AutoCAD

Draft G+1 residential ground and first floor plans

Software: AutoCAD
Platform: Windows
Length: 1 h 07 min
Resolution: 3200 × 2000
Output: DWG, DXF

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Task

Draft the ground floor and first floor plans of a two-storey (G+1) residence on a 26'-6" x 49'-2" plot. Place the two plans side by side in model space, in inches at 1:1, matching the supplied dimensioned diagrams diagram_01.png and diagram_01_detail01.png to diagram_01_detail06.png. Each plan shows the red plot outline.

Dimensions (5 in total):

On each plan, an overall width of 318 (26'-6") and an overall depth of 590 (49'-2").
On the ground floor plan, a built-depth dimension along the left side measuring 413.814, with its displayed text overridden to read 32'.

Draw walls, stairs with "UP" arrows, door swings, windows, fixtures and counters, furniture and landscape plants.

Ground floor rooms, each labelled with name and size: GUEST ROOM 10'X 11'6", C TOILET 9'6" X 5', OPEN TO SKY 7'2" X 5'10", WASH AREA 5'X 11'6", DINING 12' X 10'4", KITCHEN 12' X 10'4", LIVING 12'10" X 19', VERANDAH 4' X 4'8", OPEN AREA 7'8" X 13'8", LAWN 13'6" X 9'. Also label ENTRANCE and ROAD, and add the title GROUND FLOOR PLAN.

First floor rooms: BED ROOM 12' X 15'2", BED ROOM 14'6" X 18', OPEN TO SKY 6'10" X 4', DRESS 7'6" X 6'10", A. TOILET 5' X 11'6", DRESS 10'4" X 9'10", A TOILET 10'4" X 8', BALCONY 14'6" X 4'2", OPEN BELOW 15'2" X 9'6", LAWN BELOW 11'4" X 1-'6". Add the title FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

Layers (all Continuous linetype):

A-WALL: walls, ACI 7, 0.5 mm.
C-PROP: plot boundary polylines, ACI 1, 0.35 mm.
A-FLOR-STRS: stairs and UP arrow leaders, ACI 3, 0.25 mm.
A-GLAZ: windows, ACI 4, 0.18 mm.
A-DOOR: door blocks, ACI 4, 0.25 mm.
A-FLOR-FIXT: fixtures and counters, ACI 8, 0.18 mm.
A-FURN: furniture, ACI 31, 0.18 mm.
L-PLNT: plants, ACI 65, 0.13 mm.
A-ANNO-DIMS: dimensions, ACI 2, 0.18 mm.
A-ANNO-TEXT: the two plan titles and the labels ROAD, ENTRANCE and UP, ACI 7, 0.25 mm.
A-AREA-IDEN: room names and sizes, ACI 7, 0.18 mm.

Blocks:

Insert the three double beds as references of block BED-DOUBLE on A-FURN.
Insert the living sofa set as a reference of block 5456y5.
Place the 11 doors as block references on A-DOOR.

General requirements:

Nothing is placed on layer 0.
Dimensions are native dimension objects on A-ANNO-DIMS.
No hatching is used.

