Explore the process of creating partition plans and implementing design elements such as glass partitions in architectural layouts. This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to draw and position partitions, particularly glass walls, in a conference room design.
Key Insights
- The article demonstrates how to switch to the partition plan view and zoom into specific areas such as office spaces.
- It explains the process of creating and positioning a glass wall, including the creation of a metal frame represented by a rectangle and the glass portion represented by a line in between.
- The author uses specific commands such as 'M' for move and 'C-O' for copy, teaching readers how to manipulate and duplicate design elements within the partition plan.
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Now let's take a look at the partition plan. Change your view over to the i-102 tab and we're looking at the partition plan now. Let's go ahead and double click right on that partition view.
We'll get that wider line letting us know we're in that view and we can zoom in. Let's look first at these two offices. We'll notice that these partitions are just like the partitions or walls that we drew in the residential set.
If we look up here we'll notice a difference in the conference room. These partitions have some lines and that's because this is showing a glass wall. Imagine a metal frame represented by these rectangles and then a piece of glass between them.
So let's go ahead and finish this wall right here. Let's first go to layer and let's go ahead and go up to the eyes. So eye for interiors and glazing new.
Eye glaze new. Let's double click to make that the current layer and close our layers. Let's start by making a rectangle.
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R-E-C-T for rectangle and we'll click somewhere. Click and move our cursor away. Now we want to set the dimensions.
Let's do four inches and then tab and then two inches. Enter. We've got a four by two rectangle.
Now we can select it and we'll use M to move it into place. I'm going to turn on my O-snap. Grab the bottom corner and click and place it right here on this partition.
Now I want to select it and copy. C-O to copy. Click and bring it all the way to the top right adjacent to the existing wall and then hit escape.
Now all I need is one more rectangle in the middle so I will select the first one. I'll zoom in a little tighter make it easier to see. C-O to copy.
On the right side of that rectangle I'm going to snap to the midpoint. Click and then place it on the midpoint of this wall right there. Perfect.
So that is the vertical frame or the vertical metal component of this glass wall and now I need to draw a line. L-I-N-E and go from midpoint of the bottom rectangle to the midpoint of the top rectangle and that shows that there is glass between the metal frame. I'll do that again.
Line command and midpoint to midpoint and now I have a conference room with glass partitions or glazing or window wall.
