Challenge

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

KKiranbhargav Naray26 Oct 2021

Master’s Certification Program in

High Rise Building Design & Analysis

Creating a Floor Plan, footing detail and Isometric view Using AutoCAD

Challenge 2

Submitted

Naray Kiran Bhargav

Q1) Creating the following in the AutoCAD

Ans: The following are the commands used in this challenge

Line
Rectangle
Trim
Mirror
Copy
Move
Dimension Style
Dimension Linear
Dimension Aligned
Text
Text Edit
Escape
Ortho
Isometric

Before starting the drafting page setup plays a key role

Page Set up

Open AutoCAD
In command line type STARTUP
Give input as 1
Then go to ribbon main bar and select New
In the Create New drawing dialog bx
Set the units
Set the precession
Then click okay

Create the section of load bearing wall over spread footing

Introduction: The required cross section is created primarily by using the Line and Rectangle tools

Procedure:

Step 1:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0,0
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.90
Specify the breadth 0.25
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 2:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.20, 0.25 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.50
Specify the breadth 0.40
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 3:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.25, 0.65 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.40
Specify the breadth 0.40
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 4:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.30, 1.05 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.30
Specify the breadth 0.60
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 5:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.30, 1.65 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.30
Specify the breadth 0.05
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 6:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.30, 1.70 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.30
Specify the breadth 1.0
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 7:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0.25, 1.05 in command line
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 1.15
Specify the breadth 0.15
Head the cursor towards left and click enter

Step 8:

select the line tool by typing LINE in command line
Specify the first point as -0.60, -1.05 in the command line
type next Coordinate as @0,0.15 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0.30,0 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0,0.15 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0.30,0 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0,0.15 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0.30,0 press enter
Press escape ESC to close the command

Step 9:

Select the trim tool by Entering TR in command line
Select Edge and click on No extend
Select the lines need to be deleted
Close the command

Step 10:

Type DIMESION STYLE in the command line
Select modify and change Arrow size, Text size and Text height
Type DIMENSION LINESR and select the starting and ending points to mark the dimensions
Repeat this for all the dimensions and mark the measurement

Result

2. Create the section of ISOLATED FOOTING

Step 1:

select the line tool by typing LINE in command line
Specify the first point as 0,0 in the command line
type next Coordinate as @1.00,0 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0,0.15 press enter
type next Coordinate as @-0.38,0.25 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0,1.60 press enter
type next Coordinate as @-0.24,0 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0, -1.60 press enter
type next Coordinate as @-0.38, -0.25press enter
Close the Command

Step 2:

select the line tool by typing LINE in command line
Specify the first point as 0.42,2.0 in the command line
type next Coordinate as @0, -1.96 press enter
type next Coordinate as @-0.38,0 press enter
type next Coordinate as @0,0.04 press enter
Press ESC to Close the Command

Step 3:

select the Mirror tool by typing MIRROR in command line
Select the object in step 2
Specify the points and make the mirror
Don’t delete the source object

Mirror makes the work easy

Step 4:

select the OFFSET tool by typing MIRROR in command line
Enter 0.20 as offset distance in the command line.
Select the topmost line of the footing drawing
Don’t delete the source object
Repeat the process 8 times same process
Press ESC to close the OFFSET command.

Step 5:

Select the trim tool by Entering TR in command line
Select Edge and click on No extend
Select the lines need to be deleted
Close the command

Step 6:

Type DIMESION STYLE in the command line
Select modify and change Arrow size, Text size and Text height
Type DIMENSION LINESR and select the starting and ending points to mark the dimensions
Repeat this for all the dimensions and mark the measurements

Result

3. Line Diagram of a Two Room Building

Step 1:

Select the line tool by entering Line Command
As it is a Regular shape make the Ortho mode on
Specify the first point as 0,0 in the command line
type next Coordinate as 3.60 in + ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 3.60 in - ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.90 in + ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 1.0 in - ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.90 in - ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 4.20 in - ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 3.60 in - ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 4.20 in + ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.90 in - ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 1.0 in + ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.90 in + ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 3.60 in + ve y direction
click close in the command

Step 2:

Select the OFFFSET tool by entering OFFSET in command line
Enter 0.30 as offset distance in the Command line
Specify the stairs at equal distance
Press Esc to Cancel the Command

Step 3:

To draw the partition walls
Select the line tool
Ttype 1.80 in -ve x direction
Type 0.90in +ve x direction
Type ESC and close the Command

Step 4:

Type DIMESION STYLE in the command line
Select modify and change Arrow size, Text size and Text height
Type DIMENSION LINESR and select the starting and ending points to mark the dimensions
Repeat this for all the dimensions and mark the measurements

Result

4) C.S. OF LOAD BEARING WAL SHOWING FOUNDAION DETAILS

Step 1:

Type RECTANG in the command box
Specify the first point as 0,0
Then select dimensions in the command line or type d and press enter
Specify the length 0.90
Specify the breadth 0.45
Head the cursor towards +ve x,y quadrant and click enter

Step 2:

select the line tool by typing LINE in command line
As it is a linear shape use the Ortho Mode on
Specify the first point as 0.15,0.45 in the command line
type next Coordinate as 0.40 in the +ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.05 in the +ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 0.30 in the +ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.05 in the +ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 0.40 in the +ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 0.60 in the -ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.05 in the +ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 0.30 in the -ve y direction
type next Coordinate as 0.05 in the +ve x direction
type next Coordinate as 0.40 in the -ve y direction
Press ESC to cancel the command

Step 3 :

select the line tool by typing LINE in command line
Specify the first point as 0.30,1.75 in the command line
type next Coordinate as @0,1.0
type next Coordinate as @0.30 ,0
type next Coordinate as @0 ,-1.0
Press Esc to cancel the LINE command

Step 4:

Type DIMESION STYLE in the command line
Select modify and change Arrow size, Text size and Text height
Type DIMENSION LINESR and select the starting and ending points to mark the dimensions
Repeat this for all the dimensions and mark the measurements

Result

5. Isometric View

View of Steps

Step 1:

Turn on isometric Drafting
Select isoplane Left
Turn on the ortho
Select the line Command
Specify the First point as 0,0
type next Coordinate as 1 in the right direction
type next Coordinate as 0.15 on the top direction
type next Coordinate as 1 in the left direction
type next Coordinate as 0.15 on the Downward direction
Click close the command line

Step 2:

Select the isoplane right
Select line tool by entering LINE command
Keep the ortho mode ON
Specify first point as top corner of the rectangle drawn in step1
Type next coordinate as 0.30 in the right direction
Press Esc to cancel the command
Repeat the same process for all the 3 corners except origin

Step 3:

Select the copy tool
Select line entire figure except the length 030 at bottom of the stari case
Specify the base point and copy it 3 times
Press ESC ro cancel the command

Step 4:

Select the line tool
Join the top two lines
From right corner draw 0.15 downwards
Then join the first step line to the top line

Step 5 :

Type DIMESION STYLE in the command line
Select modify and change Arrow size, Text size and Text height
Type DIMENSION LINESR and select the starting and ending points to mark the dimensions
Repeat this for all the dimensions and mark the measurements