AutoCAD: Construction Drawings

Course details

AutoCAD is a world leader in computer-aided design (CAD), and users around the world employ this powerful software to communicate their design intent in many different disciplines. In this course, Autodesk Certified Instructor Shaun Bryant takes you through how to work with AutoCAD to create construction drawings that accurately communicate your design intent. Shaun explains how to use the tools and features within AutoCAD to develop drawings that clearly express the sizes of the objects you want to build, in both metric drawing sizes and imperial drawing sizes. He covers how to develop a title block, set up attributes, set up layers to industry standards, and work with coordinate systems. Shaun also shows you how to develop plans and elevations, create sections and detail views, and set up viewports. He goes over how to create standard layouts, then finishes up with detailed instructions on printing and publishing.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Construction drawings - The industry standard
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files
04 - The new AutoCAD 2022 interface

1. Why Construction Drawings

05 - Communicating your design intent
06 - Typical construction drawings

2. Drawing Sizes in AutoCAD

07 - Metric drawing sizes - UK and Europe
08 - Imperial drawing sizes - USA
09 - Deciding on the appropriate drawing size
10 - The Page Setup Manager
11 - Using page setups to maintain drawing standards

3. Title Blocks and Attributes

12 - Developing a suitable title block
13 - Setting up the right layers on the title block
14 - Setting up attributes on the title block
15 - Saving the title block as an AutoCAD block
16 - Creating an appropriate page setup in Page Setup Manager
17 - Saving a title block as a drawing (DWG) or a template (DWT)

4. Setting Up Your Layers to Industry Standards

18 - Various industry standards for layers in AutoCAD
19 - Working with the Layer Properties Manager
20 - Setting layers to an optimum
21 - Setting up layers that should not be plotted
22 - The Defpoints layer when annotating

5. Working with Coordinate Systems

23 - Cartesian coordinates in AutoCAD
24 - The World Coordinate System (WCS)
25 - The User Coordinate System (UCS)
26 - Using the UCS origin
27 - Setting up a named UCS
28 - Modifying a viewport with a UCS
29 - Using preset views with the ViewCube

6. Creating Plans and Elevations

30 - Setting up your units and your limits
31 - Making sure the UCS is correct
32 - Using a named UCS where needed
33 - Developing a roof plan in the Model tab
34 - Developing elevations in the Model tab
35 - Setting up named views for easy navigation

7. Creating Sections

36 - Developing section markers in the Model tab
37 - Developing sections in the Model tab
38 - Setting up named views for easy navigation
39 - Using 3D section tools - A perfect excuse to get into 3D

8. Creating Detail Views

40 - Developing detail views in the Model tab
41 - Using multileaders and quick leaders as detail markers
42 - Adding detail markers to plans, elevations, and sections
43 - Tabulating details in an AutoCAD table
44 - Annotating details
45 - Using a 3D flatshot - Another excuse to get into 3D

9. Setting Up Viewports and Scales

46 - Checking the viewport's layer settings
47 - Drawing viewports in the Layout tab
48 - Setting up the views in the viewports
49 - Scaling the viewports with the scale list
50 - Using annotative scaling

10. Creating Standard Layouts

51 - Setting up sheet sizes and layout tabs
52 - Setting up Page Setups for your layouts
53 - Overriding Page Setups in your layouts

11. Setting Up for Printing and Publishing

54 - Printing individual layouts
55 - Publishing and batch plotting
56 - Printing out to a DWF file
57 - Using Autodesk Design Review
58 - Working with the Markup Set Manager
59 - Using the Shared Views palette
60 - Sharing designs to the AutoCAD web app

Conclusion

61 - Next steps