CE010 607 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING LAB
Teaching Scheme Credit: 2
3 hours practical per week
Objective
To provide familiarity with functional requirements and regulations related to buildings and
to enable students to prepare neat building drawings with CAD software so as to minimize
effort and maximize output.
Exposure to different categories of building (Private, Public, Residential, Flats, Offices,
Clubs/Recreational buildings etc.- Local visit and preparation of sketches
Functional requirements of buildings – Different functional units of a building- Requirements
regarding Area, Height, Head room, Width of passage way, Lighting, Ventilation, Public
amenities, Setback, Parking, clearance from electric lines, Provision and location of septic Tankclearance
from well, Familiarity with norms in National Building Code and local building rules.
Study of building plans (Residential / Commercial / Public buildings / Office/Flats / Cottages
etc. ) sanctioned by local authority.
Preparation of 2D drawing- Advantages of CAD over manual drafting- Features of CAD
software-menus and tool bars-Concept of drawing in true size- Drawing units- Drawing tools-
Editing tools- Controlling display-(zoom, pan, regeneration, redraw) Productivity toolsmirror,
copy,block,array,Detailing-layers,color,linetype,ltscale,hatch Inquiry –area, dimension
Plotting- scale. Specifications for drawings
Preparation of 3D drawings- Concept of 3D drawing- viewpoint, real-time 3D rotation, 3D
modeling techniques- wire modeling, surface modeling, surface revolution, 3D face. Elevation
and thickness - addition and subtraction of 3d objects. Shading - rendering.
Application of CAD to Civil Engineering Drawing with emphasis on architectural appearance.
Residential, Public buildings complete in all aspect including layout plan, section, elevation,
details/specifications/joinery and site plan taken in standard scale with title block.
Exposure to 3D studio and 3D Max
A term project submitted individually and suitable for submitting to local bodies for approval
incorporating local building rules and NBC provisions is compulsory for external evaluation.
Assignments:- Submission of neat dimensioned line sketches from local visit
Collection and study of approved building plan
Preparing an Elevation for given plans
Preparing Plans based on requirements of clients.
References
1. Reference manual of the package.
2. National building code of India.
3. Shah & Kale, Building Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill.
4. Balgopal T.S.Prabhu, Building Drawing and Detailing, SPADES Calicut.
5. Sham Tickoo, Understanding Auto CAD2002, Tata McGraw Hill.
6. Sham Tickoo, Auto CAD2002 with applications, Tata McGraw Hill.