Free Delhi Urban Fabric DWG Map – Explore & Recreate Lutyens’ Delhi in AutoCAD

Explore Delhi’s most iconic radial-planned zones in this DWG map. Learn how to interpret and recreate built-up density maps using AutoCAD for urban design, planning, or thesis work.

🧭 1. What This Drawing Depicts

This is a city-scale planning map focused on central Delhi, revealing:

  • 🧱 Built-up zones (highlighted in orange)
  • 🛣️ Lutyens’ road network with radial symmetry (Connaught Place, Rajpath, India Gate axis)
  • 🌊 Yamuna River geometry (plotted in blue)
  • 🟧 Institutional/Monumental land uses
  • 🔲 Open spaces, parks, and undeveloped land
  • 🔍 Parcel-level detail visible even at micro zoom levels

This drawing can act as a base map, urban morphology study, or a layer in a GIS-CAD hybrid project.

🎓 2. Who Can Use This?

✅ M.Plan Students – Urban morphology, density analysis
✅ GIS + CAD Learners – Overlay real satellite data on it
✅ Urban Design Studios – Use as base for reimagination projects
✅ Heritage & Policy Researchers – Analyze built-vs-open ratios

🛠️ 3. How to Recreate or Use This in AutoCAD

  1. Understanding the Layers
Layer Name Description Color
Built_Up Plotted buildings (orange solid fill) Orange
Roads All vehicular and pedestrian paths Black
Water_Bodies Rivers, lakes, canals Blue
Parks_OpenSpace Green zones, gardens White/None
  1. Steps to Build Something Similar
  1. Import Base Map
    • Use Insert > Raster Image to overlay a satellite view
    • Trace major roads using PLINE
    • Draw plots/buildings manually using RECTANG, PLINE, OFFSET
  2. Apply Hatch Patterns
    • Use HATCH to fill buildings with solid orange
    • Open spaces can be hatched with gradient or dotted fill
  3. Label with MTEXT
    • Add zone codes, road names, or population density later
  4. Create Grid Overlays (Optional)
    • Use ARRAY or DIVIDE for spatial indexing

💡 4. What You Learn From This Drawing

  • 🧭 Classic urban geometry from Lutyens’ Delhi
  • 🧮 Density distribution in historic city centers
  • 📏 Parcel-level built form comprehension
  • 🌍 GIS-ready file structuring for urban analysis

📥 5. Download the File

🔗  [Click to Download Delhi Urban Form DWG]

 

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