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Select the intersection point between the grid and the bathroom wall, as shown. Select the base point of the block and move the pointer up. Click the stretch arrow pointing toward right. Click the stretch arrow pointing upwards.

Drag the pointer upward and click at the interval, as shown. Select Frame from the command line. Select the OFF option to turn off the wipeout frame.

Select the door to be flipped and press Enter. Select the base point of the door. Move the pointer horizontally toward left and click to define the mirror line. Select Yes from the command line to delete the source objects. Now, you need to create double doors. The block is exploded and individual objects are selectable. Select the right vertical line and rectangle, and then press Delete.

Select the other objects of the door except the wipeout. Select the start point of the arc, move the pointer, and click to define the mirror line.

Select No from the command line to retain the source objects. Place the pointer in the lower portion of the door. The wipeout frame is highlighted. Select the wipeout frame and press Delete. Type REC in the command line and press Enter. Specify the first and second corners of the rectangle, as shown. Select the rectangle to display the grips on it. Select the midpoint grip of the lower horizontal line and move the pointer downward.

Likewise, stretch the rectangle in the upward direction. Select Polyline from the command line. Select the rectangle, and select Yes to erase the source object. Place the pointer on the lower portion of the door to highlight the wipeout frame. Type BE and press Enter. Create two Linear parameters, as shown. Apply the Stretch action to the Wall Thickness parameter. Apply the Stretch action to the Door Width parameter, as shown. Apply the Scale action to the Door Width parameter and select the objects, as shown.

On the Properties palette, under the Value set section, change the Dist type to List. Likewise, add , , , and to the list, as shown.

Test the block, save it, and close the Block Editor. Select Rotate from the command line. Select the point on the outer edge of the extreme right wall. Click and drag the arrow pointing downward. Click on the bottom most interval.

Likewise, insert another instance of the block, as shown. Create two vertical lines and a wipeout, as shown. Use the top left corner point as the base point. Insert the Opening block into the drawing at the locations shown in figure.

Use the top left corner as the base point. On the Block Editor tab of the ribbon, click the Coincident tool on the Geometric panel. Click the left end point of the horizontal line. Click on the middle portion of the vertical connected to the horizontal line. The Coincident constraint is created between the left endpoint of the horizontal line and the midpoint of the vertical line. Likewise, create the Coincident constraint between the right endpoint of the horizontal line and the midpoint of the vertical line connected to it.

On the Block Editor tab of the ribbon, click the Horizontal tool on the Geometric panel. Select the horizontal line located at the center. Create two linear parameters and apply the Stretch actions to them.

Insert the window blocks at the locations shown in figure. Also, change the window lengths. Type O in the command line and press Enter. Zoom into the top left corner of the drawing.

Select the edge of the horizontal wall, as shown. Move the pointer up and click to create the offset line. The offset distances are also given. Use the Trim tool remove the unwanted portions of the lines, as shown. On the Home tab of the ribbon, expand the Modify panel and click the Break at Point tool. Select the line shown in figure.

Specify the break point, as shown. The selected line is broken at the selected point. Select the line that was broken in the previous step, and press Enter. On the Array Creation tab of the ribbon, change the Columns and Rows value to 10 and 1, respectively. Change the Between value on the Columns panel to Click Close Array on the Array Creation ribbon tab.

Draw a circle and lines, as shown. Assume the dimensions. On the status bar, click the down arrow next to the Polar Tracking icon and select Type L in the command line and press Enter. Select the endpoint of the line drawn in the last step.

Move the pointer toward bottom left and click to create an inclined line. Press Enter twice. Specify the start point of the new line, as shown. Place the pointer on the endpoint of the inclined line. Move the pointer horizontally toward right at intersection of the trace lines, and then click.

On the Home tab of the ribbon, expand the Annotation panel and click the Text Style icon. On the Text Style dialog, click the New button. Type in the Height box and set the Width Factor to 0.

Click the Set Current button, and then close the dialog. Specify the start and end points of the text, as shown. Tutorial 8: Creating the First Floor Plan Now, you will create the upper floor plan by using the walls of the ground floor plan. Click the bulb icon of the References layer. The image references are turned OFF. Also, turn ON the References layer.

Select all the objects of the ground floor plane including the grid lines. Right click and select Copy Selection. Select the base point of the ground floor. Move the pointer toward right and select the base point of the first floor. Delete the unwanted inner walls, garage walls, doors, and windows. The plan after deleting the unwanted entities is shown next.

Create grid lines by using the Offset tool. Create the inner walls using the grid lines. Also, trim the wall intersections. Zoom to the bottom portion of the drawing and notice a gap on the wall. Select the line on the right side of the gap and press Delete. Select the line on the left side of the gap, drag its endpoint grip, and then select the endpoint of the vertical line at the corner.

Likewise, remove the gaps on other walls. Add doors and windows to first floor plan. Zoom to the stairs portion on the first floor plan and select the stairs. Type MI and press Enter. Specify the start and end points of the mirror line, as shown. Delete the right end caps of the railings and create a line connecting both the railings. Create an offset line on the left side of the newly created line.

The offset distance is 50 mm. Trim the unwanted portions. Create lines connecting the corners of the railing and wall, as shown.

Mirror the stair direction arrow and the text. Delete the left end caps of the railing. Draw a line connecting the upper railing and the horizontal wall.

Offset the line up to 50 mm distance right side. Trim the unwanted entities. Insert the Opening block at the left end of the horizontal wall. Create two vertical lines of mm length and apart. Activate the Rectangle command and select the lower end point of the left vertical line, as shown.

Select the Dimensions option from the command line. Specify and 50 as length and width of the rectangle, respectively.

Move the pointer upward and click to create the rectangle. Type M in the command line and press Enter. Select the rectangle, and then press Enter. Select its lower left corner point to define the base point. Move the pointer upward and type-in 25 in the command line, and then press Enter.

Press Enter to explode the rectangle. Activate the Offset command and specify 50 as the offset distance. Offset the left and right vertical lines of the rectangle. Click the down arrow next to the Object Snap icon on the status bar, and make sure that the Midpoint option is checked. Activate the Line command and select the midpoints of the offset lines.

A line connecting the offset lines is created. Press Esc to deactivate the Line command. Type-in CO in the command line and press Enter. Drag a selection window covering all the elements of the sliding door. Select the lower left corner of the sliding door as base point. Move the pointer and select the endpoint of the offset line, as shown.

Press Esc to deactivate the Copy command. Create a rectangle covering all the entities of the sliding door. Activate the Wipeout tool and select Polyline from the command line. Select the rectangle to convert it into a wipeout. Select Yes from the command line to erase the rectangle. Click the Select Objects icon, create a selection window covering all the entities of the sliding door, and press Enter.

Click the Pick point icon and select the lower end point of the left vertical line. Select the Delete option from the Objects section. Uncheck the Open in block editor option and click OK. Press the Shift key and right click. Select From from the shortcut menu. Zoom to lower right corner of the first floor plan and select the inner corner point.

Move the pointer along the vertical line, type and press Enter. The block is inserted at the specified distance from the inner corner point. Likewise, add another slider door to the other bedroom, as shown. Use the Polyline tool to create the balcony, as shown. Offset the polyline by 50 mm and 75 mm inside. Select the two offset polylines. Select Layer from the command line, and then select Current.

Zoom to the kitchen area of the ground floor plan. Offset the wall edges, as shown. Now you need to create the sink. Create offset lines, as shown. Select Radius from the command line. Type 50 and press Enter. Select Multiple from the command line.

Select the left vertical line and the horizontal line. A fillet is created at the corner. Likewise, create fillets at the other corners. On the Home tab of the ribbon, expand the Modify panel and click the Edit Polyline tool.

Create a selection window covering all the entities of the sink, and press Enter. Select Yes to convert the lines and arcs into a polyline. Select Join from the command line. Press Enter to accept 0 as the distance between the entities. Press Esc to deactivate the Edit Polyline tool. Type 25 and press Enter to define the offset distance. Select the polyline and click in the area enclosed by it. Select the midpoint of the upper horizontal line.

