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

• Project: Creating a Architectural plan for the provided plot size and develope relevant basic structural drawings

• Aim: To draw the Residential Building in the plot size of 60'x 20' (18.3m X 6m) facing East direction with the following drawings:

• Architectural Drawing :

1. Site Plan
2. Ground Floor Plan
3. First Floor Plan
4. Elevation
5. Section

• Structural Drawing

1. Column Layout Plan
2. Beam Layout Plan
3. Footing Layout Plan

• Introduction :-

• The general commands used for drawing the building is as follows :

1. Line
2. Polygon
3. Rectangle
4. Circle
5. Erase
6. Copy
7. Trim
8. Mirror
9. Offset
10. Extend
11. Array
12. Move
13. Rotate
14. Dimension
15. Text
16. Fillet

Etc.

• The dimensions:

1. For external wall – 230mm
2. For internal wall – 150 mm
3. For Staircase : - Treads : 250 mm, Rise : 170mm

• The assumed dimensions :

For Windows:

1. W – 1000 X 1500
2. V – 700 X 500

For Doors:

1. D1 – 1000 X 2000
2. D2 – 900 X 2000
3. D3 – 800 X 2000

• Procedure :-

• Click on AutoCAD application and open this application
• Type QNEW in command bar and enter
• Select default setting as Metric
• In default setting click on use a wizard and in that advance setting and set unit as decimal and precision as 0 and press Next
• Set Angle as Decimal Degree and precision as 0 and click next
• Set Angle Measure as EAST and press NEXT
• Set Angle Direction as Counter-Clockwise and press NEXT
• Set Area by providing Length as 50 and Width as 50
• Press finish
• Keep ortho, Object snap >ON
• Keep Snap and Grid > Off
• Un+enter
• Type > Decimal, Precision > 0
• Units to scale inserted content > milimeter
• Enter

• Site Layout :

• Take line command
• Specify first point anywhere
• Specify next point as - @18300>0
• Specify next point as - @6000>90
• Specify next point as - @18300>180
• Specify next point as - @6000>270
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 1000
• Select the object > click on both horizontal lines keeping curser towards inwords
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 2000
• Select the object > click on both horizontal lines keeping curser towards inwords
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify distance > 3000
• Select the object > Click on vertical right side line keeping curser inwords
• Specify offset distance > 5000
• Select the object > Click on vertical right side line keeping curser outwords to show the road
• Enter
• Stretch the vertical right side lines as shown below

• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as ANSI32
• Click inside the rectangle to show the proposed building area r the area on which the building is going to built
• It will show you following results

• Selection of Layers :

• Click on layer properties
• Click on new layer
• Give the layer name > Wall
• Turn the layer ON
• Set Unlock
• Slect layer colour > Red
• Similarly, use this above process to provides the layer
• The layers which are assigned are shown in below fig

• PLAN

• We have the 13300mm X 4000 mm area on which the building is going to be built

• GROUND FLOOR PLAN

• Set the current layer to Wall
• Take the line command
• Specify first point > click anywhere on the sheet
• Specify next point > type 13300 > Enter by keeping curser rightside
• Specify next point > type 4000 > Enter by keeping curser upside
• Specify next point > type 13300 > Enter by keeping curser Lefttside
• Specify next point > type 4000 > Enter by keeping curser downside
• Enter
• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 230
• Click on all the lines on the screen > Keeping curser inside the lines to show the external wall thickness
• Specify offset distance > 3230 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 3380 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 5880 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 6030 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 8130 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 8280 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 9480 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 9630 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 13070 > Enter
• Specify object as > Left side vertical line
• Specify offset distance > 1580 > Enter
• Specify object as > Top Horizontal line
• Specify offset distance > 1730 > Enter
• Specify object as > Top Horizontal Line
• Specify offset distance > 2330> Enter
• Specify object as > Top Horzontal Line
• Specify offset distance > 2480 > Enter
• Specify object as > Top Horizontal Line
• It will gives you result as shown below

• Change current layer to staircase layer
• Take the offset command to show the staircase in plan
• Provide the tread of 250 by using offset command
• Take line command
• Select the mid of the tread line
• Extend this line by switchin On ortho mode to another end of the tread line to differ the flight
• Give offset at both side to that line at 50
• Select that line and erase it
• Take trim command
• Trim the internal lines of handgrill
• According to vaastu Shastra, Kitchen should be in a E-side or in a S-E side and living should be in a E-side or in a N-Side
• So kitchen and living room should be placed as per vaastu Shastra
• Use the Line command, Offset command and Trim command to leave the places for doors as shown below

