Project 1 _Creating an Architectural plan for the provided plot size and develop relevant basic structural drawings

ANSWERS:

AIM: To create the 60'X20' EAST Facing Plan Layout, Column Layout, Footing Layout, Section and Elevation, with the help of Line, Rectangle, offset, Trim, extend, Xline command as shown in the figure above in AutoCAD.

INTRODUCTION: The desired Archetectural and Structural PLAN, SECTION & ELEVATION , COLUMN, & FOOTING Layout, Dimension is created in AutoCAD using primarily the Line tool, XLINE, Offset The procedure of drawing is explained in detail with diagrams of each step and the final result is given.

PROCEDURE:

Go to START MENU, select AutoCAD 2022.

In the Command line type in: STARTUP ,

Enter new value of start-up: 1

Go to Application Menu and select New

In the 'Create New Drawing' dialog box, we do the Advanced Setup and select the ENGINEERING unit of measurement and select precision as 0’0”

Set the limits by entering LIMITS in the Command tab. The lower-left corner is specified as 0,0 and the upper-right corner is specified as 10000,10000

Enter 'UNITS' command in the command tab.

In the Drawing Units dialog box, select ENGINEERING in Type 0’-0” in Precision and INCHES in Insertion scale.

Click on 'OK'.

LAYER: Create the Required Layers Assign Specific Colour to the Layer as Shown in Figure

To Cancel Selected Command Press “ESC”

To Invoke Previously Selected Command Press “ENTER”

ARCHETECTURAL DRAWING:

PLAN

WALL:

LAYER: EXTERNAL WALL

XLINE: Create Horizontal and Vertical lines

RECTANGLE: Specify the 20'x60'

OFFSET: Specify the OFFSET of 9" and Drag inside the Rectangle

(DUE TO CLEAR VISIBILITY PLOT IS ROTATED LEFT)

OFFSET: Create Vertical OFFSETS at a Distance of 9”,9’, 5”, 9’1” in +X Direction

Create Horizontal Offsets at a Distance of 9”,9’,9”,10’,5”,17’11”,5”,20’ in +Y Direction

TRIM : Cut off all Unwanted Lines and keep the wall lines as per the plan and Save the Drawing

LAYER: INETRNAL WALL

Select all the Walls having Thickness 5” assign it to the” for Internal wall Layer

PLANTER BOX:

LAYER : Planter Box

RECTANGLE: Create the Planter Box 11'6"x2' and 2'x9'

OFFSET: Create the offset of 4" and drag inside

DOORS AND WINDOWS

LAYER: DOOR

INSERT: insert the Door and Scale it to the Desired D, D1, D2, D3 specified as below

SIZES: DOORS D-4’, D1- 3’6”, D2-3”, D3- 2’6” Specify and Assign to the Desired Rooms as shown Below

LAYER: WINDOW

To create the Windows select Midpoint of the wall of a Room specify half of the window size and Draw the Line 9”, select the 9”line and offset at a distance of 5’, specify the line of 5’ and 3” twice to make window frame

WINDOWS W-5’, V-2’

PROJECTION

LAYER: PROJECTION

LINE: line type as DASHED, Scale: 15

Create the projection from each window with Projection width of 1’6” and bearing of 8” from both end of windows

STAIRCASE

LAYER: STAIRCASE

OFFSET: Create The offset of 3’ from wall end and then Create 9 Offset of 9” to create Treads of stairs

RECTANGLE: Create a Rectangle of 7’1” x 2” place it at Centre originating from the start point of stair at a distance of 3’5” from external wall as shown in figure

LEADER: Create a leader and type UP Show the direction as shown in figure

To Create the Columns

LAYER: COLUMN

RECTANGLE: Create the Rectangle of 9”X1’6”

HATCH: Pattern AR-CONC, Scale:1

Create the Hatch inside the Rectangle to make Columns

COPY: copy and Paste the Columns in desired positions

LAYER: Section line

LINE: Line type CENTRE 2, Scale 100

Create the line to show the Section line Type SECTION AA

LAYER: DIMENSIONS

INSERT: Go to insert menu and select the Required Furniture and Bathroom fittings and Place it in desired Locations

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 100, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

EDIT TEXT (ED): Edit the MTEXT Created and Pasted and Type the actual name, size, rotation angle

ELEVATION A

XLINE: Project the all the line Visible in the Front View

FLOORS

OFFSET: Crete the base line as GL continue offset of 10’ in +Y to Create floors

Specify and offset of 5” from Each Floor in -Y directions as Slab Thickness

STAIRS:

Create the Stairs of risers as 6”, Treads as 9”, Create the Landing at a Height of 5’from ground level Continue the same till the Terrace floor

DOOR:

LAYER: DOOR

XLINE: Create the XLINE from the Door to

RECTANGLE: Create the Rectangle inside Vertically Projected Lines Create the offset from 7’ as the Height of the door

Delete the XLINES

CHAJJA: Create the Line of 1’6” in +X, 4”in +Y, 1’6”in -X at a Distance of 6”from base

COPY: Copy and paste it in Desired Positions and Levels

OFFSET: Specify an offset of 100 and drag towards inward

RECTANGLE: Specify 500x 70 and 800x 30 position it one over the other and keep it at the top of OHT

LAYER: Section line

LINE: Line type CENTRE 2, Scale 100

Create the line to show the Section line Type SECTION BB

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 12”, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

EDIT TEXT (ED): Edit the MTEXT Created and Pasted and Type the actual name, size, rotation angle

SECTON A

COPY: copy and Paste Elevation A

FLOORS

OFFSET: Crete the base line as GL continue offset of 10’ in +Y to Create floors

Specify and offset of 5” from Each Floor in -Y directions as Slab Thickness

BEAMS

LAYER: BEAM

RECTANGLE: Size of the Beam is 9”x18”

OFFSET: Draw the Beam of 18” by offsetting the Slab

STAIRS:

Create the Stairs of risers as 6”, Treads as 9”, Create the Landing at a Height of 5’from ground level Continue the same till the Terrace floor

DOOR:

LAYER: DOOR

XLINE: Create the XLINE from the Door to

RECTANGLE: Create the Rectangle inside Vertically Projected Lines Create the offset from 7’ as the Height of the door

Delete the XLINES

CHAJJA: Create the Line of 1’6” in +X, 4”in +Y, 1’6”in -X at a Distance of 6”from base

COPY: Copy and paste it in Desired Positions and Levels

OFFSET: Specify an offset of 100 and drag towards inward

RECTANGLE: Specify 500x 70 and 800x 30 position it one over the other and keep it at the top of OHT

LAYER: Section line

LINE: Line type CENTRE 2, Scale 100

Create the line to show the Section line Type SECTION BB

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 12”, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

EDIT TEXT (ED): Edit the MTEXT Created and Pasted and Type the actual name, size, rotation angle

ELEVATION B

XLINE: Project all the line which is visible from Elevation B and Section AA

LINE: Create the WINDOW, PROJECTION, FLOOR, PARAPET PALL in Respective Layer

STRUCTURAL DRAWING:

COLUMN LAYOUT

RECTANGLE: Specify 9”x18” as the Column size

COPY: Select all the Columns and Copy and Paste it

LINE: Select the line type as ISO DASH and Transparency as 75 and Draw the Line at the Centre of the Columns Connect all the Columns

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 12”, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

BEAM LAYOUT:

LAYER: BEAM

COPY: Copy the Column layout and draw the Beam beam between the Columns as shown in figure

BEAM SIZE: 9" X 18"

LINE: Draw the Line between the Columns to Create the Beam

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 12”, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

FOOTING LAYOUT:

LAYER: Footing

COPY: Copy the COLUMN LAYOUT and paste it

RECTANGLE: Specify the Rectangle as 2’9”and 3’6” as Footing

COPY: Copy the Footing Paste it on all the Columns by keeping the Column centre as the Centre point

LAYER: Dimensions

DIMLENIAR: Select and Place the Desired Dimensions, Represent all the Dimensions

DIMSTY: Set Arrow size 12”, Text Height 7”, Precision to 0

DIMCONTINUE: Create Remaining Dimensions

MTEXT: Create a Text Box and Enter the sample text, Copy and Paste multiple in Desired Position and desired angle with Desired Size

RESULT:

PLAN

ELEVATION A

SECTION AA

ELEVATION B

COLUMN LAYOUT:

BEAM LAYOUT:

FOOTING LAYOUT: