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. Move

The dimensions:

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

The assumed dimensions :

For Windows:

• W – 1000 X 1500
• W1 – 900 X 1200
• W2 – 1200 X 1200
• W3 – 1500 X 1200
• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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