Challenge

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

  1. AIM:

    To Design and Draft a layout of a residential building with plot size (18.3 m x 6 m)

    Procedure:

    step 1:

    • In the command prompt type Units >meters
    • In the command prompt type limmax >100,100
    • In the command prompt type limits >0,0
    • In the command prompt type zoom >a

    step 2:

    • In the command prompt type xl to draft the infinite lines .
    • In the command prompt type offset , to offset it to the desired lines .
    • In the command promt type trim to remove the extra lines

    • The main enterance of my plan is in the east direction
    • In the ribbon bar > layers >walls , grids , furnitures ,doors

    • In the command prompt type ADC( design centre ) to add the components
    • In the command prompt type arc (to draw the doors )

    • In the command prompt type lines (to draw the windoors )
    • The architectural plan is completed

    • In the ribbon bar type Annotate to text the dimensions

    • In the command prompt type table to give the door and window schedule

    Final result of architectural plan

    Step 3:(structural drawings )

    • In the command prompt type xl to draw the grid lines
    • In the command prompt type LT(to get the dotted lines ) to get the dotted lines
    • In the command prompt type rec of dimensions 0.5 x0.5 for columns

    • In the command prompt type rec of dimensions 0.8x0.8 for footings

    • In the command prompt type line to draft the beams

    final result for strutural drawing

    Step 4: (to give section views )

    • using dotted lines the horizontal and vertical sections are created

    • In the ribbon tab > Hatch ( to annotations for concrete)

    Final results for section view :

    Step 5 ( to create elevation)

    • In the command prompt type L to draft the lines
    • In the command prompt type Hatch > solid to give the desired annotations , colour to the elevation
    • In the command prompt type adc > for car, door etc components

    Final result :

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