Architectural Desktop and Its Applications

Architectural Desktop and Its Applications offers an introduction to Architectural Desktop 2007. The text presents the AEC objects and commands used throughout the Architectural Desktop software, along with professional drafting methods and techniques that are necessary to complete a set of construction documents. The format of this text is similar to the AutoCAD series. The text offers an AutoCAD review feature that will help students recall basic AutoCAD concepts that are essential to using the software productively. This book also features chapter projects that progress and build on top of one another, enabling all students to achieve a thorough understanding of the comprehensive architectural drafting process. 700 pages.

• Notes and Professional Tips throughout the book provide hints for effectively using Architectural Desktop.
• Graphics in the margins provide command input methods.
• Step-by-step exercises, provided on the Student CD, offer hands-on reinforcement of the topics covered in the text.

• Introduction to Architectural Desktop
• Basic Drafting Techniques
• Drawing Management
• Drawing Walls
• Drawing Doors, Windows, and Openings
• Display Commands
• The Architectural Desktop Display System
• Layer Management
• Architectural Blocks
• Working with Structural Members
• Adding Text and Dimensions
• Editing and Modifying Walls
• Editing and Modifying Doors, Windows, and Openings
• Creating Stairs and Railings
• Creating Styles
• Curtain Walls and Door and Window Assemblies
• Using Slab Objects
• Creating Roofs
• Creating Elevations
• Creating Sections
• Space Planning
• Using Schedules
• Creating Custom Schedule Information
• Sheets and Plotting
• Conceptual Design