Challenge

Creating an Architectural plan for the provided plot size and develop relevant basic structural drawings

Aim: To draft the floor plan of the house in a 60'x20' East facing and draft its Elevation, Section and layout of Column, Beam and Footing using AutoCAD

Procedure:
-Open AutoCad
-Selecting Imperial system
-Command UN(units) and selecting
Engineering with precision of O'-0.0"
-Command LIMITS and having limit of (0,0') in lower left corner and (10000:10000') in upper right corner
-Command ZOOM and selecting All
Commands used:
XLINE
XLINE horizontal and vertical is used to start the drawing initially
LINE
LINE is used to draw the line in the Window, Doors, Ventilators, Staircase and lines at required spaces
OFFSET
• OFFSET is used to offset the external walls to 9" and internal walls to 4.5" and partition wall to 6"
• OFFSET is used to offset the Car parking to 6'-7.5" horizontal and 12'-4.5" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Garden Area to 7-7.5" horizontal and 7-4.5" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Living Room to 11'-6" horizontal and 11-1.5" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Kitchen to 6'-7.5" horizontal and 10'-6" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Pooja Room to 6' horizontal and 6' vertical
OFFSET is used to offset the Dining Room to 6'-7.5" horizontal and 8' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 3 to 6' horizontal and 14' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Staircase to 7' horizontal and 8' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 2 to 9 horizontal and 12' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Common Toilet/Bathroom to 6' horizontal and 6' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 1 to 9' horizontal and 12' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Attach Toilet/Bathroom to 9 horizontal and 9' vertical
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Chejjas above the windows and ventilators
TRIM
TRIM is used to trim the unwanted lines
ARC
ARC is used to draw the doors with Start, Center and End
LINETYPE
LINETYPE is to change the Continuous line to Dash line and changing the scale to 10
Annotate Tab
In Annotate Tab ---->Modify dimension style---->Text and Style
Changing the style from ISO25 to
Swis 721----> Set current----->Apply
TEXT
TEXT is used to write the dimensions and names of the different rooms
ERASE
ERASE is used to erase the unwanted lines which cannot be trimmed using Trim Command
RESULT:
First Floor Plan
Commands used:
XLINE
XLINE horizontal and vertical is used to start the drawing initially
LINE
LINE is used to draw the line in the Window, Doors, Ventilators, Staircase and lines at required spaces
OFFSET
• OFFSET is used to offset the external walls to 9" and internal walls to 4.5" and partition wall to 6"
• OFFSET is used to offset the Open Terrace to 7'-7.5" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Garden Area to 7' horizontal
• OFFSET is used to offset the Living Room /Home Theatre to 11-6" horizontal and 17'-6" vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Study Room to 6' horizontal and 14' vertical • OFFSET is used to offset the Passage to 5'-9" horizontal
• OFFSET is used to offset the Staircase to 7' horizontal and 8' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 4 to 9' horizontal and 12'
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 4 to 9' horizontal and 12' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Common Toilet/Bathroom to 6' horizontal and 6' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Bedroom 5 to 9' horizontal and 12' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the Attach Toilet/Bathroom to 6' horizontal and 6' vertical
• OFFSET is used to offset the different lines to specified offsetting distance
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Chejjas above the windows and ventilators
TRIM
TRIM is used to trim the unwanted lines
ARC
ARC is used to draw the doors with Start, Center and End
LINETYPE
LINETYPE is to change the
Continuous line to Dash line and changing the scale to 10
Annotate Tab
In Annotate Tab ---->Modify dimension style---->Text and Style
Changing the style from ISO25 to Swis 721----> Set current----->Apply
TEXT
TEXT is used to write the dimensions and names of the different rooms
ERASE
ERASE is used to erase the unwanted lines which cannot be trimmed using Trim Command
RESULT:
Layout of Column
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Column of size 9"x12" and 9"x9" with appropriate orientation
LINE
LINE is used to draw the Horizantal and Vertical line to the center of the Column.
LINETYPE
LINETYPE is to change the Continuous line to Dash line and changing the scale to 10
TRIM
TRIM is used to trim the unwanted
lines
Annotate Tab
In Annotate Tab ---->Modify
dimension style---->Text and Style
Changing the style from ISO25 to Swis 721----> Set current----->Apply
TEXT
TEXT is used to write the number of Column
DIMLINEAR
DIMLINEAR is used to dimension center to center distance of the Column
MLEADERSTYLE
MLEADERSTYLE---- ----> content----> mleader type-----> Block----> source block---->circle
MLEADER
MLEADER is used leader the horizontal lines as 1 to 5
MLEADER is used to leader the vertical lines as A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I and J
HATCH
HATCH is used to hatch the
foundation to ANS137 for 9"x12" and 9"x9"
ERASE
ERASE is used to erase the unwanted lines which cannot be trimmed using Trim Command
RESULT:
Layout of footing
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Column of size 9"x12" and 9"x9" with appropriate orientation
LINE
LINE is used to draw the Horizantal and Vertical line to the center of the Column.
OFFSET
OFFSET is used to offset the footing dimension to 2-6"
LINETYPE
LINETYPE is to change the Continuous line to Long dash - Short dash line and changing the scale to 10
TRIM
TRIM is used to trim the unwanted lines
Annotate Tab
In Annotate Tab ---->Modify
dimension style---->Text and Style
Changing the style from ISO25 to Swis 721----> Set current----->Apply
DIMLINEAR
DIMLINEAR is used to dimension center to center distance of the Column
MLEADERSTYLE
MLEADERSTYLE-- -----> content---->
mleader type-----> Block----> source
block---->circle
MLEADER
MLEADER is used to leader the horizontal lines as 1 to 5
MLEADER is used to leader the vertical lines as A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I and J
HATCH
HATCH is used to hatch the foundation to ANS137 for 9"x12" and 9"x9"
ERASE
ERASE is used to erase the unwanted lines which cannot be trimmed using Trim Command
RESULT:
Layout of Beam
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Column of size 9"x12", 4.5"x9" and 9"x9" with appropriate orientation
LINE
LINE is used to draw the Horizantal and Vertical line to the center of the Column.
LINE is used to draw the Lines of beam of size 9'x9'
LINETYPE
LINETYPE is to change
Continuous line to Long dash - Short dash line and changing the scale to 10
TRIM
TRIM is used to trim the unwanted
lines
Annotate Tab
In Annotate Tab ---->Modify
dimension style ---->Text and Style
Changing the style from ISO25 to Swiss 721----> Set current---->Apply
DIMLINEAR
DIMLINEAR is used to dimension center to center distance of the Column
MLEADERSTYLE
MLEADERSTYLE--- -----> content----> mleader type-----> Block----> source
block---->circle
MLEADER
MLEADER is used to leader the horizontal lines as 1 to 5
MLEADER is used to leader the vertical lines as A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I and J
ERASE
ERASE is used to erase the unwanted lines which cannot be trimmed using Trim Command
RESULT:
Section A-A
Commands used:
XLINE
XLINE horizontal and vertical is used to start the drawing initially
LINE
LINE is used to draw the line in the Window, Doors, Ventilators, Staircase and lines at required spaces
OFFSET
OFFSET is used to offset the Floor height to 12
OFFSET is used to offset the Parapet Wall to 3
OFFSET is used to offset the GL line to 2
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Chejjas above the windows and ventilators
PLINE is used to draw the staircase of the building
RESULT:
Front Elevation
Commands used:
XLINE
XLINE horizontal and vertical is used to start the drawing initially
LINE
LINE is used to draw the line in the Window, Doors, Ventilators and lines at required spaces
OFFSET
OFFSET is used to offset the Floor height to 12
OFFSET is used to offset the Parapet Wall to 3'
OFFSET is used to offset the GL line to 2
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Chejjas above the windows and ventilators
RESULT:
Side Elevation
Commands used:
XLINE
XLINE horizontal and vertical is used to start the drawing initially
LINE
LINE is used to draw the line in the Window, Doors, Ventilators and lines at required spaces
OFFSET
OFFSET is used to offset the Floor height to 12
OFFSET is used to offset the Parapet Wall to 3
OFFSET is used to offset the GL line to 2
PLINE
PLINE is used to draw the Chejjas above the windows and ventilators
RESULT:
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