AutoCAD Facilities Management: Space Management
2h 18mBeginner2016-08-22
Authors
Shaun Bryant
Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture
Course details
Once you have measured the available area in your facility, the next step in computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) is to develop it into specific spaces with assigned uses: offices, bathrooms, labs, electrical closets, etc. This course shows how to use AutoCAD, Autodesk's flagship CAD platform, for space management. Follow along with Shaun Bryant as he guides you step-by-step through a real-world CAFM project, allowing you to learn at your own pace, developing your skills as you go. He shows how to set up drawings, define spaces with polylines, set up space tables to house your data, and annotate drawings with that data. By the end of the course, you'll be able to export the space management information to applications such as Microsoft Excel, so you can analyze the data in a tabular format.
Learning objectives
Managing spaces with AutoCAD
Setting up a facilities drawing
Managing XREF layers
Adjusting settings such as units, limits, and fills
Creating polylines
Defining space areas
Annotating spaces
Setting up a space table style
Exporting space table data
Learning objectives
Managing spaces with AutoCAD
Setting up a facilities drawing
Managing XREF layers
Adjusting settings such as units, limits, and fills
Creating polylines
Defining space areas
Annotating spaces
Setting up a space table style
Exporting space table data
Skills covered
Construction ManagementAutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know before watching this course
- 03 - Using the exercise files
1. Introduction to FM
- 04 - What is facilities management
- 05 - Using space management in AutoCAD
- 06 - Managing your spaces
2. Setting Up a Facilities Drawing
- 07 - Using a proprietary title block
- 08 - Working with the structural drawing (FP)
- 09 - Creating your facilities drawing (FM)
- 10 - Referencing in the structural drawing
- 11 - Managing XREF layers
3. Getting Your FM Settings Right
- 12 - Drawing units
- 13 - Drawing limits
- 14 - Layer naming strategy
- 15 - Setting gradient fills
- 16 - Setting hatch patterns
4. Spaces and Polylines
- 17 - Why use polylines
- 18 - Using object snaps
- 19 - Creating space polylines
- 20 - Using different space types
5. Defining Space Areas
- 21 - Methods of measurement
- 22 - Using object snaps and centerlines
- 23 - Using draw order
- 24 - Using lineweight (LWT)
- 25 - Creating a space legend on your drawing
6. Annotating Spaces
- 26 - Text styles
- 27 - Annotative scaling
- 28 - Using text fields
- 29 - Text field settings
- 30 - Using blocks and attributes
- 31 - Setting up space text on the drawing
- 32 - Using text symbols
7. Setting Up a Space Table Style
- 33 - Setting up the space table style
- 34 - Setting up the table title
- 35 - Setting up the table headers
- 36 - Setting up the table data
- 37 - Inserting the area table
8. Using the Space Table
- 38 - Locating polyline area data
- 39 - Adding space area attribute data
9. Exporting the Space Table Data
- 40 - Exporting space table data to Excel
- 41 - Editing exported space table data in Excel
Conclusion
- 42 - Next steps