Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms

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Rectangle

Use the Rectangle command to create a door for the floor plan.

• Step 12. Draw a 1-1/2″-long by 3′-wide rectangle to represent the door (Figure 3-6):

  

  Figure 3-6 Draw the door using Rectangle and Arc-Start, End, Direction commands

  RECTANGLE
  Ribbon/Panel	Home/Draw
  Draw Toolbar:
  Menu Bar:	Draw/Rectangle
  Type a Command:	RECTANG
  Command Alias:	REC

  Prompt	Response
  Type a command:	Rectangle (or type REC <Enter>)
  Specify first corner point or [Chamfer Elevation Fillet Thickness Width]:	P1→ (be sure SNAP is on); snap to the upper-right corner of the door opening to begin the rectangle

  Prompt	Response
  Specify other corner point or [Area Dimensions Rotation]:	Type D <Enter>
  Specify length for rectangle <0′-1-1/2″>:	Type 1-1/2 <Enter>
  Specify width for rectangle <3′-0″>:	Type 3′ <Enter>
  Specify other corner point or [Area Dimensions Rotation]:	P2→ (pick any point to the left of the door symbol so the rectangle appears as shown in Figure 3-6)

• Step 13. Use the Arc-Start, End, Direction method to draw the door swing arc. Be sure SNAP and ORTHO are on. The arc can be drawn clockwise or counterclockwise. Move your mouse so the direction of the arc appears, as shown in Figure 3-6.

  Tip

  The default setting for the Rectangle command when the Dimension option is selected is:

  Default Rotation setting of 0:

  Length is the x direction value.

  Width is the y direction value.

  When you change the Rotation setting to 90:

  Length is the y direction value.

  Width is the x direction value.

  When the rectangle is visible, and the prompt Specify other corner point: appears, you change the position of the rectangle by moving your mouse right or left, up or down.

• Step 14. Set layer i-furn current. Use Zoom-Extents.

• Step 15. Use the Polyline command to draw a credenza (84″ long by 24″ deep) centered on the 15′ rear wall of the conference room, 2″ away from the wall. Locate an ID point by snapping to the inside upper-left corner of the conference room. Start the polyline @48,-2 (relative coordinates) away from the point. Finish drawing the credenza by using direct distance entry. You can use feet or inches. Remember, AutoCAD defaults to inches in architectural units, so use the foot (′) symbol if you are using feet. Be sure to draw the credenza using one operation of Polyline so it is one continuous polyline. Use the Close option for the last segment of the polyline (Figure 3-7).

  

  Figure 3-7 Draw a credenza and a conference table; chamfer the corners

• Step 16. Draw a conference table 120″ long by 48″ wide using the LINE command. You can determine the location of the first point by using ID Point or by using grid and snap increments. Use direct distance entry to complete the table. Refer to Figure 3-7 for the location of the table in the room.

• Step 17. Zoom in on the table.