Autocad Tutorial

As with visualization, the authoring environment of a BIM platform isn’t necessarily the most effi cient one on which to perform analysis. Although you can create some rendering and animations within Revit, a host of other applications are specifi cally designed to capitalize on a computer’s RAM and processing power to minimize the …

As architects or designers, we have accepted the challenge of changing our methodology to adapt to the nuances of documentation through modeling rather than drafting. We are now confronted with identifying the next step. Some fi rms look to create even better documents, whereas others are leveraging BIM in building analysis and …

As you can see in Figure 7.29, the kitchen has windows on two walls: one 4′-0″ (1220 mm) window centered over the stove in the back wall and one 3′-0″ (915 mm) window centered over the sink in the top wall. You’ll make the 4′ (1220 mm) window first: 1. …

Several factors come into play when you’re deciding where to locate windows in a floor plan: ▶▶ The structure of the building ▶▶ The appearance of windows from outside the building ▶▶ The appearance of windows from inside a room ▶▶ The location of fixtures that might interfere with placement ▶▶ …

You can create all the windows in the cabin floor plan from one block, even though the windows are four different sizes (see Figure 7.22). You’ll create a window block and then go from room to room to insert the block into the walls: F igu re 7 . 2 …

In Chapter 6, you used the Properties palette to change the individual linetype scale for the roof objects. It can also be a tool for investigating objects in your drawing. When the Properties palette is open and only one object is selected, the palette displays data specific to the selected …

Much like the Properties palette, the LIST command can be used to gather information about a selected object. Although both are effective tools for reporting information about objects in a drawing, the LIST command displays only information. Unlike in the Properties palette, you cannot make changes to properties such as the layer. Despite …

Grips appear on objects that are selected when no command is started. When an object that isn’t a block is selected, grips appear at strategic places, such as endpoints,midpoints, and center points. But if you select a block, by default only one grip appears, and it’s always located at the block’s insertion …

Another way you can make several objects act as one is to use the GROUP command.Groups differ from blocks in that they do not replace separate objects with a single definition but instead associate several objects by name so that they react as if they were a single object. Selecting one member …

You’ll use the INSERT command to place the A-DOOR-36IN (A-DOOR-0915) block back into the drawing: 1. Make sure I07-01-DoorBlock.dwg (M07-01-DoorBlock.dwg) is open, and set the A-DOOR layer as the current layer. 2. Click the Insert button found on the Insert tab ➢ Block panel, and select the A-DOOR-36IN (A-DOOR-0915) block …