AutoCAD_Creatuing Plan and Sections with proper dimensioning_Week 7

AIM:

To create the plan and section. use proper dimension and text style.

DESCRIPTION:

The plan is an essential documents for the building going to be construted.

The plan contains the various details of the building such aws the floor plan and sections.

To draw the plan with necessary views,annotations, and other details in AUTOCAD.

You can use all the commands learned in AUTOCAD software to complete this drawing.

DRAFTING PROCEDURE:

1. Begin a new drawing file with imperial template.

2. Create standard border with title block.

3. Create the necessary layers and dimension styles with different properties.

4. Create the following views: Site plan, Ground plan, Elevation (front), section,

Foundation details and stair detail.

5. Create necessary dimensions, notes, joinery details and other annotations.

6. Organize the various the entities in the respective layer.

7. Save the drawing file as .dwg.

8. Scan the QR code to see the virtual model to better understanding.

PROCEDURE:

INTRODUCTION:

SETTING THE STANDARDS: In the following topics,

we will learn about the standard setting used in AutoCAD before starting the drafting process.

UNIT COMMAND: units command is used to control the presicion and display formats for coordinates,

distances, and angles.

For example, we can use inches or millimeters depending upon needs.

units types are decimal, architectural, engineering, fractional and scienticfic.

PROCEDURE:

1. command:UNITS press enter

2. shortcut key: UN press enter

3. Access from: Menubar>Format>Units

4. Access from: Applications menu>Drawing utilities>units.

set the units in DECIMAL ,Insertion scale in Millimeters. And press ok.

To save that settings.

LIMITS;

LIMITS command sets an invisible rectangular boundary inthe drawing area that can

limit the grid display and limit clicking the entire point locations.

PROCEDURE TO ACCESS:

1. command : LIMITS Press enter

2. Shortcut key: LIMI press enter.

Set the limits:

Z enter

ALL enter

1. LINE COMMAND: Type the line command.

2. TRIM COMMAND:

TRIM COMMAND is usd to delete the unwanted part of an object.

Procedure to access:

1. Command key: TRIM and press enter.

2. Shortcut key: TR and press enter.

3. Ribbon menu: Home> Modify Panel> TRim.

4. Access from: Menu bar>mOdify> Trim.

3. OFFSET COMMAND:

OFFSET command is used to create concentric circles,

parrallel lines and parallel curves from the existing curve the geometry.

Procedure to access:

1. Cpommand : OFFSET.

2. Shortcut key: O and press enter

3. Ribbon menu: Home>Modify panel>OFFSET

4. Access from: Menu bar> Modify> Offset.

Options:

Offset distance, Through, erase, layer.

4. HATCH COMMAND:

HATCH COMMAND is used to fill an enclosed area or selected objects with a selected hatch pattern, solid fill or a gradient fill.

When the ribbon ON, the Hatch Creation contextual tab is displayed. When the ribbon is OFF, the Hatch and Gradient

dialog box are displayed.

PROCEDURE TO ACCESS:

1. Command: HATCH and press

2. Shortcut key: H and pres enter.

3. Ribbon menu: Home> Draw panel> Hatch.

4. Access from: Menu Bar> Draw> Hatch.

The following prompts are displayed.

HATCHEDIT COMMAND :

HATCHEDIT COMMAND is used to modify the existing hatch properties such as pateern, scale and.

Once you execute this comand, software

will prompt you are to select existing hatch to edit.

Procedure to access:

1. command: HATCHEDIT and press enter.

2. shortcut key: HE and press enter.

3. Ribbon menu: Home> Modify panel> Hatch edit.

4. Access from: Menu Bar>draw>Hatchedit.

6. DIMENSION COMMAND:

LINEAR DIMENSION is used to measure and display the linear distance value of a line or between two points.

Linear dimension can be horizontal,vertical or aligned

PROCEDURE TO ACCESS:(Linear Dimension)

1. Command : DIMLI and press enter

2. Shortcut key : DLI and press enter

3. Riboon menu : Annotate> dimension panel> Linear.

4. Access from: Menu bar> Dimensions> Linear .

MODIFY the symbol and arrow styles.

After the specifying the start and end points, the software prompts as below

for more options.

4. LAYER MANAGEMENT:

ABOUT LAYERS:

Layers are the primary tools for organizing the objects in a drawing by their function purpose.

layers are used to reduced the visual compexity of a drawing and improve display performance

by hiding the information that user does not need to see now. It is a good practice to create

the set of layers related to the work before you start drawing. Usesrs can seperate layers for

items like lines, dimensions, annotations and hatches and so on. Similarly, in a house plan,

the user can layer for the foundation, floor plan, doors, fixtures, electrical and so on.

