Thursday, September 17, 2009

Shed Project: Basic Drafting, Construction and AutoCad

In this project based assignment you will learn basics of construction, drafting and AutoCad while creating construction drawings for a basic shed.

AutoCad

  • Units
  • Line
  • Ortho
  • Osnaps
  • Copy
  • Offset
  • Selection Sets
  • Trim
  • Mirror
  • Fillet
  • Rotate
  • Layers
  • Linetypes
  • Annotation Scale
  • Viewports
  • Text and Textstyles - Mtext and Single Line Text
  • Multileaders

Construction

  • Building Materials (Actual Size vs. Nominal Size, Use)- Joists, Subfloor, Sole Plate, Pre-Cut Studs, Double Top Plates, Rafters, Sheething
  • Modular Construction Dimensions
  • Platform Framing Methods
  • Roof Pitch
  • Joist Spacing and Layout

Drafting

  • Views- Floor Plan, Roof Plan, Building Sections and Elevations
  • Fraction Work
  • Scale

Click here to see video demonstrations

2 comments:

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