Architectural Desktop 3.0/3.3 (Paperback)

~ (Author), Ron Palma (Author)

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Product Description

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.

From the Back Cover

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 992 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (February 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130934984
• ISBN-13: 978-0130934987
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,242,369 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Architectural Desktop3.0/3.3, August 20, 2003

By A Customer

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:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good book but useless projects, August 29, 2002

By	Mark Denehy "mark53103" (St. Davids, Pembrokeshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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!), February 24, 2003

By A Customer

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