AutoCAD for Interior Design and Space Planning

by Beverly L. Kirkpatrick BFA, NCIDQ, Adjunct Faculty; James M. Kirkpatrick; Hossein Assadipour

• ISBN13: 9780136787884
• ISBN10: 0136787886
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2021-11-16
• Publisher: Pearson Technology Group

Summary

Get Productive Fast with AutoCAD 2022: Master the Newest AutoCAD Features and Interface

In this guide, expert AutoCAD instructors and practitioners show how to efficiently use AutoCAD 2022’s powerful features in any interior design, architecture, or space planning project. Covering both 2D and 3D drawings, the authors walk you step-by-step through using AutoCAD 2022 prompts and commands, and fully mastering AutoCAD’s current interface, including the revised Start tab and  floating Drawing tabs.

AutoCAD 2022 for Interior Design and Space Planning has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes since AutoCAD 2015, from importing content with DesignCenter to creating solid modeling walkthroughs with 3DWALK and Animation Motion. It’s packed with features for better classroom and self-paced learning:

• 600+ updated illustrations and 100+ exercises demonstrating AutoCAD’s role in modern interior design, architecture, and space planning
• Moves from basic commands to complex drawings, helping learners build on what they’ve learned and quickly get productive
• Numbered step-by-step exercises help students learn in realistic situations, and then practice on their own
• Includes drawing layouts, plotting drawings, and using architectural scales to measure distances
• Several projects guide learners to create a tenant space, a hotel room, lecture and conference rooms, and a wheelchair-accessible commercial restroom appropriate for interior design, space planning, and architecture students

Author Biography

BEVERLY KIRKPATRICK has worked with AutoCAD for 30+ years, developing interior designs, space plans, and finish schedules for schools, banks, hospitals, churches, and car dealerships. She taught AutoCAD at college and high school levels.

JAMES KIRKPATRICK worked with and taught AutoCAD for 40+ years, established Eastfield College’s AutoCAD Training Center, and authored 30+ books in the field.

HOSSEIN ASSADIPOUR teaches CAD, CNC, CAM, and related topics, and wrote Learning AutoCAD in 20 Projects. He is professor of Division of Mathematics, Engineering Technologies & Computer Sciences at Essex County College.

DAVID BYRNES spent 38 years in design, drafting, and 3D modeling, working with AutoCAD since v. 1.4. A CAD consultant, instructor, and author since 1988, he contributed to Cadalyst magazine for 15 years, and taught 2D/3D design software at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and the University of British Columbia.

Table of Contents

PART I:  PREPARING TO DRAW WITH AUTOCAD

Chapter 1  Introducing the AutoCAD User Interface     1

Chapter Objectives     1

Introduction     1

Exercise 1-1 Examine the AutoCAD User Interface and Save a Workspace     2

Drawing Window and Graphics Cursor     4

Application Menu Button     7

Inputting or Selecting a Command     8

Ribbon     8

    Expanded Panels     9

    Dialog Boxes and Palettes     9

    Tooltips     10

    Flyouts     10

Command Line Window (<Ctrl>+9)     11

Quick Access Toolbar     11

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar Down Arrow and Showing the Menu Bar     12

Using AutoCAD Toolbars     13

User Coordinate System Icon     14

    Advantage of Using the UCS     14

Viewport Label Menus     14

ViewCube     16

Navigation Bar     17

Infocenter     18

Status Bar     18

    Drawing Coordinates Values (<Ctrl>+I)     18

    Model or Paper Space     21

    Quick View Tools     21

    Annotation Scaling Tools     21

    Workspace Switching     22

    Lock/Unlock Toolbar and Window Positions     22

    On/Off Hardware Acceleration     22

    Clean Screen (<Ctrl>+0 [Zero])     22

Modifying and Saving a Workspace     22

Getting Help in AutoCAD 2022     24

Closing AutoCAD     25

    Chapter Summary     26

    Chapter Test Questions     26

PART II:  TWO-DIMENSIONAL AUTOCAD

Chapter 2  Quick-Start Tutorials: Basic Settings and Commands     29

Chapter Objectives     29

Introduction     29

Following the Tutorials in This Book     30

Tutorial 2-1 Part 1, Beginning an AutoCAD Drawing: Saving Your Work; Setting Units, Limits, Grid, and Snap; Creating Layers     31

