Autocad for Architecture: Release 13 (Paperback)

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Product Description

This text is an excellent reference for the professional drafter, architect or engineer, who is familiar with AutoCAD Release 12 DOS or earlier and wishes to update their skills to R13. Changes from earlier releases are clearly marked for easy identification and presented in sequence as they relate to successfully executing an architectural drawing.

About the Author

Alan Jefferis has been an instructor of drafting technology at Clackamas Community College an Authorized AutoCAD Training Center in Oregon City Oregon for over fifteen years. He has also taught for four years at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham Oregon. His professional experience includes eight years of drafting for structural engineers and sixteen years of residential designing. He is currently the owner of Residential Designs A.I.B.D.

Product Details

• Paperback: 865 pages
• Publisher: Autodesk Press (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827382138
• ISBN-13: 978-0827382138
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,795,487 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was a excellent book for my architecture class!!!, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Autocad for Architecture R13 Windows (Paperback)

I found this book to be very helpful and I have learned some new ideas from it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst autoCAD book available, March 12, 2004

By A Customer

This is the worst autoCAD book available.
I have been using autoCAD since Jan 1998, release 13, 14, 2000, 2002, including the building envelope details for a 21 storey high-rise.
The author assumes you know autoCAD(intermediate level ie. minimum two years experience) and teaches the material as if you are an architect with years of experience. The book is like an "old boys club book" meant to intimidate and keep the riftraft out.
It was the mandatory text for Architectural Engineering Technology. A waste of money and time.
If you want to learn autoCAD try Alan J Kalameja "The AutoCAD 2000 Tutor for Engineering Graphics" it will take you from novice to intermediate user, including 3D, with step by step instructions. This was the text required for Mechanical Engineering Technology. Worth every penny.
AutoCAD works for all professions, but you have to understand autoCAD before you can apply it to your profession. If you can draw a complex mechanical part you will have no problem drawing a house or building, and you will learn commands that will enhance your productivity in all professions.
Alan Jefferis book puts the cart before the horse, and the horse walked away.