Creation of Column Schedule and Drawing Template using AutoCad

1) Aim: To create a column schedule as shown by using specified text style.

Procedure:

• Open Auto cad and open new drawing.
• Type ‘LIMITS’ in command bar and set the sheet limit as per drawing.
• Type ‘UNITS’ in command bar and set the unit type as Decimal and unit in inches set precision as required for drawing.
• Keep ortho on so that the lines move only in Right angles.
• Using Rectangular command draw a outer box. After roughly calculating the spacing needed.
• Complete all the tabular column inner part by line command and start with the column naming.
• Set the text font type as mentioned above in Dimension setting.
• Type the size naming and other using Mtext command.
• Use the required size of font.
• Draw the column layout showing the type and no. of stirrups.
• To show the thickness of the column vertical rods use Donut command.
• Select Donut and give internal dia as 0 and then external dia as required.
• By this we will get the solid circle, place the circle where required.
• For the other circle point’s use divide command and place the solid circle there.
• Make sure that the drawing and text is clearly visible for reference.

Result:

2) Aim: To create a window schedule as shown.

Procedure:

• Open Auto cad and open new drawing.
• Type ‘LIMITS’ in command bar and set the sheet limit as per drawing.
• Type ‘UNITS’ in command bar and set the unit type as Decimal and unit in meter set precision as required for drawing.
• Keep ortho on so that the lines move only in Right angles.
• Using Rectangular command draw a outer box.
• Using line command draw lines in a format of table which has 5 Columns and 6 Rows.
• Using Mtext type the given Naming and dimensions.
• Adjust the size of text with respect to the drawing so that the text is clearly visible.

Result:

3) Aim: To create the drawing template as shown

Procedure:

• Open Auto cad and open new drawing.
• Type ‘LIMITS’ in command bar and set the sheet limit as per drawing.
• Type ‘UNITS’ in command bar and set the unit type as Decimal and unit in meter set precision as required for drawing.
• Keep ortho on so that the lines move only in Right angles.
• Using Rectangular command draw a outer box.
• Draw all the inner boxes using the line command.
• Trim off all the extra lines.
• Now using the Mtext command edit or type the given statement and naming.
• Do this with appropriate text size so that are clearly visible.

Result:

4) Aim: To create the list of drawing schedule.

Procedure:

• Open Auto cad and open new drawing.
• Type ‘LIMITS’ in command bar and set the sheet limit as per drawing.
• Type ‘UNITS’ in command bar and set the unit type as Decimal and unit in meter set precision as required for drawing.
• Keep ortho on so that the lines move only in Right angles.
• Using Rectangular command draw a outer box.
• Draw all the inner boxes using the line command.
• Trim off all the extra lines.
• Now using the Mtext command edit or type the given details.
• Do this with appropriate text size so that are clearly visible.
• Carefully see the drawing numbers and naming while entering.

Result:

5) Aim: To create the Beam detail as shown.

Procedure:

• Open Auto cad and open new drawing.
• Type ‘LIMITS’ in command bar and set the sheet limit as per drawing.
• Type ‘UNITS’ in command bar and set the unit type as Decimal and unit in inches set precision as required for drawing.
• Keep ortho on so that the lines move only in Right angles.
• Using line command, draw the outer line anywhere in the screen.
• Using offset command, draw the thickness of wall and beam.
• Trim off all the extra lines.
• Do the hatching of wall and concrete using hatch command.
• Adjust the size or scale of the hatch so that it is visible.
• Using the dimension show the sizes of the beam.
• Select MLeader or Leader for the naming purpose.
• Do the naming as given and also adjust the size as per visibility.

Result: