AutoCAD® for Interior Design and Space Planning Using AutoCAD® 2006 gives readers a fundamental understanding of the commands and features of AutoCAD 2006 and demonstrates how to use the program to complete interior design and space planning projects.

The text covers two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional drawings, and special topics such as isometric drawings and presentations that include layouts, a sheet set, and web page. Using numerous illustrations, a prompt-response format and innovative exercises, the text captures the essence of this powerful program and the importance it plays in the interior design, architecture and space planning professions

Contents

1. Preparing to Draw with AutoCAD
   1. Introduction.
   2. An Overview of the AutoCAD Program.
   3. Preparing to Draw with AutoCAD

2. Two-Dimensional AutoCAD
   4. Drawing with AutoCAD: Basic Commands and Settings.
   5. Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms.
   6. Printing and Plotting.
   7. Adding Text, Tables, and Raster Iamges to the Drawing.
   8. Drawing the Floor Plan: Walls, Doors, and Windows.
   9. Dimensioning and Area Calculations.
   10. Drawing Elevations, Wall Sections, and Details.
   11. Drawing Furniture, Adding Extracting Specifications, and the AutoCAD Design Center .
   12. Drawing the Reflected Ceiling Plan and Power Plan.

3. Special Topics
   13. Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering.
   14. Creating Presentations with Layouts and Sheet Sets… and Creating a Web Page.

4. Three-Dimensional AutoCAD
   15. Solid Modeling.
   16. Rendering and Printing Solid Models

Index

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