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

Name: Allan Bryan Jayson Cruz

Course: Master’s Certification Program in High-Rise Building Design & Analysis

Date: October 25, 2021

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

CHALLENGE

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1. Aim & Introduction

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Aim

This challenge aims to provide the necessary experience of an engineer in the drawing of plans using the AutoCAD software. It give the urge to expand their knowledge while manipulating the different tools provided in the software. By utilizing the tools, any plan or drawing will be provided with ease. This challenge aims to allow the student to show all the things they have learned throught the videos.

Introduction

The AutoCAD software provides different tools. The tools used in this challenge is as described below:

Line - creates line object

Polyline - creates connected line object

Rectangle - creates rectangle object

Circle - create circle object

Trim - Cut unwanted lines or shapes with the provided cutting edges.

Extend - Extend lines to opposite corners.

Move - Move objects to particular locations.

Copy - Copy objects to particular locations.

Rotate - Rotate selected objects to a particular angle with respect to base point.

Array - Copy an object in a set path linearly or polarly.

Join – Joins separated line objects into one object. Line to polyline.

Dimlinear (DLI) - Provides vertical or horizontal linear/straight dimensions.

Dimaligned (DAL) - Provides aligned dimensions.

Dimangular (DAN) – Provides angular dimensions.

Quickdimension (QDIM) – Provides quick dimension of a geometry.

Leader - Creates an arrowhead line.

Layers - Provide identification of line or object groups by their properties.

Units - Open "Drawing Units" window to specify the drawings units.

Dimstyle - Open "Dimension Style Manager" window to modify the dimension properties.

Hatch - Provides hatching pattern in a given object or internal point.

Layer - Open the layer tab which manages the line properties in a drawing.

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2. Sketch and Procedure

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A. SKETCH 1 – Wardrobe

Challenge 1 – 1. Draw the elevation and details of a wardrobe as shown in the Figure below. After sketching, you need to provide the dimensions and text with the use of layers. Use proper text styles and dimension methods to document it. Also, assume dimensions, wherever needed.

Note: All dimensions are in mm.

PROCEDURE:

--> First, sketch the plan. Detail marks will be provided after the sketches are done .

• Create a rectangle 365x630 in dimension.
• Offset the object inside by 20mm.

• Trim the right line of the inside rectangle and extend the lines to the right.
• Make a another rectangle with 2435x610 dimension using the upper left corner as a base point.

• Explode the created rectangle and offset the top, left, and right line inside by 20units.
• Fillet the created lines at the corner. Fillet radius is equal to zero.

• Offset the inner left and right line inside by 1170mm.

• Create a rectangle object using the lower left corner as base point with 600x20mm dimension. Move this rectangle 5mm to the right.

• Copy the rectangle object to the midpoint of the line above. Then move 5 mm to the left.

• Make a 45 degree line from the lower left corner of the rectangle. Lenght of line is 450mm. Use the polyline tool instead of line.
• Connect the end point of that line to the lower right corner of the rectangle.

• Hover on the midpoint grip of the second line. An option will appear, select "Convert to arc" and make the line an arc.
• Mirror this polyline object to the right and move it to the endpoint of the rectangle on the right.

• Mirror the selected polyline object to the right. Use the midpoint of the lower line object as mirror line. Click any point up or down for the second point and do not erase source object.

• Do the same technique to sketch the door on the right side. Use the upper right corner as base point.

• Add the rectangle on the left side. Use the rectangle tool and reacte a rectangle object with 35x50mm dimension. Use the lower left corner as base point.
• Move it 15mm upward.

• Create a boundary polyline object outside the top and left of the sketch. This will be used to create the hatch. Any dimension will do. This polyline object will be deleted later after the hatch is created.

• Select the hatch tool and click "Select object" as the option. Select the created polyline object (enclosed object) and press "Enter".
• Use the toolbar above the AutoCAD interface to change the style of the hatch pattern. You can also open the properties tool bar and edit the "Pattern name" and "Scale". Use Hatch patter = ANSI31.
• Delete the polyline object after creating the hatch.

• Use the DTEXT tool to add the required texts on the sketch.

