Creating a Wardrobe detailed drawing, Floor Plan, Kitchen Layout and Column Detail using AutoCad

Creating a Wardrobe detailed drawing, Floor Plan, Kitchen Layout and Column Detail using AutoCAD

Aim: To Creating a Wardrobe detailed drawing, Floor Plan, Kitchen Layout and Column Detail using AutoCad

Introduction: 

  AutoCAD's dimensioning tools can automatically measure distances and place dimensions on your drawing.  You have to just select the object, appropriate dimensions will be added by the AutoCAD.

Dimension tools can be accessed from the Dimensions panel on the Annotate tab of the ribbon.

AutoCAD divides dimension into four main categories: Linear, Rdial, Ordinate and Angular Always use object snap option to pick dimension line origin.

There are different dimension line commands:

1.Linear Dimension Commands:

• It is used to dimesnion along straight lines.
• There are ffive linear dimension commands: DIMLINEAR, DIMCONTINUE, DIMBASELINE, DIMALINGED and DIMROTATED.
• DIMLINEAR is the most commonly  used command.
• DIMLINEAR- This command is used to generate horizontal and vertical line.
• DIMCONTINUE- This command is used to add a string of dimensions from a single basepoint.
• DIMBASELINE- This command is used to generate a series of dimension from a single basepoint.
• DIMALINGNED- This cpmmand is used to generate aligned dimensions. There are dimensions along inclined lines which cannot be dimensioned using DIMLINEAR command.
• DIMCONTINUE and DIMBASLINE can be used in conjuction with DIMALIGNED dimensions.

2. Radial dimension commands:

There are two main radial dimension commands, DIMDIAMETER and DIMRADIUS. Both commands result in a similar looking dimensions so AutoCAD automatically inserts "R" to indicate a radius and the dimension symbol to indicate a dimension.

• Diameter dimension command: DIMDIAMETER.  Diameter command is used to annotate a circle or an arc with a diameter dimension.
• Radius dimension command: DIMRADIUS. The Radial command is identical to the diameter command except that the dimension measurement is a radius rather than a dimension and th resulting dimension text it prefixed with  "R" to indicate radius.
• Center mark command: DIMCENTER.  Center mark command is used to annotate a circle or an arc with a cross at the center.

3. Angular dimensions: DIMANGULAR. Angulr command can be used to indicate an angle in almost any situation.

4. Ordinate dimensions: DIMORDINATE. These are not really dimensions, they do not indicate a measurement rather they annotate known coordinate points. dimordinate command is used to indicate the X and Y ordinate values at any point.

5. Dimension text edit: DIMTEDIT. This command is used to modify the text position of any single dimensions.

6. Dimension edit command: DIMEDIT. This command can be used to modify an change the text of any number of dimensions.

Default Procedure:

• Open AutoCAD application from my desktop 
• Click File menu to open NEW Sheet 
• I Using default setting as Metric or Imperial where its required in different diagrame
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter- Clockwise. NEXT
• Set Default Area providing Lenght as 12 nd Width as 9 nd its  chang for different Diagram. 
• Finish
• Ortho, Object->ON or OFF if required.
• I have kept snap and grid setting Off.

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1. Elevation and Details of Wardrobe

Aim:  To draw th elevation and details of the wardrobe as given in the below figure and provide the dimensions and text with the use of layers

A. PLAN:

Step by step procedure:

• Initially i set the uinits as Decimal ( Millimeters).
• Now, set the limits of the drawing
• Specify the lower left corner: (0,0)
• Specify the upper right corner:(10000,10000)

- Firset the plan of the drawing is developed using line command. So choose the line command:

• Specify the first point:(0,0)
• Specify the next point:@2800,0
• Specify the next point:@0,630
• Specify the next point:@-2800,0
• Specify the next point:C
• Now choose offset command to offset all the adges at an offse distance 20mm in wards.
• Now trim pff the inwanted portion:
• Now again choose the offset command and offset the line at the left side at an offset distance of 1223mm Now Again offset this line at an offset distance of 1200mm.
• Now again offset the recently drawn line at a n offset distance of 20mm on either side for the right line and an offset distance of 15mm on either side for the leftf line.
• After this, trim off the unnecessasry line and use extend, if needed.Mow using circle command mark the door portion for both the doors.
• To show the wall surfce
• Using the trim extend command complete the remaining figure.Now using the trim extent command complete the ramaining figure.
• Now, using the line command at Angle of 45
• copy that line, click ARRAY
• Fit to that line as shown below.

