Introduction
Prefabricated units in construction
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What you should know before watching this course
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Using the exercise files
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The new AutoCAD 2020 interface
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1. Setting Up the Plan View
Setting up a local grid
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Adding a setting out point (SOP)
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Working to CAD standards
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Setting up prefab unit template drawing (DWT)
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2. Developing the 2D Plan View
Adding walls and structural openings
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Adding service connections
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Adding windows and doors in 2D only
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Using 2D blocks for indicative layout
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3. Preparing for 3D
Setting out and checking local grid and setting out point (SOP)
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Moving from 2D to 3D in AutoCAD
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Utilizing model space viewports
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Developing finished floor level (FFL)
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Calculating finished ceiling level (FCL)
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Checking upper and lower opening levels
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Extruding structural openings
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4. Developing the 3D Unit
Converting polylines to regions to create wall objects
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Extruding the unit walls and partitions to the FCL
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Subtracting the structural openings
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Adding the ceiling
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Adding the floor
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Adding the door and window
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5. Developing Services in the Prefabricated Unit
Defining elevation values for services
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Adding 3D features for services
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6. Communicating Design Intent
Setting up your title block
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Setting up suitable named views
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Adding named views as viewports in the Layout tabs
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7. Annotating Your Unit Design
Setting text styles
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Setting an annotative dimension style
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Adding text labels
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Adding dimensions—make sure to scale vports
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Making sure that annotation only shows in the appropriate viewports
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8. Placing Your Prefabricated Unit into a Model
Setting up a model in 3D
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Using the clipboard to copy and paste
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Setting the prefabricated unit as a DWG to be used as a block
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Checking that the unit is inserted accurately
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Ex_Files_AutoCAD_Developing_a_Prefab_Unit.zip
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