• Use the Dimlinear tool to add the dimensions required.

--> Proceed to the Front Elevation. Use the polar snapping tool to align the plan drawing with the front elevation drawing.

• Draw the base line, use Line command to draw a straigh horizontal line at the top of the Plan. It serves as the baseline of the front elevation.
• Then draw a rectangle using the rectangle tool with 2800x2600 dimension. Make sure that the edges are aligned with the plan drawing.

• Explode the rectangle.
• Offset the left line 20mm inside. Then offset the top line by 12mm inside.
• Fillet thecorner using the fillet tool. Use fillet radius as 0.

• Offset the right line inside by 365mm. Then trim the excess line above.
• Then divide the middle space into 4 spaces and make a line to divide the spaces. The offset tool can be used once the space is calculated. 2423/4 = 605.75mm.

• Offset the topline by 500mm downward and the bottom line by 100 upward. Then connect the corners by a line creating an X image.

• Create the rectangle below. Use the rectangle tool and specify the lower right corner as base point. Dimensions are 75x900.

• Create the doorknob. Create a circle with 25mm diameter at the top right corner of the created rectangle object.
• Then move it by 50 right and 50 up.

• Create a rectangle object as hatch boundary. Use this as selected object when the hatch tool is used.
• Delete the lines afterward.

• Add the dimensions on the side. Use the Dimlinear command.

• Add the texts required using the dimlinear command. Use the Leader command to make the arrow for the section.
• Open the properties tab to edit the text objects to accomodate the requirements.

--> Proceed to the Carcase Elevation. Use the polar snapping tool to align the front elevation with the carcase elevation drawing.

• Copy the boundary line of the front elevation.

• Offset the right line by 365mm to the left. Then offset the created line by 1200 to the left.
• Offset the bottom line 100mm up.
• Trim the unnecessary lines.

• Offset the lines inside by 20mm to create the inside boundary.
• Trim the unnecessary lines.

• Create the inside of the rectangles. Proceed with the right inside rectangle first.
• Offset the top line downward by 488mm downward. Then offset the created line by 1260mm downward.
• And again offset the latest created line by 20mm downward.

• Proceed with the top layer. Offset the bottom line by 20mm upward.
• Create the objects inside using the rectangle tool, copy tool, and move tool.

• Proceed to the 2nd layer. Offset the top line by 300 downward. Then proceed by 20mm downward. Do this again 3 more times. The same procedure goes with the on the other side.

• Add the middle boundary rectangle. Thickness is 20mm.
• Trim the unnecessary lines after.

• Create the objects inside using the rectangle tool, copy tool, and move tool.
• Make use of the grip functions to revert the line to arcs.
• Use the dtext commands to add the texts.

• Add the dimensions and texts using the dtext and dimlinear command.
• Also, coy the hatch and text "wall surface" from the front elevation to the carcase elevation.

• Now create a rectangle object on the bottom space. Dimensions are 45x100. The locations are shown below.
• Use the copy tool to duplicate the objects.

• Create the objects on the right space. Offset the left line by 20mm inside.
• Offset the bottom line by 100 and again by 20mm. This creates the boundary of the right space. Trim and fillet edges at corners.

• For the bottom part, create a rectangle with 310x740 dimension. Add an X-mark inside using lines.
• Explode the rectangle after and delete unnecessary sides.

• Offset the top part by 20mm and 40mm.
• Offset the right line by 7.5mm and 27.5mm.

• Fillet the outer lines at the top corner and extend the lines needed. Fillet radius is 0.

• Trim the necessary lines and add lines using the line tool and trim tool where necessary.

• Proceed with the objects above. Do the same procedure as above but initial rectangle dimension is 310x488.

• Add the dimension at the right using the dimlinear command.

--> Prcoeed with the side elevation.

• Create a line as a baseline. Make sure it aligned with the other elevations.
• Create a rectangle with 630x2600 dimensions.

• Explode the rectangles and offset the followings sides inside. Left=20mm, top=20mm, right=20mm, and bottom=100mm. Trim the unnecessary lines.

• Offset the top line by 500mm downward. The the created line by 1180. And again the created line by 40.