• hatching for the wall surface is done.
• After hatching, these lines are made dim by incresing its transperancy value to 40.
• Now using ANNOTATION tab for provid Dimenstion and Text.
• Click Dimenstion
• Set the characteristics of dimension
• Then select lenear dimesion
• Provide at the required place just like sshown below
• To creat the text 
• Cick on Annotation-> single line
• And fill the reauired text in drawing as shown in below

             

 

• And fill the reauired text in drawing as shown in below.

 

Hence, the plan is completed.

 

B. Front Elevation: 

Step by step procedure:

• For that construction lines can be used to elevate the elements in plan.
• Now, use the construction line option to drawn the horizontal line to creat the base of the wardrobe.
• The command used is XLINE.
• Now trim option , trim off the unwanted portion of the construction lines.
• Now, in the frint elevation, offset the horizontal line drawn at an ioffset distacne of 100mm u[wards.
• Then, again offset bottom line at an offset distance of 2100mm.Now, offset this line recently created at an offset distacne of 488mm upwards, this line thus created is offsetted at an offset distance of 12mm.
• Now, trim off the unneccessary part of the construction line.
• Now, using the line command draw the cross bracing given in the front elevation of the wardrobe.
• The transprancy of these lines are then increased to value 70.
• Now, using the line command draw the cross bracing given in the front elevation of the wardrobe.

 

• After that draw the hatching in the  drawing for using HATCHING option as scale of 450
• The transperency of these hatching are also increased to values of 80.
• Now, hatcing the wall provided using Line command with ARRAY option with required Rows And Cloumn. 

• Now, the figure can be completed by dimensioning it and adding neccessary text with using ANNOTATION option as same above plan diagram with required FONT name and TEXT height. 

 

C. Carcase Elevation: 

Step by step procedure:

• This Carcase Elevation are also we used same out line as th front elevaion, The outlinei of fron televation can be copied and placed next to fron elevation.
• Then all the lines are offsetted at an offset distance of 20mm inwards.
• The unnecessasry part can be trimmed off using trim command.
• Then using the line command legs of the wardobe cn be cread.
• Now using the loine command and rectangle command elements, within the wardrobe can be created. Futher it is then made dim by incresing transperency

• Now, the figre can be completed by dimensioning and adding necessary text within the drawing,with using ANNOTATION option as same previous diagram with required FONT name and TEXT height.  

• Dimensions and texts are then placed in the respective layers.

 

D. SideElevation: 

Step by step procedure:

•  Now, to draw the side elevation.  For this choose the rectangle command, and draw a rectangle of size 630mmx2600mm.
• Then offset this rectangle at an offset distance of 20mm inwards.
• Now using the offset option divide the section into differetn portions.
• Then using HATCH option do the hatching wherer required with scale of 450 and trancsrency value of 75.

    

• As same wall portion are also done with HATCH option With scale and transparencyvalue. 
• Now the figure is then completed by providing the dimensions and necessasry texts by useing ANNOTATION option with FONT style and text height, Angle and postiion of dimenstio.

     

• And Dimension and texts are then placed in the respective layers.

 

E. Section1 , 2 : 

Step by step procedure:

• First  the outline of the side elvation is copied next to it.
• Then using the line command different drawers are made.
• Then the figure is complete bu dimensioning it and providing necessasrry texts within the figure.

