how to display area in Autocad? watch till the end to learn how
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hello architect, how are you doing? it's time to save time in Autocad, so hurry up!
to start let's use the rectangle command by typing REC and pressing enter
next, click once and type D and enter to specify your distance. 15 feet by 8 feet
rectangle click once again. now that you have your rectangle, let's create a new layer
by typing la and pressing enter. click this icon and type the layer name.
in this case area. an important thing to do here is check the plot icon
to let AutoCAD know that we're not printing this layer. I'll also change the color to green
finally, apply this new layer to your new rectangle.
next, use the mtext command and press enter, click once, twice and type in
the following text. total plus and minus the number we don't know yet
but we're putting xx for now and finally S and F to specify that
this is a square footage but feel free to format this text. finally put your text
in your favorite text style and let's create one more layer to assign this new text
type LA and enter and this layer is going to be a total square footage
I'll change the color to red in these games
and finally assign this new layer to your AutoCAD area label
next you add an AutoCAD field to this area label. so click the following text
and choose insert field. here pick objects, object, and select the rectangle
next pick architectural, change your precision preference, and finally click additional format
I'll remove these suffix because it's better to put these
as a normal text. finally I'll press ok and ok. as you can see you added an
AutoCAD field to your area label. next you have to convert these into a block.
name your new block total area in these case and make sure specify on screen is checked
click OK and click the insertion point for this area block.
remember to save this block in your AutoCAD library. if you don't have one
I'll leave my architectural library down on video description. so to keep my library organized
I'll move it inside the block area. the next step is to press control 3
to open your tool palettes. hey if you're getting value out of this video so far
can you smash the like button? alright, let's finish this up! here, make sure
you save your drawing by using the qsave command
and then click you're Autocad area label block and add it to your AutoCAD palette
now right-click on this block and choose properties. here what you have to change is
the explore option to yes. finally, click OK.
now you are ready! so let's test it in this architectural floor plan. click on your area command
click your base point, move your area label in your desired position
and finally stretch your polyline rectangle to fit your floor plan
now all you have to do is use the regenerate all command by typing REA
and pressing enter. awesome! congratulations you just learned
how to display area in AutoCAD. and this is how you save time in AutoCAD, remember
that you can save somebody's time too by sharing this video. I'll see you here next week!
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