Creation of Multiple viewports, Scaling the drawing and setting in Template in AutoCad
Q.1. Create a layout of the Plan and Section A of the project in Challenges 7, using the template Tutorial-mArch.dwt in a scale as given in the Figure. Use the MV command to create the viewport of the size as shown in Figure. Also, use ATTEDIT command to edit the information in the title block. Use A1 size for the layout. Take a plot.
AIM: To create the layout for floor plan,section AA as shown in the figure.
Introduction:
The floor plan given is of an apartment building with same plan for 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. Each floor consists of four houses, three two bedroom flats and one single bedroom flat each with kitchen and living room
Procedure:
Open autocad
Step 1:- importing drawing from challenge 7
Type xref in command box and press enter
- Click on 'Attachment'
- keep scale as 1
- Click on insertion point as specify on screen
- Click on okay and specify the point of insertion
- Right click on the W7C1 drawing and select the bind option
- In pop up click on insert the drawing into W10Q1 along with layers
Step 2:- Creating Layout:
Go to layout tab and delete the current viewports available
- Right click on the layout tab
- Click on from template
- From pop up click on tutorial-march
- Right click on layout and click on rename and type 'Floor plan-sectionAA
Step 3:- Creating Views
- Go to model tab
- Type V and press enter
- Click on new
- Type name as 'floor plan'
- Click on define window
- Select the floor plan
- Click on new
- Type name as sectionAA
- Click on define window
- select the section view
step 4:- creating Viewports
Draw rectangle from the top of layout of dimensions 400x445
Draw another rectangle adjacent to the rectangle from the top right corner with dimensions 375x445
Go to paper space or ps
- type mv in command box and click on object in command box
- Select the object to viewport as first rectangle drawn
Go to modal space or ms
- Type v and press enter
- select the floor plan view created and click on set current and click okay
- change the scale to 1:50 and pan the figure to adjust
Go to paper space or ps
- type mv in command box and click on object in command box
- Select the object to viewport as first rectangle drawn
Go to modal space or ms
- Type v and press enter
- select the sectionAA view created and click on set current and click okay
- change the scale to 1:50 and pan the figure to adjust
Go to paper space or ps
- Select the two viewports created and go to properties
- Change the display locked to 'yes'
Step 5:- Adding Details to template
For changing the data of the attribute goto battman or double to enter the value
The value are changed as follow
And dimension of the view parts and text regarding scale as 1:50
Step 6:- Plotting
Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar
- Set name as weak-10-layout
- Change printer to autocad pdf
- set paper size as ISO A1
- change plot area to ' layout'
- Change plot style table to 'monochrome.ctb'
- check the preview for adjustments
- click ok to plot
- Select the path and set name
And final result:
Q.2. Create a layout of the Kitchen drawn in Challenge 9 as shown in Figure. Use the scale as shown in the Figure. Use A4 Size page for the layout. Take a plot.
AIM:- To create the kitchen layout with four view parts along as shown in the figure.
Introduction:
Procedure:
Open autocad
Step 1:- importing drawing from challenge 7
Type xref in command box and press enter
- Click on 'Attachment'
- keep scale as 1
- Click on insertion point as specify on screen
- Click on okay and specify the point of insertion
- Right click on the W9Q1 drawing and select the bind option
- In pop up click on insert the drawing into W10Q2 along with layers
Step 2:- Creating Layout:
Go to layout tab and delete the current viewports available
- Right click on the layout tab
- Right click on layout and click on rename and type 'kitchen layout A4
Step 3:- Creating Views
- Go to model tab
- Type V and press enter
- Click on new
- Type name as 'Below counter plan'
- Click on define window
- Select the 'Below counter plan view'
- Click on new
- Type name as Above counter plan
- Click on define window
- select the Above counter plan view
Step 4:- Creating viewport
- Type mv and press enter
- Specify corner of viewport or
- Click on 4 and press enter
- Specify the corner points of view port
Step 5:- Creating viewport views
- Click inside of bottom left viewport
- Type v and press enter
- Click on 'Above counter plan' and click on set current
- Change the scale to 1:2
- Click inside of bottom left viewport
- Type v and press enter
- Click on 'bottom counter plan' and click on set current
- Change the scale to 1:2
Step 6:- Plotting
Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar
- Set name as kitchen_layout
- Change printer to microsoft print to pdf
- set paper size as ISO A4
- change plot area to ' layout'
- Change plot style table to 'monochrome.ctb'
- check the preview for adjustments
- click ok to plot
- Select the path and set name
And Final result
Q.3. Create a layout of the section created in Challenges 9.
Use scale as mentioned in the Figure. Use MV command create multiple viewports. Take a plot.
AIM: To create the three viewport layout of an industrial building as shown in the figure
Introduction:
Procedure:
Open autocad
Step 1:- importing drawing from challenge 9
Type xref in command box and press enter
- Click on 'Attachment'
- keep scale as 1
- Click on insertion point as specify on screen
- Click on okay and specify the point of insertion
- Right click on the W9Q3 drawing and select the bind option
- In pop up click on insert the drawing into W10Q3 along with layers
Step 2:- Creating Layout:
Go to layout tab and delete the current viewports available
- Right click on the layout tab
- Right click on layout and click on rename and type 'industrial building layout'
Step 3:- Creating Views
- Go to model tab
- Type V and press enter
- Click on new
- Type name as 'industrial building'
- Click on define window
- Select the 'industrial building view'
- Click on new
- Type name as manhole
- Click on define window
- select the manhole view
- Click on new
- Type name as 'Duck and sprinkler
- Click on define window
- select the 'sprinkler and right duct' view
Step 4:- Creating viewport
- Type mv and press enter
- Specify corner of viewport or
- Click on 3 and press enter
- Enter viewport arrangement click 'above'
- Specify the first corner or fit
Step 5:- Creating viewport views
- Click inside of top viewport
- Type v and press enter
- Click on 'industrial building' and click on set current
- Change the scale to 1:100
- Click inside of bottom left viewport
- Type v and press enter
- Click on 'bottom 'manhole' and click on set current
- Change the scale to 1:30
- Click inside of bottom right viewport
- Type v and press enter
- Click on 'bottom 'Duck and sprinkler' and click on set current
- Change the scale to 1:30
Step 6:- Plotting
Type plot and press enter or select plot from the menu bar
- Set name as kitchen_layout
- Change printer to Autocad pdf
- set paper size as ISO A4
- change plot area to ' layout'
- Change plot style table to 'monochrome.ctb'
- check the preview for adjustments
- click ok to plot
- Select the path and set name
And final result
