AutoCAD 2009 for Architects and Interior Designers

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AutoCAD 2009 for Architects and Interior Designers is an exercise manual for architectural, interior design, and building trades students who need a simple, easy-to-understand, step-by-step manual to learn AutoCAD 2D. This text emphasizes how to draw the architectural and interior drawings rather than focus only on the capabilities of AutoCAD. Drawings used in class are provided in the book, easing the burden on students to come up with their own drawings. A set of larger drawings are included with the text so students can refer to them as they work through the step-by-step tutorials. Commands are covered only as they are required to progress with the work and as needed to complete the objectives in the Exercises manual drawings. Icons, diagrams, progress drawings, and visuals make the book easy for students to learn from. 544pp.

Features:

• Icons and aliases (shortcuts) are provided in the Exercises manual, providing students with an effective way to learn commands and a quick, easy way to complete drawings - they won't waste their time searching and trying to remember what an icon looked like.
• As a command is introduced, an explanation of the command is provided, plus the book includes a margin element that lists that command's icon, command location in the AutoCAD structure, and its alias. These tools make it easier for students to understand, locate, and execute commands in the AutoCAD environment.
• A set of reference drawings approximately 11 by 17 inches are included, and these can be used as students work their way through the workbook. These drawings are finished architectural and interior drawings that serve as a guide for students as they follow the step-by-step projects in the Exercises manual. These enlarged drawings help students visually understand the building and reduce their need to flip back and forth through the book trying to make sense of small drawings.
• Commands are introduced only as they are needed to draw each exercise, so students aren't overwhelmed by commands that aren't being used in the exercise.
• The book includes a series of drawings that are building blocks for each other, and all drawings are of the same studio residence. The building blocks are provided in small steps, but they are all related with two objectives. This will help students produce a finished set of drawings they can use for their portfolio - helping them learn AutoCAD and helping them get a job.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Getting to Know AutoCad and Its Language
• 2. Blueprint for Creating a Drawing the Easy Way
• 3. Different Ways to Draw Lines
• 4. How to Work with AutoCAD Files
• 5. Drawing Furniture
• 6. Creating a Title Block
• 7. Creating Blocks, Wblocks, and Plotting from Model Space
• 8. Drawing the First Floor Plan
• 9. Setting up and Plotting a Paper Space Drawing
• 10. Adding Furniture and Hatching the Firs Floor Plan
• 11. Dimensioning
• 12. Drawing a Second Floor Plan
• 13. Drawing Building Elevations
• 14. Drawing a Building Section
• 15. Kitchen Plans, Elevator and Finish Schedules
• 16. Drawing a Site Plan
• 17. The Big Mysteries of Scaling in CAD
• 18. Command Chart
• 19. Drawing Exercise in this book