Architectural Drawing Tutorial | My process + settings 

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3 years of architecture school and this video taught me more lmao

I'm not even an architect and already subbed. I guess sometimes it's great to see and hear someone that is passionate about what he does and is willing to share his knowledge with others. I'm planning on building my house sometime this year and I've stolen some cool ideas from your videos that could, hopefully, implement in my home. thanks a lot and keep it up!

I envy the amount of creative freedom you have over your drawings. Makes them look great and personalized. Truly a work of art.

I have watched this for the 5th time now and still every time I learn something new from your organizational skills. 🙏🏽

I had decided to get my degree but not work as an architect ever and you made me find interest in my profession again. Thank you. I love you. God bless you!

Are you a lecturer in a university? Your ability to deliver education is top notch!

I've watched this video more than once and always get something new from it. I assigned it to my students with questions for next week. As a teacher, your videos are a great resource for expanding the learning beyond the textbook.

I have been off of AutoCAD for many years, but as you have pointed out, I appreciate the almost analog quality of the software. It's essentially a digital drafting board. This simplicity is the reason why I enjoyed the basic functionality of AutoCAD. I may go back to this method of documentation. It's so clean and pure. Thank you for sharing this about your process.

Since you set up your autocad like this, I'm in love with that clean way of organization

I'm no architect, but I've enjoyed drawing house plans since I was a kid. So thanks for the vids! I'm planning a simple, energy efficient design now for a lot I purchased last year, and your videos have helped me understand what my architect is going to need to help me realise it as I see it in my head. Thanks, I very much appreciate your channel 👍

I'm having to learn the basics of architectural drawings to build my first container home and being aware that success and failure are both birth in the planing, I'm focused on planing well. This is the first video of it's kind that I've watched and I'm very encouraged by the presentation. Great stuff!

Thank you for this! Been looking for someone like you in youtube and finally stumbled upon you. I love almost all the videos I've watched so far.

Erik, Many thanks for your hard work! I really appriciate it. It is so refreshing to see your point of view, routines and tips on being an architect. And as for a young professional, it's super helpful to catch up with everything which is 'obvious' but left unsaid trough schools and working environment. Well done and keep on going!

Thank you Eric that was really helpful . Your 30 x 40 design workshop videos are proving to be life changing for me as an Architect .

I am a graphic designer and somehow I got interested clicking on your video. I have watched the whole thing with joy to find out that I don't know anything about architecture, except how to praise it. I would've guessed it had some similarities, but boy I was wrong. Totally different world. Do I want to become architect? No. Too much number crunching for me. Do I understand architect workflow? Not at all. Do I respect architects? Hell, yes. Thanks for making the world a bit prettier!

I've been a draftsman for 20 years and I really enjoy these videos.

I am a student of architecture in Argentina and I find your videos very interesting and clear approach to professional practice. Successes and congratulations for your channel

Hey Eric, your videos are amazing! I cannot believe I'm only now finding your channel. Please please please don't stop sharing your knowledge. I have always dreamed of becoming an Architect but could never afford to go to school. Now I'm an old man just practicing freelance drafting on my small island. I am now your student.

As an interior designer, I am so appreciative of the knowledge you are sharing! I am always looking for ways the designers in my firm, and I, can increase our knowledge, and work more efficiently with our trade partners (especially architects and builders) and clients, and your videos are incredible. Thank you!

Engineer (almost) from Brazil here. Love your videos, man!

As a journeyman electrician and construction management student I really appreciate the knowledge you shared in your video. You just got one more sub to your channel.

Not only a great floor plan but a beautiful drawing too. Scale, organization, line values, all well coordinated and easy to read / understand.

I am learning not only about the concepts of design but how they exist already in my home and my friend’s homes and how I enjoy and interact with it all. Thank you

Worth watching it. I watched 4 times. Best lesson ever. Thanks

Wow! This is really a good idea. I always find myself creating new layers - like a bunch of them - for each project a start. So now i am making a new template as well! Thank u! 👍🏻

You and your material were recommended by my teacher in my second year in University. And... After a plenty years, I still come here to check some stuffs. No words are enough to thank you.