Beginning an AutoCAD Drawing     31

Saving the Drawing     32

    Save     32

    Save As     32

    DWT     34

    DWS     34

    DXF     34

    Drawing Name and File Name Extension     35

Units     36

Controlling Your Drawing     36

    Drawing Scale     37

    Drawing Limits and the Cartesian Coordinate System     37

Grid     38

    GRIDDISPLAY     38

Snap     40

Zoom     41

Drafting Settings Dialog Box     41

Layers     42

    Layer Lists     44

Linetypes     46

Lineweights     46

    Lineweight Settings Dialog Box     46

    Lineweight Display     48

Setting the Annotation Scale     50

Saving the Drawing     50

Using the Mouse and Right-Click Customization     51

Tutorial 2-1 Part 2, Drawing Lines, Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, and Donuts     52

Ortho     52

Drawing Lines Using the Grid Marks and Snap Increments     53

Erase and Undo     54

Drawing Lines Using Absolute Coordinates     56

Drawing Lines Using Relative Coordinates     57

Drawing Lines Using Polar Coordinates     58

Drawing Lines Using Direct Distance Entry     59

    DYNMODE     59

Circle     60

    Center, Radius     61

    Center, Diameter     62

    2 Points     62

    3 Points     63

    TTR     63

LTSCALE     63

ZOOM     64

    Zoom-Window     64

    Zoom-All     65

    Zoom-Previous     65

    Zoom-Extents     66

    Zoom-Object     66

    Zoom-Realtime     66

PAN REALTIME     66

Transparent Commands     66

REDRAW     67

REGEN     67

HIGHLIGHT     67

Move and Editing Commands Selection Set     67

    Options for Selecting Objects to Modify     70

    Window (W) and Crossing Window (C)     71

    All (ALL)     71

    Fence (F)     71

    Remove (R) and Add (A)     71

    Last (L) and Previous (P)     71

    Undo (U)     72

Grips     72

UNDO and REDO     73

ARC     74

    3-Point     74

    Start, Center, End     76

    Start, Center, Angle     76

    Start, Center, Length     76

    Start, End, Angle     77

    Start, End, Direction     77

    Start, End, Radius     77

    Continue     77

ELLIPSE     77

    Axis, End     77

    Center     79

DONUT     79

SCALE     80

    Reference     80

Adding Text     82

Command History     82

Tutorial 2-2 Plot Responses for CH2-TUTORIAL1, Using the Model Tab     83

Plot - Name     84

Page Setup     84

Printer/Plotter     84

Plot to File     85

Browse for Plot File     85

Plot Style Table (Pen Assignments)     85

Paper Size     86

Plot Area     87

Plot Scale     87

Annotative Property and Annotation Scale     88

Plot Offset (Origin Set to Printable Area)     89

Shaded Viewport Options     89

Plot Options     89

Drawing Orientation     90

Preview…     90

    Chapter Summary     92

    Chapter Test Questions     92

    Chapter Projects     95

Chapter 3  Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms     103

Chapter Objectives     103

Exercise 3-1 Drawing a Rectangular Conference Room, Including Furniture     103

Making a Drawing Template     105

Polyline     107

    Undo     108

OFFSET     108

    Through     109

    Erase     109

    Layer     109

EXPLODE     109

ID Point     109

TRIM     111

Rectangle     111

CHAMFER     114

    Polyline     114

    Undo     114

    Angle     115

    Trim     115

    mEthod     115

    Multiple     115

FILLET     116

