B.Arch CurriculumFree, forever
A tribute to Amogh N P
Architectural Graphics & Computer Studio
Drawing moves to the screen. Learn digital drafting from the ground up — the model-space world where you draw at full size, the language of symbols and hatches, and the CAD toolset of layers, blocks and precision input. Then document a set to standard — annotation, dimensions, revisions and plotting to scale — and build two projects: a coordinated plan-elevation-section set, and a full working drawing with its electrical layout. The digital companion to our Architectural Graphics I and Design Drawing courses.
Course byAmogh N P· Architect & interior designer
The syllabus
5 units · 5 liveTranscribed from the official B.Arch syllabus. All 5 units are live as full interactive lessons — with original diagrams, two live tools and a self-assessment quiz.
Unit 1 — Drafting Basics
LiveIntroduction to digital drafting; from the board to the screen; vector vs raster; drawing at full size (1:1) in model space; the graphic language — representation and symbols for doors, windows, materials, glass and hatches (IS 962).
Unit 2 — Drafting for Architectural Design
LiveGeometry basics; creating tools (line, polyline, circle, arc); editing tools (move, copy, offset, trim, fillet, mirror, array); precision by coordinate entry, ortho and object snap; layers and ByLayer properties; blocks with attributes; associative hatches.
Unit 3 — Drafting Documentation
LiveComposing the sheet in paper space; annotation, text and leaders; associative dimensioning and dimension styles; revision clouds and the revision table; plotting to scale with CTB/STB lineweights and PDF output.
Unit 4 — Mini Project
LiveAssembling a coordinated drawing set for a small building — plan, elevation, section and details — how the views relate, a working layer scheme, and the conventions of cut and seen, poché and callouts.
Unit 5 — Project Work — Working & Electrical Drawings
LiveThe construction document set: working drawings, schedules and specifications; the electrical layout with IS symbols, points and circuits (NBC 2016 Part 8); coordination of services; and the Indian sanction / submission set.
Course outcomes
What you will be able to doUnderstand digital drafting basics and represent doors, windows, materials and fittings with standard design symbols.
Draft architectural geometry with CAD creating and editing tools, precise coordinate input, layers and properties.
Produce drawing documentation — sheet layout, annotation, dimensioning, revisions and plotting to scale.
Create and present a mini-project as a coordinated set — plan, elevation, section and details.
Execute a detailed project including working drawings, schedules and an electrical layout.
Apply CAD standards and studio discipline — layers, blocks and sheet organisation — across a complete project.
The author
Amogh N P
Architect, interior designer, and creative polymath. Studio Matrx began in his notebooks — his vision of design made honest, useful, and open to everyone. Its Academy is written and taught in his memory, and free, forever.
More about Amogh →From your first line to a set that builds.
Digital drafting, the CAD toolset, documentation, and a full working and electrical drawing set — read the five units, try the layer demo and the scale calculator, and test yourself.
The curriculum is free, forever