Accessing Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004
Presents Detailed Explanations for Applying Tools to Create Architectural Working Drawings

By William G. Wyatt, Sr.

Written for beginning through advanced users, this current edition presents detailed explanations for applying the tools needed to create architectural working drawings using the latest release of Architectural Desktop (ADT).

Step-by-step tutorials in every chapter offer hands-on opportunities for readers to employ the 2004 software in the creation of floor plans, foundation plans, elevations, sections, and presentation drawings for a two-story residence.

Early chapters explore the placement and editing of doors, walls, windows, and roofs, while later chapters explain how to develop mass models using the model explorer to represent the shape of a building. Additional tutorials have been included that survey the techniques in creating drawings for commercial buildings.

The accompanying CD-ROM contains drawing files needed for finishing the tutorials in the book, as well as completed tutorials for reference when assistance is needed.

Benefits:

• integration of the AutoCAD® 2004 user interface and new ADT 2004 features includes display representations, model navigator, project browser, tool palette content browser, material assignment to objects, in-place dynamic dimensions, in-place editing, and developing a drawing data base
• new and improved tutorials on basic ADT tools using the new AutoCAD 2004 user interface are featured for the style manager, object styles, window assemblies, curtain walls, roof slabs, floor slabs, model management, and the structural catalog
• tool access tables are provided for each command presented, and screen displays of key dialog boxes help users gain knowledge of the options associated with each tool
• "Notes and Tips" in each chapter help increase drawing productivity, while end-of-chapter projects provide hands-on practice for reinforcement and mastery of ADT 2004

Contents:

Introduction.
Creating Floor Plans.
Advanced Wall Features.
Placing Doors and Windows.
Creating Window Assemblies.
Creating Roofs and Roof Slabs.
Creating Slabs for Floors.
Inserting Stairs and Railings.
Using Design Part Libraries
(Directory not in Beta).
Annotating the Drawing.
Creating Elevations and Sections.
Creating Mass Models.
Creating Complex Models.
Creating Spaces and Boundaries.
Drawing Commercial Structures.
Creating Curtain Walls.
Viewing the Design

960 Pages - 7-3/8 x 9 in.

Paperback, 1008 pages