Creating 3D Isometric view of various structural elements in AutoCAD

1.

Aim :- To Create a 3D Isometric View of the building with plan and elevation given.

Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Imperial
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as Engineering and precision as 0’0” and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 50’ and Width as 50’
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Engineering, Precision > 0’0”
• Units to scale inserted content > Inches
• Enter

STEP.1 :-

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner anywhere in the drawing
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 10’9”
• Specify Width > 10’9”
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Select object > Click on rectangle
• Take the offset command
• Specify offset distance > 9”
• Enter
• Select the object > Select the object to show the wall thickness
• Provide the Windows by using line and offset command
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• New
• Style name > 3DSet the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 4”
• Select the text as colour
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension
• The plan is ready

• Select workspace switching > 3D Modelling
• Select Visual style control > 2D Wireframe
• Take 3D Orbit command
• Select view such as the UCS direction is as shown below

• Take boundary command
• Dialogue box will open
• Click on > Pick a point
• Click on the internal portion of wall
• Enter
• Take the extrude command
• Select object > Click on the walls
• Specify extrude height > 10’10”
• Enter
• Change the visual style control > Shaded
• It will shows the following result

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify corner point > click on the any corner of the window
• Specify opposite corner > Click the opposite corner of the window
• Take the extrude command
• Select object > Select the rectangle
• Provide the extrude height > 3’
• Use the Extrude, Substract and union command to provide the window
• Similarly by using this process provide the another window
• Take the ucs command
• Select the wall having 3’ window
• Take a rectangle command
• Specify corner point anywhere in the drawing
• Click > Dimension
• Specify length > 3’
• Specify width > 4’
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 3’
• Select object > Click the rectangle
• Give offset inside the rectangle
• Again take offset command
• Offset the last object at a distance of 4’
• Use the suitable hatch command in the windows

• Similarly use the same procedure to create the window at other side of the wall

• Use the move command to fix the window at proper position
• Use the UCS command and dimension command to show the dimensions
• Change visual style controls > Shaded
• The 3D drawing is ready

Result :-

South West Isometric view:-

South East Isometric view:-

North West Isometric view:-

2.

Aim :- To Create the 3D View of the Building Façade as given in the plan and elevation.

Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Imperial
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as
• Engineering and precision as 0’0” and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 50’ and Width as 50’
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Engineering, Precision > 0’0”
• Units to scale inserted content > Inches
• Enter

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner anywhere in the drawing
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 6’9”
• Specify Width > 10’9”
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Select object > Click on rectangle
• Take the offset command
• Specify offset distance > 9”
• Enter
• Select the object > Select the object to show the wall thickness
• Provide the Windows by using line and offset command
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• New
• Style name > 3D
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 4”
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension
• The plan is ready

• Select workspace switching > 3D Modelling
• Select Visual style control > 2D Wireframe
• Take 3D Orbit command
• Select view such as the UCS direction is as shown below

• Take boundary command
• Take boundary command
• Dialogue box will open
• Click on > Pick a point
• Click on the internal portion of wall
• Enter
• Take the extrude command
• Select object > Click on the walls
• Specify extrude height > 9’11”
• Enter
• Change the visual style control > Shaded
• It will shows the following result

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify corner point > click on the any corner of the window
• Specify opposite corner > Click the opposite corner of the window
• Take the extrude command
• Select object > Select the rectangle
• Provide the extrude height > 3’
• Use the Extrude, Substract and union command to provide the window
• Similarly by using this process provide the another window

• Take the ucs command
• Select the wall havng window
• Take a rectangle command
• Specify corner point anywhere in the drawing
• Click > Dimension
• Specify length > 3’
• Specify width > 4’
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 2’
• Select object > Click the rectangle
• Explode the rectangle
• Divide the inner rectangle in two parts by using line command
• Give offset inside the rectangle
• Again take offset command
• Provide the offset of 3” to dividation part to show the glass
• Use the suitable hatch command in the windows

• Use the move command to fix the window at proper position

• Respectively make the all 4 floor as per the required dimenssion.

• Take line command and extrude command to show the upper portion of building

• Take the ucs command
• Select the front face of the building to provide the dimensions
• By using continuous dimension command provide all the dimensions

Result :-

3.