• Create a rectangle object for the spaces with hatch and add hatch pattern. Delete the rectangles after.

• Add the text and dimension using dtext command and dimlinear commands.

--> Proceed with Section 1.

• Create the boundary elements. Use rectangle tool and offset tool.

• Trim the necessary lines to form the corners.
• Align the the inside bexes using the ray tool or xline tool.

• Trim the excess lines.

• Create the bottom part. Use offset, trim and line tool.

• Create the door on the left side. Separate the door with the slab element.
• Use the trim, line, and stretch tool.

• Trim the necessary lines.
• Then stretch the slab elements 5mm to the right and close them using a line.

• Add the dimension and finish Section 1.

--> Proceed with Section 2.

• Create boundary elements.

• Trim and fillet the lines.
• Trace the lines from the carcase elevation.

• Create the open space using trim and line tool. Fillet and trim to cut the lines.

• Add necessary texts and dimensions to finish the section 2.

--> Create the detail mark.

• Create a line as below. Angeled with 30degrees.
• Then add the angular dimension using dimangular.

• Explode the dimension and extend circular line.

• Mirror the arrow to the other side and change layer to "Details".

• Make it as block using the CTRL+SHIFT+C and CTRL+SHIFT+V function.

• Paste this block to the appropriate locations. Add text using the dtext command and finish the sketch.

FINAL PRODUCT:

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B. SKETCH 2 – Floor Plan

Challenge 2 – Draw the floor plan as shown in the Figure. Use the proper drafting tools to sketch the plan. Do not hatch or draw the furniture. You need to draw the floor plan with the following:

Note: You can also import the Floor_Plan.pdf into your current drawing and start working on the project. You need to scale the imported pdf file using reference option. All dimensions are in mm.

Walls (Exterior and Interior)

Wall Thickness: Exterior Wall- 230mm, Interior Wall: 150 mm (Wherever Required)

Doors and Windows: Assume the size of the doors and window.

2.1 Stairs: Tread-300mm, Riser-150mm

Insert Text wherever required

Insert the dimensions using proper dimension techniques

PROCEDURE:

• Use XLINE command to create the inner corner boundary. Start from the top left corner.

• Fillet the corner and create the Family room. Dimension 3880x4350. Use offset or copy tool.

• Now you have the reference room. From here, offset the side to create the walls.
• Trim or fillet the lower right corner of the room.
• Fillet the wall with 0 radius to enclose.

• Create the opening boundary using lines and trim to create the openings.

• Draw Toilet-01 area, adjust the wall thickness as per the drawing.

• Offset to create the walls. Fillet corners to enclose.
• After enclosing, draw the opening boundary and trim.

• Proceed with Bedroom-01. Do the same steps as we did in the toilet and family room sketch.

• Then using the same steps and tools used, Draw D.H. Toilet including the utility room.

• Finish the side by drawing the Utility area with the same steps.

• Next to draw is the Kitchen.

• Create the stair space.
• Once the stair space is established, draw the rectangle at the middle. This will serve as reference for the center of the stairs.
• Then Draw a line to represent the thread of the stairs. Use offset to multiply the lines leader to show the stair direction.

• Create the cut for the stair. Do it horizontaly the later rotate to the desired angle.
• Move it to the desired location and trim the unnecessary lines.

• Add a text on the thread of the stairs to indicate the number of step. Use dtext commands. Text height is assumed to be 125. Underline the text for emphasis.

• Continue with the lumber rm and lift space.

• Next is the Foyer. Follow up with the Patio to finish on that side.

• Create the stairs after trimming the openings.

• Use thread = 400. Add the text to indicate the step. Include the direction of the stairs.

• Close the plan by connecting the corners. Then create the opening for the living/dining room.

• Indicate the windows by drawing a line at the center and trimming the lines for door openings.
• Indicate all the windows using this sketch.

• Proceed with the powder room and finish the inside of the plan.

• Draw the outline of the dining table.

• Draw the stairs at the family room.

• Draw the outside of the plan.

• Create the outside wall.

• Create the hidden lines.

• Draw the door.

Steps on how to draw the door.

• Do this on all the door locations.

