Instant AutoCAD
Architectural Desktop 3.0
with CD-ROM
by Stephen J. Ethier

This text on the use of Architectural Desktop 3.0 combines theoretical information with “hands-on” practical application in a condensed, easy-to-learn format.

Features:

• User-friendly, instructional framework—includes lists of key ideas found in the coming chapter; stylized print to emphasize key concepts; hundreds of visual aids to clarify discussions; tip boxes that offer useful insights into the program; clear, concise command sequences; In A Nutshell sections that summarize chapter essentials; hands-on exercises to review new ideas; tests and assignments to challenge students' understanding
• Concise and practical approach
• Activities/labs in each chapter
• “Tip” boxes and font enlargement throughout
• Hundreds of drawings, menus, and icons
• Contains fill-in-the-blank, true-false, multiple choice and matching questions at the end of each chapter

CD-ROM Features:

• Hands-on Practice—For all concepts presented in the text
• Models for the creation of building components

Instant AutoCAD: Architectural Desktop 3.0 offers a look at architectural design in the world of Architectural Desktop—from concepts to construction documents, enabling students to make use of this complex interface in the most efficient manner possible.

Contents

1. Introduction to Architectural Desktop.
2. Viewing and Working in 3D.
3. Exterior Conceptual Design.
4. Spatial Planning.
5. Design Development.
6. Creating Openings.
7. Interior Components.
8. Representation Views.
9. Construction Documentation.

Appendix A: Installing the CD-ROM Files
Appendix B: Advanced Applications

Index

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