How to Create a Simple Site Grading Plan in AutoCAD | Beginner Tutorial

Learn how to create a simple site grading plan in AutoCAD step by step in this beginner-friendly civil engineering tutorial. In this tutorial, we'll start with a 20 × 15 meter site, add existing spot elevations, create existing contour lines, indicate slope and surface drainage, and then create a proposed grade pad with proposed drainage. We'll also add dimensions, hatch, elevation labels, and a final grading-plan title while keeping the drawing organized using separate civil engineering CAD layers. What you'll learn: • Set up units and layers for a grading plan • Create a 20 × 15 m site boundary • Add existing spot elevations • Label elevation points • Create existing contour lines • Use a 0.50 m contour interval • Indicate general site slope • Show surface drainage direction • Add site dimensions • Apply hatch to the site • Separate spot elevations into their own layer • Create a proposed grade pad • Add a proposed elevation • Indicate proposed drainage • Organize and check CAD layers Exercise specifications: Site: 20 × 15 m Contour Interval: 0.50 m Proposed Grade Pad: 8 × 5 m Proposed Elevation: 101.00 This tutorial is intended as a simple practice exercise for AutoCAD beginners, civil engineering students, drafting students, and anyone learning basic site grading concepts. If you're learning AutoCAD and civil engineering drafting, subscribe to ArtlyCodes for more beginner-friendly tutorials on CAD, 2D/3D design, and engineering drafting. 💬 What civil engineering or AutoCAD project should I create next? #AutoCAD #SiteGrading #CivilEngineering #AutoCADTutorial #CivilEngineeringStudents