• Add all texts required using the dtext command. Add polygons or shapes as enclosure if required.

• Add the dimensions using dimlinear command while utilizing the dimcontinue option in the AutoCAD software.

FINAL PRODUCT:

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C. SKETCH 3 – Kitchen Layout

Challenge 3 – Create the Kitchen Layout as shown in the Figure below. Also, use proper dimension techniques to dimension the kitchen layout. Also, insert text wherever required. All dimensions are in mm.

PROCEDURE:

--> Proceed with the wall, doors and windows. This image is present on both plans.

• Create the inside boundary using rectangle command. Offset the by 230mm outside to create the wall thickness.

• Explode the rectangles. Offset to make the openning boundary and trim.

• Create the hatching boundaries.

• Hatch the wall using "Pick internal points" and edit using the hatch tab on top of the interface or the properties tab.

• Create the door. Use polylines, rectangles and circles. Utilize mirror tool as well.

• Trim and complete.

• Proceed with the window sketch. Use the same tools used in creating the door.

• Copy the door boundary for the 2nd window.

• Join the lines to close the window.

• Duplicate the plan for above and below counter.

--> Preceed with below the counter plan.

• Create lines.

• Trim lines.

• Fillet corners with radius 100.

• Change linetype to Hidden. Change line scale in properties tab to show the lines.

• Create the lines for the intersection. Use line and copy tool.

• To create dimensions, use dimlinear command and dimcontinue for easy progress.
• Adjustments are provided to accomodate the 4300 inner dimension.
• Offset lines to create depth. Use trim to cut unnecessary lines.

• Add the rectangle object at the corners and sketch the door using rectangle and move tool. Utilize the sketch tool to for easy progress. Use 10mm spacing for the doors and 20mm thickness.

• Create the Hob sketch. Use rectangle with 600x500 dimension. Circles with dimater of 200 and 150.
• Turn on Geometric Center in the Osnap settings to check the center of the rectangle.

• Use mirror with center of the rectangle as mirror plane to dumplicate the objects.
• Then mirror again to invert the objects.
• Use dtext to add the text object.

• Proceed with the top part. Create boundary lines using line tools.

• Trim the lines and add line objects to enclose the boundaries.
• Vertical line thickness is 20mm both sides. The top line is 10mm and 50mm for the bottom line.
• Change the outer bottom line to hidden line. Use match properties (ma) command for easy progress.
• Trim unnecessry lines to finish.

• Create the rectangle on the lower right side.
• Create the doors with 20mm thickness and 10mm spacing same as the first one.

• Add the inside objects using circle, rectangle, copy, text, and fillet tool.

• Use rectangles and lines for the fridge object. Use circle tool as cell for the corner opening.

• Add the text to finish.

Note: Click the grip and add a new vertex to create the diamond shape enclosing the text D2.

--> Proceed with the above counter.

• Copy any relative lines from below to above plan. Change line types as appropriate.
• Add the border lines for the below part. Trim the line appropriately.

• Create the cabinet walls using offset and trim tool. Thickness is 20mm. Bottom part is 10mm.
• Trim unnecessary lines.

• Create the chimney as below.

• Load Centerline in the Linetype manager.

• Explode the dimension line and edit as below. Add the appropriate texts using dtext command.

• Proceed with above objects. Create boundary lines. Trim the lines appropriately.

• Create the walls. Thickness = 20mm. Use offset, copy and trim tools.
• Trim and add the rectangles.

• Add the texts.

• Add the missing dimensions using dimlinear to finish.

FINAL PRODUCT:

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D. SKETCH 4 – Column Details

Challenge 4 – Sketch the column details as shown in Figure. Insert dimensions and text in the figure. Refer to the bar sizes from the schedule.

8mm ---- 0.31 Inches

25mm--- 1 inches

16mm—0.62 inches

PROCEDURE:

Note: Units are in mm.

• Create P1. Create a rectangle 600x600mm (24"x24").
• Concrete cover is 50mm. Use offset tool.

• Create stirrup thickness 8mm.

• Fillet the edges. Use fillet radius = 4 for inside rectangle and radius = 12 for outside rectangle.

