Erase unneeded walls, openings, symbols, cabinets and so on.Name it, for example, Basement or Foundation.Use the Save As command to make a copy of the main floor plan in the same folder. If your design requires a foundation, you must create a new drawing for the foundation plan. Adjust dimension positions as necessary.Add stairs and set them to the correct rise and run.As you add details, you may want to make minor changes to the floor plan to accommodate the cabinetry or appliances that you want to use.For common messages, add notation using the Speed Note libraries.Add electrical symbols and their connections.Complete your design by adding details from the libraries of pre-drawn symbols and cabinets.In the event of a computer failure or if you want to revert back to an earlier design, you can easily retrieve saved versions of the drawing from the Recovery folder for the current folder.Save your drawing using the Save command.
– Since dimensioning is very quick and easy, you will probably find it faster to erase all the working dimensions and extensions using the Type Erase command and replace them using Auto Dimension for exterior walls and then rescan the interior Dimensions.ħ. Interior dimensions must be manually removed and added again or existing interior dimensions must be manually relocated as needed.The existing exterior dimensions will automatically be erased and new dimension lines will be added.
Use Auto Dimension to update the dimension lines for exterior walls.In addition, new dimensions will be required to dimension the windows and doors. Many times the working dimensions that you have added to a drawing are not placed in the best location after the walls have all been relocated.Edit the dimensions that you place on the openings to quickly achieve this. Do not spend time trying to get the openings in their exact location. Place the windows and doors (openings) in their approximate location.When adjusting the vertical dimensions, start editing from the top and move to the bottom of the floor plan. For example, when editing horizontal dimensions, start editing on the left side and move towards the right side of the floor plan. Remember to work from one side of the floor plan to the other.Use the Edit command to set the exact position of each wall using the working dimensions that you added.Edit the wall dimensions to set walls in the exact position. Since you will remove them later on, you do not need to position them accurately.Ĥ. – These are working dimensions that you will use to accurately set the wall positions. Use the Dimension tool to scan in interior dimensions.Use Auto Dimension to place dimension lines for exterior walls.– Do not try to be precise at this time since later steps will add the precision.ģ. Sketch in the walls to the approximate length and position to form the room layout you are trying to achieve.For example, for exterior, use 2×4/Brick or 2×4/Siding. Sketch in the exterior and interior walls. The main floor plan will be created in this Drawing.Ģ.A new drawing is already created for you in the Project. Select Create a New Project from the Start Page, or select File ® New ® Folder and enter a name for the project.ġ. In order to locate the drawing you want, be sure that you organize your drawings into a format suitable for your business.ġ. As time passes, you will accumulate hundreds of drawings. The section Drawing Management describes two methods that you may want to use to store and organize your drawings.
This is from “Steps in creating a residential plan” in both your manual and the help file: