Dream House Phase 2

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Dream House -- Phase 2

• Putting the sketch on the computer

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Before starting

• You must have an APPROVED plan sketch before
  beginning this step.
• See Mrs. D for an individual meeting.
• While you are waiting start researching your
  doors. Jump to this slide.

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Take the house that you have sketched had
approved!!!
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Add doors with the house plan template(in bin 7
under mailboxes)
These are approximate locations for the doors
you are just making sure you will have enough
room
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Add room namesabbreviations are fine
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Add some notes as to rough sizes (this will help
you draw the rectangles that are your rooms on
the computer)Use an architects scale ¼ 10
These are approximate sizes --- just to give
yourself something to start from
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Launch AutoCAD

• Open your dream house file
• Pick a spot out in model space away from the
  property to begin your house (we will place house
  on property later)
• Start on a con layer
• Draw the rectangles that makeup your house just
  like we did with the common house

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Draw the rectangles just like we did with the
common house-- Foyer / Front door at the bottom

• Offset the walls out 6 (wall thickness)
• BEWARE OF DOUBLE WALLS!!

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Line up walls

• Even out walls that dont match
• Keep in mind you have to put a roof on this
  creation
• Always keep in mind what the house might look
  like from the street (curb appeal)

Dont worry about sqft. I have approved your
design in our meeting.
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Explode all of your rectangles

• Trim where needed

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Label each room with name

• ALL CAPS
• Room Label Text style

Add leaders as needed
Try to put name in center of the room
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Label each room with the size

• If an odd shape add more than one X by Y
  dimension
• Figure out the size of each room using the
  dimension commands --- since the sizes may have
  changed since you initially designed them
• Add square footage of all rooms
• Try the area command on the initial rectangle
  that you have drawn
• Double check with a calculator

For more help Click here
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Use Dim command
Dimension pull down menu OR Dimension toolbar
(above) PUT ON a new CON LAYER Linear
dimensions Pick corners of room Drag in/out Add
room size based on measurements Later you can
turn off the con layer
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Adding Doors

• Before you add the symbols for your doors you
  need to identify your doors (start making your
  door schedule) open DH schedules file
• Research online for your doors
• You need actual doors to use for your house
  (inside out)

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Suggested sites to look for doors

• http//www.trustile.com
• This is the company where we got the doors for
  the common house (has .dwg files available)
• http//www.clopaydoor.com/r-home.asp
• Residential Garage doors
• http//www.marvin.com/
• Where we will be getting our window files from
  but they also have doors. (.dwg files)
• http//www.thermatru.com/
• http//www.andersenwindows.com