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

1. Cross sections of a load bearing wall over spread footing

Aim : To draw a crossection of wall over footing

Commands used :

• Line
• Rectangle
• Trim
• Dimension linear

Procedure :

• Create a rectangle with a command of 'REC' in the command line
• Specify the first corner point as (1,1)
• specify the length of rectangle = 0.9 units in the command line
• Specify the width of rectangle =0.25 units in the command line

• create another rectangle with a command of 'REC' in command line
• Specify the first corner point which is 0.2 units from the starting point pf the first rectangle
• Enter the length of rectangle as 0.5 units the width of rectangle as 0.4 units

• Create the third rectangle with a command of 'REC' in command line
• Specify the first corner point which is 0.05 units from the starting point pf the first rectangle
• Enter the length of rectangle as 0.4 units the width of rectangle as 0.4 units

• Draw a line with length 1.15units from the corner of the third rectangle with a command "L" in the command line
• Place the cursor downwards and give a value of 0.15
• Place cursor right side and give a value pf 1.15

• Now the fourth rectangle is drawn with command "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point at a distance of 0.05 from the third rectangle
• specifythe length as 0.3 units and width as 0.6 units

• From the corner point of the object created with a line command previously
• Draw a line with a command "L" in the command line
• draw a line at a distance of 0.3 units and place the cursor upwards and draw a line with a distance 0.15 units
• continue the same untill 3 more steps are created

• Draw another rectangle with a command "REC" in the command line
• specify the corner point of the rectangle with the corner point of previous rectangle
• Specify the length as 0.3 units and width as 0.05 units

• Draw a fifth rectangle with command "REC" in the command line
• Specify the corner point of the rectangle with the previous rectangle corner point
• Specify the length as 0.3 units and width as 1 unit

RESULT :

The cross section of load bearing wall over spread footing is drawn

2. Cross section of an isolated footing

Aim : To draw cross section of an isolated footing

Commands used :

• Line
• Offset
• Trim
• Dimlinear

Procedure :

• Give a command as "REC" in the command line and press enter
• Specify the first corner point of the rectangle
• Enter "D" for dimensions
• Specify the length as 1 unit and width as 0.4 units
• Specify the other corner point of the rectangle

• Give a command as "CHA" or chamfer in the command line and press enter
• Enter "D" for distance
• Specify the first chamfer distance as 0.25
• specify the second chamfer distance as 0.38

• Now give a command "L" in the command line and press enter
• Specify the top left corner point
• Specify the next coordinate point as @ 0,1.60
• Specify the next coordinate point as @ 0.24,0
• Specify the next coordinate point as @ 0,-1.60

• Now give a command "O" or "offset" in the command line and press enter
• Specify the distance of 0.04 with an offset value from the bottom line to upwards
• Give command of "o" and select the object and give the offset distance as 0.04
• Continue the same at the right and left bottom ends
• Trim the unwanted lines

• Now give the offset from the top line with a offset distance of 0.2 units
• Give the command "O" and select the object with a given offset distance of 0.2 units
• Repeat the same downwards till the bottom line reaches the length
• Trim the unwanted lines

RESULT :

The cross section of the isolated footing is drawn

3. Line diagram of 2 bedroom buildings

Aim : To draw a line diagram of 2 bedroom buildings

Commands used :

• Line
• Rectangle
• Offset
• Trim

Procedure :

• Give a command "REC" or rectangle in the command line
• Specify the length as 8.2 units and width as 3.6 units

• Give the command "explode" and select the rectangle
• Now use the command "o" for the offset in the command line
• Specify the value as 3.6 units from left bottom
• Again use the command "o" for the offset in the command line
• Specify the value as 4.2 units from the right bottom

• Extend the two lines in the bottom and in the top
• Draw an offset at a distance of 0.3 units between the two line to bottom side
• Continue the same up to three offset lines on both top and bottom side
• earase the unwanted lines

• Use the line command "L" and draw a line with a distance of 3.6 units from the left bottom end to upwards with 0.9 units
• Use the line command "L" and draw a line with a distance of 3.6 units from the left top to downwards with 1.8 units

RESULT :

The line diagram of 2 bedroom building is drawn

4. Cross section of load bearing wall showing foundation details

Aim : To draw the cross section of load bearing wall showing foundation details

Commands used :

• Line
• Rectangle
• Trim

Procedure :

• Create rectangle with a command of "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point of the rectangle as (5,5)
• Specify the length of rectangle as 0.9 units in the command line
• Specify the width of rectangle as 0.45 units in the command line

• Create another rectangle with a command of "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point which is 0.15 units from the starting point of the first rectangle
• Specify the length of rectangle as 0.6 units and width as 0.4 units

• Create the another rectangle with a command of "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point which is 0.05 units from the starting point if second rectangle
• Specify the length of rectangle as 0.5 units and the width as 0.3 units

• Create the another rectangle with a command of "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point which is 0.05 units from the starting point of third rectangle
• Specify the length of rectangle as 0.4 units and width as 0.6 units

• Create the another rectangle with a command of "REC" in the command line
• Specify the first corner point of the rectangle
• Specify the length of the rectangle as 0.3 units and 1 unit
• Erase all the unwanted lines

RESULT :

The cross section of load bearing wall foundation details are drawn

5. Isometric view of steps

Aim : To draw the isometric view of steps

Commands used :

• Line
• Isometric plane

Procedure :

1. To work with isometric view give a command of "ds" to turn the snap off , grid off and put the isometric snap on
2. Make sure that the ortho mode is on

• From isometric drafting select iso-plane left
• Give a command of "L" from the command line and move the cursor to negative x-direction and give the value as 1 unit
• Move the cursor to positive y-direction and give 0.15 units
• Move the cursor to postive x-direcction again give 1 unit and move cursor to negavtive y-direction and give 0.15 units

• Change the isometric drafting to iso-plane top
• Move the cursor to back and give the value as 0.3 units from the last drawn point
• Move the cursor to right direction and give 1 unit
• Move the cursor to front and give 0.3 units

• Change the isometric drafting to iso-plane right
• Copy the object drawn ,ortho off
• Give the command "co" in the command line and specify the base point and place it to new point
• Repeat it until 4 steps are formed

• With iso-plane right join the two ends woth ortho off

RESULT :

The steps are drawn in isometric view

6. Isometric view of a gable wall

Aim : To draw the isometric view of a gable wall

Commands used :

• Line
• Isometric plane

Procedure :

1. To work with isometric view give a command "ds" to turn the snap off , grid off and put the isometric snap on
2. Make sure that ortho mode on

• From isometric drafting select iso-plane left
• Give the command as "L" in the command line and move the cursor to right and specify the value as 1 unit
• Place the cursor upwards give 3 units
• Draw 0.3 units to left and 3 units downwards and 0.3 units to left

• Using the isometric right , take line command and draw the line upwards of 2.42 units from the staring point of previous one
• Draw 1 unit towards the right and 2.42 units downwards
• Using isometric left again, using line command draw 0.3 units to left side and draw a line which intersects the top line

• Using the iso-plane right with the command "L" or line in the command line
• Draw 1 unit to the right side and 3 units upwards

• By using the command "l" or line in the command line from the bottom left corner as 1.5 units
• Extend the line upto 4 units upward i,e... total 3.25 units from bottom

• With the ortho off , draw a line between the corner of left side and the projected line done in previous one
• Draw it to the other side also till it meets the right corner

• Draw the vertical line with prtho on as 0.3 units
• Join the vertical line using line command from the left and right end which is same as in the previous one
• Ease the unwanted lines

RESULT :

The isometric view of gable wall is drawn