Drawing Site and Layout Plans

AutoCAD — what the recording must show

Exact AutoCAD release to be stated from the recorded session. Operating system to be stated from the recorded session; ribbon layout and shortcuts differ between Windows and Mac.

1. 1.Drawing setup: new drawing, template choice and workspace.
2. 2.Units: the UNITS dialog, unit type, precision and insertion scale.
3. 3.Layers: the Layer Properties Manager, layer creation, colour, linetype and lineweight.
4. 4.Object properties: the Properties palette and how an object's layer and overrides are read.
5. 5.Commands: the command line with the exact command typed, including options and prompts.
6. 6.Dimensions: dimension style settings and a dimension placed on real geometry.
7. 7.Layouts: layout tabs, sheet size and page setup.
8. 8.Viewports: viewport creation, scale setting and viewport locking.
9. 9.Title blocks: title block insertion and completion of the sheet fields.
10. 10.Plot settings: the PLOT dialog, plot style, paper size, scale and preview.
11. 11.Final drawing checks: audit, purge, layer check and a measured check against the plotted scale.

6 lesson production plans · suggested recording time about 60 minutes in total (a planning estimate, not a recorded duration) · every lesson video status: Not recorded.

1. Lesson 1 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Units, base point and survey alignment

   Learning objective

   Getting the drawing in the right place at the right size.

   Narration focus

   Units, precision and working at full size.

   Screen action

   Configured template with layer standard.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Set up the drawing from the supplied survey base.

   Suggested length

   About 8 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Units, precision and working at full size.
   2. 2.Aligning to a survey base without corrupting coordinates: the base sits on the named local grid IDP-LOCAL-GRID in metres, so insert it at its supplied coordinates and never move, rotate, scale or reproject it.
   3. 3.Local grid versus real-world coordinates: this base is not georeferenced to the Earth, so it must not be overlaid on a real-world basemap without a separately supplied transformation.
   4. 4.Reference file discipline.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.

2. Lesson 2 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Layers, blocks and reuse

   Learning objective

   A standard that saves time on the second project, not the first.

   Narration focus

   Layer naming, colour and lineweight conventions.

   Screen action

   Configured template with layer standard.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Create the layer standard and template.

   Suggested length

   About 10 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Layer naming, colour and lineweight conventions.
   2. 2.Blocks and attributes for repeated elements.
   3. 3.Building a reusable template.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.

3. Lesson 3 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Site plan and layout plan production

   Learning objective

   What each drawing in the set is for.

   Narration focus

   Location, site and layout plans and their differing content.

   Screen action

   Drawn and annotated site and layout plans.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Produce the site plan and layout plan.

   Suggested length

   About 12 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Location, site and layout plans and their differing content.
   2. 2.Line hierarchy and what to omit at each scale.
   3. 3.Keeping geometry accurate rather than approximately right.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.

4. Lesson 4 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Annotation and dimensioning

   Learning objective

   Annotation that stays readable when printed.

   Narration focus

   Annotative text and scale-aware dimensioning.

   Screen action

   Drawn and annotated site and layout plans.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Two coordinated drawings.

   Suggested length

   About 8 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Annotative text and scale-aware dimensioning.
   2. 2.Dimension strategy: what a builder or reviewer actually needs.
   3. 3.Leaders, hatching and legibility.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.

5. Lesson 5 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Layouts, viewports and plotting

   Learning objective

   Model space, paper space and scale control.

   Narration focus

   Viewport scale locking and standard sheet sizes.

   Screen action

   Issued PDF set plus register.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Plot the set to PDF at the correct scales.

   Suggested length

   About 10 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Viewport scale locking and standard sheet sizes.
   2. 2.Plot styles, lineweights and PDF output.
   3. 3.Title block completion and revision fields.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.

6. Lesson 6 · Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.

   Drawing registers and issue

   Learning objective

   Making an issue traceable.

   Narration focus

   Drawing numbering and revision conventions.

   Screen action

   Issued PDF set plus register.

   Required software

   AutoCAD

   Example data

   Synthetic demonstration data prepared by Ideeplan Consult for this module.

   Expected learner output

   Complete the drawing register.

   Suggested length

   About 12 minutes (planning estimate)

   Captions and transcript

   Required before professional review

   Narration

   Professional narration — not yet produced

   Demonstration sequence

   1. 1.Drawing numbering and revision conventions.
   2. 2.The register as the record of what was sent and when.
   3. 3.Checking an issue before it leaves the office.

   Quality review checklist

   • Technical content (map, drawing, model or document) fills the majority of the frame and stays legible at 720p.
   • Presenter picture-in-picture, if used, stays at roughly 8–10% of the frame, never covers legends, dimensions, labels or annotations, and is hidden on mobile widths and dense technical screens.
   • Software shown is limited to AutoCAD, with no suggestion of provider endorsement.
   • Capture is a genuine screen recording from the real application — no mockup, simulated interface, AI-generated screen or unverified screenshot.
   • The exact software name, version and, where relevant, operating system are read from the recorded session and stated on screen.
   • Menus, panels, toolbars, layer controls and the command line or log are visible and legible; the view zooms in wherever text, settings or coordinates would be hard to read.
   • The full application interface is shown at the beginning; menus, tools and panels stay visible throughout and the interface context is never cropped away, with zoom retaining enough context to identify the application and tool.
   • Real cursor movement with visible highlighting or click indicators is captured; the selected tool, its effect, complete dialogs and the resulting output are all shown.
   • The exact command, menu path or tool name is shown as it appears in the software, with useful keyboard shortcuts alongside it and alternative locations explained for other versions.
   • Numbered on-screen steps and callouts point at the real controls being used; no menu, tool or command is invented.
   • Until an authentic recording exists the lesson reads: “Video lesson: Not recorded — authentic professional recording required.”
   • All data on screen is synthetic, publicly licensed or Ideeplan-owned, and is labelled as demonstration data.
   • Narration states that methods are jurisdiction-neutral and that local laws, policies and standards must be confirmed.
   • Captions and a transcript are produced before the recording can move to professional review.
   • No client name, confidential file or private project information appears on screen at any point.