Architectural Desktop and Its Applications is an introduction to Architectural Desktop 2007. This text presents the AEC objects and commands used in Architectural Desktop, along with the professional drafting methods and techniques necessary to complete a set of construction documents. The format of this book is similar to the AutoCAD and Its Applications series. An AutoCAD Review feature helps students recall basic AutoCAD concepts that are essential to using Architectural Desktop productively. End-of-chapter projects relate the concepts of each chapter to practical applications. These projects progress and build on one another, helping students achieve a thorough understanding of the comprehensive architectural drafting process. 700 pp.

• 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