ReferenceSheet 1

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Rubrics16

R1
The drawing shall contain two plan views side by side: a ground floor plan and a first floor plan of the same 26'-6" x 49'-2" plot.
R2
The drawing shall include on the ground floor the guest room, C toilet, open to sky, wash area, dining, kitchen, living, verandah, open area, lawn and a staircase.
R3
The drawing shall include on the first floor two bed rooms, two dress rooms, two attached toilets, open to sky, balcony, open below, lawn below and the staircase.
R4
The drawing shall contain 5 dimensions: 318 (26'-6") widths and 590 (49'-2") depths on both plans, and one 413.814 dimension on the ground floor plan.
R5
The drawing shall display the 413.814 dimension with override text 32'.
R6
The drawing shall label rooms with name and size text such as 'GUEST ROOM 10'X 11'6"', 'LIVING 12'10" X 19'', 'BED ROOM 14'6" X 18'' and 'BALCONY 14'6" X 4'2"'.
R7
The drawing shall include the titles 'GROUND FLOOR PLAN' and 'FIRST FLOOR PLAN' and the labels 'ROAD', 'ENTRANCE' and 'UP'.
R8
The drawing shall have layers A-WALL (ACI 7, 0.5 mm), C-PROP (ACI 1, 0.35 mm), A-FLOR-STRS (ACI 3, 0.25 mm), A-GLAZ (ACI 4, 0.18 mm) and A-DOOR (ACI 4, 0.25 mm), all with Continuous linetype.
R9
The drawing shall have layers A-FLOR-FIXT (ACI 8, 0.18 mm), A-FURN (ACI 31, 0.18 mm), L-PLNT (ACI 65, 0.13 mm), A-ANNO-DIMS (ACI 2, 0.18 mm), A-ANNO-TEXT (ACI 7, 0.25 mm) and A-AREA-IDEN (ACI 7, 0.18 mm), all with Continuous linetype.
R10
The drawing shall place wall lines on A-WALL, the plot boundary polylines on C-PROP, stair lines on A-FLOR-STRS and window lines on A-GLAZ.
R11
The drawing shall place room name/size text on A-AREA-IDEN and the plan titles, ROAD, ENTRANCE and UP labels on A-ANNO-TEXT.
R12
The drawing shall place doors as 11 block references on layer A-DOOR.
R13
The drawing shall define block BED-DOUBLE and insert it 3 times (one per bedroom) on A-FURN.
R14
The drawing shall represent the living sofa set as a reference of block 5456y5 and keep plants on L-PLNT.
R15
The drawing shall have no objects on layer 0.
R16
The drawing shall use native dimension objects for all dimensions, placed on layer A-ANNO-DIMS.

