Creating a Residence Layout, Seating plan, Toilet and Utility room plan using AutoCad

Drawing 1:

Aim: To draw the Given Residential Plan Using Autocad.

Procedure:

1. Select Construction line option on the toolbar of Autocad screen and draw the construction line both horizontal and vertical intersecting at one point.

2. In command prompt type Units and change the units to Architectural.

3. In command prompt type Offset and offset both construction line according width of exterior wall i.e 9' in given plan.

4. In command prompt type TRIM and trim all extra line outside the plan.

5. In command prompt type OFFset and offset the horizontal lines according to plan, i.e Interior wall lines.

6. For Staircase in command prompt type LINE and draw line separate for both flight. Offset those lines using Offset command.

and Change the Line type HIDDEN by using LINETYPE command in command prompt.

7. For kitchen take offset from adjacent line of 6'4" and trim the extra lines for the door. For for Kitchen platform Take offset of 2' from L Shape parallel lines and Trim The extra line Using TRIM command on command prompt.

8. In command prompt type Offset and take offset lines according to given measurements for the all the doors in the plan.

9. In command prompt type Trim and trim The extra lines of the doors.

10. In command prompt type CIRcle and draw circle considering end points of doors as the diameter. Draw line straignt towards the circumference of the circle as showing the opened door. In command prompt type TRim and trim extra part of the circle i.e only one quarter part of the circle will be left. Repeat same procedure for all the doors.

11. In command prompt type RECTangle and draw the rectancle in the bedroom same as shown in the plan showing C/B.

12. Click on TEXT single line on Toolbar, and type height of text, rotation of text to 0, and Type all the text given in the plan at respective positions.

13. In command prompt type Line and draw table using line command. Use offset command for drafting rows and column.

14. Click on TEXT on toolbar, type height and angle of the text and type the text i.e Doors and its height and width in respective columns.

15. In command prompt type DIMStyle and modify the elements of the dimension i.e Text scale, angle of rotation of dimension arrow heads.

16. In command prompt type DIMLinear and measure the first dimension.

17. In command prompt type DIMCONtinous and by taking reference of previous dimension go on continuously taking other dimensions. Repeat procedure for different orientation.

18. In command prompt type RECTangle and draw rectangle for Riser and tread content.

Drawing 2:

Aim: To draw Outdoor seating plan with canopy using Autocad Software.

Procedure:

1. In command prompt type UNits and change the decimals.

2. In command prompt type CIRcle and draw both circle with common centre of given dimension.

3. For chair:

a. In command prompt type LIne and draw 3 sides of rectangle.

b. In Toolbar select Arc option and in that select START, END, DIRECTION option and draw the arc open side (fourth side) of rectangle.

c. In command prompt type FILLET and create fillet at two corners of that rectangle.

d. In command prompt type OFFSET and take offset for ARC, and straight side lines.

e. Again take offset for ARMREST of chair and using TRIM command erase the extra part.

f. Select the entire chair drawing and In command prompt type Block and create block of that chair.

g. In command prompt type MOVE and move the object Chair towards respective position as shown in drawing.

h. In command prompt type COPY and copy the chair at respective positions.

i. In command prompt type ROTATE and rotate the chairs are given directions.

Drawing 3:

Aim: To draw the sketch of Toilet and Utility room using Autocad software.

Procedure:

1. In toolbar select the constrction line and draw one horizontal and vertical intersecting at one point.

2. In command promt type OFFSet and take offset of both the lines accoring to measurements.

3. Again take the offsets according to room sizes and Trim unwanted lines other than layout using TRIM option.

4. Draw one reference line for door and take the offset of door size and trim the lines of doors.

5. In command prompt type CIRCle and draw the circle of the size of door considering the width of door as diameter.

6. Ddraw straight line using line command towards circle showing as the opened door.

7. Trim Extra part of the circle other than opening radius of the door using TRIM command.

8. Using OFFset command make the Top view rectangle of the door.

9. For TOILET:

a. Take OFFSet of the interior side of the wall for showing concealed water tank.

b. Draw the line showing sides of the closet considering centre of the ventilator.

c. In toolbar select ARC option and in that select START, END, DIRECTION option and draw the arc in front of the closet.

d. take offset of the arc and side lines of the closet and again draw the arc for the inner part of the closet.

e. In command prompt type circle and draw small circle and move to respective position of the closet.

For basin:

a. Draw trapazoidal shape rectangle of three sides using Line command.

b. Selct the ARC option START, END DIRECTION option and draw the arc at open side of the rectangle.

c. In command prompt type OFFSET and take the offset of the figure at inner side.

d. In command prompt type FILLET and create fillet of approproate radius at the inner and outer corners of the basin.

e. draw tap using LINE and CIRCLE command.