Digital Drafting 1

Two-dimensional architectural drafting for interiors using a digital drafting software titled AutoCAD, with an introduction to a three-dimensional architectural drafting software called SketchUp.

Drawn in AutoCAD

Hatching Assignment

The goal of the assignment was to get more familiar with AutoCAD and learn how to use the tools that I am going to use the most. A few of those include, but are not limited to, Line, Layers, Array, and Hatch. The line tool is used for making lines. Layers are very important when working in AutoCAD because it keeps everything organized. The array tool is what gave me this cool shape with the diamonds, that just so happened to make a star in the middle. And the hatch tool is what made the design that is in each closed shape with the color of my choosing.

The Hawthorne House

This home was built in 1947. Meaning it was probably very dated and was in need of someone to come in and give it some love. A young couple bought in hopes of making it their dream home. I was assigned to open up the wall that divided the Den and the Dining Room to make it more open concept. The Hawthornes also wanted a brand new kitchen, so I put in all new cabinets and appliances.

Existing Conditions

Floor Plan

Drawn in AutoCAD

This was the first part of the Hawthorne House assignment. I drew the existing floor plan into AutoCAD. I was given most of the dimensions of the house, but was challenged with finding the remainder. The hardest part of this assignment was trying to figure out the dimensions of the fireplace. It had to be precise, but that was tough because I barely had anything to base the measurements off of. After making sure the measurements were correct, I went on and made a Demolition Plan, Construction Plan, Section and Detail Plans, and Elevations of the kitchen which are all shown below.

Demolition Plan

The clients wanted to make a twelve foot opening between the den and the dining room. They also wanted all new kitchen cabinets and appliances. That is all shown above.

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Construction Plan

This plan shows the finished walls along with section and detail tags. I also included furniture in every room to help the client better envision how the space is going to look.

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Sections + Details

This page shows you the details of all the new base and upper cabinets that are going to be used. These plans are made to ensure that we get the right products at the job site.

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Sections + Details

This is a section of one of the exterior walls. I only included one section since it is supposed to be same around the whole house. This also confirms the use of correct materials.

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Elevation A

An elevation is a straight on view of whatever you are trying to show. This is an elevation of the right side of the kitchen. I chose to keep things quite simple and clean.

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Elevation B

This is an elevation of the left side of the kitchen. Since everything else is pretty simple, I chose a herringbone pattern for the hood to make it stand out and add character.

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SketchUp

Keychain Assignment

Because this was an AutoCAD focused class, we only touched on the basics of what SketchUp can do. I was asked to make a detailed keychain of whatever I wanted, and it would be 3D printed. I knew I wanted to do something that was personal so I started with the “Eleana” keychain. I finished that one faster than I thought I would, so I decided to challenge myself a bit and try to draw my home state of North Carolina. I found a picture that had a good outline and copied and pasted it into SketchUp. Then I used the freehand tool to trace around it (which was harder than it sounds). After I was done with that it looked a little bland, so I added the word home at the top and drew a heart roughly around the area of where my hometown would be. Overall, this was a fun way to dip my feet in the waters of the software and got me excited to do more with it.