CIVL 114     Civil Engineering Drawing    2008/2009     

Dr. Thomas W.C. Hu          Email: thomashu@ust.hk         Course outline

(Due to large file sizes, please save the files first, then open. Otherwise, the PC may crash. File passwords are given in class)

Lecture material

Background knowledge + orthographic projections            Concrete blocks + detailing of beams             

Videos for visualization and understanding of construction drawings

(these .AVI files may require TSCC codec to view, download and install it if needed)

Combined footing (bottom steel)            Combined footing (column steel)            GB67

Lab Notes (PowerPoint) for AutoCAD 2006

Coming soon........

Title block drawn at A3 size (in mm)  Save & open it. Scale it up (by 50 if printing at 1:50, etc.). Then draw on it & save with new filename.

Videos to help you recall details of AutoCAD operation
Screen color Rectangles Survey problems Strirrup Truss Seawall block AutoLISP program
Turn screen white + copy to MS Word Rectangles Compu-graphical solution for resection

Intersection 

Intersection: quick way

1. Outline & fillet

2. Guidelines  

3. Polyline

1: Draw member & make block

2: Centerlines  & insert block

3: Mirror to complete the truss

4: Plate details by offset/extend/ trim

1. Elevation

2. Side view

1. Installing program

2. Preparing data file

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