Just discovered your channel and honestly I thought I am sitting in an architecture master class or something. The way you explain things is just so perfect for even a self taught ID beginner such as me. Thanks a lot.

Wow This is super detailed. Never knew home built with wood is so technical. In South Africa we build a lot with brick and cement. The drawings are detailed, the ones I’ve seen but this is crazy next level.

If everyone had the same workflow like you in an architect studio there would be no stress...

I'm a survey CAD tech that's worked for two different firms thus far and I just hit my 20s. This is very similar to how surveyors do they're drawings, except the lineweights for ours are heavier usually around the boundary then house then finally to details. I love watching your videos to see how the fields differ. I personally enjoy 3D CAD more than 2D, but getting a bearing on these 2D plots help 3D manufacturing also. Thank you for making content like this.

I love your videos. I am an Interior Designer in Southern California and I am learning so much from all of your videos. So happy I found you.

Im a 3d artist and this helps a lot on how i read cad files in 3dsmax

As an electrician, I have never had drawings this nice given to me, but I would appreciate it if I did!

Erick, Thank you so much for your time and interest sharing your criteria as Architect. I love your videos and always try to find time so see them all. Youre inspiring me refreshing all my passion for this carrer and design of housing. Greetings from Ecuador.

I cant afford studying architect, but it's my life time goals and dream, that's why I'm here, thank you and appreciated your kindness for sharing, love to watch your videos

whole video : talks like a professional and not like a youtuber At 12:40 : smash that LIKE button !

Man, I've watched so many of these, especially your model vids. Love your work, and especially the presentational methodology. Reminds me of an architecture equivalent of Khan Academy's explanation of complicated material. Cheers, brother!

I am glad I found your channel. It's clear, concise and to the point. Will be following your tutorials.

Flawless work. I watch this video over and over. Thanks for sharing your professionalism.

Going to school to get certified in order to be a “Cad Technician” and you’re videos are great

>Draws floor plan >no autocad >open sims 4

I'm an Architecture student and your videos have been very helpful for someone who's still learning.

Hey Eric....Just wanted to reach out to say thanks from New Zealand, your videos are unreal! I’m a carpenter who’s had abit of a serious back injury and I’ve had to give it up till it comes right. While I’ve been off, to continue with the love of building I’ve started studying Architecture and honestly mate your videos are a drive to succeed. Love the thought process to maximise your creativity and hope to get to your level one day! Cheers mate keep’em coming 👌🏽

Thank you! You're awesome! I love the great content! Keep up the great work, I appreciate it!

I go to a trades school and I’m going for drafting and I just wanna learn more about what I want to do in my future and this really helped me keep making videos like these

Im a doctor with no drawing /sketching ability but this guy's got me addicted. Reeks of passion...

This lesson is easier to understand. I know very well how boring college education can be, you make it easier and more interesting to learn. That's something very few people have, good work. 👏🏻

Struggling with being a female engineer in Iraq..., Thank you for the video. I hope one day I can have this passion as well.

The guide sheets in your video at 5:00 look super helpful! Do you think you could let viewers download pdf copies? Thanks for all your videos, they've been so helpful with my studies.

This was really very interesting to see and learn from. It must be so enjoyable to design something on paper and then one day be able to physically walk through the spaces you created. Love the way you organize by layers and color. Thank you for sharing.

thanks for existing bro

Hey Eric, I took the duct tape off of my laptop two days ago. It was getting impractical. Still, I don't regret that I put it on there five weeks ago, because it has been an amazing experience. It not only showed me the beauty of the offline world, it also sparked some creativity in me which I hadn't used since my childhood. Thank you for your guidance and advice. Keep up the great work! - Harry

It's my third year. *I really love architecture, I'm simping for it.* ❤ God bless Ar.