Once you create the standard set of layers, you can save the drawing as a template file (.dwt)

that you can reuse when you start other drawings.

LAYER COMMAND:

LAYER COMMAND is used access the layer Properties Manager, which is used to

manage the layer and their properties. In layer Properties Manager, you can add, delete and rename layers, change their properties

set property overrides in layout viewports and add layer descriptions.

PROCEDURE TO ACCESS:

1. Command : LAYER and press enter.

2. Shortcut key: LA and press enter.

3. Ribbon menu: Home>Layer panel>Layer Properties.

4. Access from: Menu bar> Format>Layer.

LAYER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS:

NEW LAYER: creates a layer with a default name. The new layer inherits the properties of the currently

selected layer in the layer list

NEWLAYER FROZEN VP IN ALL viewport- Creates a layer and freeze it inall existing layout viewports.

DELETE LAYER: Deletes selected layers.

The following layers cannot be deleted:

• Layers0 and defpoints.
• Layers containing objects, including objects in block definitions.
• The current layer
• Layers used in an external reference
• Layers in a partially opened drawings.

SET CURRENT- Sets the slected layer as the current layer. New objects automatically created on the current layer.

SORT- Click a column label to sort by that column.

COLUMN ORDER: Drag a column a new location in the list to change to the column order.

LAYER LIST OPTIONS:

LAYER LIST is used to modify the indiviual layer properties.

click the current setting to change the layer properties for the slected layer or group of layers.

Followings are varous options available to control the layerproperties.

NAME: Displays the name of the layer or filter.

ON: Turns the selected the layers on and off. When a layer is on, it is visible and available for plotting.

FREEZE: Freeze the sellected layers. Objects on frozen layers are not displayed, plotted, or regenetrated.

you can freeze layers to iprove performance and reduce regenerations time in complex drawings.

LOCK: Locks and un locks the slected the layers. Objects on a locked layer cannot be modified.

Objects on locked layers apear faded and a small icon is displayed when you hover over the object.

And, Type LA in the command box and press enter, the layer properties manager appears.

Now, a new layer is created with name as Layer 1.

Now, a new layer is created with name as wall.

PLAN.:

Repeat the same procedure and create all necessary layers with the given properties in the layer property table.

Create the layer are as shown in figure.

10. DIMENSIONS:

Dimemsions and tolerances are an essential entity of the engineering drawings since they

communicate actual sizes of the objects in constructiokns and architectural drawings.

Dimensioning technics help the user to Identity and use common dimensioning systems

accepted in industries. Preparing Completely dimensioned multi-view drawings from skecthes

and industrial drawings, interpret and use correct tolerance techiques are essential

skill set needed for the drafting technicians. Users are expected to use various type of

dimensions for a variety of object types and the requirement.

LINEAR DIMENSION:

LINEAR DIMENSON is used to measure and display the linear distance value of a line

or between two points. Linear dimension can be horizontal, vertical or alinged.

PROCEDURE TO ACCESS:

1. Command: DIMLIN and press enter.

2. Shortcut key: DLI and press enter.

3. Ribbon menu: Annotate>Dimension panel>Linear.

4. Access from: Menu bar>Dimension> Linear.

Baseline dimension and continued dimensions:

Baseline dimension are multiple dimension with the dimension lines with

offset and measured from the same loction.

Continued dimensions also called chained dimensions, are multiple dimensions placed

end-to-end

11. LEADER:

Leader is used to creating leader line that connects an annotation to a feature. It is recommended

that you use the workflow available through the MLEADER command leader objects.

Procedure to access:

1. Command : Lead and press enter

After you specified the two points reference the software will prompt as below.

ANNOTATIONS:

Inserts an annotation at the end of the leader line. The annotation can be single or multiple line of

text, a feature control frame containing geometric tolerances or a block. If you press enter at the

Annotations prompt without entering text first, the following options are displayed:

• TOLERANCE- Creates a feature control frame containing geometric tolerances using the Geometric Tolerance dialog box
• Copy: copies text, a multipline text objects, and a feature fram.
• BLOCK
• MTXT COMAND.
• FORMAT
• SPLINE
• STRAIGHT.
• ARROW
• NONE.

RESULT:

1ST,2ND,3RD FLOOR PLAN:

section - AA.