Project 2: Two-storey house

Project brief

The brief

Step 1 — Datums

1. 1Set levels: Ground 0, First 3000, Roof 6000 (plus a top-of-footing reference level if you like).
2. 2Add a simple structural grid on the external wall lines (1–3, A–C) and pin it.

Step 2 — Ground floor

1. 1Model external walls up to First, internal walls, doors, windows and the ground floor slab.
2. 2Place rooms.

Step 3 — First floor

1. 1Model external walls for First up to Roof — or make ground-floor external walls go Up to level: Roof if the build-up is the same.
2. 2Create the first floor slab by picking walls; add the stair opening.
3. 3Model internal walls, doors and windows for First; place rooms.

Copy/paste aligned to selected levels (Paste › Aligned to Selected Levels) moves repeated elements up a floor accurately.

Step 4 — Stair and roof

1. 1Create a component stair from Ground to First; check risers and going.
2. 2Add railings to the stair and a balustrade around the opening.
3. 3Roof by footprint on the Roof level; attach walls.

Step 5 — Documentation

1. 1Create a section through the stair and all four elevations.
2. 2Dimension both floor plans; tag doors, windows and rooms.
3. 3Create door and window schedules.
4. 4Create sheets A-101 (Ground), A-102 (First), A-201 (Elevations), A-301 (Section) and place views and schedules.
5. 5Export all sheets to one PDF.

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