Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD [Paperback]

Douglas R. Seidler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1563675129 | ISBN-13: 978-1563675126 | Edition: 1

AutoCAD has long been the industry standard for digital drawing but how do youdecide which manual to use? Neither simplistic nor exhaustive, Digital Drawing for Designersteaches by relating to what architects and interior designers understand best:the visual world. Beginning with the building blocks of drawing (lines, circles, andarcs), students progress to the graphic standards that will allow them to create drawingsand communicate their design ideas. Advanced features such as dimensions,block, and linking drawings (XREFs) are also covered. Instructions are conveyedusing the language and concepts of manual drawing that all designers know, enablingthem to translate them to the digital environment. New learners will appreciate thestep-by-step lessons, and experienced design professionals can easily access materialto refresh their knowledge. Clear, concise, and above all visual, this is the AutoCADguide written with the real world of designing in mind.Two-page guide walks you and your students through the steps to restore AutoCAD sclassic workspace. Regardless of which workspace you use in your classroom, theAutoCAD commands and concepts introduced in Digital Dawing for Designers arecompatible with AutoCAD 2009.

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About the Author

Douglas R. Seidler, Associate AIA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Marymount University. He teaches a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses including foundation studio, materials and methods studio, commercial design studio, furniture design, senior studio, computer drafting, construction documents, design communication, and thesis documentation. His research focuses on the application of pedagogical research in design education. He has over twelve years of professional experience in Architecture and Interior Design. He is the co-author of Hand Drawing for Designers: Communicating Ideas through Architectural Graphics and the author of Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Fairchild Pubns; 1 edition (February 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563675129
• ISBN-13: 978-1563675126
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > CAD

More About the Author

Douglas Seidler is an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Marymount University. He was a professor of interior design for six years at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University and an adjunct professor of architecture for six years at the Boston Architectural College.

While pursuing his graduate degree in architecture, he taught architecture at the University of Florida and the Preservation Institute: Nantucket. He teaches an expansive curriculum of graduate and undergraduate design studios, including Foundation Studio, Materials and Methods Studio, Furniture Design, Senior Studio, Computer Drafting, Construction Documents, Design Communication, and Thesis Documentation.

Seidler is an NCIDQ Certificate holder and a LEED Accredited Professional for New Construction and Existing Buildings.

With over 12 years of professional experience, Seidler lead numerous design projects with The Scott Partnership in Orlando, FL, Morris Architects in Orlando, FL, and most recently Ellenzweig Associates in Cambridge, MA. During this time, Seidler worked on projects for the Hard Rock Café, Orlando and the Portofino Bay Hotel, Orlando. He is an associate member of the AIA / BSA.

Seidler's academic research focuses on the application of pedagogical research in design education. He has published two textbooks, both with Fairchild Books, and numerous papers on design education.

Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD, Seidler's first book, explores the relationship between hand drawing and digital drawing.

Hand Drawing for Designs: Communicating Ideas through Architectural Graphics, co-authored with Amy Korté, explores hand drawing as a tool to explore, refine, and communicate design.

Seidler pursued his Masters in Architecture at the University of Florida. While at the University, he studied at the Vicenza Institute of Architecture (Vicenza, Italy) and the Preservation Institute: Nantucket (Nantucket, MA). Graduating at the top of his class, Seidler was awarded the AIA Henry Adams Medal.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Getting Started Book, May 31, 2007

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD (Paperback)

AutoCAD is clearly the industry standard computer aided design software. If you type AutoCad into the search engine at Amazon you get 4,306 books about it. How do you possibly pick one out of this many. Or perhaps a better question is why pick this one.

First, this book is specifically oriented to architects and interior designers. That's what the examples show, that's the terminology used. You are not looking at gears or airplane wings.

Second, this book is aimed at the beginner. It starts with comparing AutoCad to conventional paper and T-Square drafting. It compares AutoCAD commands to common drafting implements like a pencil or compass.

Third, it is rather independent of the AutoCAD version. The concepts being taught here are the basic ones, so you can use the book with whatever version you have.

Fourth, it is a very visually oriented book. It has you quickly working on drawings, showing you in illustrations what you should be seeing on the screen.

Fifth, as a basis for starting your drawings the companion web site for the book has perhaps as much information as is contained in the book.

Conclusion. This is an excellent book to use to get started with AutoCAD, especially for architects and interior designers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an AutoCAD book that is written for designers, April 7, 2007

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P. Cerqueira (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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Clear illustrations and easy to follow step-by-step instructions make it easy to master AutoCAD commands with this book. Often, a single page covers an entire command (in words and illustrations) which makes it easy to learn the first time or refresh my memory.

I'm glad I found an AutoCAD book that does not require me to be a programmer to learn this software. I'll keep this one next to my computer for quick reference.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally !!, June 5, 2007

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Seth Keys Coffin (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews
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Great Book !!...no nonsense, step by step guide that uses conventional drafting methods and reference diagrams to explain what you NEED to know with out all of the ultra technical junk found in most CAD text. It provides the reader with the information needed to work in a REAL office in the REAL world.