Challenge

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

Aim: - To create an Architectural plan for the provided plot size of 20’ x 60’ and develop relevant basic structural drawings.

Procedure: -

Given data: -

  • Plot size is 20’x60’.
  • Orientation is east facing.

Floor plan: -

  • Units- Engineering.
  • Limits- 200’x 200’
  • Zoom; enter a; enter.
  • Use xline command and draw horizontal and vertical line.
  • Give offsets of 9” for external walls and room dimensions.
  • Use line command to draw stairs.
  • Trim the excess lines.
  • Make a copy of the plan for first floor drawing.
  • Use dimlinear command to give dimensions.
  • And Dtext command to give annotations.
  • Make doors and windows using line and circle command.
  • Copy paste doors and windows wherever required.
  • Floor plan is created.

Front elevation: -

  • Use xline command for projection of the front elevation.
  • Draw vertical lines to show column, door, windows placements.
  • Draw a horizontal xline and trim the excess lines.
  • Horizontal line would be ground level.
  • Give offsets of floor hieghts, slab thickness and parapet wall.
  • Use line command and draw stairs for till one landing, mirror it for the next landing. Copy paste till for the next floor.
  • Trim the excess lines.
  • Use line command to draw doors, circle command for handle.
  • Draw a 4’ glass wall for the balcony on first floor.
  • Qleader command is used to give annotation.
  • Dimlinear and dimcontinue command is used to give dimensions.
  • Hatch command can be used to show the glass shade.
  • Front elevation is created.

Side elevation: -

  • Rotate the floor plan drawing @0.
  • Same xline command is used for projections.
  • Give offsets same as front elevation.
  • Trim the excess lines.
  • Use line command to draw stairs.
  • Windows and vents are drawn accordingly.
  • Dimensions and annotations are given.
  • Side elevation is created.

Layout plan: -

  • Xline, offsets and trim command is used to draw 20’ x 60’ layout.
  • Use rectangle command to 9”x12” columns.
  • Use centreline command and set centrelines.
  • Copy paste columns in required position.

Column plan: -

  • Columns 9”x12”
  • Circle and donut command is used to show rebars from top.
  • Qleader is used to show the main bars.

Beam plan: -

  • Beam 9”x9”
  • Drawn same as columns plan.

Footing plan: -

  • Sloped footing is used.
  • Footing bed is 4’x4’.

Result: -

Architectural drawings are done.

Structural drawing.

Drawing lines are scaled for viewing purposes.

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