• Set current layer to Door
• To draft the doors D1
• Use the line command
• Specify point > anywhere in the drawing
• Specify length > @1000>0
• Take rectangle command to show the frame
• Specify length as 25
• Specify width as 50
• By using object snap move the rectangle at one end of the line and copy that rectangle and place over another end point of the line as shown below
• Take circle command to show the swing position of door
• Similarly draw the D2 and D3 as per above procedure

• To create a block for D1
• B > Enter
• Specify Name > Door 1 Plan
• Select object > Select D1 object
• Enter
• To create a block for D2
• B > Enter
• Specify Name > Door 2 Plan
• Select object > Select D2 object
• Enter To create a block for D3
• B > Enter
• Specify Name > Door 3 Plan
• Select object > Select D3 object
• Enter
• And made other internal settings as shown below

• To insert these blocks
• Take insert command
• Open Door 1 plan
• Select Scale > Specify on screen
• Select Rotation > Specify on Screen
• Enter
• Place the door as per requirement
• Specify scale > 1
• Specify Rotation angle > 0
• Similarly place the other doors as per requirement
• Use the line command and offset command to create the window and ventilators as per respective size

• To create a block for W
• B > Enter
• Specify Name > Window Plan
• Select object > Select W object
• Enter
• To create a block for V
• B > Enter
• Specify Name > Ventilator Plan
• Select object > Select V object
• Enter To create a block for V
• B > Enter
• Insert the window wherever it is necessary by the similar way as door
• It will show us following results

• For Hidden line
• Change the current layer to the staircase
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select ACAD_ISO03W100
• Global scale factor > 5
• Enter
• Use line command to show the dashlines for the staircase as shown below
• Change current layer to Window shade
• Use the line command to provide the window shade as shown below

• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Manage textile > New
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below

• Set current layer to dimension layer
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Project
• Set the characteristics of dimensions as
• Select the yellow colour for the dimension style and extension line
• Select arrowhead size as 150
• Select the text as Cyan colour
• Select Text Style > Project 1
• Text Height > 150
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having length 230mm
• Then take continuous dimension command and provide the dimensions
• And similarly this way, provide the dimensions wherever necessary

• To create the Leader
• Click on Annotation tab >Multileader
• Manage leader style > Project leader
• Maximum leader points 4
• Colour > Yellow
• Size > 100
• Text style > Project 1
• Text colour > Cyan
• Font Name > Arial
• Height > 200
• And press set current
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below
• Change the current layer to Section line
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select CENTER
• Global scale factor > 5
• Enter
• The ground floor plan is ready

• First Floor Plan :

• Change the current layer to wall
• Take the xline command
• Select > Horizontal
• Specify the points required to take projection for First floor plan
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below

• Take offset command
• Specify offset distance > 230
• Select the object > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 2430 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 2580 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 5880 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 6030 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 8130 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 8280> Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 9480 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 9630 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 13070 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Specify offset distance > 13300 > Enter
• Specify object as > Click on perpendicular line
• Trim and erase the unwanted lines
• Change current layer to staircase layer
• Take the offset command to show the staircase in plan
• Provide the tread of 250 by using offset command
• Take line command
• Select the mid of the tread line
• Extend this line by switchin On ortho mode to another end of the tread line to differ the flight
• Give offset at both side to that line at 50
• Select that line and erase it
• Take trim command
• Trim the internal lines of handgrill
• Change the layer to handgrill layer
• Selct the object and keep that object in handgrill layer
• For Hidden line
• Change the current layer to the staircase
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select ACAD_ISO03W100
• Global scale factor > 5
• Enter
• Use line command to show the dashlines for the staircase as shown below

• Change the current layer to handgrill
• Provide the handgrills by using line command in Balcony

• Take insert command
• Open Door 1 plan
• Select Scale > Specify on screen
• Select Rotation > Specify on Screen
• Enter
• Place the door as per requirement
• Similarly place the other doors as per requirement
• Insert the window wherever it is necessary by the similar way as door
• Change current layer to Window shade
• Use the line command to provide the window shade as shown below
• It will show us following results

• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below
• Set current layer to dimension layer
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having length 230mm
• Then take continuous dimension command and provide the dimensions
• And similarly this way, provide the dimensions wherever necessary
• The First plan is ready

• Elevation :-

• Change the current layer to wall
• Take the xline command
• Select > Vertical
• Specify the points required to take projection of Ground Floor plan for Elevation
• Change the current layer to ground level
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below

• Take the offset command
• Specify offset distance as 600 to show the plinth level
• Select object as > Click on the Ground level line
• Change the current layer to staircase
• Use the offset command to show the main entrance stairs having rise of 150 by keeping curser downwords
• Take the offset command
• Specify Distance as 3060
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Specify Distance as 6120
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Specify Distance as 7120 to show the parapet wall
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Trim and erse the unwanted Xline
• It will show us following results

• To draw the door
• Change the current layer to door
• Take a Rectangle command
• Specify corner point anywhere out of elevation
• Click > Domension
• Specify Length as 1000
• Width as 2000
• Enter
• Explode command
• Select object as rectangle
• Take offset of 25 from both the vertical lines to show the frame
• Take offset of 25 from both the Top horizontal line to show the top frame
• Take offset from all the inside frames of 100
• Use the line command and offset command such that the top panel of the door will be of 750 X 1000 and bottom panel of 750 X 500 dimension created
• Enter
• The door is ready

• Move that door and place in proper position as by using projection line from the ground floor plan
• Change the current layer to window layer
• Take projections from ground floor plan window by using x line command
• Take offset of plinth level line at a distance of 900 to show the window seal
• Tream and erase the unwanted lines
• Take offset command
• Specify distance as 50 and select the object > Click on all the four sides of window
• Draw the vertical line from the mid of horizontal line of window
• Take offset of that vertical line from both side at a distance of 50
• Similarly do the same process for all the windows
• Change the current layer to the wall layer
• Take the offset of left vertical line at a distance of 230
• Another take offset command
• Specifi object distance as > 2350
• Specify object > Click on left vertical line near the balcony
• Take the rectangle command
• Specify corner in the parapet wall
• Select > Dimension
• Length > 250 , Width > 500
• Enter
• Copy that rectangle > Array
• No of array > 8
• Fit as shown below
• Enter
• Take the rectangle command to show the window shade
• Specify corner point anywhere out of drawing
• Select > Dimension
• Length > 1400 , Width > 110
• Enter
• Take copy command
• Select object > Select rectangle
• And place that shade by keeping object snap ON
• Change current layer to text layer
• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension as shown below
• Use the hatch command to give architectural look
• The elevation is ready

• Section AA :-

• Change the current layer to wall
• Take the xline command
• Select > Vertical
• Specify the points required to take projection of First Floor plan for Section
• Change the current layer to ground level
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below

• Take the offset command
• Specify Distance as 3060
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Specify Distance as 6120
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Specify Distance as 7120 to show the parapet wall
• Specify object > Click on plint level line keeping curser upside
• Trim and erse the unwanted Xline
• Change the current layer to the slab layer
• Take offset command anf provide the slab depth as 110
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as AR CONCR
• Scale > 50
• Click inside the slab portion
• It will show you following results

• Take the projections of windows from the first floor plan to show the windows and ventilatore
• Take a line command to show the jog for footing
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as Gravel
• Scale > 600
• Click below the plinth line
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as ANSI32
• Scale > 600
• Click inside the wall

• Take rectangle command
• Specify corner > Anywhere out of section
• Specify > Dimension
• Specify Length > 230, Width > 350

• Copy this beam and provide at the required positions
• To create the Leader
• Click on Annotation tab >Multileader
• Manage leader style > Project leader
• Modify
• Maximum leader points 2
• And press set current
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below
• Change the current layer to dimension layer
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension as shown below
• The section AA is ready

• Section BB :-

• Change the current layer to wall
• Take the xline command
• Select > horizontal
• Specify the points required to take projection of First Floor plan for Section
• Take the perpendicular line as shown below
• Take offset command
• Specify distance > 230 > Enter
• Specify object > Click on perpendicular line keeping curser rightside
• Specify distance > 4230 > Enter
• Specify object > Click on perpendicular line keeping curser rightside
• Specify distance > 4460 > Enter
• Specify object > Click on perpendicular line keeping curser rightside
• Enter

• Take a line command to show the jog for footing
• Trim and erase the unwanted xline
• Change the current layer to slab layer
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as AR CONCR
• Scale > 50
• Click inside the slab portion
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as Gravel
• Scale > 600
• Click below the plinth line
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as ANSI32
• Scale > 600
• Click inside the wall

• Change current layer to staircase layer
• Take offset of Right side internal vertical line of distance 800
• Take the line command
• Specify point > Click on the end of the last offset
• Specify next point > @170>90
• Specify next point > @250>180
• Specify next point > @170>90
• Specify next point > @250>180
• Continue this method upto the last step
• Take rectangle command
• Specify corner > Anywhere out of section
• Specify > Dimension
• Specify Length > 230, Width > 350

