Project 2.0 . Measured
CAD, Creating Design Drawings
The drawing of a plan and section is among the most inescapable of landscape analysis and design representation practices. This basic process of drawing and seeing facilitates a reduction of spatial data; it is a way of making the complex simple and then, at times, complex again. Your CAD documentation of Perkin’s Overpass will focus on fully representing the site while also illustrating the phenomenological attributes you have discovered through your many site observations.
With only digital techniques, your goal is to represent the landscape of Perkins Overpass through a corresponding elevation and plan. Using AutoCAD, you will replicate many of the same techniques used in drafting at a table with a pencil, however, you will also need to rethink the process of drafting with a new set of tools and concepts. Emphasis will be placed on the differences between analog and digital representational techniques. Among the topics, critical to the successful completion of this project are:
- a clearly defined representational schema
- accurately and aesthetically intriguing representation of site features
- drawing organization (layers)
- drawing in real world units (model vs. layout)
- managing lineweight and value (.ctb files/object lineweight)
- inter and intra-program links (rasters, blocks, external references)
- indirect documentation and evaluation (.plt files, plotting through CADGIS network)
Your work will be evaluated on the qualities of the finished product as well as the organization of the files handed in that will be used in subsequent assignments.
Deliverables: Due March 2nd
- Physical Plot containing a plan and elevation, aligned at the same scale (the scale is your choice but the drawings must fit on on a 36″x48″ sheet)
- Include the following symbols: north arrow, graphic scale, project name, student name, and date
- .dwg file containing both drawings
- .ctb file (used to create plot)
Filenames must be formatted as lastname_firstname_project2.dwg
(fletcher/wilson/cantrell . 2004)
