Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Creating a Layout Grid from Linework on AutoCAD Architecture
Click ➤ Open➤ACA_CS_03_Linework_Grid_i.dwg
Open the design toolpalette
Home tab ➤click tool
Or type in Toolpalettes
On the Design tab of the Design tool palette, right-click the Column Grid tool , and click Apply Tool Properties to ➤ Linework.
select the drawing linework, and press ENTER twice
On the command line, enter y, and press ENTER.
Press ESC.
Create a column on each node of the grid
On the Design tab of the Design tool palette, click the Column tool
Move the cursor over any one of the grid intersections until a column and a tooltip display.
this is the hard part...........
Press CTRL once to access the Add columns to all nodes option. A red circle displays wherever a column will be placed.
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On the Design tab of the Design tool palette, click the Column tool
Move the cursor over any one of the grid intersections until a column and a tooltip display
Press CTRL once to access the Add columns to all nodes option. A red circle displays wherever a column will be placed.
If it is necessary press Ctrl more than once and move the cursor until the red circle are displays
when you see the red circle Click to place the columns, and press ENTER.
Columns display at each node, however, some grid nodes do notrequire columns.
For example, all the grid endpoints do not need columns.
Select the extra columns at all the grid line endpoints, and press DELETE.
we need to delete some more extra colums as you can see from the tutorial
View the columns in 3D
Click View panel ➤ View drop-down ➤ View, SW Isometric
View the columns in 3D
Change the style of the columns
Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop- down ➤ Content Browser
In the right pane of the Content Browser, click the Design Tool Catalog - Imperial
In the left pane, click Structural ➤ Members
type in Cover 12 x 12➤ GO
On the lower-right corner of the Column Cover 12 x 12 icon, click (i-drop).
Drag the tool onto the tool palette, and when the dropper fills, release the mouse button
Close the Content Browser
On the Properties palette,
if your properties palette if not open just rigth click on the screen and click properties
click (Quick Select).
In the Quick Select dialog: ■ For Object Type, select Structural Member.
■ For How to apply, select Include in new selection set. ■ Click OK.
All the columns are selected
On the Design tab of the Tool palette, right- click Column Cover12 x 12, and click Apply Tool Properties to ➤ Column
Press ESC.
Use the grid bubble tool to label each line individually
Click View panel ➤ View drop-down ➤ View, Top
Right-click the Tool palette title bar, and click Document
On the Annotation tab of the Document tool palette, click the Column Bubble tool
Select the left endpoint of the top horizontal grid line
In the Create Grid Bubble dialog:■ For Label, enter A. ■ Clear Apply at both ends of gridline..
■ Click OK
Select the left endpoint of the grid line below the one that you just labeled.
In the Create Grid Bubble dialog: ■ For Label, verify that B displays. ■ Clear Apply at both ends of grid line.
Continue to select grid line endpoints to label the remaining lines as shown.
Use a letter sequence on the horizontal lines and a numeric sequence on the vertical lines.
DELETE the bubble that you are not going to use
keep deleting the extra bubbles
