Digital Tutors - Creating Working Drawings for Your Construction Documents in AutoCAD

In this set of tutorials I'll walk you through creating your first working drawing that you can attach to your construction documents.

We'll begin by creating the basic form of the section we want to detail. From there we'll take an organized approach to drawing by setting and naming the layers of each element we plan to include in the drawing. We'll start with the exterior brick wall and work our way in towards the interior. We'll learn how to add hatching and line work that will make our drawing easy to read. From there we'll learn how to detail a roof as well as some of the structural components that hold it together.

Finally we'll put some finishing touches on the drawing by adding text and leaders to label each element within our drawing.With these tools and tips I'm confident you'll be able start putting together your working drawings with ease and little time invested.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Drawing a roof plan

3. Finishing the roof plan

4. Drawing the basic form of the roof and wall

5. Refining the brick veneer detail

6. Adding hatch patterns to grout and brick

7. Drawing the sheathing and studs

8. Refining the wall detail

9. Drawing insulation for the walls and ceiling

10. Detailing the roof

11. Refining the roof detail

12. Adding connection details

13. Adding text and leaders to your drawing

14. Adding break-lines to our drawing