Comprehensive, easy to use and understand, assists AutoCAD users through all phases of construction document creation to the finished set of drawings. For architects, architectural designers and drafters, and CAD managers. Softcover.
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Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3: Basics Through Advanced demonstrates this powerful tool in a clear and concise manner, focusing on the highest professional standards. This text is designed to introduce users to the AEC objects and commands used in Architectural Desktop to complete a set of construction documents. The chapters are arranged in an easy-to-understand format, and begin with basic topics working toward advanced subjects. The advanced topics in each chapter are highlighted, allowing instructors and students to focus on the level of material that is most appropriate. Each chapter contains frequent practice exercises, allowing users to perform what they have just learned.
These are some of the outstanding features of the book:
- Learning Objectives: Provided at the beginning of each chapter, these objectives help students identify the main points of the chapter.
- Field Notes: These provide a variety of professional shortcuts, advanced applications, and additional instruction.
- Screen displays and illustrations: Placed with the discussion of every topic, these figures clearly demonstrate the commands and content.
- Learning Checkpoints: This unique feature provides questions after each related content area. This allows users to build confidence by checking their progress.
- Chapter Tests and Drawing Problems: Each chapter has these features to assist students in reviewing and mastering the material.
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Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3: Basics Through Advanced is a text and workbook that provides complete coverage of Architectural Desktop. This text is designed to introduce you to the AEC objects and commands used in Architectural Desktop to complete a set of construction documents. The chapters are arranged in an easy-to-understand format, beginning with basic topics and working toward advanced subjects. This text makes the assumption that you have a basic understanding of AutoCAD, although the most important AutoCAD commands relevant to Architectural Desktop are discussed for beginning AutoCAD users and as a review for trained AutoCAD users. This text provides a detailed explanation of the Architectural Desktop tools that aid in producing professional and accurate drawings. This text is intended for anyone who wants to learn how to use Architectural Desktop effectively to create real-world construction documents and drawings and can be used in secondary, postsecondary, and technical schools. This text provides the beginning student and the drafting or architectural professional with a complete understanding of every Architectural Desktop command using professional drafting methods and techniques. All software commands are presented in a manner that shows each prompt with examples of the exact input to be used. This text also contains the following variety of valuable features that help make learning Architectural Desktop easy:
* It is easy to read, use, and understand.
* Learning Goals are provided at the beginning of each chapter to identify what you will learn as a result of completing the chapter.
* Commands are presented in a manner that shows every prompt with the exact input you should use.
* Field Notes explain special applications, tricks, and professional tips for using Architectural Desktop.
* Exercises are provided throughout for you to practice as you learn Architectural Desktop.
* Residential and light commercial projects, included on the enclosed CD-ROM, allow you to learn how to use Architectural Desktop in your drafting, engineering, or architectural field.
* Chapter tests, included on the enclosed CD-ROM, provide you with the opportunity to comprehensively review each chapter by answering questions related to the chapter content.
* The Instructor's Resource Manual contains chapter test answers, exercise solutions, and project solutions.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Architectural Desktop3.0/3.3,
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This review is from: Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3 (Paperback)
This book provides comprehensive coverage of Autodesk's Architectural Desktop. This is the best book I have found for Architectural Desktop training. The text provides you with easy to read and follow tools and commands needed to create complete sets of construction documents for residential and commercial applications. Screen displays and illustrations accompanying the discussion of every topic clearly demonstrate the commands and topics. Exercises are provided throughout and allow you to practice what you are learning. Each chapter has questions that give you an opportunity to review what you have learned. Learning objectives begin each chapter. There is a great feature called Field Notes that give a variety of professional tips, advanced applications, and additional instruction throughout the book. The projects provided on CD are difficult to read, but the in-text exercises are enough to learn Architectural Desktop.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Good book but useless projects,
By Mark Denehy (St. Davids, Pembrokeshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3 (Paperback)
I am using this book to learn AEC after working through the Aubin book. So far so good. However if you try to use the CD to do the Projects you will increase your blood pressure because the dimensions on the diagrams are impossible to read being too pixillated. As the text is fine its not due to them being in pdf so why didn`t someone spot this. This means it is very hard to reinforce the extensive knowledge in the book by doing the projects. I bought the book in the uk for £50 and is not cheap for the CD to be nearly worthless. This could have been "the book for AEC" but the CD blows it for them.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
CD included , (but not meant for exercises!),
By A Customer
This review is from: Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3 (Paperback)
Forget my previous comments of yesterday made in a fit of frustration. I have discovered that the .dwg files used during the exercises are in fact created by yourself as you go through the book. Duh. The PDF files are useful in their own right. It's a good book! Now where was I... Chapter 2
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