Challenge

Creation of Column Schedule and Drawing Template using AutoCad

COLUMN SCHEDULE

Aim - To create a column schedule as shown in belowfig by using AutoCad Software

Procedure -

Step 1 - To draw the Table -

  • Click on AutoCad application and open this application
  • Type QNEW in command bar and enter
  • Select default setting as Imperical (feet and inches)
  • Press enter
  • I have kept snap and grid setting off
  • Keep ortho ON
  • Press UN and enter and set unit
  • Type - Engineering
  • Precision -0'0"
  • Enter
  • Take line command
  • specify first point anywhere
  • Specify next point as @90'>0
  • Specify next point as @20'>90
  • specify next point as @90'>180
  • Close it

  • take divide command from command bar
  • Select the object by selecting the horizontal line
  • Enter the no of segment as 6
  • Now change the point style to locate the divided part
  • Take object snap as ON
  • Take line command
  • Specify first point as and select the point on horizontal line
  • specify next point on opposite horizontal line,where object snap showing the perpendicular symbol
  • Take copy command
  • Copy it at other points as shown below

  • Again take point style command
  • Select point style as regular
  • Use offset command
  • Specify offset distance >4'
  • Select the object and click on upper horizontal line and lower horizontal line
  • Use offset command
  • Specify distance as 7.5'
  • Specify next point until the end of table
  • Trim the remaining line

Step 2 - To create and fill the text in table-

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Style name as Challenge 5 then OK
  • Font name as romans.shx.
  • Height as 8"
  • And press set current
  • Write down all the necessary texts shown in schedule
  • Keep rotation angle 0 for all the text
  • Justify left
  • Take text edit command
  • Select object and click on TERRACE TO MUMTY
  • Make rotation angle as 90
  • Enter

Step 3 - To draw Column -

C1

  • Take rectangle command
  • Specify first point anywhere
  • Dimensions as 9" x 24"
  • take offset of rectangle at inner side 1"
  • Explode the last object
  • Take divide command
  • Divide in 4 segments
  • Select the object as inner vertical line
  • Use line command to show the dividation
  • take circle command
  • specify first point anywhere out of rectangle
  • specify radius as 0.5"
  • Take hatch command
  • Take solid
  • Specify object by clicking on circle
  • Copy that circle wherever it is necessary to show the bar
  • Use fillet command and select radius as 0.5"
  • Select the object by clicking sides of the inner sides of rectangle just like shown below

C1 a -

  • Take rectangle command
  • Specify first point anywhere
  • Dimensions as 9" x 24"
  • take offset of rectangle at inner side 1"
  • Explode the last object
  • Take divide command
  • Divide in 5 segments
  • Select the object as inner vertical line
  • Use line command to show the dividation
  • take circle command
  • specify first point anywhere out of rectangle
  • specify radius as 0.5"
  • Take hatch command
  • Take solid
  • Specify object by clicking on circle
  • Copy that circle wherever it is necessary to show the bar
  • Use fillet command and select radius as 0.5"
  • Select the object by clicking sides of the inner sides of rectangle just like shown below

C2 -

  • Take rectangle command
  • Specify first point anywhere
  • Dimensions as 9" x 24"
  • take offset of rectangle at inner side 1"
  • Explode the last object
  • Take divide command
  • Divide in 5 segments
  • Select the object as inner vertical line
  • Use line command to show the dividation
  • take circle command
  • specify first point anywhere out of rectangle
  • specify radius as 0.5"
  • Take hatch command
  • Take solid
  • Specify object by clicking on circle
  • Copy that circle wherever it is necessary to show the bar
  • Use fillet command and select radius as 0.5"
  • Select the object by clicking sides of the inner sides of rectangle just like shown below

C2 a -

  • Take rectangle command
  • Specify first point anywhere
  • Dimensions as 9" x 10"
  • Take offset of rectangle at inner side 1"
  • Take line command
  • Specify first point click on midpoint of inner rectangle
  • Joine all the midpoint of inner rectangle
  • take fillet command
  • Click radius as 0.5"
  • Click on all sides
  • take circle command
  • Specify first point anywhere out of rectangle
  • specify radius as 0.5"
  • take hatch command
  • Take a solid
  • specify object by clicking on circle
  • Copy that circle wherever it is necessary to show the bars as shown below

C3 -

  • Take rectangle command
  • Specify first point anywhere
  • Dimensions as 9" x 24"
  • take offset of rectangle at inner side 1"
  • Explode the last object
  • Take divide command
  • Divide in 5 segments
  • Select the object as inner vertical line
  • Use line command to show the dividation
  • take circle command
  • specify first point anywhere out of rectangle
  • specify radius as 0.5"
  • Take hatch command
  • Take solid
  • Specify object by clicking on circle
  • Copy that circle wherever it is necessary to show the bar
  • Use fillet command and select radius as 0.5"
  • Select the object by clicking sides of the inner sides of rectangle just like shown below

  • Move all these diagram and place it in proper way as shown below
  • Take scale command
  • select the object
  • Specify base point as center of object
  • Enter

