Architectural Drafting
Using AutoCAD
E x e r ci s e s
Chapter 20
Exercise 20-8
Tag: RoomName
Prompt: What is the room name?
Justification: Bottom Center
Text Height: 1/4"
Tag: Width
Prompt: What is the room width?
Justification: Top Right
Text height: 1/8"
ROOMNAME
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WIDTH X DEPTH
Tag: Depth
Prompt: What is the room depth?
Justification: Top Left
Text height: 1/8"
Single line text "X"
KITCHEN
12/6 X 11/6
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1. Continue from Exercise 20-7 or start AutoCAD.
2. Open ex20-7 and save the file as ex20-8.
3. Open DesignCenter. Use DesignCenter to drag and drop the DoorTag block from the
ex14-1 drawing file, and the WinTag block from the ex14-4 drawing file.
4. Confirm the annotation scale is set to 1/4″ = 1′-0″. You will use this scale, equal to a scale
factor of 48, to insert annotative door blocks, window blocks, and room tags.
5. Use the A-DOOR-IDEN layer to place the DoorTag block for all of the doors in the floor plan.
Be sure to enter values for all attributes as specified in the schedules.
6. Use the A-GLAZ-IDEN layer to place the WinTag block for all of the windows in the floor
plan. Be sure to enter values for all attributes as specified in the schedules.
7. Use the following steps to add room tags:
A. Set the ATTDIA system variable to 1 and set the 0 layer current.
B. Use attributes to create a room tag similar to the room name attribute shown.
Make the attributes annotative.
C. Create an annotative block from the attributes named RoomTag.
D. Erase all of the room name text in the drawing and insert the RoomTag block for
each room. Insert the blocks on the A-FLOR-IDEN layer.
8. Add all other notes, such as appliance labels, on the A-ANNO-NOTE layer.
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9. Your floor plan should look like the plan shown.
10. Save your work.
11. Keep AutoCAD open for the next exercise, or exit AutoCAD if necessary.
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Chapter 20 Exercises Architectural Drafting
Using AutoCAD
Exercise 20-8a
Tag: RoomName
Prompt: What is the room name?
Justification: Bottom Center
Text Height: 1/4"
Tag: Width
Prompt: What is the room width?
Justification: Top Right
Text height: 1/8"
ROOMNAME
WIDTH X DEPTH
Tag: Depth
Prompt: What is the room depth?
Justification: Top Left
Text height: 1/8"
Single line text "X"
KITCHEN
12/6 X 11/6
Finished Block
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Block objects
Architectural Drafting
Using AutoCAD
Exercise 20-8b
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