COPY and Osnap-Midpoint     117

ROTATE     118

    Reference     119

POINT     119

DIVIDE     120

MEASURE     121

OSNAP     122

    Activating Osnap     122

    Copy, Osnap-Midpoint, Osnap-Node     123

MIRROR     124

Osnap Modes That Snap to Specific Drawing Features     127

Exercise 3-2 Drawing a Rectangular Lecture Room, Including Furniture     130

Running Osnap Modes     129

Osnap Settings: Marker, Aperture, Magnet, Tooltip     130

Making Solid Walls Using Polyline and Solid Hatch     132

From     133

BREAK     133

    First     134

    @     134

Polyline Edit     134

HATCH     136

ARRAY     138

    Rectangular     140

    Path     141

ARRAYEDIT     141

Distance     141

Exercise 3-3 Drawing a Curved Conference Room, Including Furniture     144

Polyline     145

    Width     146

    Half Width     146

    Length     147

    Close     147

POLYGON     148

    Edge     149

Grips—Add Vertex     149

Grips—Convert to Arc     151

ARRAY     152

    Polar     152

Exercise 3-4 Drawing a Conference Room Using Polar Tracking     155

Polar Tracking     157

Polyline Edit     159

Specifying Points with Tracking     160

Drawing the Chairs around the Conference Table     162

Completing the Conference Room     164

Using Command Preview     165

Choosing Selection Options     166

    Chapter Summary     167

    Chapter Test Questions     167

    Chapter Projects     170

Chapter 4  Adding Text and Tables to the Drawing     183

Chapter Objectives     183

Exercise 4-1 Placing Text on Drawings     183

Making Settings for Text Style     185

    Style Name     185

    Font Name     185

Making a New Text Style     186

Using the Single Line Text Command to Draw Text     189

Setting the Justify Option     191

Using Standard Codes to Draw Special Characters     192

Using the Multiline Text Command to Draw Text Paragraphs in Columns     195

Changing Text Properties     198

Checking the Spelling     202

Exercise 4-2 Using the TABLE Command to Create a Door Schedule     203

Exercise 4-3 Using the TABLE Command to Create a Window Schedule     214

    Chapter Summary     215

    Chapter Test Questions     215

    Chapter Projects     218

Chapter 5  Advanced Plotting: Using Plot Styles, Paper Space, Multiple Viewports, and PDF Files     223

Chapter Objectives     223

Understanding Layer Names, Colors, and Lineweights     223

Choosing a Plot Style     224

    Named Plot Style (STB)     225

    Color-Dependent Plot Style (CTB)     226

Exercise 5-1 Make a Color-Dependent Plot Style to Change Colors to Plot Black     226

Exercise 5-2 Plot a Layout with One Viewport     228

Model, Layout1, and Layout2 Tabs     229

Page Setup Manager     229

Center and Scale the Plan     230

Complete the Layout     232

Exercise 5-3 Plot a Layout with Two Viewports     233

Insert an Entire Drawing into a Current Drawing     233

Page Setup Manager     236

Copy a Viewport     237

Center and Scale the Plans     237

Complete the Layout     239

Exercise 5-4 Plot a Layout with Four Viewports     241

Viewports (VPORTS)     242

Use MVIEW to Restore the Viewport VP4 into Layout1     244

Page Setup Manager     245

Center and Scale the Plans     246

Complete the Layout     246

Exercise 5-5 Make PDF Files That Can Be Attached to E-mails and Opened without the AutoCAD Program     247

