Creating Bar Bending schedule, Different Door types, and Creation of standard drawing templates using AutoCad

 

Commands Used in this challenge

• Line
• Rectangle
• Offset
• Trim
• Explode
• Circle
• Dimlinear
• Move
• ATTDEF
• BATTMAN
• Block
• Blockedit
• Table

 

1. Create the templates as shown in Figures. Take the size of the title block as per industry standards or you can assume it as per the size of the paper. Use text and attributes wherever required. After creating the title block you need to save it as a block with names: Custom1_titleblock and Custom2_titleblock, respectively.

Aim: To create the templates Custom1_titleblock and Custom2_titleblock as shown in the figure

Introduction: The tittle block is a template created in a sheet which contains the information or data regarding the drawing and also the information of the company and persons of the company responsible for the drawing. The given title blocks custom1 and 2, one with vertical title block at the right and another the bottom of the page. The tittle block contains information regarding the revision number of the drawings, title of the drawings, names of the persons involved in making of the drawing.

Procedure:

Open AutoCAD

In Startup settings start from scratch select metric (Meter)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 100
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type ‘un’ in command box and press enter

Change units’ type to decimal and precision to 0.00 and insertion scale to millimeters

Change ‘limits’ to (0,0) and (420,297)

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open Layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

Step 2: Creating Custom_tittleblock_1:

• Change current layer to Outline
• Draw a rectangle of dimensions 420mm length and 297mm as the size of an A3 sheet as shown in figure

• Select the rectangle drawn and explode the rectangle
• Offset the right edge to a distance of 70mm to the left
• Change the layer of the offset line to Separation lines and to current layer
• Draw a line the bottom edge from bottom right corner to the offset line bottom end

Offset

• Offset the line drawn earlier to a distance of 10mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 8mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 12mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 12mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 20mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 20mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 30mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 8mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 5mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 5mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 12mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 5mm to the top
• Draw a line to connecting the ends of top five offset lines

 

• Offset the line drawn earlier to a distance of 10mm to the right
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 40mm to the right
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 8mm to the right

Repeat the same procedure at the bottom part of tittle block

Result of the above step is as follows

After adding required text the table is as follows

Step 3: Adding attributes to Custom_tittleblock_1:

Go to insert tab and click on define attribute in block definition palette or type ATTDEF in command box

In the popup box

• Set mode as ‘lock position’
• Set tag as ‘Rev’
• Set Prompt as ‘What is the revision number?’
• Set default as ‘Rev 1’
• Set justification as ‘left’
• Text style as per drawing text style ‘Berlin Sans FB’ and press okay
• Place the attribute at the top left box in table at the top of title box
• Copy the same to rest of similar attributes

 

Follow similar procedure to all the attributes and the final result is shown below

Step 4: Creating Block

Go to insert tab and click on create block in block definition palette or type block in command box

In the popup box

• Set name as ‘Custom_Tittleblock_1’
• Pic base point as bottom left corner
• Click on select object and select the entire contents of the drawing
• Click on convert to block
• Click on allow exploding
• Set Block units to ‘millimeters’
• Click ‘ok’

Step 5: Creating Custom_tittleblock_2:

• Change current layer to Outline
• Draw a rectangle of dimensions 420mm length and 297mm as the size of an A3 sheet as shown in figure

• Select the rectangle drawn and explode the rectangle
• Offset the bottom edge to a distance of 20mm to the top
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 20mm to the top
• Change the layer of the offset lines to Separation lines and to current layer
• Draw a line connect midpoints of the offset lines
• Offset the line drawn above two times to both left and right to a distance of 30mm
• Trim off unnecessary lines
• Draw a rectangle of size 90mmX50mm as shown in the figure
• Select the rectangle drawn above and explode the rectangle
  • Offset the bottom edge to a distance of 10mm to the top
  • Offset the last offset line to a distance of 8mm to the top
  • Offset the last offset line to a distance of 8mm to the top
  • Offset the last offset line to a distance of 16mm to the top
  • Offset the left edge to a distance of 10mm to the right
  • Offset the right edge to a distance of 15mm to the left
  • Offset the last offset line to a distance of 10mm to the left

After adding required text, the table is as follows

Step 6: Adding attributes to Custom_tittleblock_2:

Go to insert tab and click on define attribute in block definition palette or type ATTDEF in command box

In the popup box

• Set mode as ‘lock position’
• Set tag as ‘Site’
• Set Prompt as ‘What is the site location?’
• Set default as ‘SKILL LYNC’
• Set justification as ‘left’
• Text style as per drawing text style ‘Berlin Sans FB’ and press okay
• Place the attribute at the top left box in table at the top of title box
• Copy the same to rest of similar attributes
• Follow similar procedure to all the attributes and the final result is shown below