Aim :- To Create the ismoteric 3d view of a stair with railing as shown in the plan and elevation

Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Imperial
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as
• Engineering and precision as 0’0” and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 50’ and Width as 50’
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Engineering, Precision > 0’0”
• Units to scale inserted content > Inches
• Enter

• Select workspace switching > 3D Modelling
• Select Visual style control > 2D Wireframe
• Take 3D Orbit command
• Select view such as the UCS direction is as shown below

• Take a Rectangle command
• Specify first point > Anywhere in the drawing
• Then select D.
• Set length as 3'.
• width as 12'.
• Make the rectangle Explode then thake offset of 1" from the left and right side.
• Then make 9 offset of 1' each from the bottom
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• New
• Style name > 3D
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 4”
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension
• The plan is ready

• Take a line command
• Specify first point > Anywhere in the drawing
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @1’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,6” > Enter
• Specify next point as > @3’,0,0 > Enter
• Specify next point as > @0,0,-4” > Enter
• Enter
• Provide the weist slab of 6” by using line and offset command

• Take the boundry command
• Pick internal point
• Select the nternal portion of staircase
• Enter
• Visual style control > Shaded
• Take extrude command
• Extrude the stairs at 3’

• Take a circle command
• Specify centre > At railing position
• Click > Diameter
• Specify diameter > 1”
• Enter
• Extrude that circle at a height > 3’2”
• Copy that cylinder and place it in a proper position
• Use the line and sweep command to draw the horizontal handgrill
• Draw 2",2" squre to sweep the handgrill.

• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• New
• Style name > 3D
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 4”
• Select the text as Green colour
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension
• Use the ucs command to show the dimensions
• The 3D staircase is ready

Result :-

View 1

View 2

View 3

4.

Aim :- To Create the 3D view of a Wall with spread footing bu using the plan and section shown below

Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Imperial
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as Decimal and precision as 0 and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 10 m and Width as 10m
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Decimal, Precision > 0’0”
• Units to scale inserted content > Milimeter
• Enter

• Draw a rectangle of dimensions 600X7500 and explode it.
• Offset the rectangle to inside to a distance of 100mm both left and right side.
• Offset the offset rectangle inside to distance of 50mm twice.
• Explode all the offset rectangle
• Delete the top and bottom edges of the exploded rectangles
• Extend all the rectangle to top and bottom edges of outer rectangle.
• At the end select the individual lines and change their layers respectively

• Creating Door Block
• Draw a rectabgle of dimenson 50X100mm
• Draw an arc line of the door swing
• Convert the door into block
• Edit the block and add flip parameters
• Create the door opening of 900mm at the middle
• Add the door block by rotating the door
• Add the door shade using respective layer

• Hatch the object in a proper way and complect the PLAN view.

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner anywhere in the drawing
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 700
• Specify Width > 300
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner 150 unit dist. from the previous rectangle top person.
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 400
• Specify Width > 400
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner 50 unit dist. from the previous rectangle top person.
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 300
• Specify Width > 400
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner 50 unit dist. from the previous rectangle top person.
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 200
• Specify Width > 600
• Enter
• Take explode command

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner from the previous rectangle top left person.
• Click > Dimension
• Specify Length > 200
• Specify Width > 3350
• Enter
• Take explode command
• Take offset command.
• From the top person of the previously created rectangle take offset dist. of 50,2150,2300 respectively.

• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• New
• Style name > 3D
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 200
• Select the text as Green colour
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension

• Select workspace switching > 3D Modelling
• Select Visual style control > 2D Wireframe
• Take 3D Orbit command
• Select view such as the UCS direction is as shown below

• Take boundary command
• Dialogue box will open
• Click on > Pick a point
• Click on the internal portion of wall
• Enter
• Take 3d rotate command and rotate it to make it in XZ Plane
• Take the extrude command
• Select object > Click on the boundry
• Specify extrude height > 7500
• Enter
• Change the visual style control > Shaded
• It will shows the following result

• Take UCS Command
• Click in front of the wall to work on that wall
• Use rectangle command, Extrude command and subtract command to leave the space fo
• the door

• Take a material browser command
• Select > Wall painting
• Select the portion
• And Assigh the material

• By using similar process, assign the materials for all the components
• The 3D Drawing is ready

Result :-

• View 1:-

• View 2:-

• View 3:-

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