I'm 2 minutes into your tutorial and I already like your style! There are tons of stuff on youtube - mostly confusion. Great job!

I've been drafting since the late 80's, learnt the old school way on drawing board, pencils & ink pens. Then took up AutoCAD pre Windows era in 92 and used this for years. Now I use Revit, it's a joy to work with once you learn. Good video though on the essential discipline of preparing technical plans.

Thanks Eric. Am going to try my texts in color. Drawings as we speak:)

Thank you so much! I've watched so many vid tutorials and this makes the most sense to me visually and creatively.

Thank you! I'm learning so much from this channel

Dude! Much respect Eric! And my my hand lettered font looks awesome!

This video helped me so much. As an architecture student just learning AutoCAD, I found the teacher's method frustrating and the results generic and lifeless. This way is much neater, crisp and intuitive, and is more closely linked to how we learned to hand-draw a readable, beautiful plan in earlier semesters.

Thanks! This videos makes me love the architectural drawing again.

This really helps with learning to draw floor plans. I aspire to be an interior designer when I’m older so this is really helpful. 😊

Hello Eric...Congratulations on your work. I graduated from architecture school a long time ago and that was it...I didn't really become an architect...I started to do other things and stuff..and kind of gave up on architecture.....These last couple of months, I don't know why, I started to look into architecture again and boy am I outdated...lol....well, just discovered your channel and believe it or not, it is inspiring me to start designing again...very nice approaches and narratives.....it's like going to school again for me...I have noticed you're a musician? If so, check out some guitar solos in my channel....lol .....

Wish I knew wth you’re talking about! Going to study architecture next year, hope I’ll get to your level of understanding :)

As a sketch artist at heart I've always admired FLW style drawings. his homes and designs just spoke art to me rather than drafting. the organic feel is easy to migrate to. I haven't had any schooling or training in the trade of architecture but I've always had an interest in drafting as a tool to bring me closer to creating something like a modern home in hopes of creating something amazing everyone can appreciate. even if it wasn't for myself. reality being, I'll never have the millions to pay for the kind of home I'd draw up anyway, let alone have it be built in the area or location I'd want it to be in. PNW all the way! regardless the desire to design grows the older I get... when I first saw the Falling Water home (in my teens) with my own eyes, I fell in love with the natural materials and how they where implemented in and around the home. I loved that he designed his own windows and fixtures! I believe it's my calling to create and design structures boldly using natural material in a way not unlike FLW. I've just always been very intimidate and defused by the mathematics and schooling involved. I'm late in life now but a kid at heart, I've still got a passion for big steel beams, natural stone, water features and large wood structures. personally the fire burns with a restless flame and the pride of knowing I can create very nice works drives me to want to do something with this!! ...I just don't know if there will be a market for me if after spending all the time and money into schooling. what do you think? is the market saturated like graphic artists? are the wolves waiting for me? am I to old to sell myself to this busy world? I just feel it's my last chance to dance here and have only really felt strongly about creating and inventing. maybe I'm no different and all men are here to build be they all just washed their dreams away and settled to pay the bills instead. I'm not one to fit in with the flock though this is certain. break to rules and show the world type here for sure. thanks for your awesomeness and demonstrations of how you use and come up with your plans. I was on RU-vid looking for the easiest design program to help me render up a blueprint for the zoning department. I'd like to build an outdoor living space complete with large timers, low pitch roof, large fireplace, stone steps and patio. I've sketched it up so many ways I can walk through it in my sleep. 😏 trying to manifest it to life lol best of luck -thanks for sharing your videos 👍🏼

Absolutely excellent video, I don't think I've seen one before that explains the key concepts so well!

I run a one person Architectural Studio and I use Sketchup and Layout for all of my work. I appreciate your organizational skills and the pre planning that goes into your drawings and the fact that sketches and drawings are such a critical component of your work, which is demonstrated in the final built product. However, I'm curious about the printer and paper you use, which seem to print very clearly and quickly. Terrific set of videos - congrats!