     

• Dimensions and texts are then placed in the respective layers.
• The next one to be drawn is the section 2 of the figure, for fthis draw a rectangle of size 365mmx2600mm size using the rectang command.
• Offset this rectangle at an offset distance of 20mm inwards.
• Then using the line command complete the outline of the section.
• Finally dimensions and texts involved are added to the drawing.
• Hence, the entire drawing is completed and is obtained as given below:

    

 

 Here, the entire drawing is completed and is obtained as given blow

Result:

 

 

To Create Layer:

• Click the layer properties 
•  Click New Layer for required no's of layers with names
• The layer name and colour ia have choosed shown bvelow
• I kept all the layers ON

 

• Then finally layer is applied in whole drawing by the way of separate selection as DOOR, FLOOR LEVEL, AND etc., 
• Finally done the whole diagram with layer colours is shown below.

PLAN

 

FRONT EEVATION

 

 

CARECASE ELEVATION

 

 

SIDE   ELEVATION                                                  SECTION 1 AND 2

      

 Result:

FINAL DIAGRAM

 

 

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2. Floor Plan:

Aim: To Sketch the floor plan as given in the figure using fproper drafting tools.

Introduction:

• All dimensions are in mm
• Exterior wall= 230mm
• Interior wall= 150mm
• Stairs: Tread=300mm; Riser=150mm

Following dimesnion are assumed:

• D1= 1200X2200;  D2= 1000X2100;  D3= 900X2100;  D4=800X2100;  D5= 700X2100
• SD= 2300X1500
• W1= 2500X1500;  W2= 2300X1500;  W3= 1000X1500;  W5= 1100X1500; W9= 900X1500
• W10= Box glass opening 
• V1= 800x500
• v2= 700x500

 Procedure: 

• Initially set the units as decimal (millimeters).
• Now, set the limits of the drawing:
• Specify the lower left corne: (0,0)
• Specify the upper rught  corner:(20000,20000)
• Using the command XLine in command prompt, draw two construction line horizontal and vertical; this forms the coner of the plan.
• Type offset in the command prompt and then offset the lines and hence different rooms of the plan can be created.
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• And provide windows and doors of respective sixe per drawing
• Now draw thge dotted lines by changing the linetype to dash lines wherever  required.
• I used ACAD_ISO003CENTERX2
• Set the Global scale factor as 40
• Draw the door using arc optrion.
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• Now, complete the fugure by providing the text and dimension by using ANNOTATION option the text style and scale , height font name are given below.

 

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• Use multy line text as shown below.

Result:

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• Now creat the layers
• Enter new layer 
• Give layer name>Layer colour
• Enter
• Similarly select the all layers which required
• I ketpt all the layes ON
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• Completed figure using layer properties'are given below

Result:

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3.Kitchen Layout:

Aim: To creat kitchen layout as given in the figure and y using proper dimensioning technique dimensions the layout and inserrt the text wherever necessasry.

Step by Step Procedure:

• Initially set the units as decimal (millimeters).
• Now, set the limits of the drawing:
• Specify the lower left corner:(o,o)
• Specify the upper right corner:(11000,11000)
• First drawing the celow counter plan, for that, choose rectangle command and draw rectangle specifying the dimension as4690mmx3660mm.(230mm+230mm wall is added on either edge)
• Now offset this rectangle at an offset distance of 230mm inside which creates the wall of the layout.
• Now explode the inner rectanlge to make it into indicidual lines.
• offset the upper and lower line at offset distance of 600mm inwards.
• Initially draw a small rectangle having width 35mm which is placed adjacent to walls to provide a gap between the counter and the walls.
• This rectangle is then copied to all sides wherever it is to placed. (all the counters should be placed within the 600mm portion creat earlier.
• Now using the line command draw different cabi8nets of the kitchen.
• Change the type for those lines which are to shown as sashline.  This can be changed in the properties panel of the ribbon.  Click the drodown panel of linetype and change the line type.(For snack counter and slab)
• After that make it dim by increasing the transprecy value.
• Now using the circle command draw the hob.
• Then fix the simk in the provided location which drawn using line arc and circle command.
• Fix the door of the kitchen using tools likeslines, circle.
• Hatching is provided to the walls of the kitchen to represent it as a brickwall
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• Now to complete the figure, text and dimensions are included by Annotation text .
• Complete figure is given  below:
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• Now we have to develope the Above counter plan in the same as the below  counter plan.
• For this, intially copu the below counter plan adjacent to it so that we can achieve the out line of the above counter plan from it.
• Then the interior part of the below counter plan is erased and is changed acording to the above counter plan.
• Now chimney and wondows of the kitchen are marked.
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• And now as same hatching wherever necessasry place , walls 
• Now, include dthe text wherever it is necessasry.
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• Now finally to provide colours by using layer properties as given below.

