SKETCH THE FLOOR PLAN

Sketch the bedroom

Sketch the bathroom

Add a closet

Sketch the hallway

Sketch the living room

Sketch the kitchen

Sketch the stairs

 

We will use the following floor plan to complete the estimate.

Sketch the bedroom

  1. Click Sketch.
  2. If you don't see the North arrow  in the Sketch workspace, click View. Then select Legend.
  3. On the sketch ribbon, click Room. A 12'x12' room will appear in your sketch workspace.
  4. Click and drag your cursor towards the southeast portion of the workspace until the room has the interior dimensions of 16’ 3” by 15' 5".
  5. If you are having trouble getting the exact dimensions, do the following:
    1. Click and drag the east wall until the north wall dimensions appear.
    2. Click the interior dimension of the north wall.

    1. Type 16,3 in the box, and press Enter. The comma separates feet from inches, making it easier for you to manually enter measurements.
    2. Click and drag the south wall until the west wall dimensions appear.
    3. Click the interior dimension of the west wall. Type 15,5 in the box, and press Enter.
  1. Click the room to select it. Then click the room label.

  1. Label the room Bedroom, and press Enter.

Zooming in can make it easier to set accurate dimensions. Learn more about zooming in sketch.

Sketch the bathroom

  1. Click to select the south wall of the Bedroom.
  2. Holding Ctrl, drag the south wall until the east wall of the new room is 8' 5" long (interior dimension).
  3. Label the new room Bathroom.

Add a closet

  1. Press B on your keyboard, or click Break in the sketch ribbon.
  2. Click the east wall of the Bedroom, 7' 7" (interior dimension) down from the north wall.
  3. Holding Ctrl, click and drag the north section of the east wall to create a new room.
  4. Drag the east wall of the new room until the width of the room is 5' 1" (interior dimension).
  5. Right-click the new room, and select Properties.
  6. Name the room Closet.
  7. Under General, click Subgroup Of and select Bedroom to designate the closet a subgroup of the bedroom.
  8. Click anywhere on the Sketch workspace to close the Properties window and save your changes.

If you do not hold Ctrl, you will not create a new room. Instead, the Bedroom will expand. If this happens, press Ctrl-Z, or click Undo, and try again.

Sketch the hallway

  1. Click to select the south wall of the closet.
  2. Holding Ctrl, click and drag the wall until it snaps to the south wall of the Bathroom.
  3. Label the room Hall.

Sketch the living room

  1. Click to select the east wall of the hallway.
  2. Holding Ctrl, click and drag the east wall of the hallway to the right until the interior dimension of the north wall of the new room is 20’ 5”.
  3. Click and drag the north wall until the interior dimension of the east wall is 12’ 3”.
  4. Label the new room Living Room.

Always lay out your sketch from one direction to another. Trying to draw exterior rooms first and then adding interior rooms may cause an unhandled exception.

Sketch the kitchen

  1. Select the Room tool.
  2. Click in the upper right corner of the Closet to place the room.
  3. Drag the south wall of the new room until it snaps in place with the north wall of the Living Room.
  4. Drag the east wall of the new room until it snaps in place with the east wall of the Living Room.
  5. Label the room Kitchen.

Sketch the stairs

  1. Press C or click Staircase.
  2. Place your cursor along the south wall of the Living Room, and click 9' 8" from the east wall to set the bottom step.

You may need to adjust the orientation of the stairs before you set the first step. You can do this by pressing the Tab button on your keyboard.

  1. Move your cursor east, until it snaps to the east wall of the Living Room. Click to set the top step.

  1. Right-click the Stairs, and select Properties. Set the Ceiling Type to Sloped.
  1. Set the Subgroup Of field to None.
  2. Click anywhere on the Sketch workspace to close the Properties window and save your changes.

 

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