AutoCAD: Developing A Prefab Unit

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About this Course

Learn how to use AutoCAD to create a simple, prefabricated construction unit which can then be used as a template in other construction projects.
Modular and prefabricated units continue to be important in building design and construction. Explore how to use AutoCAD to create a prefab unit, starting with a simple 2D plan drawing that can be inserted into an overall 3D construction model such as a high rise building or office block.

See how to use 2D drafting to lay out the basic plan of your unit, then create a 3D workspace to solidify the design.

Using 3D modeling, discover how to add 3D walls and structural openings at appropriate levels in the unit design, add a floor and ceiling, and then complete the prefabricated unit that could be built offsite and craned in to a larger project.

 

Topics include:

  • Setting up a local plan grid
  • Developing the 2D plan view
  • Moving from 2D to 3D
  • Developing the 3D objects
  • Adding walls and structural openings
  • Extruding the unit walls and partitions
  • Adding structural openings to the correct elevations
  • Adding the floor and ceiling
  • Defining elevation values for services
  • Setting up a model in 3D

 

Contents

 

Introduction
Prefabricated units in construction

What you should know before watching this course

Using the exercise files

 

1. Setting Up the Plan View
Setting up a local grid

Adding a setting out point (SOP)

Working to CAD standards

Setting up prefab unit template drawing (DWT)

 

2. Developing the 2D Plan View
Adding walls and structural openings

Adding service connections

Adding windows and doors in 2D only

Using 2D blocks for indicative layout

 

3. Preparing for 3D
Setting out and checking local grid and setting out point (SOP)

Moving from 2D to 3D in AutoCAD

Utilizing model space viewports

Developing finished floor level (FFL)

Calculating finished ceiling level (FCL)

Checking upper and lower opening levels

Extruding structural openings

 

4. Developing the 3D Unit
Converting polylines to regions to create wall objects

Extruding the unit walls and partitions to the FCL

Subtracting the structural openings

Adding the ceiling

Adding the floor

Adding the door and window

 

5. Developing Services in the Prefabricated Unit
Defining elevation values for services

Adding 3D features for services

 

6. Communicating Design Intent
Setting up your title block

Setting up suitable named views

Adding named views as viewports in the Layout tabs

 

7. Annotating Your Unit Design
Setting text styles

Setting an annotative dimension style

Adding text labels

Adding dimensions—make sure to scale vports

Making sure that annotation only shows in the appropriate viewports

 

8. Placing Your Prefabricated Unit into a Model
Setting up a model in 3D

Using the clipboard to copy and paste

Setting the prefabricated unit as a DWG to be used as a block

Checking that the unit is inserted accurately

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