Gold outputG_1_PLAN_02DWG, DXF

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Narration402

00:00
Switched to AutoCAD and entered the UN command, opening the Drawing Units dialog.
Open drawing unit settings.
00:05
Opened the Length Type dropdown in Drawing Units and clicked through unit-setting controls, leaving the dialog open.
Adjust drawing units.
00:17
Returned to the drawing, started the RECTANG command, and positioned the cursor to specify the first corner.
Create a rectangle.
00:27
Entered dynamic dimensions for the rectangle and specified the opposite corner, producing a rectangular outline in the drawing.
Define the rectangle dimensions.
00:32
Continued entering dynamic input values for the rectangle and pressed Enter to complete the opposite-corner specification.
Complete the rectangle.
00:42
Navigated the drawing with middle-button clicks and scrolling, then started OFFSET and selected the rectangle; entered an offset distance prompt without completing the offset.
Offset the rectangle.
00:59
Entered offset values through the dynamic input, confirmed them, and clicked in the drawing while AutoCAD remained in the Offset command; then canceled one prompt.
Continue creating parallel geometry with the Offset command.
01:13
Entered an offset distance of 10, confirmed it, and selected a vertical line; AutoCAD displayed the resulting parallel line and prompted for another side selection.
Offset the selected vertical edge by a specified distance.
01:23
Entered an offset distance of 4.5, confirmed it, and continued selecting points and adjusting the view while AutoCAD processed the offset; a new parallel rectangular edge appeared.
Add another precisely spaced parallel edge to the drawing.
01:37
Confirmed the pending offset input, adjusted the view, and clicked the drawing to continue the active Offset command.
Continue placing another offset feature in the drawing.
01:43
Entered and confirmed another 4.5 offset value, adjusted the view, and clicked the drawing to continue the Offset command.
Create an additional evenly spaced parallel line.
01:50
Entered and confirmed an offset distance of 5'10", then clicked a horizontal area of the drawing; AutoCAD displayed the new horizontal offset line and continued prompting for another object.
Add a horizontal offset at the specified architectural distance.
01:57
Entered a 0.5-inch offset distance, confirmed it, and navigated the drawing while the OFFSET command remained active.
Create repeated offsets in the drawing using a 0.5-inch distance.
02:04
Entered a 1-foot-6-inch offset distance, confirmed it, and adjusted the drawing view while OFFSET remained active.
Set a larger offset distance for the next drawing operation.
02:09
Entered a 0.5-inch offset distance, confirmed it, canceled the active offset operation, and began entering another command before canceling again.
Continue offset construction and reset the command state.
02:13
Re-entered and confirmed the R command, dragged across the drawing to select or modify geometry, then canceled the active trim/extend operation and adjusted the view.
Modify existing drawing geometry with a selection-based editing command.
02:26
Entered and confirmed a 2-foot offset distance, navigated the drawing, and selected another drawing location while OFFSET remained active.
Apply or prepare another large offset to the drawing geometry.
02:36
Entered a 0.5-inch offset distance, confirmed it, zoomed and panned the drawing, and clicked near the geometry while OFFSET continued requesting an object.
Continue creating offsets at the specified distance.
02:44
Entered 1'4" and confirmed the offset distance, then clicked in the drawing to continue the active OFFSET command and entered 4.
Specify an offset distance and select the side for the next offset.
02:51
Entered .5" and confirmed it, then clicked in the drawing while OFFSET remained active and entered 1.
Apply another offset distance and continue selecting geometry for the offset operation.
03:05
Entered 0'4" and confirmed the offset distance, then clicked in the drawing and entered 4.
Create another four-inch offset and continue the active drafting operation.
03:11
Entered .5" and confirmed it, then used middle-button clicks to navigate the drawing, clicked to continue OFFSET, and entered 1.
Continue the offset sequence while navigating to another area of the drawing.
03:18
Entered 2' and confirmed it, adjusted the drawing view with scrolling, clicked to continue OFFSET, and entered 4.
Specify a two-foot offset and continue the drafting operation in the repositioned view.
03:24
Entered .5" and confirmed it, canceled the active OFFSET command with Escape, then began typing TR and submitted the command.
End the offset sequence and start a new AutoCAD command.
03:28
Activated AutoCAD, adjusted the window and view, and continued the active TRIM command by dragging and selecting drawing geometry.
