Creating a Layout, Section and Elevation with dimensions using AutoCad

AIM

To draw the floor plans and sections using the proper dimension techniques and dimension styles to document the project.

INTRODUCTION

• Plans and Sections are different types of drawings used by architects, to graphically represent a building design
• A plan drawing is a drawing on a horizontal plane showing a view from above.
• An Elevation drawing is drawn on a vertical plane showing a vertical depiction.
• A section drawing is also a vertical depiction but one that cuts through space showing what lies within.

COMMANDS USED

• Limits command
• Line command
• Offset command
• Hatch command
• Dimlinear command
• Dimstyle command
• Units command
• Extend command
• Fillet command
• Trim command
• Join command
• Line weight command
• Line type command
• Object snap command

PROCEDURE

STEP-1

1st, 2nd and 3rd Floor plans

• First open the AutoCAD and set the limits using the limits command
• Next, draw the line with the length of 16388mm from down to up horizontally
• Next draw the line from the previous line with the length of 12150mm horizontally forwards. Next draw the line from the previous line with the length of 16388mm downwards vertically.
• Next draw the line from the last line to the first line to form the rectangle
• draw the rooms with help of line command and offset command and trim command, with the lengths given in figures
• Draw the bedroom with the length of 3100mm and width of 3100mm Next, draw the another bed room with the size of 3225mm x 3200mm
• draw the drawing/kit/din room with the size of 2550mm x 3775mm x 3250mm
• Next draw two toilets with the sizes of 1250mm x 2400mm
• Next draw another bed room in the part C with the size of 3000mm x 3225mm
• draw the draw/liv with the size of 4475mm x 2958mm
• draw the bed room in the part B with the size of 3225mm x 3050mm
• Next draw the draw/kit room with the size of 4475mm x 2863mm
• draw the toilet room with the size of 1250mm x 2150mm the size of 3100 x 3300mm
• Next draw another bed room with the balcony with size of 1375mm x 1100mm
• draw the bed room in the A part with the size of 3175mm x 3000mm
• leave some space for the veranda, with the length of 3175mm. Next, draw another bedroom with the size of 3300mm x 2888mm.
• Next trim the unnecessary lines and objects. Then draw the columns with the size of 250mm x 350mm.
• The columns are placed where ever they required in the floor plan.
• Next draw the windows and doors with the sizes are shown below.
• W1 - 900 x 1200mm
• W - 600 x 1200mm
• W2 -1000 x 1200mm
• W3 - 1500 x 1200mm
• W4 - 500 x 500mm
• D - 1000 x 2100mm
• D1 - 1000 x 2100mm
• D2 - 900mm x 2100mm
• Finally, indicate the rooms using the single text command.
• And provide the dimensions for the given floor plan using the dimlinear command.
• And also draw the section lines as given in the figure, and also indicate the doors and windows.

STEP-2

Section-AA

• First draw the line with the length of 8900mm horizontally forward
• draw another line from the previous line vertically with the length of 1mm.
• draw the line from the previous line with the length of 11000mm horizontally backwards from the previously drawn line
• Next draw the line from the first line and the last line we drawn previously, Next do the offset to the particular lines with the given offset values ground
• The inner wall offsets are 125mm and outer wall thickness is 250mm. And level thickness is 200mm and 150mm.
• Next draw the windows in their requires places in 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors
• Here next draw and take the line type as dashed lines and set it to the particular value of the dashed lines for the staircase the stairs with tread of 250mm and the riser with 143.75mm and 158.33mm
• Next draw the remaining parts, we draw the parapet wall and water tank (O.H.T) at the top of the building
• Next draw the doors at their required places in the first second and third floors
• Next remaining we draw the windows and sunshades in their particular places.
• Next, select layers and make them to the different colours for different parts in the section, as shown be Next we put the dimensions where ever they are required in the section drawing as shown below.
• Next select the single text command to indicate the parts in the section plan
• Finally draw the section line in the section plan as in the below figure.

STEP-3

Section-BB

• First draw the line with the length of 11000mm horizontally forward
• Next draw another line from the previous line vertically with the length of 16388mm
• draw the line from the previous line with the length of 11000mm horizontally backwards from the previously drawn line.
• Next draw the line from the first line and the last line drawn previously
• Next do the offset to the particular lines with the given offset values.
• The inner wall offsets are 125mm and outer wall thickness is 250mm. And ground level thickness is 200mm and 150mm.
• Next, we have to draw the windows in their requires places in 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor
• Next draw the windows in their requires places in 1st. 2nd and 3rd floors.
• Next draw the sunshades in the upside of the window to protect from the sunlight
• And select the different colour layers for different parts in the section plan as shown below
• Next put the dimensions where ever they are required. And write the text to denote the parts in the section plan using the single text command

RESULT

The plan, elevation and the section of the given drawing is created successfully using AutoCAD.