Result -

WINDOW SCHEDULE

Aim - To create window schedule as shown below by using AutoCad Software

Procedure -

Step 1 - To draw the table -

  • Click on AutoCad application and open this application
  • Type QNEW in command bar and enter
  • Select default setting as Imperical (feet and inches)
  • Press enter
  • I have kept snap and grid setting off
  • Keep ortho ON
  • Press UN and enter and set unit
  • Type - Engineering
  • Precision -0'0"
  • Enter
  • Take line command
  • specify first point anywhere
  • Specify next point as @20'>0
  • Specify next point as @6'>90
  • specify next point as @20'>180
  • Close it

Step 2 - To create and fill the text in table -

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Style name as Challenge 5 then OK
  • Font name as Arial
  • Height as 4"
  • And press set current
  • Take single line text
  • Specify first point in 1st box
  • Set rotation angle 0
  • Enter write TYPE in first box
  • Follow the same procedure for all other texts
  • Write down all necessary texts shown in schedule

Result -

DRAWING TEMPLATE

Aim - To create drawing template as shown below by using AutoCad software

Procedure -

Step 1 - To draw the table -

  • Click on AutoCad application and open this application
  • Type QNEW in command bar and enter
  • Select default setting as Imperical (feet and inches)
  • Press enter
  • I have kept snap and grid setting off
  • Keep ortho ON
  • Press UN and enter and set unit
  • Type - Engineering
  • Precision -0'0"
  • Enter
  • Take line command
  • specify first point anywhere
  • Specify next point as @60'>0
  • Specify next point as @10'>90
  • specify next point as @60'>180
  • Close it
  • Take offset command
  • specify distance as both vertical lines
  • Take offset command
  • specify distance as 2'
  • Select object as horizontal kine and take 4 offset as shown below
  • Again take offset of third vertical line such as shown below
  • Trim the remaining line

Step 2 - To create and fill the text in table -

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Font name as Arial
  • Height as 6"
  • And press set current
  • Take single line text
  • Specify first point in 1st box
  • Set rotation angle 0
  • Enter write TYPE in first box
  • Follow the same procedure for all other texts
  • Write down all necessary texts shown in schedule

Result -

LIST OF DRAWING SCHEDULE

Aim - To create list of drawing schedule as per shown below using Autocad Software

Procedure -

Step 1 - To draw the table

  • Click on AutoCad application and open this application
  • Type QNEW in command bar and enter
  • Select default setting as Imperical (feet and inches)
  • Press enter
  • I have kept snap and grid setting off
  • Keep ortho ON
  • Press UN and enter and set unit
  • Type - Engineering
  • Precision -0'0"
  • Enter
  • Take line command
  • specify first point anywhere
  • Specify next point as @25'>0
  • Specify next point as @34'>90
  • specify next point as @25'>180
  • Close it
  • Take offset command
  • Offset the vertical line at a distance aone at 2' and another at 10'
  • Take offset command
  • Specify distance as 1'
  • select object as horizontal line and take 33 offset as shown below

  • Trim the unwanted line as shown below

Step 2 - to create and fill the Title Text in table -

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Font style as Bold
  • Font name as Arial
  • Height as 10"
  • And press set current
  • Take single line text
  • Specify first point in 1st box
  • Set rotation angle 0
  • Enter write list of Architectural Drawings in title box

Step 3 - To create and fill the sub- Title text in table -

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Font style as Bold
  • Font name as Arial
  • Height as 6"
  • And press set current
  • Take single line text
  • Specify first point in 1st box
  • Set rotation angle 0
  • Enter write 1 in the required box
  • By using same procedure fill all the boxes as per above pic

Step 4 - To create the other Text in table -

  • Click on Annotation tab as single line
  • Manage textile as New
  • Font style as Regular
  • Font name as Arial
  • Height as 6"
  • And press set current
  • Take single line text
  • Specify first point in 1st box
  • Set rotation angle 0
  • Enter write 1 in the required box
  • By using same procedure fill all the boxes as per above pic

Result -

BEAM DETAILS

Aim - To create Beam Details as shown in below fig by using AutoCad Software

Procedure -

Step 1 - To draw the c/s -

  • Click on AutoCad application and open this application
  • Type QNEW in command bar and enter
  • Select default setting as Imperical (feet and inches)
  • Press enter
  • I have kept snap and grid setting off
  • Keep ortho ON
  • Press UN and enter and set unit
  • Type - Engineering
  • Precision -0'0"
  • Enter
  • Take line command
  • specify first point anywhere
  • Specify next point as @1'6">0
  • Specify next point as @6'>90
  • specify next point as @1'6">180
  • Close it
  • Take offset command
  • Offset distance 3'
  • Select object as bottom horizontal line
  • Take offset command
  • Specify distance as 2'
  • select object as horizontal line
  • Draw the c/s as shown below using line command

Step 2 - to Hatch the c/s -

  • Take hatch command from draw panel
  • Select pattern for brickwork as ANSI32
  • Pick internal point
  • Click inside the diagram ,where we have to show brickwork
  • Select the brickwork part and open properties
  • Pattern scale 8
  • Enter
  • Take hatch command from draw panel
  • Select pattern for beam as AR-CONCRETE
  • pick internal point
  • Click inside the diagram ,where we have to show concrete
  • Enter

Step 3 - To create text -

  • take offset command
  • And offser horizontal line at 3" distance

  • Take dimension command
  • Provide the dimensions as per diagram
  • Click on Annotation
  • Select leader command to direct the point and to text
  • Select properties
  • Arrow and text height as 3"
  • General and leader colour as orange and white
  • Enter

Result -

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