Exercise 2 – Drawing a Shelter

LA 408/508 Intermediate CAD Workshop * Spring 2001 * Barwood

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Due at the beginning of class on May 1, 2001 in:

"Courses on Andromeda" K:\LA408-CADworkshop\Student Folder\Submitted Exercises\Exercise2\Ex2-YourInitials.dwg

Using the site chosen for Exercise #1, design a simple shelter and gathering space for a community park.  Produce a plan and section of the space in AutoCAD. Print your drawings on 8-1/2" x 11" layouts.

Site Plan

Draw your shelter in a separate drawing and attach it to the site plan as an external reference.  Adjoining elements such as paths can be drawn in either file, depending on complexity.  For example, in the drawing above the shelter could be a separate xref from the siteplan.  The path to the water might want to be drawn in the site plan drawing for simplicity--up to you, really.  By making a composite drawing you gain the benefit of having a site plan and a floor plan of the shelter all in one drawing.

Floor Plan

The floor plan drawing should have contiguous site information included.  Show supports for the shelter.  Show the outline of the roof above with a dashed line.  Draw some people for scale.  It may be simpler to draw the floor plan as a separate file and XREF it into the site plan (modified as necessary to receive the floor plan), especially if you have a large site.

Section

Draw a simple section of your shelter and gathering space.  Keep it simple.  Draw a person for scale.

Produce paper space layouts as necessary to display your design accurately.  Show a cut line through the plan where you've drawn your section.  Scale viewports to some logical scale and label you drawings.  Provide your name, class name and date on all your drawings.

A couple of suggestions:

Use a consistent layer management system. Insert XREF's on a layer called XREF.  It helps with management later and keeps you from accidentally turning it off later. Draw your viewports on layer defpoints. Print your paper space layouts 1 to 1.  DO NOT USE SCALE TO FIT since it will adjust the scale and mess things up. Try experimenting with pen weights if you have time. Ask for help if you need it.