 

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Result:

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4.Column Details:

Aim: To Sketch the column details as given in the following figure:

Step by Step Procidure:

• Initially set the units as Engineering (feet and inches).
• Now set the limts of the drawing:
• Specify the lower left corner:(0",0")
  Specify the upper right corner:(20",20")
• Now choose line command to draw the teble of the column shedule.
• Specify the first point:0",0"
• Specify the next point: @50",0"
• Specify the next point: @0",40"
• Specify the next point @-40",0"
• Specify the next point:C,
• Now using line command draw different nows and columns.Similarly creat two more tables. This can be done easily using option
• Similarly creat two more tables.  This can be done easily using copy option.
• Now we have to draw the reinforcement details within the spcae provide above.
• So far that choose the line command and circle command to draw the reinforcement details.
• Coversion of mm toinches:
• 8mm-0.31 inches
• 16MM-0.62 inches
• 20mm- 0.78 inches
• 25mm - 1 inches
• Initially using outline of the column plan is created.
• Then offset these lines at an off set distance of 1.5"inwards.
• Now, using the circle option draw the reinforecements.
• For P1 corner bars are having diameter of 18mm.
• P2 all bars are having diameter of 25mm and other bars has a diameter of 16mm.
• P1, P2, AND P3 are drawn repectively as follows:
• These reuinforcement details are then placed in their repectiv columns the below drawn tables
• Hence the final drwing obtained is as follows: 
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Result:

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• Now we appliy fro colours by using layer prop's

 

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• Hence, the final drawing by using layer are given below:
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5.Raft Layout:

Aim: To draw the raft layout as given in the figure

Step by Step Procidure:

• Initially set the units as Architectural (feet and inches).
• Now, set the imits of the drawing:
• Specify the lower left corner:(0'0")
• Specify the upper  right corner:(100'0",100")
• Now, choose rectangle tool and draw a rectangle of size 29'7.5"x60'0"
• Now, in properties panel change the line tuupe to center 2 inorderr to obtain dotted line.
• Using this line sdraw the grid lines by offsetting each line at the precribed distacne in both horizontal well as vertical direction.
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• Npw we provide the  lien numbers and names like (1,2,3. etc.,, and A,B,C. etc., )
• Now suing th eoffset option the left most line at an offset distacne 04 4.5"(first ecplode the rectangle to indicidual lines). so for this, it will be better if we make the grid lines layer invisible.
• Now switch on th grid lines layer.
• Now use rectanle command and draw the columns in the foundation. Varuos column size are 24"x24", 9'x24", 9'x18", 9"x30".
• Hence column arer drawn. Now we have to draw the footing for these columns. 
• Using line command the footing for these columns are created.
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• Now using hatch option is done with  respective hatch pattens for coluns, brickwall, concrete portion.
• And now the figure is completed by providing the necessary texts and dimension by using Annotation.
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Hence complete Drawing is Given below:

 

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Then Now finally we have to provide the colours for seperate lines, text, dimensions etc., by using layer property's  like given below

 

Result of Center line:

 

 Result:

 

 

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