Move the pointer outward, type 75 and press Enter. Draw a vertical line of mm from the center point of the circle. Select the end point of the vertical line. Move the pointer outward, type 25, and press Enter. Select the left quadrant point of the small circle.

Move the pointer upward and select the left quadrant point of the large circle. Likewise, create another line by selecting the right quadrant points of the two circles. Delete the vertical line and trim the inner portion of the small circle.

Type M and press Enter. Create a selection window across circles and inclined line, and press Enter. Select the center point of the large circle to define the base point. Move the pointer vertically upward, type 55, and press Enter. Trim the horizontal lines between the inclined lines. Type C and press Enter.

Place the pointer on the midpoint of the horizontal line. Move the pointer upward. Place the pointer on the midpoint of the vertical line. Click when the trace lines from the two midpoints intersect.

Type 30 as radius, and press Enter to create the circle. Press Enter to activate the previous command. Select the center point of the previously created circle. Type 20 and press Enter. Select the lower left corner of the kitchen. Specify as length and width. Select the midpoint of the left vertical line of the rectangle.

Move the pointer up and select the midpoint of the window. Move the rectangle 10 mm toward right. Create two circles of mm and mm diameter, respectively. Mirror the two circles about the midpoint of the rectangle. Create two rectangles as shown. The gap should be mm. Click on the gear icon on the title bar of the DesignCenter palette and select Allow Docking. Click the Auto hide icon on the title bar of the DesignCenter Palette.

Click the DesignCenter bar on the left side of the graphics window to expand the DesignCenter palette. On the DesignCenter palette, click the Home icon. The Sample folder is selected in the Folder List. Double click on the Blocks icon. Click and drag the Toilet-top block from the DesignCenter palette into the graphics window. Likewise, click and drag the Sink — Oval top block into the graphics window. In the graphics window, click on the Toilet-top block. Select the midpoint of the horizontal edge of the block.

Zoom to the toilet area of the ground floor plan and select the point, as shown. Select the center point of the block to define the base point. Type 90 and press Enter. Copy the Sink Oval top block and place it in the toilet, as shown.

Likewise, add bathroom fixtures to the first floor plan. Go to the following link on the internet and download the bathtub block. Open the downloaded drawing file of a Bathtub. Select the circle as the source object. Create a selection window across all the entities of the bathtub. Press Enter to match the properties of the circle with the bathtub. Select the lower left corner point of the bathtub. Switch to the Tutorial 1 drawing by clicking the Tutorial 1 tab above the graphics window.

Select all the entities of the bathtub and rotate them by 90 degrees. Move the bathtub and place it in the left side bathroom in the first floor plan. Zoom to the right side bathroom in the first floor plan. Select the Sink Oval top block, click on the grip, move the block, place it at the corner, as shown. Likewise, move the Toilet-top block, as shown.

Add windows to bathrooms. Draw the shower sink in the right side bathroom. Download the Blocks. It is a collection of some furniture blocks downloaded from www. Open the Blocks. Create a selection window across the objects, as shown. Press Enter to match the properties of the circle with the selected objects. Add furniture and other objects to the drawing. Zoom to the sofa set area. Specify the center point, Move the pointer downward and click to specify the major axis.

Move the pointer toward right and click to specify the minor axis radius. Draw a rectangle over the sofa set, as shown. Use the Trim tool to remove the unwanted portions of the rectangle, as shown. Click in the area enclosed by the wall edges, as shown. Likewise, click in the other areas of the walls. Note that you need to click in the area only when a preview appears. Add hatch pattern to the walls on the first floor plan.

Click Close Hatch Creation button on the ribbon. Click in the lounge area of the ground floor plan to specify the first corner of the multiline text box. Move the pointer and specify the second corner. Type Lounge in the text box. Click and drag the ruler to reduce the width of the text box. Likewise, add text labels to ground and first floor plans.

