Sample Architectural drawings and blocks needed for self-build.

[scubadoo]

Hi there,

 

I used to use AutoCad Map 2008, still have my Windows copy but laptop went kaput and I've now moved over to MAC's so can't use it sadly. I'm making do with Draftsight, which is actually excellent for a free package.

 

Anyway, I'm working on a house extension and need to start drawing up plans. I'm being advised by a neighbour who's an architect but want to do as much as possible myself to save money and be as involved as possible so i can make informed decisions.

 

What I could really do with is some modern sample architectural drawings and blocks.

 

Does anyone have links to any or have any they could send me, I'd be very grateful. I just want to get an idea of styles and conventions. Annoyingly I used to have loads when I was using CAD at work but didn't keep any.

 

Cheers

 

Dave

[ReMark]

Sample architectural CAD drawings can be seen here:

 

http://www.andysbestcad.com/architectural.htm

[scubadoo]

Hmm, not quite what I'm looking for but thanks. Draftsight can't open dwf files.

 

any others? ideally residential properties or extensions?

[ReMark]

Have you tried the DraftSight community forums?

[scubadoo]

no, as it's not a draftsight specific question and i've always found this forum to be the best. I don't know if you've used the Draftsight 'community' but it's a right pain.

[Glen1980]

Try http://www.fastrackcad.com for blocks. A fair few companies use fastrackcad to produce blocks for them so you can find most of the ideal standard porcelain goods there, Marley drainage, jeld-Wenn doors and windows and lots of other stuff.

 

What sort of standard drawings are you looking for? Planning, building regs etc?

 

How are you getting on with draftsight? I found it very similar to Lt 2007.

Edited June 24, 2012 by Glen1980

[tzframpton]

Check out books on Half.com. I found this book that I own for under $8:

http://product.half.ebay.com/Architecture-Residential-Drafting-and-Design-by-Joan-C-Kicklighter-and-Clois-E-Kicklighter-2003-Hardcover/2309306&cpid=1136134003

 

There are a ton of used books like this to guide you along. You can even search specific trades, like House Framing, Home Foundation, Home Plumbing, etc. Usually those go for like $5. Half.com is an eBay subsequent site so you can use your eBay account to login and order.

 

I know it's not your original request but thought it might be something you'd be interest in.

[ReMark]

If you want an actual CAD drawing file of a house floor plan and the four standard elevations I can probably set you up with one that I did for Habitat for Humanity. I think I have a copy on my work computer. I can check on Monday upon returning to work.

[scubadoo]

Check out books on Half.com. I found this book that I own for under $8:

http://product.half.ebay.com/Architecture-Residential-Drafting-and-Design-by-Joan-C-Kicklighter-and-Clois-E-Kicklighter-2003-Hardcover/2309306&cpid=1136134003

 

There are a ton of used books like this to guide you along. You can even search specific trades, like House Framing, Home Foundation, Home Plumbing, etc. Usually those go for like $5. Half.com is an eBay subsequent site so you can use your eBay account to login and order.

 

I know it's not your original request but thought it might be something you'd be interest in.

 

Thanks, that looks useful.

[scubadoo]

Try http://www.fastrackcad.com for blocks. A fair few companies use fastrackcad to produce blocks for them so you can find most of the ideal standard porcelain goods there, Marley drainage, jeld-Wenn doors and windows and lots of other stuff.

 

What sort of standard drawings are you looking for? Planning, building regs etc?

 

How are you getting on with draftsight? I found it very similar to Lt 2007.

 

Thanks, that's great, I'll have a look.

 

At the moment I've done a basic survey which I've used to draft existing floor plans and sections and a proposed floor plan for pre-application advice. Now I need to produce the full plans for planning and think about building regs so I'm looking for examples of those.

 

I'm really impressed with Draftsight. I last used AutoCAD MAp 2008 and on the whole Draftsight does almost everything I need - I was never that advanced a user, just 2D stuff. I really miss the copy selection tool and the transform and rubber sheet tools though. However the recent update for the MAC version is pretty useless as there's a bug where you can't dock toolbars at the top and side of the screen!

[scubadoo]

Thanks, that would be great.

[Glen1980]

Here are the drawings for a proposal I did for a friend last year. Normally the planning officers are nice enough to tell you what drawings they are expecting and at what scale. I usually use 1:50 for plans and 1:100 for sections and ele's to keep it a bit vague. However I didn't get consent for this design as I didn't look at the SPD (Supplementary Planning Document), I'm a technical guy and only do working drawings normally! All of the documents are on the local authorities planning page so I didn't have much of an excuse.

 

If you need a location plan I usually download a CAD plan from Promap which has the copyright number on it depending on the site it costs £30+. Apparently LA's will check to make sure that the copyright for any maps are valid, so its no good photocopying an OS map they probably won't accept it.

Proposed and Existing.dwg

[scubadoo]

Here are the drawings for a proposal I did for a friend last year. Normally the planning officers are nice enough to tell you what drawings they are expecting and at what scale. I usually use 1:50 for plans and 1:100 for sections and ele's to keep it a bit vague. However I didn't get consent for this design as I didn't look at the SPD (Supplementary Planning Document), I'm a technical guy and only do working drawings normally! All of the documents are on the local authorities planning page so I didn't have much of an excuse.

 

If you need a location plan I usually download a CAD plan from Promap which has the copyright number on it depending on the site it costs £30+. Apparently LA's will check to make sure that the copyright for any maps are valid, so its no good photocopying an OS map they probably won't accept it.

 

Thanks, that is really kind of you.

[Glen1980]

Just thought, for the site plan and area maps the LA will issue with licensed copies of the OS map and you hand draw the extension/new build onto the paper copy. Not sure of the prices but worth checking out.