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

Aim

To create a floor plan, footing detail and isometric view using AutoCad

Procedure

• Open AutoCad application
• Type Qnew and open new drawing
• In create new drawing select wizard
• Select advanced setup
• Set units measurement as engineering, angle as decimal degree, angle measure as east, angle direction as clockwise, area as 9x12 inches and close the tab.
• Now enable the dynamic input, right click dynamic input and choose dynamic input settings. Go to pointer input setting and set default to cartesian format.

1. Cross section of load bearing wall over spread footing

• Enter command L for line
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point : @0.9<0
• Specify next point : @0.25<90
• Specify next point : @0.9<180
• Specify next point : @0.25<270
• Press enter
• Enter line command
• Specify first point 1.2,1.25
• Specify next point : @0.4<90
• Specify next point : @0.05<0
• Specify next point : @0.4<90
• Specify next point : @0.4<0
• Specify next point : @0.4<270
• Specify next point : @0.05<0
• Specify next point : @0.4<270
• Press enter
• Enter line command
• Specify first point 1.25,2.05
• Specify next point : @0.15<270
• Specify next point : @1.15<180
• Specify next point : @0.15<90
• Specify next point : @0.85<180
• Specify next point : @0.15<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<0
• Specify next point : @0.15<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<0
• Specify next point : @0.15<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<0
• Specify next point : @0.15<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<0
• Specify next point : @0.6<270
• Specify next point : @0.3<180
• Specify next point : @0.6<90
• Specify next point : @0.05<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<0
• Specify next point : @0.05<270
• Specify next point : @1.05<90
• Specify next point : @0.3<180
• Specify next point : @1<270
• Press enter
• Using dimlinear mark the dimensions

2. Cross section of isolated footing

• Enter line command
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point : @0.15<90 (assume as point A)
• Specify next point : @0.38<0 (assume as point B)
• Specify next point : @0.25<90 (assume as point c)
• Specify next point : @0.85<180
• Specify next point : @1.6<90
• Specify next point : @0.04<0
• Specify next point : @1.96<270
• Specify next point : @0.38<180
• Specify next point : @0.04<0
• Specify next point : @1.96<270
• Specify next point : @0.38<180
• Specify next point : @0.04<90
• Press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point : @1<0
• Specify next point : @0.15<90 (assume as point D)
• Specify next point : @0.38<180 (aaume as point E)
• Specify next point : @0.25<90 (assume as point F)
• Specify next point : @1.6<90
• Specify next point : @0.04<180
• Specify next point : @1.96<270
• Specify next point : @0.38<0
• Specify next point : @0.04<90
• Press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 1.42,1.2
• Specify next point : @0.16<0
• Press enter
• Enter command offset and enter offset distance as 0.2
• Select the object for offset and continue doing offset upto the top of diagram
• Join AC and erase AB,BC
• Join DF and erase DE,EF
• Press enter
• Using dimlinear mark the dimensions

3. Line diagram of a two bedroom building

• Enter command Polyline
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point : @3.6<0
• Specify next point : @0.9<270 (assume as point A)
• Specify next point : @1<0
• Specify next point : @0.9<90
• Specify next point : @4.2<0
• Specify next point : @3.6<90
• Specify next point : @4.2<180
• Specify next point : @0.9<90 (assume as point B)
• Specify next point : @1<180
• Specify next point : @0.9<270
• Specify next point : @3.6<180
• Specify next point : @3.6<270
• Press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 4.6,0.7
• Specify next point : @1<0
• Press enter
• Enter command offset and enter offset distance as 0.3
• Select the object for offset and press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 4.6,4.9
• Specify next point : @1<0
• Press enter
• Enter command offset and enter offset distance as 0.3
• Select the object for offset and press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 4.6,1
• Specify next point : @0.9<90
• Press enter
• Enter command line
• Specify first point 4.6,4.6
• Specify next point : @1.8<270
• Press enter
• Using dimlinear mark the dimensions

4. Cross section of load bearing wall showing foundation details

• Switch on the ortho mode and snap mode
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point 0.45 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point 0.15 by moving cursor rightside
• Specify next point 0.4 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor right side
• Specify next point 0.3 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor rightside
• Specify next point 0.6 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor rightside
• Specify next point 1 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point 0.3 by moving cursor rightside
• Specify next point 1 by moving cursor downward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor leftside
• Specify next point 0.6 by moving cursor downward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor leftside
• Specify next point 0.3 by moving cursor downward
• Specify next point 0.05 by moving cursor leftside
• Specify next point 0.4 by moving cursor downward
• Specify next point 0.15 by moving cursor leftside
• Specify next point 0.45 by moving cursor downward
• Press close
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point 1.15,1.45
• Specify next point 1.75,1.45
• Press enter
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point 1.3,2.75
• Specify next point 1.9,2.75
• Press enter
• Using dimlinear mark the dimensions

5. Isometric view of staircase

• Switch on the ortho mode and snap mode
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point 0.15 by moving cursor downward
• Press enter
• Switch on the isoleft tool and ortho mode
• Enter command line L
• Select previous end point and move cursor left and enter value 1
• Now move cursor up and mention next point as 0.15
• Join to point 1,1
• Now switch to isoright and specify next point as 0.3 by moving cursor right side
• Switch to isoleft and specify next point as 1
• Switch to isotop and specify next point as 3
• Press enter
• Switch on isomode and orthomode
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point by clicking on previous end point
• Switch to isotop and specify next point as 0.3
• Switch to isoright and specify next point as 0.15
• Switch to isotop and specify next point as 1
• Switch to isoright and specify next point as 0.15
• Press enter
• Switch on isomode and orthomode
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point by clicking on previous end point
• Switch to isoright and specify next point as 0.15
• Switch to isoright and specify next point as 0.3
• Switch to isotop and specify next point as 1 towards left
• Specify next point as 0.3 towards left
• Press enter
• Copy the two more steps and place toward upwards
• Drop line L of 0.15 at top right side of steps
• Press enter
• Switch on isomode and orthomode
• Enter command line L
• Specify first point 1,1
• Specify next point 0.15 moving the cursor downward
• Specify next point 0.3 moving the cursor right side
• Join it to previous end point
• Press enter
• Using dimaligned mark the dimensions

6. Isometric view of Gable wall

• Switch on ortho and isomode
• Enter command line L
• Specify the first point 1,1
• Switch to isoleft and specify next point as 0.3 by moving cursor towards left
• Specify next point as 3 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point as 0.3 by moving cursor towards topright
• Enter close
• Switch on isomode and ortho mode
• Enter command line L
• Specify the first point 1,1
• Switch to isoright and specify next point as 1 by moving cursor towards right
• Specify next point as 2.42 by moving cursor upward
• Specify next point as 1 by moving cursor towards right
• Specify next point as 2.42 by moving cursor downward
• Now switch to isoleft and specify next point as 0.3 towards left
• Specify next point as 2.42 by moving cursor upwards
• Press enter
• Switch on isomode and ortho mode
• Crop of the extra line
• Switch isotop and Enter line L
• Select first point at right side of base of the door
• Specify next point as 1 by moving towards right
• Switch to isoright and specify next point 3 by moving cursor upward
• Switch to isoleft and specify next point 0.3 by moving cursor left side
• Press enter
• Switchon isoleft and ortho mode
• Enter line L and specify first point from midpoint of base of the wall
• Now draw line 3.25 upwards
• Switch to isotop and specify next point as 0.3
• Press enter
• Join the lines from both sides of the wall to the top
• Using Dimaligned mark the dimensions of the wall

Result

Thus the floor plan, flooring detail and isometric views are drawn using AutoCad.