Project 2_Creating a 3D rendered model for a Residential Building in AutoCad

Aim

To create the 3D model of the residential building

Introduction

To create the 3D model of the residential building with rendered view

The 3D model is developed using the 3D modelling workspace in AutoCAD. It is then rendered as required.

Procedure

AutoCAD is started with Metric as default setting.

The Type is set to 'Engineering' and Precision is set to 0'-0" using UNITS command.

Workspace is set to 3D Modelling.

Top view is selected in the View cube.

Use LINE command to draw the outline of the plan

Dimension of the plan is 40x30

Offset to create the wall of 9"

The living room, bedrooms, toilet, kitchen,dining,parking,verandah are drawn

Leave the gap for doors as per dimensions of door

Now drawing the first floor plan

Copy the same outline plot of ground floor

Draw by assuming the rooms,toilet,kitchen

The entrance for frist floor given in front east direction

So, the stairs should be drawn in the east front side

Create region for extrusion

Ground floor plan is created as region

By drawing polyine for the walls

Leave the window gaps

Now EXTRUDE command used, extrude at height of 10'

Window sizes drawn on top of the 2D plan

Then while extruding, the window rectangles are not selected

Now select the rectangles of window extrude it at height of 3'

Then draw the rectangle at top, extrude it down by 3'

Window gap will be created

Layer properties is selected

All the required layers are created

The colors are also selected for each

The windows are drawn separetely in 2D

By assuming its dimension

Similarly all the windows are drawn

Then using 3DROTATE command it is rotated to required angle

Using MOVE command it is attached to the window gaps

Then create rectangle at top of door area

Then extrude it downwards by 2'

Then select top view in view cube

Then draw polyline inside the plan to create floor

Then change to 3D and Extrude the polyines to 1'

Then create the doors in 2D

Offset it by 3"

Move it and attach to the door gaps

Then create the front two gates in 2D

Then rotate using 3DROTATE

And attach to the front

Then create slab on the top of ground floor plan

Create RECTANGLE of 40x30 on top

Then extrude it by 6"

Similarly for the 1st flor plan

Leave the window and door gaps

Create region for the areas

Then extrude the wall at height of 10'

Then place it on the top of the ground floor model

Then draw rectangle in window gap and extrude it by 3'

Then draw rectangle at top extrude it down by 3'

The window gaps will be created

Copy the windows and doors from ground floor model

And place it on the first floor wherever required

Then draw the rectangle at top to create the slab

Then Extrude the Rectangle to 6"

The slab will be created

Create the stairs in 2D model

Tread as 1' and riser as 6"

Similarly create stairs for the upwards

The extrude it in side by 3' in 3D model

Then join the two of the landing stairs

For accessing the top roof or terrace

Create another stair with riser 8" and tread 1'

Create extra slab for first floor house entrance with 3'x3' and also in the terrace

Then Extrude it by 4"

Join the roof stair

Then create parapet wall at top

Draw rectangle at top at all four sides with 40'x9" and 30'x9"

For stair side leave the gap of 3' and draw reactangles

Then extrude the rectangle by 4'

Then at entrance of first floor

Draw two wallls on two sides

Then draw handrails and balustrades for stairs

Create circle of 1" radius on each tread of stair at both end

By placing UCS icon in each tread by UCS command

Then extrude the circle by 3'

Then draw cricle at the both end of balustrade in z axis

And draw the 3DPolyline by 3DPOLY command, start near z axis circle and end it by connecting all; the balustrades

Then sweep it by selecting circle first and then the 3dpolyline

The handrails will be drawn

Select layer properties for stairs, handrails, balustrades

For Rendering

Render Environment command is selected and the Grid Lights option is selected

Command RR to render the residential building

Result

The 3 Dimensional model of a Residential Building is created and rendered the buliding