Creating a Floor plan, Footing detail and Isometric view using AutoCad

1. C.S. of load bearing wall over spread footing:

• Aim: To draw c.s. of load-bearing wall over spread footing.

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as imperial ( feet and inches )
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area providing Lenght as 5 and width as 5.
• Press finish.
• I have kept snap and grid setting off.
• From Home tab and from draw panel click on the rectangle.
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point , so specify it as 2,1.
• In front of specify second corner select dimention and take lenght as 0.9 and width as 0.25 and enter.
• Again take rectangle command either from draw panel or from the command bar.
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point , so specify it as 2.2, 1.25
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.50 and width as 0.40 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 2.25,1.65
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.40 and width as 0.40 and enter
• Trim line AB
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 2.30,2.05
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.30 and width as 0.60 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 2.30,2.70
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.30 and width as 1.00 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 2.25,1.90
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 1.15 and width as 0.15 and enter
• Take line command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 1.10,1.90
• Specify next point as @0.30<0
• Specify next point as @0.15<90
• Specify next point as @0.30<0
• Specify next point as @0.15<0
• Specify next point as @0.30<0
• Specify next point as @0.15<90
• Specify next point as @0.30<0
• Press enter
• Give dimensions to the respected rectangle and lines by using dimension command from the annotation tab
• The C.S of load bearing wall over spread footing is done

• Result:

2. C.S of Isolated Footing:

• Aim: To draw c.s of isolated footing.

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as imperial ( feet and inches )
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area providing Lenght as 5 and width as 5.
• Press finish.
• I have kept snap and grid setting off.
• From Home tab and from draw panel click on the rectangle.
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point , so specify it as 1,1.
• In front of specify second corner select dimention and take lenght as 1.00 and width as 0.40 and enter.
• Take a chamfer option the modified tab
• Command bar it will ask us to select line or trim,distance,undo,angle etc
• In chamfer select trim setting as trim and click on distance
• Specify first chamfer distance as 0.25
• Specify second chamfer distance as 0.38 and enter
• Now firstly select line AB and then select line BD
• Again take a chamfer option from the modified tab
• Command bar it will ask us to select line or trim,distance,undo,angle etc
• In chamfer select trim setting as trim and click on distance
• Specify first chamfer distance as 0.25
• Specify second chamfer distance as 0.38 and enter
• Now firstly select line CD and then select line CB
• It will become just like shwon below
• Trim above BD line by using trim command from command bar
• Measure the coordinates of the point B by using coordinates command from the command bar
• As we get coordinates of B as ( 1.38,1.40 )
• Take a line command from command bar
• Specify next point as 1.38,1.40
• Specify next point as @1.60<90
• Specify next point as @0.24<0
• Specify next point as @1.60<270
• And press enter
• Measure the coordinates of the point P by using coordinates command from the command bar
• As we get coordinates of P as ( 1.38,3 )
• Take a line command from command bar
• Specify first point as 1.38,3
• Specify next point as @0.04<0 and press enter
• We get point Q
• Measure the coordinates of the point Q by using coordinates command from the command bar
• As we get coordinates of Q as ( 1.42,3 )
• Take a rectangle command from command bar
• Specify first corner point as 1.42,3
• Select dimensions as length 0.16 and width as 0.20 and enter
• Take copy command from command bar and select rectangle as a object from curser and enter
• Take base point of rectangle as bottom left corner with the help of curser
• Click on array
• Enter the number of items to array as 9 and press enter
• Click on Fit
• Specify second point as @1.6<270
• And press enter
• It will show below fig
• Select line command
• Specify first point as 1.04,1.04 ( point S )
• Specify second point as @0.92,0 (Point R)
• Measure the coordinates of point R and it is 1.96,1.04
• Use the fillet command by setting fillet radius 0 and join as shown in below fig
• Select line command
• Specify first point as 1.04,1.04 (Point S)
• Specify second point as @0.38,0
• Use the fillet command by setting fillet radius 0 and join as shown in below fig
• Give the dimensions as per the drawing by using dimension command from the command bar
• The C.S Isolated footing is done

• Result:

3.Line Diagram of a two Bedroom Building

• Aim: To draw line diagram of a two bedroom building

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Metric
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area providing Lenght as 10 and width as 10
• Press finish
• I have kept snap and grid mode as off
• From Home tab click on line
• Then command bar ask us to specify first point
• In front of specify first point press 1,1
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @3.60<0
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @0.90<270
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @1.00<0
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @0.90<90
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @4.20<0
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @3.60<90
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @4.20<180
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @0.90<90
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @1.00<180
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @0.90<270
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @3.60<180
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @3.60<270
• And press enter
• By using offset command from the command bar, give 2 offset to the Line AB and Line CD at a distance of 0.3 and 0.6 as shown in below fig
• The points A,B,C,D are given just for reference
• From Home tab click on line
• Then command bar ask us to specify first point
• In front of specify first point press 4.60,1.00
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @0.90<90
• And press enter
• Again from Home tab click on line
• Then command bar ask us to specify first point
• In front of specify first point press 4.60,4.60
• In front of specify next or [undo] point press @1.80<270
• And press enter
• Dimensions are used by using dimension command from the command bar
• The line Diagram of a two bedroom building is done

