Learn the basic skills needed to draw, detail, and design residential structures using standard construction practices involving wood, engineered materials, steel, concrete, and concrete block, as well as using "green" construction practices. CAD techniques based on the 2006 International Building Code are at the heart of this book that teaches methods to complete all the drawings needed to obtain a residential building permit. A host of real-world problems expose readers to a variety of drafting experiences and require them to go through the same thought processes that a professional CAD technician faces daily, including view layout, dimension placement, section placement, and more.

Features

• professional architects, engineers, and designers provided most of the examples in the book, giving problems a real-world flavor that is consistent with industry practices
• all drawing parameters are based on the National CAD Standard, while a review of freehand sketching helps aid readers with their CAD drawing skills
• generic step-by-step procedures are provided for completing each of the required construction drawings using any AutoCAD program
• the back-of-book CD includes electronic checklists, common building permit requirements, AutoCAD blocks that include the skeleton drawings for 40 standard construction projects, and more