    Chapter Summary     250

    Chapter Test Questions     250

    Chapter Projects     253

Chapter 6  Drawing the Floor Plan: Walls, Doors, and Windows     255

Chapter Objectives     255

The Tenant Space Project     255

Exercise 6-1 Tenant Space Floor Plan     256

RECTANGLE     257

HATCH     258

ARRAY     258

Multiline Style     260

    Multiline Command     262

    Edit Multiline Command     268

EXTEND     269

PROPERTIES     269

LIST     270

COLOR     270

Linetype     272

Lineweight     272

Make Object’s Layer Current     272

Match Properties     272

Block     273

Wblock     276

Insert     278

    Insertion Point     281

    X Scale Factor, Y Scale Factor     281

Using Annotative Text     282

Inserting Entire Drawings as Blocks     284

Advantages of Using Blocks     284

Exercise 6-2 Hotel Room 1 Floor Plan     285

AutoCAD DesignCenter     287

    Chapter Summary     291

    Chapter Test Questions     291

    Chapter Projects     294

Chapter 7  Dimensioning and Area Calculations     297

Chapter Objectives     297

Eight Basic Types of Dimensions     297

Using Dimension Variables     298

Exercise 7-1 Dimensioning the Tenant Space

Floor Plan Using Linear Dimensions     301

Setting the Dimension Variables Using the Command Prompt     303

Setting the Dimension Variables Using the Dimension Style Manager Dialog Box     304

Using the Fit Tab to Scale for Dimension Features     309

    Annotative     309

    Scale Dimensions to Layout     310

    Use Overall Scale of: (DIMSCALE)     310

Linear and Continue Dimensioning     311

Aligned Dimensioning     315

Baseline Dimensioning     315

Adding a Dimension Break     318

Using Adjust Space     318

Exercise 7-2 Revisions and Modifying Dimensions     319

Setting the DIMASSOC Dimension Variable     319

Understanding Associative Dimension Commands     321

    Oblique     321

    Align Text (Home-Angle-Left-Center-Right)     322

    Override     322

    Update     322

Defpoints Layer     322

Using the PROPERTIES Palette     323

Accessing Match Properties     323

Using Grips     323

Drawing a Revision Cloud     324

Exercise 7-3 Tenant Space Total Square Footage     326

Defining the Area for Square Footage     326

Using the Cal Calculator     329

    Chapter Summary     331

    Chapter Test Questions     331

    Chapter Projects     334

Chapter 8  Drawing Elevations, Sections, and Details     337

Chapter Objectives     337

Introduction     337

Exercise 8-1 Tenant Space: Elevation of Conference Room Cabinets     337

UCS     339

    UCS Icon     340

    Draw the Upper Cabinets     341

Mirror     342

    Draw the Lower Cabinets     344

Stretch     345

    Complete the Drawing     354

Circles to Be Used with Multileaders     357

Exercise 8-2 The Multileader Command     357

Multileader Standard Style     357

Multileader     360

    Multileader Align     362

Change Multileader Style     362

    Multileader Collect     366

Multileader Add     367

Exercise 8-3 Tenant Space: Section of Conference Room Cabinets with Hatching     368

Prepare to Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Select Objects Boundary Option     371

    Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Select Objects Boundary Option     372

    Use the Hatch Command with the Add: Pick Points Boundary Option     373

Hatch; Hatch and Gradient Dialog Box; Hatch Tab     376

    Type and Pattern     376

    Angle and Scale     377

    Hatch Origin     378

    Boundaries     378

    Options     378

More Options     379

    Islands     380

    Boundary Retention     380

    Boundary Set     380

    Gap Tolerance     380

    Inherit Options     380

Edit Hatch     381

Exercise 8-4 Detail of Door Jamb with Hatching     385

Exercise 8-5 Use Point Filters and Object Snap Tracking to Make an Orthographic Drawing of a Conference Table     386

Point Filters     388

Object Snap Tracking     389

    Chapter Summary     393

    Chapter Test Questions     393

    Chapter Projects     396

Chapter 9  Drawing the Furniture Installation Plan, Adding Specifications, and Extracting Data     401

Chapter Objectives     401

Introduction     401

Exercise 9-1 Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan with Furniture Specifications     402