• Copy this beam and provide at the required positions
• Change the current layer to slab layer
• Use the line command to provide the waist slab
• Change current layer to text layer
• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text in drawing as shown below
• Set current layer to dimension layer
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• And provide the dimensions as per requirement
• The section BB is ready

• The architectural Drawing is ready

• Strctural Drawing

• Column Layout :-

• Turn off all the layers except wall and column as per shown below

• Take copy command
• Select object > Select whole ground floor plan
• And place at a proper position as shown below

• For Center line
• Change the current layer to the center line layer
• Click on line type > Other
• Load > Select CENTER
• Global scale factor > 70000
• Enter
• Use line command
• Specify first point anywhere perpendicular of length 115to the internal wall
• Enter
• Again take line command
• Draw a line perpendicular to the last line drawn
• Enter
• Erase the first center line as per shown below

• By this similar way, draw the centre line for all the necessary walls
• It will show us the following result

• Change current layer to column layer
• Take rectangle command to show the column
• Specify corner point anywhere
• Specify > Dimension
• Length > 230, Width > 230
• Take hatch command
• Click on dropdown
• Select hatch style as Solid
• Click inside the rectangle
• Copy that rectangle and place in location as per design requirement
• Off the layer of the wall , it will show us following result

• Mark the grid lines as 1,2,3 in Y direction and A,B, etc in X direction
• Create the circle and insert these above text and place as per shown below
• Also use the text command to show the C1, C2, etc
• Change current layer to dimension layer
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Change the layer to dimension layer
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• Provide the linear dimension having length 3190mm
• Then take continuous dimension command and provide the center to center dimensions
• And similarly this way, provide the dimensions wherever necessary
• The Column layout is ready

• Beam Layout :-

1. Ground Floor Beam Layout :-

• Keep all the layers off except centreline layer
• Copy the column layout drawing as drwn before
• And place to a proper position for showing beam layout using copied drawing
• For beam
• Switch ON beam layer
• Change the current layer to the beam layer
• Enter
• Use line command
• Specify first point anywhere perpendicular of length 115to the center line
• Enter
• Again take line command
• Draw a line perpendicular to the last line drawn
• Offset this line at a distance of 230 to show the beam
• Enter
• Erase the first line as per shown below

• Similarly using this procedure, provide the other beams as shown below
• Switch on the column layer
• Change current layer to text layer
• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text to show the beam name such as IB1, IB2, etc in drawing as shown below
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• And show the dimensions as shown below
• The Beam layout for ground floor is ready

2. First Floor Beam Layout Plan :-

• Keep all the layers off except centreline layer
• Copy the column layout drawing as drwn before
• And place to a proper position for showing beam layout using copied drawing
• For beam
• Switch ON beam layer
• Change the current layer to the beam layer
• Enter
• Use line command
• Specify first point anywhere perpendicular of length 115to the center line
• Enter
• Again take line command
• Draw a line perpendicular to the last line drawn
• Offset this line at a distance of 230 to show the beam
• Enter
• Erase the first line as per shown below
• Similarly using this procedure, provide the other beams as shown below

• Switch on the column layer
• Change current layer to text layer
• To create the text
• Click on Annotation tab >multi line
• Style name as > Project 1 > OK
• Use multiline text
• And fill the required text to show the beam name such as IB1, IB2, etc in drawing as shown below
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• And show the dimensions as shown below
• The Beam layout for First floor is ready

• Footing Layout :-

• Make off all the layers except column layer, text layer and center line layer
• Copy the column layout drawing
• And place at the side to create the footing layout drawing
• Switch on the footing layer and set current
• Take a rectangle command for the single footing
• Specify cornere > anywhere
• Specify > dimension
• Length as 1000 and width as 1000
• Take a rectangle command for the combined footing
• Specify cornere > anywhere
• Specify > dimension
• Length as 1000 and width as 2500
• Copy and Place the footing as per design requirement
• And rotate wherever it is necessary
• Switch on the dimension layer
• select current
• Click on ANNOTATION tab
• Click on Dimension
• Click > Manage dimension style
• Style name > Project
• Then select linear dimensions
• And show the dimensions for footing
• The Footing layout drawing is ready

• The Structural Drawing is ready

• Result :-

• Architectural Drawing :-

1. Ground Floor Plan :-

2. First Floor Plan :-

3. Elevation :-

4. Section AA :-

5. Section BB :-

• Structural Drawing :-

1. Column Layout Plan

2. Ground Floor Beam Layout Plan

3. First Floor Beam Layout Plan

4. Footing Layout Plan

Architectural and Structural Drawing