Click and drag the North Arrow block from the DesignCenter palette into the graphics window. Drag the North Arrow block and place it at the bottom right corner of the ground floor plan. Tutorial Creating Elevations Create the layers as shown next. Create a copy of the ground floor plan in the empty space, as shown. Zoom to the copy of the ground floor plan. Draw a horizontal datum line above the floor plan. Type PL and press Enter. Select a point on the datum line. Type 0 and press Enter to define the starting width.

Type and press Enter to define the end width. Move the pointer vertically upward, type , and press Enter. Select Width from the command line.

Type 0 and press Enter twice. Move the pointer horizontally and click. Create and place the text above the polyline, as shown. Offset the datum up to mm. Copy the floor level annotation and place above the new line. Double click on the copied text and change it to mm Ground Floor. Offset the ground floor line up to downward.

This defines the floor thickness. Create other offset lines, as shown. Activate the Line tool and select the top left corner of the ground floor plan. Move the pointer upward and click to create a vertical line. Likewise, create other vertical lines, as shown. Next, you need to create an overhang for roof. Offset the left vertical lines to left side.

Likewise, offset the right vertical line to right side. The offset distance is mm. Type TR and press Enter twice. Create a rectangular selection window across the left portions of the horizontal lines, as shown. Likewise, trim the right side portions of the horizontal lines. Trim the upper and lower portions of the vertical lines, as shown.

Trim the other portions of the horizontal lines, as shown. Note that you need to trim from outside towards inward. Also, trim the vertical lines. Draw a vertical line from the top right corner of the ground floor plan, as shown. Copy the first floor plan and place it on the vertical line, as shown. Delete the vertical line. On the Home tab of the ribbon, expand the Draw panel and click the Ray tool.

Zoom to the copy of the first floor plan. Select the corner point of the balcony, move the pointer downward, and click.

Press Esc to deactivate the tool. Likewise, create reference lines from the windows. Create the elements of the balcony using the Rectangle tool, as shown. Use the Move tool to move the two rectangles inward by 50 mm.

Click in the empty space, and select Dimensions from the command line. Type 25 and press Enter. Type 65 and press Enter. Select the rectangle, type M, and press Enter. Select the midpoint of the lower horizontal line of the rectangle.

Move the pointer and select the midpoint of the balcony post, as shown. Likewise, use the Copy tool to copy and place the small rectangle on the other post. Create a horizontal line, as shown. Offset the horizontal line by 50 mm. Press Enter to select all entities as boundary edges. Click on the left end of the horizontal line, as shown; it is extended up to the next entity. Likewise, extend the horizontal lines on both sides, as shown. Specify the start and end points of the arc, as shown.

Move the pointer horizontally toward right and click. Create a rectangle by specifying the corner points, as shown. Select the rectangle to display grips on it. Click on the midpoint grip of the lower horizontal line of rectangle, move the pointer upward, type 75, and press Enter.

Likewise, move the vertical lines of the rectangle inward by 10 mm. Now, you need to create the sleeve for the glass. Select the top right corner of the left post, as shown. Type 40 and press Enter. Type 75 and press Enter. Move the pointer downward and click. Select the new rectangle, type M and press Enter. Select the top left corner of the rectangle to define the base point. Move the pointer downward, type , and press Enter. Activate the Start, End, Direction tool. Select the top right and bottom right corners of the new rectangle.

Trim the unwanted portions, as shown. Select the entities of the sleeve, type MI and press Enter. Select the midpoint of the glass rectangle, move the pointer downward, and click. Select No from the command line. On the Array Creation tab of the ribbon, set the Columns and Rows values to 1 and 2, respectively.

Type in the Between box on the Rows panel. Click Close Array on the ribbon. Trim the unwanted portions of the sleeves, as shown. On the Status bar, click the Polar Tracking icon. Click the down arrow next to the Polar Tracking icon and select Activate the Line command and create an inclined line, as shown.

Offset the inclined line on both sides. Select one of the offset lines, type SC, and press Enter. Select midpoint of the offset line, type 0. The line is scaled to half of its size. Likewise, scale the other offset line. Expand the Architectural — Metric. Drag the Aluminum Window Elevation Metric block and place it in the graphics window.

Select the window block to display the dynamic block grips. Change the window width and height by using the arrow grips. Copy and place the window block on the elevation view at the locations, as shown. Select the window blocks and click the Move tool on the Modify panel of the Home ribbon tab. Select the lower left corner point of anyone of the selected window blocks.

Move the pointer upwards, type and press Enter. Create two x rectangles on the elevation, as shown. Move the rectangles upward in the vertical direction up to the distance of mm. Offset the rectangles by 50 mm inside. Select the reference lines and press Delete. Select the horizontal line below the ground floor and lengthen it by using the grips. Create reference lines originating from the door and windows on the ground floor, as shown.

Create a x rectangle on the elevation view, as shown. Move the rectangle vertically up to mm. Offset the rectangle inward by 50 mm. Explode the inner rectangle. Offset the inner vertical lines up to mm inside.

Again, offset the offset lines up to 50 mm inside. Create a selection window across all the entities of the window, and click the Copy tool on the Modify panel of the Home ribbon tab. Select the lower left corner of the window to define the base point. Move the pointer toward right and select a point on the reference line, as shown. Select the intersection point between the reference line and ground floor line, as shown. The distance between the selected points defines the length of the rectangle.

Offset the rectangle up to 65 mm inside. Select the two rectangles and click the Explode tool on the Modify panel of the Home ribbon tab. Select the lower horizontal line of the inner rectangle and press Delete. Type EX and press Enter twice. Click on the lower end portions of the inner vertical lines. The selected lines are extended up to the intersecting horizontal line. Create a vertical line by selecting the midpoints of the horizontal lines of the door, as shown.

Select the upper end point of the new vertical line. Select the midpoint of the left vertical line of the door. Likewise, create other lines by selecting the points, as shown. The inclined lines indicate the hinge direction. Select the inclined lines, type PR and press Enter. Likewise, create the utility room door, as shown. Creating the Opposite Elevation You can create the elevation opposite to the front elevation by just mirroring it and modifying the internal objects.

Create a selection window across all the objects of the elevation view. Select any point on the elevation view, move the pointer downward, and place the elevation view below the ground floor plan.

Create a selection window across the elevation view, type MI, and press Enter. Select the midpoint of a vertical line on the ground floor elevation. Move the pointer horizontally toward right and click to mirror the elevation view. Type UCS and press Enter. Select Z from the command line. The UCS is rotated about the Z-axis by degrees. Select Current ucs from the command line to orient the drawing with UCS. Type Z and press Enter. Select Center from the command line. Type 0 and press Enter to specify the zoom center.

Type and press Enter to specify the magnification height. Press and hold the middle mouse button and drag the pointer to bring the elevation view to the center. Select the doors and windows on the elevation view and press Delete. Create reference lines from the rare windows of the ground floor plan. Select the intersection point between the ground floor line and the reference line from the left-side window, as shown. Select the window block, and then select its base point.

Move the pointer along the reference line, type and press Enter. Use the arrow grips of the window block to set its width and height.

Create the bathroom window using the Rectangle tool, as shown. Create the stair window using the Rectangle, Explode, and Offset tools, as shown. Switch to the Reference Lines layer and create the rays from the windows of rear side of the first floor plan.

Copy the existing windows one-by-one and place them at the locations, as shown. Move the windows up to the distances, as shown. Delete the reference lines. The Coordinates panel appears on the View tab of the ribbon. Right click on the Unamed ucs and select Rename. Type North Elev and click OK. The Views panel appears on the ribbon. Type North Elev in the View name box. Select the Define window option and create a window enclosing the elevation view.

Press Enter to accept. Click OK on the View Manager dialog. Now, you need to switch back to the default view orientation. The default orientation of the drawing is displayed. Select all the annotations showing the floor levels and mirror them about the midpoint of the elevation. Create a degree from the lower right corner point of the ground floor plan.

