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Publisher: Autodesk Press; Book & CD-Rom edition (August 1, 2004)
Paperback: 640 pages
ISBN: 1401884784

Mastering Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2005 is a concise manual focused squarely on the rationale and practicality of the ADT process. The book emphasizes the process of creating projects in ADT as an interconnected series of objects, rather than a series of independent commands and routines. The goal of each lesson is to help the reader complete their building design projects successfully. Tools are introduced together in a focused process with a strong emphasis on "why" as well as "how." The text and exercises seek to give the reader a clear sense of the value and potential of each tool and procedure. Mastering Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2005 is a resource designed to shorten your learning curve, raise your comfort level, and, most importantly, give you real-life tested practical advice on the usage of the software to create architectural designs.

What's new in this edition? more info
Mastering Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2005 incorporates all of the new functionality of Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005, as well as providing general improvements to organization, flow and datasets of the previous edition. Many new and revised tutorials are included throughout, including the edition of two completely new chapters! Chapter 17: Generating Details and Keynotes and Chapter 18: Area Takeoffs. For a more detailed look at what's new in this edition, click here.

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Table of contents

Section I

Introduction and Methodology

Chapter 1

General Overview and User Interface

Chapter 2

Conceptual Underpinnings of Architectural Desktop

Chapter 3

Work Space Setup

Section II

The Building Model

Chapter 4

Beginning a Floor Plan

Chapter 5

Set Up the Building Model (Download this chapter)

Chapter 6

Column Grids and Structural Layout

Chapter 7

Vertical Circulation

Chapter 8

The Building Shell

Chapter 9

Mastering Wall Cleanup

Chapter 10

Progressive Refinement - Part 1

Chapter 11

Progressive Refinement - Part 2

Chapter 12

Horizontal Surfaces

Section III

Construction Documents

Chapter 13

Creating Reflected Ceiling Plans

Chapter 14

Generating Annotation (Download Schedule Tags Tutorial)

Chapter 15

Generating Schedules

Chapter 16

Generating Sections and Elevations

Chapter 17

Generating Details and Keynotes All New Chapter!

Chapter 18

Area Takeoffs All New Chapter!

Section IV

Generating Output

Chapter 19

Plotting

Chapter 20

Working with Autodesk VIZ Render
Conclusion

Section V

Appendices

Appendix A

Additional Exercises

Appendix B

Wall Cleanup Checklist

Appendix C

Online Resources

Appendix D

Sharing Files with Consultants

Appendix E

Wall Cleanup Solution



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