• Create the main bar for corners. Use Circle tool. Diameter = 25.

• Move 25right and 25down. Hatch with solid pattern.

• Mirror the circle and shade using the midpoints as mirror plane.

• Draw a line between the circles for reference.

• Draw the smaller bar at the midpoint of the lines. Fo the same with the 25mm dimater bar. Copy them at equal spaces to form 3 bars. Dimater of smaller bar is 16.

• Basepoint is center of middle circle.
• Paste on the midpoint of the left and right line while rotating by 90.

• Draw the stirrups.

• Draw lines.

• Trim middle circles and join.

• Offset by 8mm.

• Connect by line and join. Move this to enclose the main bars in the middle.

• Create the square stirrup.

• Draw the hook. Make a 45 degree line and paste it at the circle's quadrant.

• Trim the Circles and join.

• Offset by 8 and move to the appropriate location.

• Add the texts using dtext command. Enclose it in a rectangle and make the border.

• Use fillet with radius 0.
• Adjust the 1st column size.

• Add the text using the dtext command.

• Add the text for each cell using the dtext command. Use justify left on the bottom row.

• Add the Title on top of the box. Scale the text by 2.0 to increase size.

• Triplicate the detail using copy tool and replace the texts inside.

• Do the same steps in editing the detail. Sometimes, there is no need to put the exact image as long as the taggings are correct. Simple lines may also be used as stirrup indications since in the actual drawing, the rebar lineweights are heavy.

FINAL PRODUCT:

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E. SKETCH 5 – Raft Layout

Challenge 5 – Draw the Raft Layout as shown in the Figure. Assume the column size as per your knowledge. You can take the sizes as: 24”x24”, 9” x 24”, 9” x 18”, and 9’ x 24”. You can import the raft_foundation.pdf to ensure the missing dimensions.

PROCEDURE:

Note: Dimension used in this drawing is Architectural.

Layers used for this drawings are as follows.

• Create the Center lines. Line style should be centerline.
• Use dimlinear and dimcontinue to add the dimensions.

• Create the tags using circle and dtext command.

• Text height is 1' for bigger texts. Normal text height is 6".

• Create the border lines. The raft itself.

• Trim the Lines. Join the remaining lines.

• Create the columns. Use rectangle tool. Position them accordingly.

Create the columns. Use rectangles and hatch it appropriately.

--> at Grid 1

--> at Grid 2~4.

--> at Grid 5~5'.

--> at Grid 6~7.

--> at Grid 8.

• Create the walls at Grid 8~9. Use rectangle tool, hatch and dtext to create the walls (Text included).

• Create a reference line for the wall.

• Trim and fillet the lines to finish the wall.

• Create the hatch for the wall using the hatch tool.

• Add the text using dtext command.

• Create the wall on the left side running across Grid 1~8. Use rectangle tool.

• Add the wall between grid 6~7.

• Trim the line running accross the created rectangle.

• Then enclose the trimmed rectangle.

• Create the hatch for the wall using the hatch tool.

• Create the walls between grid 6 & 7.

• Add the hatch.

• Add the foundation outline including the dimensions. Use the line tool and rectangular tool.
• Use dimlinear command to add the dimensions.

-->Grid 1~3.

--> Grid 5~5'.

-->Grids 6~7.

--> Grid 8.

• Add the missing texts and dimensions to complete the sketch.
• Use the dtext command, dimlinear and other utility tools in AutoCAD.
• To create the section mark, follow the steps below.

**Use polyline to draw the flag. Straight line up, then left, then towards the center.

**Hatch the triangle as solid.

FINAL PRODUCT:

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3. Conclusion

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The AutoCAD software not only can provide drawings, but also reference through the use of other softwares such as PDF. By utilizing an image or a pdf file into the AutoCAD software, one can assume or trace the actual measurement of a given image. With the use of the scaling system, the AutoCAD software allows the user to have references through images. It also helps in resizing a given sketch. This also applies in the dimensioning of the sketch where the units scale and factor can be manipulated. The scaling system in AutoCAD also applies to line scales, hatch scales and many more which controls the image shown in the interface.