Creating a Layout, Section and Elevation with dimensions using AutoCad

Creating a Layout, Section and Elevation with dimensions using AutoCad

• Aim :- To draw the Plan, Elevation and Section of the building by using AutoCAD Software

• Introduction :-

The general commands used for drawing the building is as follows :

1. Line
2. Polygon
3. Rectangle
4. Circle
5. Erase
6. Copy
7. Trim
8. Mirror
9. Offset
10. Extend
11. Array
12. Move
13. Rotate
14. Dimension
15. Text
16. Fillet

Etc.

The dimensions:

• For external wall – 250mm
• For internal wall – 125mm
• For Staircase : - Treads : 250mm, Rise : 150mm

The assumed dimensions :

• For Windows:

1. W – 1000 X 1500
2. W1 – 900 X 1200
3. W2 – 1200 X 1200
4. W3 – 1500 X 1200
5. W4 – 700 X 500

• For Doors:

1. D – 1000 X 2000
2. D1 – 750 X 2000
3. D2 – 900 X 2000

• Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Metric
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0 and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 50 and Width as 50
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Decimal, Precision > 0
• Units to scale inserted content > milimeter
• Enter

Plan

• Take xline command
• Put xline horizontal and xline vertical
• Trim the negative coordinates
• Give the offset of 250mm to show the external wall thickness
• Offset the horizontal line at a distances of 1150, 3138, 3550, 4488, 7413, 9463, 9713, 12788, 12913, 16388
• Give offset to each above horizontal lines as per their wall thickness
• For internal wall give offset of 125mm and for external wall give offset of 250mm
• Offset the vertical line at a distances of 3475, 3675, 5975, 6850, 7350, 8725, 10325. 11700
• Give offset to each above vertical lines as per their wall thickness
• For internal wall give offset of 125mm and for external wall give offset of 250mm
• Give the another required offsets by using offset command
• Leave the spaces for doors as per its dimension
• Take trim and erase command to remove the unwanted data as shown below

• Click on layer properties
• Click on new layer
• Give the layer name > Wall
• Turn the layer ON
• Set Unlock
• Slect layer colour > Red
• Similarly, use this above process to provides the layer
• The layers which are assigned are shown in below fig

• By using Line command
• Provide the windows and doors as per their respective dimension

For Doors:

• D – 1000
• D1 – 750
• D2 – 900

For Windows:

• W – 1000
• W1 – 900
• W2 – 1200
• W3 – 1500
• W4 – 700

• Take the rectangle command to show the column
• Specify its first corner anywhere out of drawing
• Select dimension
• Take length as 250 and Width as 400
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as AR CONCR
• Click inside the rectangle
• It will show you following results

• Take the copy command
• Select the object > by clicking this above columns
• Paste this columns wherever it is required
• Select this column
• Take rotation command
• Select base point as centre of column
• At specify rotation angle as 90
• Take the copy command
• Select the object > by clicking rotated column
• Paste this columns wherever it is required as shown below

• For window shade
• Slect the dash line layer
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select ACAD_ISO03W100
• Global scale factor > 8
• Enter
• Use line command to show the window shade as shown below

• Similarly use this above procedure to provide the window shade for other windows
• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Manage textile > New
• Style name as > Challenge 7 Plan> OK
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below

• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Challenge 7 Plan
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 100
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Select Text Style > Challenge 7 Plan
• Text Height > 200
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having height 250mm
• Then take continuous dimension command
• And provide continuous dimension
• Provide at the required place just like shown below

• For Section AA
• Slect the Section line layer
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select ACAD_ISO08W100
• Global scale factor > 25
• Enter
• Use line command to show the Section AA as shown below
• For Section BB
• Slect the Section line layer
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select ACAD_ISO08W100
• Global scale factor > 25
• Enter
• Use line command to show the Section BB as shown below

• The plan is ready

Section AA

• Take the xline command
• Select > Vertical
• Specify the points required to take projection for section AA
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below

• Offset the horizontal line at 150 and 125 at top
• Offset the horizontal line at 50 at bottom
• Offset the top offset line at distance of 125mm at bottom
• Change the current layer to slab layer
• Offset the top offset at a distance of 2450 keeping curser upward
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 1000
• Trim the unwanted lines as shown below
• Give the slab thickness of 125 by using offset command as shown below