Trim or extend selected drawing lines.
03:38
Canceled the active TRIM operation, adjusted the view, and started the MEASUREGEOM distance command before specifying a first point.
Measure a distance in the drawing.
03:48
Selected points in the drawing to continue the distance measurement and left the command awaiting a second point while adjusting the view.
Measure the distance between two drawing points.
03:58
Continued and then canceled the distance measurement, opened the Measure menu, and returned to the drawing with the geometry unchanged.
Inspect measurement options or measure drawing geometry.
04:12
Entered a command through dynamic input, adjusted the view, opened the Measure menu, and canceled the active operation before beginning a new command search for “T.”
Switch between measurement and editing commands.
04:31
Entered the command through dynamic input, adjusted the view, and dragged across the drawing to select or trim geometry.
Trim or extend drawing lines.
04:42
Adjusted the AutoCAD window and view, interacted with the drawing using middle- and left-clicks, and canceled the active TRIM command with Escape.
Manipulate and inspect the drawing while attempting a trim operation.
04:55
Entered and confirmed a command, navigated the drawing with middle-clicks and scrolling, dragged across the drawing, and canceled the active command with Escape.
Navigate and modify or inspect geometry in the AutoCAD drawing.
05:12
Opened the AutoCAD application menu, selected Save As, and began editing the drawing filename in the Save Drawing As dialog.
Save the current drawing under a new filename.
05:19
Edited the Save Drawing As filename field by deleting and entering characters, leaving a filename suggestion list open.
Set the output filename for the drawing.
05:24
Entered the filename “G+1 PLAN@02” in the Save Drawing As dialog and clicked the Save button.
Save the drawing as G+1 [hidden]
05:35
Returned to AutoCAD with the drawing renamed to G+1 [hidden], navigated the view with middle-clicks, and clicked within the drawing area.
Continue working in the newly saved drawing.
05:45
Resized and repositioned the AutoCAD window repeatedly while the OFFSET command remained active, then entered 9 as the offset distance.
Set an offset distance in the drawing.
05:58
Confirmed the offset distance of 9, selected an object and a side for offsetting, and left OFFSET prompting for another object.
Create an offset line in the floor-plan drawing.
06:09
Confirmed the previous offset-side prompt, adjusted the view with scrolling and window movement, and continued at the OFFSET object-selection prompt.
Continue placing offsets in the drawing.
06:17
Entered the distance 13'6" and confirmed it, then selected an offset side and returned to the object-selection prompt.
Apply a second, dimensioned offset to the plan.
06:22
Exited the active offset prompt, started TRIM, navigated and zoomed the drawing, and selected geometry for trimming.
Trim intersecting or excess lines in the floor plan.
06:32
Continued selecting and trimming drawing geometry while panning and zooming, then canceled TRIM and left the drawing in a broader plan view.
Clean up the floor-plan linework.
06:51
Entered and confirmed an AutoCAD command, adjusted the drawing view through dragging, canceled an active operation, and began entering an offset distance.
Modify or inspect the floor-plan geometry using AutoCAD commands.
06:57
Completed the offset-distance entry, canceled the OFFSET command, and navigated the floor-plan view with middle-button panning and zooming.
Set up or inspect a different area of the floor plan after canceling the offset operation.
07:05
Repositioned the AutoCAD view repeatedly, canceled the pending command, and left the floor plan displayed at a broader view.
Adjust the drawing view for inspection.
07:15
Started a measurement operation, selected a first point, and left AutoCAD waiting for a second point before canceling.
Measure a distance in the floor plan.
07:25
Navigated the drawing with middle-button panning and scrolling, then clicked near the upper-right area while the measurement prompt remained canceled.
Inspect another portion of the floor plan.
07:35
Canceled the remaining measurement workflow, panned and scrolled through the floor plan, and ended with the drawing centered on a lower section.
Review and reposition the floor-plan view.
07:54
Entered R and pressed Enter, then dragged and clicked repeatedly in the AutoCAD drawing while the TRIM command prompted for another fence point.
Trim or modify selected drawing edges using a fence selection.
08:04
Continued the TRIM fence interaction, panned or zoomed the drawing with middle-button actions, then canceled the command with Escape.
Inspect the drawing and stop the active trim operation.