Step 7: Creating Block

Go to insert tab and click on create block in block definition palette or type block in command box

In the popup box

• Set name as ‘Custom_Tittleblock_2’
• Pic base point as bottom left corner
• Click on select object and select the entire contents of the drawing
• Click on convert to block
• Click on allow exploding
• Set Block units to ‘millimeters’
• Click ‘ok’

Result:

The result consists inserting the respective custom title blocks 1 and 2 and their complete block drawings. After creating the blocks in step 4 and 7 then while inserting the blocks where ever required, a popup appears asking for the information of the attribute to be displayed in the block. If not given any information to the attributes, it will display the default value given while creating the attribute.

• All the dimensions mentioned are in millimeters
• Dimensions and text are assigned using dimension layer and text layers

1. Custom_titleblock_1

 

2. Custom_titleblock_2

Q2. Create the doors type for warehouse as shown in the Figure. You need to create each door type as per standard size or given dimensions. Create the blocks of this door type after creating them.

Aim: To create the door types 1 and 2.

Introduction:  Two door types are given, both with same dimensions. First door type as projection or shapes on top of it along with door handle and door frame. Second door type is normal four panel double swing door with handle and door frame.

Procedure:

Open AutoCAD

In Startup settings start from scratch select metric (Meter)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 100
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type ‘un’ in command box and press enter

Change units’ type to decimal and precision to 0.00 and insertion scale to millimeters

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open Layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

Step 2: Creating Door 1

• Change the current layer to door frame
• Draw a rectangle of dimensions 2330mmX2750mm
• Select the rectangle drawn above and type explode and press enter
• Offset the top, right, and bottom edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 230mm
• Change the layer of the offset lines to door borders
• Draw a line connecting the left ends of top and bottom offset line
• Move the line to a distance of 10 to right
• Trim off extra portions

• Using join command join top, right and bottom edges of the door borders drawn above
• Offset the polyline of door borders to inside to a distance of 10
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 20 to the inside
• Explode the inner offset polyline
• Using divide command, divide the top edge of exploded polyline in to 4 segments
• Change pdmode value to 3
• Drawn perpendicular lines to the opposite edge from these points
• Offset each line to both right side and left side to a distance of 10mm, including all the edges of the inner box
• Delete the center lines
• Offset each vertical offset line to both right side and left side to a distance of 50mm, including the left and right edges of the inner box
• Select one of the divide lines drawn and divide that line into 3 segments
• Drawn perpendicular lines to the opposite edge from these points
• Offset these lines to top and bottom to a distance of 42.5mm.

• After offset of the lines take the dimensions of the inner box area
• Change the current layer to ‘Inner projections’
• Using those dimensions create a rectangle at any point on the screen
• Offset the rectangle to a distance of 20mm to inside
• Offset the offset rectangle to a distance of 50mm to inside
• Draw line connect all the top left corners of all the rectangles and at all corners
• Convert the final draw to a block using block command with top left corner as base point

• Change the current layer to ‘Door handle’

• Draw door handle using rectangle command, 2-point circle command and trim command as follows

• The final drawing of door 1 is shown in the result

 

Step 3: Creating Door 2

• Change the current layer to door frame
• Draw a rectangle of dimensions 2330mmX2750mm
• Select the rectangle drawn above and type explode and press enter
• Offset the top, right, and bottom edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 230mm
• Change the layer of the offset lines to door borders
• Draw a line connecting the left ends of top and bottom offset line
• Move the line to a distance of 10 to right
• Trim off extra portions

• Using join command join top, right and bottom edges of the door borders drawn above
• Offset the polyline of door borders to inside to a distance of 10
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 20 to the inside
• Explode the inner offset polyline
• Using divide command, divide the top edge of exploded polyline in to 4 segments
• Change pdmode value to 3
• Drawn perpendicular lines to the opposite edge from these points
• Offset each line to both right side and left side to a distance of 10mm, including all the edges of the inner box
• Delete the center lines

• Change the current layer to ‘Door handle’
• Draw door handle using rectangle command, 2-point circle command and trim command as follows

• The final drawing of door 1 is shown in the result

Result:

The result consists of two door types, door 1 and 2. Layers are created at the beginning of the challenge and are assigned before drawing of a component. The door types are made as per the drawings given and addition hatching is done with random hatch patterns and colors. The inner projections of door 1 and the door handle in both doors are drawn separately and then copied to the source. The two door types are show below after hatching the doors and door frames

• All the dimensions mentioned are in millimeters
• Dimensions and text are assigned using dimension layer and text layers

1. Door 1

2. Door 2

 

3. Create each symbol as a block with the name given in the legend. After creating the blocks arrange them in the legend as shown in the Figure.