• Result:

4. C.S of load bearing wall showing foundation details

• Aim: To draw C.S of load bearing wall showing foundation details

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as imperial ( feet and inches )
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area by providing Lenght as 5 and width as 5.
• Press finish.
• I have kept snap and grid setting off
• From Home tab and from draw panel click on the rectangle.
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point , so specify it as 1,1.
• In front of specify second corner select dimention and take lenght as 0.90 and width as 0.45 and enter
• Again take rectangle command either from draw panel or from the command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point , so specify it as 1.15, 1.45
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.60 and width as 0.40 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 1.20,1.85
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.50 and width as 0.30 and enter
• Trim line AB and line CD by using trim command from the command bar as shown below
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 1.25,2.15
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.40 and width as 0.60 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• In command bar it will ask us to specify first corner point, so specify it as 1.30,2.75
• In front of specify second corner select dimension and take length as 0.30 and width as 1.00 and enter
• Take rectangle command from command bar
• Dimensions are used by using dimension command from the command bar
• The C.S of load bearing is done

• Result:

5.Isometric view of steps:

• Aim: To draw Isometric view of steps

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as imperial ( feet and inches )
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area providing Lenght as 5 and width as 5
• Press finish
• Type a DS in command bar and in that drafting setting open a snap and grid tab
• I have kept snap and grid setting off
• Select snap type as Isometric snap and click on ok
• Take ortho on from the status bar
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as 3,2 (point B)
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point A)
• Take isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the N (point C)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the S-E (point D)
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point B)
• Take isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point W)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as D by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point F)
• Specify next point of line as 1.00 keeping curser toward the N-W (point E)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-W (point C)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as point F with the curser
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the N (point H)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point G)
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point E)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as H by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point J)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point I)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-W (point G)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as point J by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the N (point L)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point K)
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point I)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as point L by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point N)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point M)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-W (point K)
• Press enter
• Take line command from the command bar
• Specify first point as point N with the curser
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the N (point P)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point O)
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point M)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as point P by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point R)
• Specify next point of line as 1.00 keeping curser toward the N-W (point Q)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-W (point O)
• Press enter
• Take line command from the command bar
• Specify first point as point R with the curser
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the N (point T)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-W (point S)
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point Q)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as point T by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-E (point V)
• Specify next point of line as 1.00 keeping curser toward the N-W (point U)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-W (point S)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as V by pointing and clicking the curser
• Take isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 0.15 keeping curser toward the S (point X)
• Make Ortho off from the status bar
• Specify next point of line to W
• Dimensions are used by using dimension command from command bar
• The Isometric view of steps is done

• Result:

6.Isometric view of Gable wall:

• Aim: To draw Isometric view of Gable wall

• Procedure:

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as imperial ( feet and inches )
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0.00 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 a Counter - Clockwise and press NEXT.
• Set area providing Lenght as 5 and width as 5
• Press finish
• Type a DS in command bar and in that drafting setting open a snap and grid tab
• I have kept snap and grid setting off
• Select snap type as Isometric snap and click on ok
• Take ortho on from the status bar
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as 1,1 (point A)
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-W (point B)
• Specify next point of line as 3 keeping curser toward the N (point C)
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the S-E (point D)
• Specify next point of line as 3 keeping curser toward the S (point A)
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 1.5 keeping curser toward the N-E (point E)
• Make isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 3.25 keeping curser toward the N (point F)
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-W (point G)
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Specify first point as 1,1 (Point A)
• Take isoplane top
• Specify next point of line as 3.00 keeping curser toward the N-E (point I)
• Take isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 3 keeping curser toward the N (point J)
• Make isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.30 keeping curser toward the N-W (point K)
• Press enter
• Erase line AE, line EI and line EF
• Make Ortho off from the status bar
• Take line command and click on point D
• And join the points D,F,J as they will make line DF and line FJ
• Press enter
• Take line command and click on point C
• And join the points C,G,K as they will make line CG and Line GK
• Press enter
• Take line command from command bar
• Keep ortho ON
• Specify first point as 1,1 ( Point A)
• Take isoplane right
• Specify next point of line as 1.00 keeping curser toward the N-E (point L)
• Specify next point of line as 2.42 keeping curser toward the N (point M)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-E (point N)
• Specify next point of line as 2.42 keeping curser toward the S (point O)
• Specify next point of line as 1 keeping curser toward the N-E (point I)
• Press enter
• Take line command from the command bar
• Specify first point as point O with the curser
• Take isoplane left
• Specify next point of line as 0.3 keeping curser toward the N-W
• Take a curser towards N
• Specify next point of line as, take a point touching to the door line just like shown below
• Press enter
• Dimensions are used by using dimension command from command bar
• The Isometric view of Gable wall is done

• Result: