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AutoCAD 2020
A Project-Based Tutorial
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Table of Contents
Scope of this Book
Part 1: Creating 2D Architectural Drawings
Tutorial 1: Starting AutoCAD 2020
Tutorial 2: Creating Layers
Saving the Document
Saving a new drawing to Web & Mobile
Tutorial 3: Creating Grid Lines
Tutorial 4: Creating Walls
Tutorial 5: Creating Doors and Windows
Tutorial 6: Creating Stairs
Tutorial 7: Creating the First Floor Plan
Creating the Sliding Doors
Creating the Balcony
Tutorial 8: Creating Kitchen and Bathroom Fixtures
Creating Bathroom Fixtures
Adding the Furniture Blocks
Tutorial 9: Adding Hatch Patterns and Text
Adding Text Labels
Tutorial 10: Creating Elevations
Creating Windows and Doors in the Elevation View
Creating the Opposite Elevation
Creating the Front and Rear Elevations
Hatching the Elevation Views
Tutorial 11: Adding Dimensions
Tutorial 12: Creating Grid Bubbles
Tutorial 13: Layouts and Title Block
Creating the Title Block on the Layout
Creating Viewports in the Paper space
Creating layouts for the other views
Changing the Layer Properties in Viewports
Tutorial 14: Printing
Tutorial 15: Share Views
Tutorial 16: Compare Drawings
Part 2: Creating 3D Architectural Model
Tutorial 1: Importing 2D Drawings
Tutorial 2: Creating 3D Walls
Tutorial 3: Create the Ceiling
Tutorial 4: Creating Doors on the Ground Floor
Tutorial 5: Creating 3D Windows
Tutorial 6: Creating 3D Stairs
Tutorial 7: Modeling the First Floor
Tutorial 8: Creating the Balcony
Tutorial 9: Creating the Staircase on the first floor
Creating Railing
Tutorial 10: Creating the Roof
Tutorial 11: Creating the Terrain surface
Part 3: Rendering
Tutorial 1: Adding Materials
Tutorial 2: Adding Cameras
Tutorial 3: Adding Lights
Tutorial 4: Rendering
Tutorial 5: Preparing Files for 3D Printing
Scope of this Book
The AutoCAD 2020 A Project-Based Tutorial book helps users to learn AutoCAD in a project-based approach. It is written for students and designers who are interested to learn AutoCAD 2020 for creating two-dimensional architectural drawings and three-dimensional models. The topics covered in this book are as follows:
Part 1, Creating 2D Architectural Drawings
, helps you to create architectural floor plans and elevations. Also, you learn to add dimensions and annotations, and then print drawings
Part 2, Creating 3D Architectural Models
, teaches you to create three-dimensional models using the 2D drawings.
Part 3, Rendering,
teaches you to locate the model on the live map, add materials to the objects, add lights and camera, and then generate photorealistic images. You also learn to prepare the 3D model for 3D printing.
Part 1: Creating 2D Architectural Drawings
In this chapter, you learn to do the following:
Starting AutoCAD 2020
Inserting Hand Sketches
Creating Layers
Creating Grid Lines
Creating Walls
Doors Windows, and Stairs
Kitchen and Bathroom fixtures
Blocks and Hatch Patterns
Adding Text
Creating Elevations
Adding Dimensions
Layouts and Title Block
Printing Drawings
In this chapter, you learn to create architectural drawing shown below.
Tutorial 1: Starting AutoCAD 2020
Click Start > AutoCAD 2020 – English > AutoCAD 2020 icon on the taskbar. If you are working in Windows 7, click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > AutoCAD 2020 > AutoCAD 2020.
To start a new document, click Quick Access Toolbar > New .
On the Select Template dialog, select acad and click Open to open the drawing file. The drawing units is inches.
The components of the AutoCAD user interface are shown in the figure given next:
On the Status bar, click Workspace Switching > Drafting & Annotation.
On the Status bar, click the GRIDMODE icon to turn off the grid.
Now, you need to specify the display units of the drawing.
Type UN in the command line and press Enter.
On the Drawing Units dialog, select Type > Architectural. Select Precision > 0’-0 1/16". Set the Insertion Scale to Inches, and click OK.
Right-click and select Options from the shortcut menu; the Options dialog appears on the screen, and it allows you to change the settings of the user interface and various functionalities.
On the Options dialog, click the Selection tab, and set the Pickbox size, as shown.
Click OK to close the Options dialog.
Tutorial 2: Creating Layers
Layers are essential for grouping objects in a drawing. They are like a group of transparent sheets that are combined into a complete drawing. The figure below displays a drawing consisting of object lines and dimension lines. In this example, the object lines are created on the ‘Object’ layer, and dimensions are created on the layer called ‘Dimension.’ You can easily turn-off the ‘Dimension’ layer for a more unobstructed view of the object lines.
You can assign properties such as name, color, line weight (thickness), and linetype to a layer. The features can vary for each layer.
On the ribbon, click Home tab > Layers panel > Layer Properties .
On the Layer Properties Manager, click New Layer icon located at the top left corner. Type A-WALL in the Name box, and press Enter.
The naming framework for layers according to United States National CAD standards is shown below.
On the Layer Properties Manager, click the square in the Color column of the A-WALL row.
On the Select Color dialog, select the Cyan (4) color from the Index color section. Click OK.
The color assigned to a layer determines the lineweight (line thickness) of the object when you print the drawing. This condition is valid only when you use color-dependent plot style. However, you can define your lineweight if you use a Named plot style. You can set lineweights for each color. The lineweights for different colors in this example are given below.
Create a new layer called A-GRID and assign the Index color 9 to it.
On the Layer Properties Manager, click in the Linetype column of the A-GRID row.
Click the Load button on the Select Linetype dialog. On the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog, select the DASHED linetype from the Available Linetypes list. Click OK.
Select the DASHED linetype from the Loaded Linetypes list and click OK.
Create other layers and assign colors, as shown. Close the Layer Properties Manager by clicking the X symbol on the top left/right corner.
Saving the Document
Click the Save icon on the Quick Access Toolbar.
On the Save Drawing As dialog, use the Save in drop-down to define the location of the drawing.
Click the Create New Folder icon on the Save Drawing As dialog. Enter AutoCAD Architectural Design as the folder. Next, double click on the folder.
Type Tutorial 1 in the File name box, and click Save.
Saving a new drawing to Web & Mobile
You can save a drawing to AutoCAD Web & Mobile using the Save to AutoCAD Web & Mobile application. This application helps you view and make changes to the drawing from the AutoCAD Web and AutoCAD Mobile application. The drawings edited in AutoCAD Web and AutoCAD Mobile can be opened in AutoCAD.
Click the Save to Web & Mobile icon on the Quick Access Toolbar.
On the Save in AutoCAD Web & Mobile dialog, type in the File name box and then click the Save button.
To open the file saved in AutoCAD Web and Mobiles applications, click the Open from Web & Mobile icon on the Quick Access Toolbar. Next, select the files from the Open from AutoCAD Web & Mobile dialog, and then click Open.
Tutorial 3: Creating Grid Lines
Creating grid lines is a good starting point of architectural design. They help you to create components of the architectural drawing quickly and accurately. Now, you create grid lines on the A-GRID layer.
On the ribbon, click Home tab > Layers panel > Layer drop-down > A-GRID.
Activate the ORTHOMODE (F8) icon on the status bar.
On the ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel > Line.
Click at the lower portion of the graphics window.
Move the vertically upward, type 640, and press Enter. Next, press Esc to deactivate the Line command.
On the Navigation bar, click the Zoom drop-down > Zoom Extents .
Click the inclined arrow on the Properties panel; the Properties palette appears. On