You can use the polar tracking to create the inclined line. On the Home tab of the ribbon, expand the Draw panel and click the Construction Line tool. Select the top corner pointe of the South Elevation, as shown. A horizontal construction line is created passing through the selected point.

Likewise, create other construction lines, as shown. Type XL and press Enter. Select Ver from the command line. Select the intersection point between the horizontal construction line and the inclined, as shown.

Likewise, select the intersection points between the inclined and other horizontal construction lines. The UCS is rotated by 90 degrees about the Z-axis. Zoom to the area below the ground floor plan, as shown. Create a construction line passing through the center of the ground floor plan, as shown. Create two construction lines at mm distance from the exterior walls, as shown.

These lines will help you to draw the roof overhang. Select the intersection point between the construction lines, as shown. Select Dimension from the command line. Type and press Enter to define the length. Type and press Enter to define the width. Move the pointer toward right and click. Select Angle from the command line. Select the two intersection points to define the chamfer length on the first line, as shown.

Type 15 and press Enter to define the chamfer angle. Select the lower horizontal and left vertical line of the rectangle. Select the intersection points between the construction lines, as shown. Select the newly created inclined line.

Move the pointer downwards and click. Trim the intersecting portion between the offset line and the rectangle, as shown. Select the two inclined lines and the rectangle. Select the top end point of the inclined line, move the pointer vertically downward, and click. Zoom to the top portion of the roof and trim the unwanted portions, as shown. Zoom to the South elevation. Create a selection across all the elements of the balcony.

Type CO and press Enter. Select the point on the balcony, as shown. Move the pointer diagonally toward the Front elevation, and select the endpoint of the first floor, as shown. Create a selection window across the copied balcony. Type RO and press Enter. Select the base point, as shown. Move the pointer vertically upward and click. Select the rectangle of the balcony and click on the midpoint grip of its right vertical line.

Move the pointer horizontally toward right and select a point on the line, as shown. Select the two rectangles of the balcony, as shown. On the Array Creation tab of the ribbon, type 7 and 1 in the Columns and Rows boxes, respectively. Type in the Between box on the Columns panel.

Click Close Array. Select the glass and sleeves, as shown. Select the corner point of the rectangle as shown. Move the pointer horizontally and select the corner point of the rectangle, as shown.

Likewise, place the glass and sleeve copies, as shown. Delete the arc on the railing, extend the railing up to the wall edge. Copy the double door from the South elevation, rotate it, and then place it between the construction lines, as shown. Likewise, copy the bathroom window, rotate it, and place it and location, as shown. Delete the construction lines, as shown. Create construction lines passing through the sliding doors on the first floor plan, as shown.

Select the construction line and click the Move tool on the Modify panel of the Home ribbon tab. Select the base point on the first floor plan, as shown.

Move the pointer and select the destination point on the ground floor plan, as shown. Create the sliding doors on the Front elevation, as shown. Type Front-Elev and click OK. In the top left corner of the graphics window, select Top from the View Controls menu. Zoom to the elevation views. Mirror the Front elevation about the approximate center of the ground floor plan. The UCS is rotated by degrees about the Z-axis.

Delete the doors and balcony on the elevation view. Activate the Reference Lines layer. Create the construction lines projecting from the garage, and rear entrance. Also, create a construction line from the center of the garage.

Create two construction lines at the mm distance from the exterior walls, as shown. These lines will help you to draw the roof overhang for garage. Select Offset from the command line. Select the ground level line, move the pointer up, and click to create a construction line. Use the Offset tool to create other construction lines, as shown. Create the walls, door, roof, window, and opening on the Rear elevation, as shown.

Switch to a different layer. Freeze the Reference lines layer by clicking the sun icon next to Reference Lines on the Layer drop-down.

Zoom to the South elevation and click in the roof area. Select the roof hatch pattern and notice that a single hatch pattern is created in two areas. The hatches are separated. Type Hatch and press Enter.

 

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