Video: Autocad - Complete floor plan for beginners - Exercise: Care home

Full Playlist: Floor Plans (Exercises Step by Step) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe_I-JWckL7HV2kj3UIWPfPZOAhIQl9nD

Floor plan exercise in PDF: This file is free, although I am grateful I you join the CAD in Black community on Patreon. You would get access to exclusive content and we can share some ideas to help it grow in the best possible way!

Link to patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cadinblack?fan_landing=true Exercise file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jeQBvroXIpyVwju67W433K8yDtr4ii3u/view?usp=sharing (Note: in the file there are few extra elements (2 windows and a door) I didn't draw in the video. however, they are easy to insert).

This is a tutorial of a floor plan: step by step and explained with detail. Topics included: Drafting tips; Layers; Create and editing blocks; Adding Dimensions; Plot a project.

To watch this tutorial in 7 separate videos, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFokGojV_Ac&list=PLe_I-JWckL7HV2kj3UIWPfPZOAhIQl9nD&index=17

CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro

Part 1 (Walls) 01:06 Set up Units 03:13 Draw external wall 06:06 Draw internal walls 10:13 command trim 14:39 command mirror 17:00 command extend

Part 2 (Lift + Doors) 19:17 Grid Mode and Snap Mode 23:26 Draw lift (command rectangle) 25:36 Draw a door (introducing command arc) 29:13 Create a block 30:25 Layers

Part 3 (Doors cont.) 33:35 Insert doors in the drawing 39:02 Dynamic blocks 43:00 UCS coordinates 45:10 how to draw double door

Part 4 (Private WCs) 48:06 Draw toilet walls 51:03 Insert furniture in the drawing 54:34 Group objects

Part 5 (Staircase and Windows) 1:02:02 Draw staircases: 1:02:10 Offset (multiple) 1:07:07 Osnap mode (nearest) 1:09:37 Tip to draw 2nd staircase 1:11:59 Draw and Insert windows 1:13:37 Draw window 1:15:57 Block Editor (insert dimension parameter) 1:18:02 Tip to add windows in the floor plan

Part 6 (Insert Text and Print the project) 1:19:42 00:25 Insert text 1:19:38 Create a new layer 1:20:07 Single line text 1:23:22 Text style 1:24:25 Isolate a layer (to an easy selection) 1:26:27 Multiline text 1:27:32 Text editor (tab) 1:28:02 How to plot a drawing 1:28:40 Layout mode 1:29:01 Viewport 1:29:31 Page setup manager 1:31:31 Create a new viewport 1:33:42 Draw Legend 1:34:49 Annotative text 1:37:03 Plot a drawing (A4 paper, scale 1:200)

Part 7 (Dimension Lines) 1:38:00 00:17 Set colors for viewports 1:39:14 01:15 Dimension lines 1:39:54 Dimlayer 1:40:30 Annotative dimensions 1:43:05 Insert dimension line 1:43:57 continue dimension lines

1:45:40 Annotative dimensions in paper mode

Thanks for watching!

Licence: The video shows the version 2019 of AutoCAD® and it is used exclusively for educational purposes. Autodesk screen shots reprinted courtesy of Autodesk, Inc. The narration and all the illustrations were created by CAD in Black.