Publisher: Autodesk Press; Book & CD-Rom edition (November 2002)
Paperback: 672 pages
ISBN: 1401888763

Master advanced techniques and explore strategies to deploy Autodesk® Architectural Desktop (ADT) throughout the organization! This guidebook emphasizes the process of creating projects with ADT and equips readers with tools to assess current CAD standards and build checklists for use throughout the deployment process. Focused on architectural production, presentation progresses through installation, setup, configuration, training, customization, and standardization, allowing users to create a complete set of construction documents based on the way they really work.

Product benefits:

• The ADT toolset is treated as an interconnected series of objects and procedures, with equal attention to "whys" and "hows"
• Project-focused exercises provide experience in developing layering standards, building a content library, creating details, and sharing files with consultants
• Recommendations and best practices from well-known architectural firms pinpoint what is needed to deploy ADT, helping users avoid pitfalls
• The accompanying CD-ROM contains files for completing text exercises, making it easy to follow along and learn from the book
• An Online Companion™ offers instant access to up-to-the-minute information, making this book an indispensable how-to guide and lasting reference

More information about Autodesk® Architectural Desktop software.

Section I

Planning

Chapter 1

Installation and Configuration

Chapter 2

Project and Building Model Structure

Chapter 3

CAD Standards Assessment

Section II

Display

Chapter 4

Layers

Chapter 5

Display System

Section III

Content

Chapter 6

Schedule Tables

Chapter 7

Dimensioning and Annotation

Chapter 8

Content Library

Section IV

Styles

Chapter 9

ADT Object Styles

Chapter 10

Area Objects and Area Groups

Chapter 11

Sections and Elevations

Section V

Interoperability

Chapter 12

Sharing Files with Consultants

Section VI

Conclusion

Additional

On the CD*

Chapter 13

Using ADT Models in Autodesk VIZ

Appendix A

Online Resources

Appendix B

Tables

* Check the CD for loads of additional resources including checklists for each chapter in Word format, PDFs, Excel files, Datasets, Sample Code and Resources and more…