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Column grids give you just the support you need, letting you quickly add columns to your drawings.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
With AutoCAD Architecture, grids anchor other objects, such as columns, and constrain their locations.
00:10
With column grids, you can place columns at the intersections within a grid.
00:14
To begin, expand the Tool Palettes, and from the Design tab, select Column Grid.
00:21
In the drawing area, pick a point to set as the origin for the grid.
00:25
On your keyboard, press ENTER twice to end the command.
00:30
Once the origin is placed, select the grid.
00:34
The ribbon updates to show the Column Grid tab.
00:38
Change the viewport to an Isometric view.
00:41
To add columns, back in the Tool Palettes, Design tab, click Column.
00:46
Next, hover your cursor over an intersection in the grid.
00:51
A tooltip displays, indicating how to cycle through the various options for inserting columns.
00:57
The first one, Add a column to a node allows you to add one column to a specific node —the point in which the grid intersects.
01:07
The other two options allow you to select multiple nodes to place multiple columns.
01:12
On your keyboard, press CTRL to activate the second option,
01:15
Pick or window to select nodes.
01:18
Icons display at the nodes, or grid intersections.
01:23
Press CTRL again for the third option to Add columns to all nodes.
01:27
Once you have the last option enabled, pick a node, and columns are placed on all the nodes in the grid.
01:34
Press ESC to end the command.
01:37
Using column grids to place individual or multiple columns allows you to accurately and quickly place columns in your drawing.
Video transcript
00:03
With AutoCAD Architecture, grids anchor other objects, such as columns, and constrain their locations.
00:10
With column grids, you can place columns at the intersections within a grid.
00:14
To begin, expand the Tool Palettes, and from the Design tab, select Column Grid.
00:21
In the drawing area, pick a point to set as the origin for the grid.
00:25
On your keyboard, press ENTER twice to end the command.
00:30
Once the origin is placed, select the grid.
00:34
The ribbon updates to show the Column Grid tab.
00:38
Change the viewport to an Isometric view.
00:41
To add columns, back in the Tool Palettes, Design tab, click Column.
00:46
Next, hover your cursor over an intersection in the grid.
00:51
A tooltip displays, indicating how to cycle through the various options for inserting columns.
00:57
The first one, Add a column to a node allows you to add one column to a specific node —the point in which the grid intersects.
01:07
The other two options allow you to select multiple nodes to place multiple columns.
01:12
On your keyboard, press CTRL to activate the second option,
01:15
Pick or window to select nodes.
01:18
Icons display at the nodes, or grid intersections.
01:23
Press CTRL again for the third option to Add columns to all nodes.
01:27
Once you have the last option enabled, pick a node, and columns are placed on all the nodes in the grid.
01:34
Press ESC to end the command.
01:37
Using column grids to place individual or multiple columns allows you to accurately and quickly place columns in your drawing.
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