Challenge

Creating a Layout, Section and Elevation with dimensions using AutoCad

Q1

AIM:- To draw the floor plan of the building as per the given dimensions and add text and dimensions as required

step 1:- to draw the exterior walls and partitions

  • take an xline command
  • specify the first point and draw a horizontal line
  • similarly, draw a vertical line
  • take the width of exterior walls as 230mm
  • take the width of interior walls as 115mm
  • then take an offset command and specify the offset distance as required and create rooms and partitions
  • then take a trim command and edit the drawing
  • then draw the staircase as shown by taking the tread as 250mm
  • then add columns of size 230mm x 300mm(assumed)
  • then add doors, windows, and other openings wherever required as per the standard sizes
  • then take an MTEXT command and add room labels and name the windows and doors as per the sizes
  • then add the sunshades on the outer side of the windows and ventilators

Q2

AIM:- to draw the elevation cross-section of the plan and show the details as required

  • take a vertical line from the plan following the section details
  • then draw a horizontal line
  • then take an offset of 150mm to show the details of pcc
  • then take an offset of 2450 as the ground floor height
  • then take an offset of 125mm from the top to show the thickness of the slab
  • then construct a staircase by taking the tread as 250mm and riser as 143.75mm
  • show the details of landing (width of the landing is taken as 1200mm)
  • show the parapet wall for the staircase(height of the parapet is taken as 900mm)
  • then take an offset of 2850 from the top horizontal line to show the height of the first floor
  • then show the thickness of the slab as 125mm
  • draw the staircase and elevation of the door
  • elevation of the window at the sill level as 600mm
  • elevation of the ventilator
  • then select the details of the first floor and copy the details for the second and third floor
  • then show the parapet wall height as 1000mm for the third floor
  • and show the details of the headroom for the staircase and overhead tank
  • height of the headroom is taken as 2500mm
  • show the details of the overhead tank placed at a height of 500mm from the floor level and the depth of the tank is taken as 1200mm
  • show the details of windows and sunshades

Q3

AIM:- to draw the elevation of the crosssection BB

  • take a line along the section of the plan showing the columns
  • then draw a perpendicular line
  • take an offset of 2450mm to show the height of the ground floor
  • take an offset of 2850mm to show the height of the first, second, and third floor
  • then take an offset of 150mm to show the thickness of the RCC slab
  • then take an offset of 1000mm to show the height of the parapet wall
  • then draw a window at a sill level of 600mm and the height of the window is taken as 1000mm
  • then draw a ventilator width a height of 500mm
  • then add dimensions and text wherever required

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