AutoCAD: Developing A Prefab Unit

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  • 2-3 hours worth of material
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  • English
AutoCAD: Developing A Prefab Unit

Course Overview

Learn how to use AutoCAD to create a simple, prefabricated construction unit which can then be used as a template in other construction projects.

Course Circullum

Introduction
  • Prefabricated units in construction
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • The new AutoCAD 2020 interface
1. Setting Up the Plan View
  • Setting up a local grid
  • Adding a setting out point (SOP)
  • Working to CAD standards
  • Setting up prefab unit template drawing (DWT)
2. Developing the 2D Plan View
  • Adding walls and structural openings
  • Adding service connections
  • Adding windows and doors in 2D only
  • Using 2D blocks for indicative layout
3. Preparing for 3D
  • Setting out and checking local grid and setting out point (SOP)
  • Moving from 2D to 3D in AutoCAD
  • Utilizing model space viewports
  • Developing finished floor level (FFL)
  • Calculating finished ceiling level (FCL)
  • Checking upper and lower opening levels
  • Extruding structural openings
4. Developing the 3D Unit
  • Converting polylines to regions to create wall objects
  • Extruding the unit walls and partitions to the FCL
  • Subtracting the structural openings
  • Adding the ceiling
  • Adding the floor
  • Adding the door and window
5. Developing Services in the Prefabricated Unit
  • Defining elevation values for services
  • Adding 3D features for services
6. Communicating Design Intent
  • Setting up your title block
  • Setting up suitable named views
  • Adding named views as viewports in the Layout tabs
7. Annotating Your Unit Design
  • Setting text styles
  • Setting an annotative dimension style
  • Adding text labels
  • Adding dimensions—make sure to scale vports
  • Making sure that annotation only shows in the appropriate viewports
8. Placing Your Prefabricated Unit into a Model
  • Setting up a model in 3D
  • Using the clipboard to copy and paste
  • Setting the prefabricated unit as a DWG to be used as a block
  • Checking that the unit is inserted accurately
Conclusion
  • Next steps
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This Course Include:
Introduction
  • Prefabricated units in construction
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • The new AutoCAD 2020 interface
1. Setting Up the Plan View
  • Setting up a local grid
  • Adding a setting out point (SOP)
  • Working to CAD standards
  • Setting up prefab unit template drawing (DWT)
2. Developing the 2D Plan View
  • Adding walls and structural openings
  • Adding service connections
  • Adding windows and doors in 2D only
  • Using 2D blocks for indicative layout
3. Preparing for 3D
  • Setting out and checking local grid and setting out point (SOP)
  • Moving from 2D to 3D in AutoCAD
  • Utilizing model space viewports
  • Developing finished floor level (FFL)
  • Calculating finished ceiling level (FCL)
  • Checking upper and lower opening levels
  • Extruding structural openings
4. Developing the 3D Unit
  • Converting polylines to regions to create wall objects
  • Extruding the unit walls and partitions to the FCL
  • Subtracting the structural openings
  • Adding the ceiling
  • Adding the floor
  • Adding the door and window
5. Developing Services in the Prefabricated Unit
  • Defining elevation values for services
  • Adding 3D features for services
6. Communicating Design Intent
  • Setting up your title block
  • Setting up suitable named views
  • Adding named views as viewports in the Layout tabs
7. Annotating Your Unit Design
  • Setting text styles
  • Setting an annotative dimension style
  • Adding text labels
  • Adding dimensions—make sure to scale vports
  • Making sure that annotation only shows in the appropriate viewports
8. Placing Your Prefabricated Unit into a Model
  • Setting up a model in 3D
  • Using the clipboard to copy and paste
  • Setting the prefabricated unit as a DWG to be used as a block
  • Checking that the unit is inserted accurately
Conclusion
  • Next steps
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  • Language:English
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