08:14
Panned and zoomed across the floor-plan drawing with middle-button actions, then initiated MEASUREGEOM and left AutoCAD prompting for the first point.
Navigate to a drawing area and begin measuring geometry.
08:30
Entered a distance value of 9'6" for MEASUREGEOM, canceled the measurement, and started an OFFSET operation that prompted for the second point.
Measure or offset geometry using a specified distance.
08:38
Entered 9'6" as the OFFSET distance, selected a drawing object, and positioned the cursor to specify the side for the offset.
Create a parallel offset at the specified distance.
08:48
Panned and zoomed the drawing, then continued the active MEASUREGEOM operation by selecting points while AutoCAD displayed a 9'-3" measurement.
Measure distances in the floor-plan drawing.
08:58
Resized and repositioned the AutoCAD window, navigated the drawing view, and activated MEASUREGEOM Distance. Began specifying the first point, then canceled the measurement after zooming or panning.
Measure a distance in the floor-plan drawing.
09:08
Panned and zoomed the floor-plan view, then repositioned the AutoCAD window and left the command area ready for another operation.
Adjust the drawing view and prepare for continued editing.
09:17
Navigated around the drawing, canceled the active command, and started a STRETCH operation by selecting or dragging near the plan geometry. Canceled the stretch before completing it and returned to the drawing view.
Attempt to adjust existing floor-plan geometry.
09:35
Entered a command shortcut and confirmed it, then dragged repeatedly across the drawing while AutoCAD displayed the STRETCH prompt. Continued manipulating the view or selection without a visible completed result.
Stretch or reposition selected drawing geometry.
09:45
Continued dragging in the drawing while AutoCAD displayed the TRIM prompt, then clicked and canceled the operation. Adjusted the view afterward.
Trim selected floor-plan edges.
09:55
Navigated and resized the AutoCAD window, then activated MEASUREGEOM Distance and began specifying a first point. Canceled the measurement without selecting a second point.
Measure a distance in the floor-plan drawing.
10:09
Canceled the active line and stretch operations, navigated the AutoCAD view, and began a new line command before switching into stretch-related interaction.
Edit and inspect the floor-plan geometry using AutoCAD drafting commands.
10:25
Entered the TRIM command, then dragged across the drawing and selected a point while AutoCAD prompted to select an object to trim or extend.
Trim selected portions of the floor-plan geometry.
10:35
Continued dragging and clicking within the drawing while TRIM remained active, then navigated the view with additional middle-button actions and scrolling.
Continue selecting geometry for trimming and reposition the drawing view.
10:46
Continued the TRIM selection with a long drag and click, navigated to a wider floor-plan view, canceled the active command, and issued a save command.
Finish the trimming pass, save the drawing, and review the resulting layout.
10:57
Switched briefly to the recorder window, pressed Escape, scrolled and middle-clicked, then returned to AutoCAD and canceled the active command.
Briefly inspect or interact with the recorder window before resuming the drawing.
11:04
Entered the R command and confirmed it, then dragged and clicked across the AutoCAD floor plan while the TRIM prompt remained active, with additional scrolling and middle-button navigation.
Continue editing and trimming the floor-plan geometry.
11:14
Manipulated the AutoCAD view with panning, zooming, and middle-click navigation while the TRIM command remained active; pressed Escape and began entering another command.
Inspect the floor-plan geometry and continue editing with AutoCAD commands.
11:28
Entered R and confirmed it, then navigated and zoomed the drawing while the TRIM prompt remained active; pressed Escape to cancel and began entering L.
Adjust the drawing view and switch from the current trim operation to another command.
11:34
Confirmed the command input, clicked in the drawing, and started the LINE command at a corner; entered R and then canceled the operation.
Attempt to create or modify line geometry near the plan corner.
11:38
Entered and confirmed commands, clicked and dragged around the plan, and navigated the view; canceled the active operation and opened the Modify ribbon panel.
Edit and inspect the floor-plan geometry using modify tools.
11:48
Selected the JOIN tool from the Modify panel and activated it; left AutoCAD prompting for a source object or multiple objects to join.
Join adjacent line segments in the floor-plan drawing.
11:53
Navigated and zoomed the drawing, then selected geometry for JOIN; AutoCAD reported that two lines were joined into one line, and began entering T.
Combine selected floor-plan segments and continue with another editing command.
11:58
Entered and confirmed the R command, navigated and zoomed/panned around the floor-plan drawing, then used the active TRIM command to select or drag across geometry before canceling it.
Modify or inspect floor-plan linework with TRIM.
12:11
Entered and confirmed R, navigated the drawing with zoom/pan gestures, and dragged across the floor-plan geometry while the TRIM prompt remained active.
Continue trimming or inspecting drawing geometry.
12:21
