Class Notes: Introduction to Computers for Architecture Majors

Fall 2008 - Section 1053X - Tue 10th Period (CSE/E211), Thu 10th-11th Period (Arch 116)

Instructor: Mark Schmalz, TA: TBD

Project 4 Assignment

• Goal. The purpose of this project is to provide experience in drawing a basic site plan and front elevation, and to learn to use AutoCAD features that we recently covered in class.

• Primitives. We will be using the following graphics primitives: Line, Circle, Text, Vertical Text, Arc, and Dimension, which we covered previously. The new commands for this project will be Copy, Move, Scale, Rotate, Zoom, and Pan, which we reviewed in recent classes.

• Features. Additionally, we will be using the feature Hatch, which we also used for Projects 1-3.

• Drawing Procedure. The following steps reference the simple Plan View and Elevation shown in Figure 1, below:
  Step 1. Set GRID and SNAP spacing to 0.5 drawing units, then set GRID and SNAP to ON, in order to display the grid and enable Snap to the Grid points.

  Step 2. In a disk file (e.g., Proj-4a.dwg), create a drawing that exactly reproduces the plan view shown in Figure 1 (minus the line scanning artifacts resulting from not-so-straight page placement), but in a size that is sufficient to be large enough for the bounding box discussed below. Put a title below it that says "Frank Lloyd Wright Design - Sturges House, Plan View". Put a bounding box approximately around the floorplan, and put the small box in the lower right-hand corner, with your last name, last four digits of your UF-ID and "CGS2470-F08-P4". This should be centered and printed on a separate sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper.

  Your drawing should be set up so that you have layers for GRID, EXT-WALLS, INT-WALLS, DOORS, WINDOWS, FRENCH-DOORS, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, LANDSCAPING, etc., as we discussed in class.

  Step 3. In a second file (e.g., Proj-4b.dwg), create a drawing that portrays the elevation shown in Figure 1. This is the exact elevation of the house for which you drew the floorplan, so be sure to get the scale the same as for the plan view. Do the textured features (e.g., lapboards and shingles) using the HATCH command, as you did in Project 3. Put a title below it that says "Frank Lloyd Wright Design - Sturges House, Side Elevation". Construct a bounding box and small box in the lower right-hand corner, as you did in the preceding drawing. This drawing should also be centered and printed on a separate sheet of paper so it looks neat and appropriately sized in that context.

  Use the same layers for this drawing that you used for the plan view in Step 2.

  
  
  Figure 1. CGS2470 - Plan view and elevation of the Sturges House (Los Angeles) designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. For convenience, you may assume that the unit squares in the plan view are 6'-0" by 6'-0" in size.
  Reproduced from "Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses" by John Sergeant (Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-8230-7178-2). Used for this not-for-profit educational application with permission of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ; Copyright (c) 2003 FLLW FDN, Scottsdale, AZ - For educational use only, not for commercial use of any kind.

• Grading. The project (3 drawings) will be graded as follows:

     Item                  Score
     --------------------- ----------
     PLAN VIEW                        (55 total)
       Accuracy and lines    20 points
       Features & symbols    15 points
       Furnishings & plants  10 points
       Box,Scaling,centering 10 points   
     SIDE ELEVATION                   (45 total)
       Accuracy and lines    20 points
       Features & symbols    15 points
       Box,Scaling,centering 10 points   
     --------------------------------
     MAXIMUM SCORE          100 points
  

• Hardcopy. The completed project (two drawings ) should be printed on a laser printer. A good place to print your drawings is the Architecture Lab or CIRCA computer lab on the second floor of the CSE building. Do not use a Xerox copier or do not copy the drawing from the Web page as an image. Both will be considered cheating, and will be dealt with severely.

• Items Due. The project is comprised of two pages, which must be stapled together with a metal staple. Give the instructor your completed project in class on (revised date) Thursday 09 October 2008. Projects turned in a day late will be penalized -10%; two days late: -20%. Projects turned in after the Monday following the due date will not be accepted unless accompanied by a documented excuse (note from your physician or advisor).