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

Aim : To create floor plan, footing detail and isometric view using autocad

Procedure for default settings

• 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

Procedure :

• 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 polyline 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

Result :

2. Cross section of isolated footing

Procedue :

• 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

Result :

3. Line diagram of two bedroom building

Procedure :

• 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

Result :

4. Cross section of load bearing wall showing foundation details

Procedure :

• 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 steps

Procedure :

• 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

Result:

6. Isomteric view of gable wall

Procedure :

• 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