaccharides.