Creating 3D Isometric view of various structural elements in AutoCAD

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Command use in this challenge :

• Line
• Rectangle
• trim
• move
• copy
• Explode
• Circle
• Dimlinear
• Dimcontinue
• Boundary
• 3Dorbit
• 3D rotate
• Extrude
• Region
• Ucs
• Camera
• Block
• Render RR
• Sweep
• Create light

Create 3D Isometric View of the building with plan and elevation given.

 

 

 

 

 Aim: To draw a 3D isometric view of the building as shown in the figure.

Introduction:

A plan view of wall of two elevation views of windows on both sides are given and they are to be converted into a 3D model. 2 window openings on both sides are given with details regarding the frame dimensions,mullion dimensions handle height .Thickness of bottom floor and top roof are also given as 4" and 6" respectively .The height of floor is given as 10'.Height of window from the flooris 3'.

Procedure:

 Open AutocaD

In startup settings from scratch select imperial (Feet and Inches)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 1'
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adoptive grid

Type 'UN' in command box and press enter.

Change units type to decimal and precision to 1'1/16" and insertion scale to inches

Change the workspace setting of Autocad from Drafting and annotation to '3D modeling'

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open layer propoties and create new layers by cliking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

sStep 2:Creating Layers

Change the current layer to 3D wall

• Create a rectangle of dimensions 10'9"*10'9" at any point on the screen 
• Offset the rectangle to inside to distance of 9" as wall thickness
• Delete the left and bottom lines and extend them to the edges as shown in figure

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Frame

• draw the window with dimensions 3'2" at top and 3' on right side as shown in figure.

Step 3:Creating 3D view

Change the view to 3D by clicking on home button of view cube

Set UCS as world

• Create the boundaries for the walls using 'BO' command 
• Extrude the boundaries created to total height of 10'10"
• Select all the wall and use group command to group then togather

• Draw rectangles at both windows and change them to boundaries using boundary command
• Extrude both rectangles drawn to height of 3'4" as shown in the figure
• Draw rectangles at top of both window openings and change them to boundries using boundary command

Type UCS and click on face and select the face having 3' wide window

• Draw a rectangle from bottom part of window with dimensions @3',4'

Type UCS and click on face and select the having 3'2" wide window

• Draw a rectangle from bottom part of window with dimensions @3'2",4'

Change the ucs back to world

• Extrude the rectangle drawn at top side to top edge of window 
• Group all the wall components togather

Step 4:Creating Elevation Windows Window at Elevation A

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Frame

Type UCS and click on face and select the face having 3' wide window

• Draw a rectangle of dimension  @ 3',4'
• Offset the rectangle to inside to distance of 3"
• Offset the offset rectangle to inside to distance of 4"

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window frame area and press enter

Start SUBTRACT command

• Select the bigger region and then select the smaller  regions to subtract them.

Follow the same procedure for all the three boxes as shown in figure

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Mulion

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window Mulion area and press enter

Start SUBTRACT command

• Select the bigger region and then select the smaller glass region to subtract

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Glass

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window glass area and press enter

All the layers are extruded to give window projection look as shown in figure.

Window at Elevation B

Type UCS and click on face and select the face having 3'2" wide window

• Draw a rectangle of dimension  @3'2",4'
• Offset the rectangle to inside to distance of 3"
• Offset the offset rectangle to inside to distance of 4"

Change the layer for all the boxes  respectively

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside thew window frame area and press enter

Start SUBTRACT command 

Select the bigger region and then select the smaller regions to subtract them

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Mulion

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window Mulion area and press enter

Start SUBTRACT command

• Select the bigger region and then select the smaller glass region to subtract it.

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Glass

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window glass area and press enter

All the layers are extruded to give window projection look as shown in figure

Step 5:Creating views

Click on home button of the view cuble and zoom for better view

Go to visuvilise tab and click on new view

• Set the view name as VIEW 1
• Click on current view and press ok 

Click on the NE isometric view of the view cube and zoom for better view.

• Set view name as VIEW 2
• Click on the current view and press ok 

Click on the top view of the view cube ans zoom for better view

Go to visuvilise tap and click on new view

• Set view name as VIEW 3
• Click on current view and press ok

Result:

 Initially all the layers necessary are created with respective line types and line weights.Then plan view is drawn as shown in step 2.Then from step 3 the 3D view is created with respective layers assigned.The UCS view is changed accordingly to make changes to the 3D view and dimensions.Boundary command is used for creating regions along the bounmdries and extruding them.After this view are created for showing results.The results consists of different views of 3D model such as top view(View 3),SW isometric (View 1),NE isometric (View 2) ,Windows.

• All dimensions are in feet and inches 
• Text and dimensions are added with respective layers

View 1(SW isometric)

2.View 2(NE isometric)

3.View 3(top view)

4.Windows

 Aim:

 To draw a 3d building facade as given in the plan and elevation.

Introduction:

 A plan view of a wall two elevation views,one is of a window details and second is of floor level elevations are given and they are to be converted into a 3D model.One window opening on front side is given with details regarding the frame dimensions.the height of floor is given as 9'11".fFour fllor building with similar dimension is made in 3D view .Height of window of the from the floore levelof each floor is given as 4'6".

 Procedure:

 Open AutocaD

In Startup settings start from scratch select imperial(Feet and Inches)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 1'
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type 'un' in command box and press enter

Change units'type to decimal and precision to 1'1/16" and insertion scale to inches

Change the workplace setting of AutoCAD from drafting and annotation 'to'3D modeling'

Step 1:Creating layers

 Open layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

 

 Step 2:Creating 2D Plan View

•  Create a rectangle of dimensions 6'9"*10'9" at any point on the screen
• Offset the rectangleto inside to distance of 9" as wall thickness
• Explode the rectangles drawn 
• Delete the top line and extend them to the edges

 Change the current layer 3D_Window _Frame

• Create the window opening of dimensions 3' wide as shown in figure
• Add dimensions are drawn using dimension layer

 

 Step 3: Creating 3D View

 Change the view to 3d by clicking on home button of view cube

Set UCS as world

Set the view style control as REALISTIC

• Create the boundaries for the 3walls using 'BO' command
• Extrude the boundaries created to total height of 10'10"
• Select all the wall and use group command to group then togather
• Delete the window lines

 

•  Create a boundry region over the window lines
• Extrude the boundary to a height of 4'6"
• Draw a rectangle on top of the window opening using rectangle command
• Change the rectangle into a region 
• Extrude the region to distance of 1'3" to below and then  window opening is created as shown in figure

 

 Step 4: Creating Elevation Windows 4' Wide window

 Change the current layer to 3d_Window _Frame

Type UCS and click on face and select the face having 3' wide window

• Draw a rectangle of dimension @3',4'
• Offset the rectangle to inside to distance of 2"
• Offset the offset rectangle to inside to distance of 2"
• Offset the offset rectangle to inside to distance of 3"
• Draw center line connecting midpoints
• Offset the lines to both sides to a distance of 3"
• Trim all the unnecessary edges

 

Start the boundary command and click on the pick points

• Click inside the window frame area and press enter

Start SUBTRACT command

• Select the bigger region and then select the smaller regions to subtract them

Change the current layer to 3D_window_mulion

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window mulion area and press

Start the SUBTRACT command

• Select the bigger region and then serlect the smaller glass region subtract it

Change the current layer to 3D_Window_Glass

Start the boundary command and click on pick points

• Click inside the window glass area and press enter

All the layers are extruded to give window projection look as shown in figure

Step5:Creating Elevation View

The windows created in step 4 are placed at its positions

• Group all the items to create elevation view
• Copy the block having 4'height window and place it 3 times as shown in figure

• Create the top part of the drawing using 4"wall with height 6'5"from top

• Create a boundary for the wall
• Extrude the boundary to 9" as shown in elevation

 Step 6: Creating Views

 Click on home button of tbhe view cuble and zoom for better view

Go to visuvilise tab and click on new view

• Set view name as VIEW 1
• Click on current view and press ok

 Click on the front view of the view cube and zoom for better view 

Go to visuvilise tab and click on new view

• Set view name as VIEW 2
• Click on current view and press ok

Click on the top view of the view cube and zoom for better view

Go to visuvilise tab and click on new view

• Set view name as VIEW 3
• Click on current view and press ok

Result:

 Initially all tbhe layers necessary are created with respectiveline types and line weights.Then plan view is drawn as shown in step 2.Then from step 3 the 3D view is created with respective layersassigned.The UCS view is changed accordingly to make changes to the 3D view and 3D dimensions.Boundary command is used for creating regions along the boundries and extruding them.After this views are created for showing result.The result consists of different views of the 3D model such as top view (View 3),SW isometric (View 1) ,NE isometric(View 2),Windows.

