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Autodesk Autocad Architecture 2014 Fundamentals: Elise Moss
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Elise Moss
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Lesson 3
Floor Plans
The floor plan is central to any architectural drawing. In the first exercise, we convert an
AutoCAD 2D floor plan to 3D. In the remaining exercises, we work in 3D.
Exercise 3-1:
Going from a 2D to 3D Floor plan
Drawing Name: New
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Create Walls
Wall Properties
Wall Styles
Style Manager
Insert an AutoCAD drawing
Trim, Fillet, Extend Walls
Press OK.
Select Attach.
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Press OK.
Return to a top
view.
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10. Launch the Design Tools palette from the Home ribbon.
11.
12.
13. Note that the only wall styles available are Standard and
the style that was just imported.
We need a wall style that is 1′–11″. We need to add 11 7/8″ of material to the wall
style.
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16. Position
another 5/8″
piece of GWB
(gypsum
board) so it is
on the interior
side.
Position the
CMU so it is
behind the
brick veneer.
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26. You will be prompted if you want to erase any of the linework. Enter NO.
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If necessary, move walls so they are aligned with the floor plan’s walls.
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33. Highlight the Stud-4 GWB-0.625-2 Layers Each Side Wall Style.
Select the
Components
tab.
Adjust the
positions of the
components so
that the wall
looks proper.
Press OK to
close the Style
Manager.
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37. Select the Stud-4 GWB-0.625-2 Layers Each Side wall style.
39. You will be prompted if you want to erase any of the line work. Enter NO.
40. Zoom into one of the walls that was placed. Note that it is
the correct width.
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Check to see if you have more than one wall or if you need to trim the
walls.
The ex3-1 file is available on the DVD, so you can check your file against mine and see
how you did.
Exercise 3-2:
Creating Walls
Drawing Name: New
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Create Walls
Wall Properties
Wall Styles
Model and Work space
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If you draw a wall and the materials composing the wall are on the wrong side,
you can reverse the direction of the wall. Simply select the wall, right click and
select the Reverse option from the menu.
To add a wall style to a drawing, you can import it or simply create the wall
using the Design Tools.
Many architects use external drawing references to organize their projects.
That way, teams of architects can concentrate just on their portions of a
building. External references also use less system resources.
You can convert lines, arcs, circles, or polylines to walls. If you have created a
floor plan in AutoCAD and want to convert it to 3D, open the floor plan
drawing inside of AutoCAD Architecture. Use the Convert to Walls tool to
transform your floor plan into walls.
To create a freestanding door, press the ENTER key when prompted to pick a
wall. You can then use the grips on the door entity to move and place the door
wherever you like.
To move a door along a wall, use Door→Reposition→Along Wall. Use the
OSNAP From option to locate a door a specific distance from an adjoining
wall.
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Exercise 3-3:
Creating a Floor Plan using an Image
Drawing Name: new.dwg
Estimated Time: 60 minutes
Insert Image
Add Wall
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Flip the wall orientation so the wall exterior is on the outside of the building.
Check the offset distance to ensure the two walls are 15′ apart from inside finish face
to inside finish face.
11. Trace a horizontal wall using the Stud-4 Rigid 1.5 Air-1 Brick-4 wall style.
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13. Locate the Stud-4 GWB-0.625 Each Side wall style on the
Design Tools palette.
14. Right click and select Apply Tool Properties to → Wall.
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20. Locate the Stud-4 GWB-0.625 Each Side wall style on the
Design Tools palette.
21. Right click and select Apply Tool Properties to → Wall.
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26. Select the Stud-4 Rigid 1.5 Air-1 Brick-4 wall tool from the
Design Tools palette.
27. On the Properties palette, set the Justify
option to Center.
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40. Locate the Stud-4 Rigid 1.5 Air-1 Brick-4 Wall style.
Right click and Apply Tool Properties to → Linework and select the angled line.
41. Use the BREAK tool to divide the walls that need to be split
into the two different styles.
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47. Zoom into the area near the utility room and notice
some of the walls may need to be cleaned up as well.
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54. Freeze the image layer to turn off visibility of the image.
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Exercise 3-4:
Adding Doors
Drawing Name: Ex3-3.dwg
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Adding Doors
Door Properties
1. Open ex3-3.dwg.
2. Thaw the image layer so you can see where doors are
located.
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The exclamation
mark indicates that
the door is too wide
for the wall.
12. Locate the Bifold - Single door on the Doors tab of the Design
Tools palette.
13. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
2′ 4″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 50.
14. Place the door in the Linen Closet near the lavatories.
15. Locate the Hinged - Single - Exterior door on the Doors tab
of the Design Tools palette.
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17. Select the side of the wall that will be used for the
door swing and place the entry door.
18. Locate the Hinged - Single door on the Doors tab of the Design
Tools palette.
19. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
2′ 6″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 30.
20. Place the door in Bedroom #2.
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25. Locate the Hinged - Single - Exterior door on the Doors tab
of the Design Tools palette.
26. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
2′ 6″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 30.
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29. Locate the Overhead - Sectional door on the Doors tab of the
Design Tools palette.
30. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
16′ 0″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 0.
32. Locate the Sliding - Double - Full Lite door on the Doors tab
of the Design Tools palette.
33. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
5′ 4″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 0.
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38. Locate the Pocket - Single door on the Doors tab of the Design
Tools palette.
39. In the Properties palette:
Set the door to use the Standard Size
2′ 6″ x 6′ 8″.
Set the Swing angle to 50.
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40. Place the door in the lower right corner of the Master
Bedroom.
Switch to an isometric view and you will see that your model is 3D.
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Exercise 3-5:
Create an Arched Opening Tool
Drawing Name: ex3-4.dwg
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Copying Tools
Tool Properties
1. Open ex3-4.dwg.
2. Locate the Cased Opening tool on the Doors tab of the Tool palette.
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Press OK.
9. Save as ex3-5.dwg.
Exercise 3-6:
Adding an Opening
Drawing Name: ex3-5.dwg
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Adding Openings
Opening Properties
Copying Tools
Set Image from Selection
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Openings can be any size and elevation. They can be applied to a wall or be
freestanding. The Add Opening Properties allow the user to either select a Pre-defined
shape for the opening or use a custom shape.
1. Open ex3-5.dwg.
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When materials, textures, and shadows are enabled, more memory resources are
used.
12. Locate the Arched Opening placed in
the Master Bedroom.
A dialog box allows you to choose which object to use for the image selection.
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If you have Selection Cycling enabled, you will see a selection dialog
box.
Select Opening.
Press Enter.
You can select more than one object for your image selection.
The tool icon updates with the new image.
Exercise 3-7
Add Window Assemblies
Drawing Name: ex3-6.dwg
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Add Windows
1. Open ex3-6.dwg.
2. Activate the Design Tools from the Home ribbon, if they are
not launched.
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Exercise 3-8:
Adding a Fireplace
Drawing Name: ex3-7.dwg
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
In this exercise, we add a fireplace to the family room. You can download the fireplace
from the publisher’s website.
1. Open ex3-7.dwg.
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