Navigated and zoomed around the floor plan, dragged across drawing areas during the active TRIM command, then canceled the operation and issued a save command.
Review the drawing and save the current AutoCAD file.
12:31
Typed TOOL through the AutoCAD command input, resulting in an unknown-command warning for TOOL.
Attempt to open a tool-related AutoCAD command.
12:35
Canceled the unknown command, typed TOOL again through dynamic input, and returned to the drawing without executing a valid command.
Retry and then dismiss the tool-related command entry.
12:42
Opened the Tool Palettes, briefly manipulated the palette window, and left the Architectural palette visible with Imperial and Metric sample tools.
Access architectural tool palette samples for potential insertion or use.
12:46
Returned to the AutoCAD drawing, manipulated the window and view, and initiated a MOVE command. Selected one object and left AutoCAD prompting for the move displacement.
Move a selected drawing object.
13:06
Resized and repositioned the AutoCAD window, then continued the MOVE command by specifying a base point and leaving the second-point/displacement prompt active.
Continue positioning the selected object with MOVE.
13:10
Paused in AutoCAD with the MOVE command still active and the dynamic input field visible, then switched to Windows Explorer.
Leave the pending AutoCAD operation and open another application.
13:15
Returned to AutoCAD, adjusted the view and window, and started MIRROR; selected an object and left the command at the object-selection prompt.
Mirror a selected drawing object.
13:22
Continued MIRROR by defining the first point and positioning the second point of the mirror line, with orthogonal mode indicated.
Define the mirror line for the selected object.
13:27
Completed the mirror-line input and reviewed the result, then zoomed and began another object-selection operation; the command line ended on MOVE Select objects.
Apply or inspect the mirror operation and begin a subsequent move.
13:35
Continued the AutoCAD MOVE command, selected one object, specified a base point, and positioned the cursor for the second point while the floor plan view changed.
Move a selected floor-plan element to a new location.
13:45
Completed the pending move, zoomed and navigated around the floor plan, then began a COPY operation and selected two objects.
Copy selected floor-plan elements.
13:58
Continued the COPY command in multiple-copy mode, specified a base point, and positioned a copied element at a new location in the plan.
Create repeated copies of selected floor-plan elements.
14:11
Selected objects and started SCALE, specified a base point, zoomed or navigated the drawing, and saved the drawing before leaving the scale operation active.
Scale selected floor-plan geometry and preserve the drawing.
14:22
Selected an object and started ROTATE, specified a base point, and positioned the cursor for the rotation angle.
Rotate a selected floor-plan element.
14:32
Continued editing the floor plan with COPY and SCALE commands, selecting and positioning geometry while zooming or panning between views.
Duplicate and resize floor-plan elements.
14:49
Switched to AutoCAD, adjusted the view and window, and continued the active SCALE command by specifying a base point and scale factor; zoomed out to show more of the floor plan.
Scale the selected drawing geometry and review the resulting plan view.
14:58
Entered R and confirmed it, then zoomed and panned the floor plan; activated TRIM and moved across the drawing while the prompt asked for an object to trim or extend.
Set up and apply a drawing edit using the TRIM command.
15:08
Selected and dragged across drawing geometry, canceled the active interaction, saved the drawing, and zoomed out to review the plan.
Modify or inspect the floor-plan geometry and save the drawing.
15:18
Zoomed and panned to a lower portion of the floor plan, then interacted with the drawing area and adjusted the AutoCAD window.
Navigate to and inspect a specific area of the floor plan.
15:29
Continued navigating and zooming the drawing, then started MEASUREGEOM and specified a first point followed by a second point to measure a distance.
Measure a distance in the floor-plan drawing.
15:34
Canceled the measurement interaction, restored the AutoCAD window, and typed L to begin a new command; the drawing remained in a close-up floor-plan view.
End the measurement and initiate the next drawing command.
15:51
Activated the LINE command, specified a first point, and positioned the cursor to define the next segment while adjusting the AutoCAD window.
Continue drawing a line in the floor-plan drawing.
16:05
Confirmed the line input, placed another point, and continued positioning the next segment before cancelling or changing the active command.
Extend the line geometry in the floor plan.
16:15
Zoomed the drawing view, then initiated the MIRROR command and selected objects for mirroring.
Prepare selected floor-plan geometry for a mirrored copy.
16:28
Defined the mirror line for the selected objects, kept the source objects, and then began a ROTATE operation on the resulting geometry.
Mirror and subsequently rotate selected drawing elements.

Draft the ground floor and first floor plans of a two-storey (G+1) residence on a 26'-6" x 49'-2" plot.

Developed and edited a two-level residential floor plan in AutoCAD, including walls, offsets, trims, furniture, annotations, room labels, dimensions, stairs, and copied/mirrored elements. Saved the completed drawing as G+1 [hidden]