give us a hand on houses

ive currently got autocad2010 and need some practice step by step guides on how to draw simple houses , flats or any type of buildings really im interested in 3d or isometric so if anybody knows of any websites or indeed have their own ideas that would be very helpfull as college only seems to teach you basic shapes and floor plans . cheers:?

There is many tutorials on this site as well as on many others. Do a search and you will likely find what you need.

cheers mate will do

if you realy intersting in 3d you must ty solidworks.

if you realy intersting in 3d you must ty solidworks.

Soildworks for houses? Maybe AutoCAD Arch. instead

Buy yourself a copy of the book AutoCAD 2010 - AutoCAD LT 2010 No Experience Required. It will take you step-by-step through the construction of a 3D cabin.

yeah thanks lads ive got solid works st on my home computer but find its more designed for product design as well as autocad 2010 i have got the grips with solid edge just want practice houses in 3d something a bit harder than floor plans cheers il give the book a try

You might like some downloads free.

Dissect them picking up some knowledge while doin' so.

http://www.cadforum.cz/catalog_en/?q=house+plans

brilliant tankman thanks alot moreless what i was looking for cheers

brilliant tankman thanks alot moreless what i was looking for cheers

And, you might like this 2D and isometric tutorial.

Keep in mind, you can download the various lessons in *.pdf file format.

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/48-568/2DVideosWEB_files/frame.htm

And this link for 3D tutorial.

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/48-568/PDFs/3D_AutoCAD_2009.pdf

Extrude some floorplans..

Change your view to a 3d SW view (or equivalent view angle) Region the lines that make (both sides of) a wall, and extrude it. It'll quickly give you a feel for how you mess around with that stuff.

Then look at how you change your UCS.

My first 3d project was to model a brick plus mortar (in 2d first) and then extrude it, and I used it to model the outside walls of the office building I sat in.. I even managed to match the block courses. Next, I added windows, doors, internal walls, etc.

Right up until I eventually modelled my desk, my chair, and some of it's clutter. By doing it that way.. it progressively required more and more commands from me as the detail level increased.. I must have pressed F1 a thousand times that day, but I learned a hell of a lot from it.

I learn best when I'm trying to accomplish a specific task that uses what I'm trying to learn.

cheers mike il have a go thanks for the advice

thanks for the 2d and 3d tutorial found the 3d one very helpful got alot to learn next week alot of goods points cheers mate have a good weekend

bensonse1 we are all learning everyday. Life is a learning experience.

Get good at what you want to do, you'll be rewarded. Good luck!

Is Autocad the preferred application for home and office construction?

I want to know if homes are typically drawn from a solid wall construction design, or with all the studs, joist, sub-floors ? I learn a great deal of construction methods from the TV show Holmes on Homes and how homes are constructed. I would like to give it a shot on designing a home in auto-cad but want to know if cad is only used to show only solid walls or stud construction?

Also, my dad is getting ready..some time to put in Seismic anchoring of his home to the foundation. Has anyone had experience drawing up the proper anchor points for home construction?

im construction engineer student (2 years).

we using autocad in order to make plans, elevations, section ect.

but software is a tool like a pencil, if you have no idea what you doing you not going to make it.

also you have to understand that an architect and construction engineer jobs are diferent.

Architects just make a drawing to show client how it looks (atract client).

i mean its like a picture with dimensions.

but there are no solution how to construct.

so architects using programs like revit architecture, archicad ect

also a lot of architects using the same autocad.cause its universal program.

but it takes more time to make the same things cause all the stuff you have to do manualy.i know that there is autocad arc suit.

if you want to construct building, autocad is good program.

but tv is not enouth. in real life people have to calculate loads.i mean wals,roof construction ect.for calculation we using Staad.

i have to say that there is no diference how you draw in 2d or 3d.the goal is to make drawings.

so you can start in 2d then make 3d, or you can start from 3d.

the is no diference.

but i have to say that construction engineer basicly workind in 2d space.

for us 3d is not nesasary but it doesnt mean that we cant make 3d model and then make section, projection ect.

an architect like 3d cause it gives better understanding how building will look in reality.

in revit you can draw in 2d and program generate 3d for you.

Lortech:

Where are you posting from, or, where is your Dad's house located?

I've done a lot of work using seismic tiedowns for chemical storage tanks.

The old code, UBC (Uniform Building Code), is being replaced by the IBC (International Building Code).

California has a CBC (California Building Code) which is ZIP code specific.

Florida, not earthquake worried, is making their own specific code.

Part of all the codes relating to seismic, is wind. Of course, Florida is in the wind zone. Wind loads are based on wind speeds of 100 MPH or more.

Tiedowns are designed keeping the weight and height of whatever needs to be secure.

Students can download Autodesk Revit for free from http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity

I think if I were just starting out I would want to learn one of the next-generation tools rather than AutoCAD.

It is also a old heritage Victorian house. House also has some water issues. When it rains, the is a small stream going though the basement. This was never revealed to my motherinlaw when the house was first purchased. I do not think the house has a weeping system on the outside foundation of the house or those black plastic dimpled sheets as often shown in the Holmes on homes show.

Anyway, do the anchors look like just ordinary anchor bolts with expandable steel sleeves on them, or look like l brackets that anchor into the top of the concrete wall and into the sides of the concrete wall?

Are the anchor bolts your Dad is installing part of a retrofit or new construction? Each would be done differently in my opinion.