Aim: To create the blocks and legend as shown in figure

Introduction:  The legend given consists plan of the electrical component along with the name of the component. First blocks are created using plan views and respective names. Then the legend is prepared using field box command in which object and object name are selected.

Procedure:

Open AutoCAD

In Startup settings start from scratch select metric (Meter)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 100
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type ‘un’ in command box and press enter

Change units’ type to decimal and precision to 0.00 and insertion scale to millimeters

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open Layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

Step 2: Creating Blocks

• Block as initially created using draw command from the tool bar
• All the blocks are created using Electrical component layer

Each component is made into a with its respective name as shown in figure

Go to insert tab and click on create block in block definition palette or type block in command box

In the popup box

• Set name as ‘Single Gang Switch’
• Pic base point as center of circle
• Click on select object and select the entire contents of the drawing
• Click on convert to block
• Click on allow exploding
• Set Block units to ‘millimeters’
• Click ‘ok’

Step 3: Creating Legend

• Create a rectangle of size 22000mmX9500mm
• Explode the rectangle using rectangle command
• Offset the top edge to a distance of 1000mm to bottom
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 500mm to bottom
• Offset the last offset line to a distance of 1000mm to bottom
• Offset same until the bottom edge
• Using divide command, divide the top edge into three segments
• Draw the line connecting two lines to the bottom edges
• Offset the lines drawn to right to distance of 1500mm

Step 4: Adding Blocks and Field Boxes

• Add All the blocks into respective boxes
• Go to Insert tab and click on field box
  • In popup box go to Object category
  • Click on select object and select the object required
  • Set format as first capital
  • Click on ok and place the text in box next to the block

  

Result:

The result consists of an electrical legend created from the figure. Initially blocks are created using commands. Then table is drawn using line command and offset. Add blocks and field boxes respectively. The layers are assigned respectively.

• All the dimensions mentioned are in millimeters
• Dimensions and text are assigned using dimension layer and text layers

 

4. Create the door type for residential building as a block. Save the name of the blocks as type. Use given dimensions or assume dimensions as per industry standards.

Aim: To create the door type 1 to 6 as shown in the figures.

Introduction:  Two door types are given, both with same dimensions. First door type as projection or shapes on top of it along with door handle and door frame. Second door type is normal four panel double swing door with handle and door frame.

Procedure:

Open AutoCAD

In Startup settings start from scratch select Imperial (Feet and Inches)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 1’
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type ‘un’ in command box and press enter

Change units’ type to decimal and precision to 1’1/16” and insertion scale to inches

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open Layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

Step 2: Creating Door 1

• Change the current layer to door
• Draw a RECTANGLE of dimensions 2’10”X6’11”
• Select the rectangle drawn above and type EXPLODE and press enter
• Select the top, right, and left edges and type JOIN and press enter
• Offset the top, right, and left edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 1.5”
• Offset the top, right, and left edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 3”
• Draw the door handle using rectangle command and circle command as shown in figure.

Step 3: Creating Door 2

• Change the current layer to door
• Draw a RECTANGLE of dimensions 3’4”X6’11”
• Select the rectangle drawn above and type EXPLODE and press enter
• Select the top, right, and left edges and type JOIN and press enter
• Offset the top, right, and left edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 1.5”
• Offset the last offset pline to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 1”
• Draw a rectangle using rectangle command at an offset of 6” from the last offset line
• Draw the rectangle offset of 1” to the inside twice.
• Draw a rectangle inside of the last offset rectangle and offset the same inside to a distance of 1/2”.
• Using rectangular array command draw four rows and three columns
• Draw circle just below the rectangle as shown in figure with a radius of 2.5”
• Below the circle draw a rectangle leaving 6” offset from the edges
• Offset the rectangle inside to the distances of 1” four times, 3” and 1” twice.

Step 4: Creating Door 3

• Change the current layer to door
• Draw a RECTANGLE of dimensions 2’9”X6’11”
• Select the rectangle drawn above and type EXPLODE and press enter
• Select the top, right, and left edges and type JOIN and press enter
• Offset the top, right, and left edges to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 1”
• Offset the last offset pline to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 2”
• Offset the last offset pline to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 1”
• Offset the last offset pline to the inside of rectangle to a distance of 2”
• Draw a rectangle at an offset of 4” from the edges and offset the rectangle 1” to inside
• Hatch the inner rectangle with hatch pattern ANS137
• Draw the door handle similar to the door type 1