• Change the current layer to Doors and Windows layer
• Offset the top line of first floor
• At distance of 800 to show the window seal level
• Offset the last offset at 1200 to show the window height
• Trim the unwanted lines
• Similarly show the W2 = 1200 X 1200 windows at other floors
• Similarly show the W4 = 700 X 500 windows at other floors as shown below

• Offset the wall near stairs at a distance of 1450
• Keep Object snap on
• For Ground Floor
• For first flight
• Take line command
• Select the starting point of the stairs
• Specift length as 143.75 by keeping curser towars the northe
• Specift length as 250 by keeping curser towars the West
• Specift length as 143.75 by keeping curser towars the northe
• Specift length as 250 by keeping curser towars the West
• Continue this process till reach to the landing
• For next flight also, do same procedure as mentioned above
• The flight which are hidden, select that flight
• Properties > Select line type as > ACAD_ISO03W100
• Set global scale as 5
• For Remaining all floors
• Take line command
• Select the starting point of the stairs
• Specift length as 158.33 by keeping curser towars the northe
• Specift length as 250 by keeping curser towars the West
• Specift length as 158.33 by keeping curser towars the northe
• Specift length as 250 by keeping curser towars the West
• Continue this process till reach to the landing
• For next flight also, do same procedure as mentioned above
• The flight which are hidden, select that flight
• Properties > Select line type as > ACAD_ISO03W100
• Set global scale as 5
• Use the line command to show the hand rails as shown below

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify first corner point anywhere out of drawing
• Specify dimension as
• Length- 1000 ,Width – 2000
• Copy that rectangle
• Paste that rectangle wherever it is necessary as shown below

• Use the line command and offset command
• Provide the window in the section wall
• i.e W3 = 1500 X 1200 as shown below
• Use the line command and offset command
• Provide the window in the staircase wall
• i.e W = 1000 X 1500 as shown below

• Take the rectangle command
• Specify corner anywhere out of drawing
• Select dimension
• 250 X 250
• Copy that rectangle to the positions where beams are provided as shown below
• Trim the side of rectangle as per requirement as shown below

• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Manage textile > New
• Style name as > Section AA> OK
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• Use multiline text
• To create the Leader
• Click on Annotation tab >Multileader
• Manage leader style > New
• Style name as > Section AA> OK
• Colour > Yellow
• Size > 100
• Text style > Section AA
• Text colour > Cyan
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below

• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Section AA
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 100
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Select Text Style > Section AA
• Text Height > 200
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having height 2450mm
• Then take continuous dimension command
• And provide continuous dimension
• Provide the dimension at the required places just like shown below
• And the section AA is ready

Section BB

• Take the xline command
• Select > Horizontal
• Specify the points required to take projection for section AA
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below

• Offset the horizontal line at 150 and 125 at Right side
• Offset the horizontal line at 50 at Left
• Offset the top offset line at distance of 125mm at Left
• Change the current layer to slab layer
• Offset the right offset at a distance of 2450 keeping curser rightside
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 2850
• From the last offset take the offset of 1000
• Trim the unwanted lines as shown below
• Give the slab thickness of 125 by using offset command as shown below

• Change the current layer to Doors and Windows layer
• Offset the top line of first floor
• At distance of 800 to show the window seal level
• Offset the last offset at 1200 to show the window height
• Trim the unwanted lines
• Similarly show the W3 = 1500 X 1200 windows at other floors
• Similarly show the W4 = 700 X 500 windows at other floors as shown below

• Specify corner anywhere out of drawing
• Select dimension
• 250 X 250
• Copy that rectangle to the positions where beams are provided as shown below
• Use line command to show the chajja
• Trim the side of rectangle as per requirement as shown below
• Use the line command to show the handrail

• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Manage textile > New
• Style name as > Section BB> OK
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• Use multiline text
• To create the Leader
• Click on Annotation tab >Multileader
• Manage leader style > New
• Style name as > Section BB> OK
• Colour > Yellow
• Size > 100
• Text style > Section BB
• Text colour > Cyan
• Text Rotation 270
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below

• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Section BB
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 100
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Select Text Style > Section BB
• Text Height > 200
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having height 150mm
• Then take continuous dimension command
• And provide continuous dimension
• Provide the dimension at the required places just like shown below
• And the section BB is ready

• Result :-

• Plan -

• Section-AA

• Section-BB

• Total