• All dimensions are in Feet and inches
• Text and dimensions are added with respective layers

1.View 1(SW isometric)

 

 

 2.View 2(Front View)

 

 3.View 3(top view)

 

 4.Windows

 

 CHALLENGE:3

 Aim:

 To create the isometric 3D view of a stair with railing as shown in the plan and elevation.

 Introduction:

•  An isometric drawing is a 3D representation of an object,room,building,stairs or design on a 2D surface.
• One of the defining characteristics of an isometric drawing,compared to other types of 3D representation,is that the final image is not  distorted.
• This is due to the fact that the foreshortening of the axes is equal 
• In an isometric drawing ,the the objects appears as if it is being viewed from above from one corner,with the axes being set out from this corner point.
• Isometric drawings beginswith one vertical line along which two points are defined.

 COMMANDS USED:

• Line command
• Rectangle command
• UCS command
• Dimlinear command
• Region command
• Extrude command
• Subtract command
• Box command
• Units command
• Dimstyle command
• 3Dface command
• 3Dorbit command
• Hide command
• Explode command
• Move command
• Copy command
• Dist command
• Solidedit command
• Union command
• Boundary command
• 3Dmirrer command
• 3Drorate command 
• Erase command
• Plan command
• Circle command
• Sweep command

Procedure:

Step:1

•  1st we open the autocad and set the maximum limit and minimum limit.
• Next we set the units as architectural and take the precison as 0'-0"
• Next we draw the stairs using the line command.
• We draw the stairs with the riser of 6" and tread of 1' as shown in the below figure.

 Step:2

•  Next we use the 3Drotate to rotate the figure from the step 1
• Next we use the extrude command to extrude the rotated figure to form the stair in 3d view.

Step:3 

•  Next we draw the railing using the circle command and sweep command.
• Next we shoe the stairs in the side view using the 3Drotate command as shown in the below figure.

 

Step:4 

•  Now put the stair in the 3d isometric view using the 3dorbit command as shown in the below figure.

 

 Result:

•  The given 3d isometric view of the stair is drawn successfully in the autocad in detailed manner.

 

 CHALLENGE 4:-

 Aim:- To create the view of a wall with spread footing and need to create a rendered view of the model with materials.

Introduction:-

•  An isometric drawing is a 3D representation of an object,room,building,stairs or design on a 2D surface.
• One of the defining characteristics of an isometric drawings,compared to other types of 3D representation,is that the final image is not distorted.
• This is due to the fact that the foreshortening of the axes is equal.
• In an isometric drawing,the drawing appears as if it is being viewed from  above from one corner,with the axes being set out from this corner point.

COMMANDS USED:-

•  Line command
• Rectangle command
• UCS command
• Dimlinear command
• Region command
• Extrude command
• Subtract command
• Box command
• Units command
• Dimstyle command
• 3Dface command
• 3Dorbit command
• Hide command
• Explode command
• move command
• Copy command
• Dist command
• Solidedit command
• Union command
• Boundary command
• 3Dmirrer command
• 3Drotate command
• Erase command
• plan command

procedure:-

 Step :-1

• First we open the autocad and set the maximum limits and minimum limits.
• Next we set the units as decimal and take the precision as 0.
• Next we footing with given dimensions as shown in the below figure.

 

 Step 2:-

•  Next we draw the 3D isometric view of the wall with spread footing using the extrude command as shown in the below figure.

 Step:-3

•  Next provide the layers for the wall  with different colours for different parts, as shown in the below figure.

 

 Step:-4

•  Next we provide the different materials for the wall with spread footing ,as shown in the below figure.

 

 Step :-5

•  We select the camera and put it in the required position and then press enter.
• Next click on ther camera then the small tab will appears at the top of the left corner ,as shown in the figure.

 

 Step:6

•  Finally we select the render option and then slowly it changes the rendering view as shown in the below figure.

 Result:-

•  The 3D view of a wall withj spread footing and created a rendered view  of the model with materials successfully in the autocad in detail.