Residential Design Using AutoCAD 2006

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 428 pages
• Published by: Schroff Development Corporation July 10, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1585032328
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585032327
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Product Description
This textbook starts with a basic introduction to AutoCAD 2006 and then begins a house floor plan. Using step-by-step tutorial lessons, the residential project is followed through to create elevations, sections, details, etc. Throughout the project, new AutoCAD commands are covered at the appropriate time. Focus is placed on the most essential parts of a command rather than an exhaustive review of every sub-feature of a particular command.

Table of Contents

1. GETTING STARTED WITH AUTOCAD 2006
2. CRASH COURSE INTRODUCTION (The Basics)
3. DRAWING ARCHITECTURAL OBJECTS (Draw & Modify)
4. Residential Project: FLOOR PLANS
5. Residential Project: EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
6. Residential Project: SECTIONS
7. Residential Project: Plan Layout & Interior Elevations
8. Residential Project: Site Plan
9. Residential Project: Schedules & Sheet Setup
10. Residential Project: Lineweights & Plotting
11. Appendix A: Introduction to 3D Modeling

About The Author
Dan Stine is a registered architect with fourteen years experience in the architectural field. He currently works at LHB in Duluth, Minnesota as the CADD Administrator. Dan has worked in four firms total. While at these firms, he has participated in collaborative projects with several other firms on various projects. All of these firms have their own CAD standards and customization. This has given Dan a fairly well rounded knowledge of optimizing and implementing CAD standards, customization and document organization. He teaches CAD classes at Lake Superior College, for the Architectural Technology Program.

Reader Reviews
This is a great book for someone looking to learn Autocad. I had absolutely no previous knowledge of Autocad and have completed several floor plans using the program in a short time. It took me about a week to get through the tutorial (I spent a lot of time with it) but can now efficiently navigate the program and understand many of its functions. As far as the tutorial goes, you start by creating some simple shapes and then items such as sinks, windows, and fixtures to get used to the commands. Then you start the floor plan of the home, draw the elevations, then the sectionals. Autocad is a very complex program and I would have been lost without a book to walk me through. It was perfect for someone who wanted to learn about residential design on their own