I think I will start to do the same with my text & dim’s 👍🏾

Me encantó tu video, enserio, deberías hacer mas videos así mostrando estos tips que tienes al hacer planos porque se ven muy profesionales y a la vez amigables con cualquiera que lo puede leer. Estaba buscando referencias para mis entregas de la universidad, y las tuyas fueron justo lo que quería, ¡Éxitos!

thank you for sharing all that information for growth as an architect

Such a Great video! I'm a branzilian architect and I'm always researching ways to improve my work. You have inspiring me to do better presentations. Thank You!

this is soo helpful! I've always use a one colour for line and its sucks, i use autocad all the time and this video suits me. Thanks for the guideline! Hope can see more like this In ur future video!

Thank you so much for doing this. As a self learner what you do is so amazing.

Man, I just found you. I feel very inspired. This orange black-orange drawings.... boom! Thanks a lot!

made my drawings easier now, I’m always worry drawing everything at one go, now I’ll draw the thick lines first and detailed lines later

Great video

Love this! I am not an architect but I loved listening to your video and teaching style.

Thank you for your series. I have been through architecture and design school, and had wished these were some of the things stressed.

Beautifully shot and wonderfully executed video! 1) Do your GCs and their subs not photocopy drawings? I agree that color (even limited to B&W + Red) looks great for the first generation, and that transparency/shading like that looks great off the plotter. But I've never plotted 100% of the drawing sheets that are used by the folks actually bidding and building a project. Even with PDF drawing distribution, many sets are clearly photocopied from original plots, particularly for subs. Red becomes dark gray for the first copy and ??? for later generations. Shading gets jacked up with the high contrast of photocopying, so a light gray may be lost in a generation or two and a middle gray may become black. Where annotations cross over gray... may become a solid blob of black... Line hatching, stippling and dashed lines survive this, of course (mostly.) Fine line weights can be a problem. How much have you rooted through the drawings subs are actually using to see what becomes of your beautiful starting points? 2) Given the comments here, it looks like a lot of your viewers would love a video that goes into much more depth as to how and why to use various types of hatches, shading, etc. particularly in elevations and sections. You're spot on that it helps, but for folks at the beginning end and middle of the learning curve, it's a big leap from "you should do this" to understanding exactly how, why and when.

You beauty, good job 👍

What a great video!!! That's really precious especially for an architecture student like me. That's definitely some practical stuff that will help me and many others, much more than most lectures do... I wish these things were taught in universities

Thank you sir for the best lessons. Much appreciated.

I draw my plans by hand, so this was an interesting video.

is it possible for you to share your custom drawing template?

Trying to draw my first custom house plan! I can’t wait

I'm not an architect nor an architecture student but I absolutely love the metiér, along with interior design. It's so appealing to me! I wish I get to design my own house some day.

Hi Eric! Love your videos! Can you tell me what's that PDF about line weights on minute 2:40? Is it included in your startup tool kit, did you make it yourself, if not where can i find it?

Can you suggest any book which can help in making detailed drawing. I mean construction systems, annotation etc.. thank you

This is one of my favourite channels on RU-vid. THANK YOU

Great video! Im not even an architect nor an architecture student (civil engineer) but watching you do your job with such enthusiasm just makes me a little jealous with my planned profession.

Hey Eric. I'm already designing my own studio so thanks for the inspiration. I was wondering which printer do you use in this video?

glad im done with my architectural degree. and pursuing broadcasting. this was killing me softly back then

Thank you. You're real professionalist!

Loving all your videos as a first year student in Sydney, Australia. Super helpful, thank you so much!

"I use the most primitive CADs" Man, I use Autocad 2007

What do you think about the font “Frank the architect”, do you think is that bad? I’ve been using it for years and I love the way it looks on my plans…

great video. hats off to your professionalism

you make great videos thank you. I cant undertand people that leave thumbs down when you shared your time and knowlegde with us for free!

It would be wonderful if you share you temple! Grettings