Draw the Furniture Symbols     403

Define Attributes (ATTDEF)     403

    Constant Attribute     408

    Variable Attribute     410

    Verify Attribute     412

Edit Text (TEXTEDIT)     413

QP (Quick Properties)     414

Properties Palette     414

WBLOCK the Furniture with Attributes Symbol     414

Insert the Furniture Symbols with Attributes into the Drawing     416

Complete the Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan     418

Edit Attribute, Single     418

Edit Attribute, Global     420

Attribute Display (ATTDISP)     422

Redefining an Inserted Block with Attributes Using the BLOCK Command     422

Block Attribute Manager (BATTMAN)     423

Synchronize Attributes (ATTSYNC)     423

Exercise 9-2 Extracting Attributes from the Tenant Space Furniture Installation Plan     424

Data Extraction…     425

    Chapter Summary     430

    Chapter Test Questions     430

    Chapter Projects     432

Chapter 10  DesignCenter, Dynamic Blocks, and External References     435

Chapter Objectives     435

Introduction     435

Exercise 10-1 Reception Area Furniture Installation Plan Using the DesignCenter     435

The DesignCenter     436

    DesignCenter Tabs     436

    DesignCenter Buttons     437

Exercise 10-2 Training Room Furniture Installation Plan Using DesignCenter and Dynamic Blocks     440

Use Block Editor to Make Dynamic Blocks     445

Exercise 10-3 Attach an External Reference to an Office Plan     456

XATTACH (Attach External Reference)     456

External Reference (XREF)     457

XBIND     457

Features of External References     457

    Chapter Summary     463

    Chapter Test Questions     463

    Chapter Projects     465

Chapter 11  Drawing the Reflected Ceiling Plan and Voice/Data/Power Plan     471

Chapter Objectives     471

Introduction     471

Exercise 11-1 Part 1, Tenant Space Lighting Legend and Reflected Ceiling Plan     471

Tenant Space Lighting Legend Symbols     473

Tenant Space Reflected Ceiling Plan     473

Exercise 11-1 Part 2, Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Legend and Plan     474

Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Legend Symbols     474

Tenant Space Voice/Data/Power Plan     476

    Chapter Summary     478

    Chapter Test Questions     478

    Chapter Projects     480

Chapter 12  Creating Presentations with Layouts and Making a Sheet Set     485

Chapter Objectives     485

Exercise 12-1 Make a Printed Presentation of the Tenant Space Project by Combining Multiple Plans on One Sheet of Paper     485

Use Create Layout Wizard to Set Up Four Viewports on a Single Sheet     486

Complete the Title Block     487

Use Layer Properties Manager to Freeze Viewport Layers     490

Scale and Center the Plans     492

Using MVSETUP to Align the Plans     492

Complete the Presentation     494

Exercise 12-2 Making a Four-Sheet Presentation of the Tenant Space Project Using a Sheet Set     495

Make New Layout Tabs and Rename the New Layout Tabs     496

Prepare the Layout Tabs for Plotting Drawings     496

Use MVSETUP to Insert a Title Block     498

Quick View Tools     500

New Sheet Set and Sheet Set Manager     501

    Chapter Summary     504

    Chapter Test Questions     504

    Chapter Project     507

Chapter 13  Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering     509

Chapter Objectives     509

Axonometric Drawing     509

Isometric Drawing     509

Exercise 13-1 Fundamentals of Isometric Drawing     510

Drafting Settings Dialog Box     512

Shape 1: Drawing the Isometric Rectangle     512

Shape 2: Drawing Isometric Ellipses     513

Shape 3: Drawing a Chair with Ellipses That Show the Thickness of a Material     515

Shape 4: Drawing a Shape That Has a Series of Isometric Ellipses Located on the Same Centerline     518

