Challenge

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

AIM: To create a floor plan, footing details and isometric view using AutoCAD.

INTRODUCTION: The main objective of this assignment is to familiarise you with a variety of tools, including the rectangle, polylines, modification tools like copy,move, offset and modes like snap mode ,ortho mode. By producing a footing detail, two bed building, cros section of 2bed building showing foundation details and isometric view of steps and gable wall.

PART 1: Cross section of load bearing wall over spread footing

The step by step procedure for drawing C.S. of load bearing wall over spread footing is as follows.

PROCEDURE:

Type Rec in command line and press enter. Specify the first corner of rectangle.

Enter the length - 0.90

Enter the width - 0.25

Specify the other corner.

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a.

Specify next point - @0.20,0

Specify next point - @0,0.40

Specify next point - @0.05,0

Specify next point - @0,0.40

Specify next point - @0.05,0

Specify next point - @0,0.60

Specify next point - @0.30.0

Specify next point - @0,-0.60

Specify next point - @0.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-0.40

Specify next point - @0.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-0.40

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point b.

Specify next point - @0,0.05

Specify next point - @.30,0

Specify next point - @0,-.05

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point c.

Specify next point - @0,1

Specify next point - @.30,0

Specify next point - @0,-1

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point d.

Specify next point - @-.30,0

Specify next point - @-.50,0

Specify next point - @-1.15,0

Specify next point - @0,-.15

Specify next point - @1.15,0

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point e.

Specify next point - @0.30,0

Specify next point - @0,.15

Specify next point - @0.30,0

Specify next point - @0,.15

Specify next point - @0.30,0

Specify next point - @0,.15

Specify next point - @0.30,0

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point f.

Specify next point - @1,0

Specify next point - @0,-.60

Specify next point - @-.95,0

The C.S of load bearing wall over spread footing is completed with all dimensions.

PART 2: C.S of isolated footing:

Stepwise procedure for drawing C.s of isolated footing is as follows:

Type Rec in command line and press enter. Specify the first corner of rectangle.

Enter the length - 1

Enter the width - .40

Specify the other corner.

Type CHA or CHAMFER in the command line and press enter.

Enter D for distance , Specify first chamfer distance- 0.25

Specify second chamfer distance- 0.38

Select the first line ab and second line as bc

Repeat the same step on opposite side on line cd and bc

Delete line ef

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point e.

Specify next point - @0,1.60

Specify next point - @0.24,0

Specify next point - @0,-1.60

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point g.

Specify next point - @0.04,0

Specify next point - @0,-1.96

Specify next point - @-.38,0

Specify next point - @0,.04

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point h.

Specify next point - @-.04,0

Specify next point - @0,-1.36

Specify next point - @-.38,0

Specify next point - @0,.04

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point i.

Specify next point - @.12,0

Type offset on the command line and press enter, Specify the value of offset distance:.20

Select the object ij and move the cursor inside to place the line and continue till required.

Give the dimensions as per drawing.

PART 3: LINE DIAGRAM OF A TWO BEDROOM BUILDING

Stepwise procedure as follows:

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a.

Specify next point - @0,1.80

Specify next point - @-3.60,0

Specify next point - @0,-3.60

Specify next point - @3.60,0

Specify next point - @0,1

Specify next point - @4.20,0

Specify next point - @0,3.60

Specify next point - @-4.20,0

Specify next point - @1,0 or C

Delete the line bc and de

Type PL in the command line and press enter.

Specify the first point of the polyline b.

Specify next point - @0,.30

Specify next point - @1,0

Specify next point - @0,-.30

Type CO in the command line and press enter.

Select the above polyline and specify the base point and paste it as required,

Give the dimensions as per drawing.

PART 4: C.S OF LOAD BEARING WALL SHOWING FOUNDATION DETAILS

Stepwise procedure is as follows:

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a.

Specify next point - @0,0.45

Specify next point - @.15,0

Specify next point - @0,.40

Specify next point - @0.05,0

Specify next point - @0,.30

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,.60

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,1

Specify next point - @.30,0

Specify next point - @0,-1

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-.60

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-.30

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-.30

Specify next point - @.05,0

Specify next point - @0,-.40

Specify next point - @.15,0

Specify next point - @0,-.45

Specify next point - @-.90,0 or C

Give the the dimensions

PART 5: ISOMETRIC VIEW OF STEPS

PROCEDURE:

Type DS in the command line press enter. Unpick snap on and grid on options.

Tick o isometric snap in snap type.

This will activates the isometric screen. Type PL in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a,

Take isoplane left.

Specify the next point 1, curser towards NW

Take isoplane right.

Specify the next point .15, curser towards N

Specify the next point 1, curser towards SE

Specify the next point .15, curser towards E

Type PL in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point b,

Take isoplane top.

Specify the next point .30, curser towards NE

Specify the next point 1, curser towards NW

Specify the next point .30, curser towards SW

Type CO in the command line and press enter.

Select the complete step and press enter.

Select b as the base point and place it 4 times at the positions c,d,e and f

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point: g

Take isoplane right.

Specify the next point .15, curser towards S

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point: h

Take isoplane right.

Specify the next point .30, curser towards NE

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point: i

Specify the start point: j

Give the dimensions as per dimensions.

PART 6: ISOMETRIC VIEW OF GABLE WALL

Stepwise procedure as follows:

Type DS in the command line press enter. Unpick snap on and grid on options.

Tick on isometric snap in snap type.

This will activates the isometric screen. Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a,

Take isoplane left.

Specify the next point .30, curser towards NW

Specify the next point 3, curser towards N

Specify the next point .30, curser towards SE

Specify the next point 3, curser towards E

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a,

Take isoplane top.

Specify the next point 1, curser towards NE

Delete the line BC

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point b,

Take isoplane right.

Specify the next point 2.42, curser towards N

Take isoplane top

Specify the next point 1, curser towards NE

Specify the next point 2.42, curser towards E

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point c,

Take isoplane left.

Specify the next point .30, curser towards NW

Take isoplane right,

Specify the next point 2.12, curser towards N

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point a,

Take isoplane top.

Specify the next point 1.5, curser towards NE

Take isoplane right,

Specify the next point 3.25, curser towards N

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point d,

Take isoplane left.

Specify the next point .30, curser towards NW

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point d

Specify the next point e

Specify the next point f

Delete the line eg and ag

Type L in the command line and press enter.

Specify the start point h

Specify the next point i

Specify the next point j

Give the dimensions as per drawing.

RESULTS:

Created floor plan, footing details and isometric view using AutoCAD and had good understanding about the tools of AutoCAD.

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