How to Create a Residential Plumbing Plan in AutoCad

Name: How to Create a Residential Plumbing Plan in AutoCad
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Learn How To Create A DWV and Water Supply Plan using AutoCad

Created byThomas Soltren

Last updated 1/2022

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Students will learn how to create a plumbing plan with Autocad LT 2019

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 41m total length

How to Know if you need a Plumbing Plan?3:19
Determine when a residential plumbing plan is required by city permit packages, understand licensed plumber liability, and identify essential labeling without over-detailing for AutoCAD plans.
Reviewing Floor Plan for Water Supply fixtures1:40
Identify fixtures needing water and drain lines in a plumbing plan—washer, dryer, water heater, fridge ice maker, lav, WC, tub/shower, sink, dishwasher—and map water lines in 3-D before CAD.
Review of Water Supply Plan in SketchUp 3D8:12
Explains modeling a residential water supply in a SketchUp 3d scene, detailing the city inlet, water heater, shutoff, hot and cold lines to fixtures, and practical pipe sizing guidance.
How To Create A Water Supply Plan in Autocad10:49
Explore creating an AutoCAD water supply plan by drawing inlet lines, routing hot and cold water to fixtures, adding shutoffs, labeling components, and depicting 1-inch lines with 45-degree branches.
DWV Planning Overview0:56
Identify fixtures needing drainage in the plumbing plan, including washer, sink, water closet, tub/shower. Note ice maker and water heater do not require drainage; review 3D drainage layout in AutoCAD.
Reviewing DWV Plan in SketchUp 3D8:21
Review the DWV plan in SketchUp 3D, detailing a three-inch main drain, sanitary tees, Santee connections, and venting; learn reducers, P-traps, and fixture sizing for a 2D plan.
How to Create DWV Plan In Autocad4:16
Create a 2d dwv drainage plan in AutoCAD by tracing the 3d layout, defining pipe sizes and turns, and labeling fixtures for contractor clarity.
Setting Pens for Plumbing plan and Plotting3:32
Set and preview pen settings to darken water supply lines, color-code text and walls, and plot drains with clear labeling; adjust scale to three-eighths for a permit-ready residential plumbing plan.

Requirements

Students should have a intermediate knowledge of Autocad and Floor Plan design

Description

In this course we will go over how to create a plumbing plan including a DWV layout and water supply layout using SketchUp as a educational tool for our plumbing diagram and then drawing 2D plumbing plans in Autocad. Students should have a basic knowledge of Autocad and Residential Construction. If you want to learn how to create a plumbing plan for residential homes this is the course for you.

Students should have a basic understanding of working with Autocad and a basic understanding of residential construction.

The course covers the following topics:

How to know if you need a plumbing plan for your project
How to review a floor plan to see what fixtures require a water supply.
Basic overview of how a water supply plan works in a residential home
How to create a water supply plan using Autocad
How to plan for DWV (Drain Waist and Venting) how to review the plan to see what fixtures require drainage and venting
Basic overview of how DWV plans work in a residential home
How to create a DWV plan using Autocad
How to set your pen settings to print out in Autocad

As your instructor I will always be available to answer any questions you may have along the way.

Who this course is for:

This Course is for anyone interested in Architectural construction and Plumbing design.