Step 5: Creating Door 4

Create the Door similar to door type 2

• Draw a circle with diameter as the width of the door
• Trim the circle bottom portion
• Offset the circle similar to offset done for the rectangles and trim off the extra portions as shown in the figure
• Draw an rectangular array of rectangles done in the top half in the bottom half rectangle too as shown in figure

Step 6: Creating Door 5

Create the Door similar to door type 2

• Draw an rectangular array of rectangles done in the top half in the bottom half rectangle too as shown in figure

Step 7: Creating Door 6

Create the Door similar to door type 2

• Draw a circle with diameter as the width of the door
• Trim the circle bottom portion
• Offset the circle similar to offset done for the rectangles and trim off the extra portions as shown in the figure

Result:

The result consists of various door types through 1 to 6. Layers are created for door, door handle, text and dimensions. Doors are created through step 2 to step 6 with layers preassigned. The result is divided in to three pictures with two door types in one picture along with dimensions and text.

• All the dimensions mentioned are in feet and inches
• Dimensions and text are assigned using dimension layer and text layers

 

5. Create each shape as a block as shown in the Figure. Save the block and insert them on the table as shown in the Figure.

 

Aim: To create the blocks and reinforcement schedule as shown in figure

Introduction: The given figure consists of different reinforcement details such as type of reinforcement, number of rebars, dimensions, total length of reinforcement, and weight details of rebars. The aim of this question is creating the rebars using dimensions, covert these rebars to blocks and create the table containing the data.

Procedure:

Open AutoCAD

In Startup settings start from scratch select metric (Meter)

Open grid and snap settings

• Change snap and grid spacing to 100
• Change major line every grid line to 10
• Turnoff adaptive grid

Type ‘un’ in command box and press enter

Change units’ type to decimal and precision to 0.00 and insertion scale to millimeters

Step 1: Creating Layers

Open Layer properties and create new layers by clicking on new layer or right click on any layer and select new layer to create new layer

Layers are created as follows

Step 2: Creating Data Attributes

Go to insert tab and click on define attribute in block definition palette or type ATTDEF in command box

In the popup box

• Set mode as ‘lock position’
• Set tag as ‘Type’
• Set Prompt as ‘What is the Type of rebar?’
• Set default as ‘A(20mm)’
• Set justification as ‘left’
• Text style as per drawing text style ‘Times New Roman’ and press okay
• Place the attribute at the any point on the screen

 

• For rest of attributes click on ‘Align below previous attribute’.
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  • Follow the same procedure for rest of the attributes 
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Step 3: Creating Reinforcement

Type A(20mm)

• Draw a line at any point on the screen to a distance of 750cm.
• Draw the semicircle at both ends for the bend of 18cm to upside

Type B(16mm)

• Draw a line at any point on the screen to a distance of 730cm.
• Draw the semicircle at both ends for the bend of 14.5cm
• Draw a line with the centers coinciding of length 390cm
• Move the line down to a distance of 41cm
• Draw the inclined shape of bar using line command as shown in figure

Type C(16mm)

• Draw a line at any point on the screen to a distance of 712cm.
• Draw the semicircle at both ends for the bend of 14.4cm
• Draw a line with the centers coinciding of length 210cm
• Move the line down to a distance of 80cm
• Draw the inclined shape of bar with horizontal distance of 71.6cm using line command as shown in figure.

Type D(12mm)

• Draw a line at any point on the screen to a distance of 750cm.
• Draw the semicircle at both ends for the bend of 11cm to downside

Type E(10mm)

• Draw a rectangle with dimensions 230mmX430mm
• Fillet the edges with radius of 40mm.
• Draw the extended bar fold of size 12cm

After this copy the attributes created in step 1 and paste them below each rebar type

Convert them to block and add the values of attributes while inserting the blocks

Step 4: Creating Data from data extraction

Go to insert tab and click on Extract Data in linking & extraction tool bar

• Click on create a new data extraction and press next
• Set the location of Data extraction
• Click on select objects from current drawing and select all the blocks created and click next
• 
• Select only the data that needs to be extracted and click next
• Click on only attributes and click next
• 
• Check the preview and click next
• 
• Click on insert data extraction table into drawing and click next
• Make the table settings and click next and finish

Step 5: Creating Table

Draw a table from the annotate tool bar

After creating table click on second column and from table creation tool add a column to the left to add figures

Result:

The result of this challenge consists of rebars schedule drawing made from the given figure. Initially layers are created for reference. Then attributes are created for adding data for all types of rebars. Rebars are created as per the dimensions in figure given. Attributes are copied to each of the rebar and created as a block. Then data is extracted from the all the blocks using extract data command. Then all the data is copied to a table along with figures. Result is provided in two pics one with blocks and attributes and in table format

• All the dimensions mentioned are in feet and inches
• Dimensions and text are assigned using dimension layer and text layers