Shape 5: Isometric Detail with Rounded Corners     520

Shape 6: A TV Shape with an Angled Back     521

Shape 7: Isometric Detail: A Hexagonal-Shaped Vase     524

Exercise 13-2 Tenant Space Reception Desk in Isometric     525

Dimensioning in Isometric     532

Gradient Hatch     532

Exercise 13-3 Using Gradient Patterns to Render the Shapes of Exercise 13-1     533

    Chapter Summary     540

    Chapter Test Questions     540

    Chapter Projects     543

PART III:  THREE-DIMENSIONAL AUTOCAD

Chapter 14  Solid Modeling     547

Chapter Objectives     547

Introduction     547

Creating Primitive Shapes with Solid Commands     548

Creating Composite Solids with Solid Commands     548

Editing Solids with Solid Commands     548

Controlling UCS in Three Dimensions     549

    Dynamic UCS     549

Viewing Solids     549

    3D Views Menu Options     549

    SteeringWheels     551

    ViewCube     552

Editing Solids with Other Commands     552

Controlling Solids Display     552

Exercise 14-1 Part 1, Drawing Primitive Solids     553

Box     555

Sphere     555

Wedge     556

Cone     556

Cylinder     557

Torus     557

Exercise 14-1 Part 2, Using Extrude to Draw Extruded Solids     558

Drawing an Extruded Circle     558

Drawing an Extruded Polygon     558

Drawing an Extruded Rectangle     559

Drawing an Extruded Structural Angle     560

Drawing an Extruded Shape     561

Exercise 14-1 Part 3, Using REVOLVE to Draw Revolved Solids; Using 3DROTATE to Rotate Solids about the X-, Y-, and Z-Axes     562

Drawing Revolved Shape 1     562

Drawing a Revolved Rectangle     564

Drawing a Revolved Paper Clip Holder     565

Using 3dROTATE     565

Exercise 14-1 Part 4, Using CHAMFER and FILLET to Form Chamfers and Fillets on Solid Edges     566

Chamfering and Filleting the Top Four Edges of Two Separate Boxes     566

Chamfering and Filleting the Top Edge of Two Separate Cylinders     567

Exercise 14-1 Part 5, Using UNION to Join Two Solids; Using SUBTRACT to Subtract Solids from Other Solids     568

Drawing Solid Shape 1     568

Drawing Solid Shape 2     569

Joining with Union     570

Using Subtract     570

Performing a Hide     571

Exercise 14-1 Part 6, Using Sweep, Helix, Subtract, Loft, Planar Surface, Thicken, and Polysolid to Draw Solid Shapes     571

Sweeping an Object     571

Using Loft     574

    Creating a Bowl-Shaped Object     575

Using Planar Surface     575

Using POLYSOLID     576

Exercise 14-1 Part 7, Using Intersection to Form a Solid Model from the Common Volume of Two Intersecting Solids     577

Drawing Two Extruded Shapes at Right Angles to Each Other     578

Using Intersect     579

Wblocking the Intersected Model     580

Completing Exercise 14-1     581

    Chapter Summary     583

    Chapter Test Questions     583

    Chapter Projects     586

Chapter 15  Advanced Modeling     593

Chapter Objectives     593

Introduction     593

Exercise 15-1 Creating a Solid Model of Chair 2     594

Exercise 15-2 Creating a Solid Model of a Patio     597

RENDER     608

    Render Quality     608

    Destinations     608

Lights     608

Materials     609

Other Commands Available to Render, Animate, Attach Scanned Files, and Shade 3D Models     609

Exercise 15-3 Use Render Commands to Make a Photo-Realistic Rendering of the Solid Model in Exercise 15-2     610

Exercise 15-4 Create a Walk-Through AVI File for the Rendered 3D Patio     621

    Chapter Summary     627

    Chapter Test Questions     627

    Chapter Projects     630

PART IV:  APPENDIXES

Appendix A  Keyboard Shortcuts     633

Appendix B  Shortcut and Temporary Override Keys     641

Glossary     643

Index     647