Architectural Desktop 2008 Book

PART I: GETTING STARTED

Definitions.

Concepts.

Questions and Answers about AutoCAD® Architecture 2008.

Installing AutoCAD® Architecture 2008. Abbreviations.

The AutoCAD® Architecture 2008 Interface.

Tool Palettes.

The Properties Palette.

The Content Browser.

The Open Drawing Menu.

PART II: SECTIONS AND TUTORIALS: PALETTES AND EXERCISES

Section 1. Massing and Mass Elements and Groups.

Section 2. Space Objects

Section 3. Walls

Section 4. Windows

Section 5. Doors

Section 6. Curtain Walls.

Section 7. Door and Window Assemblies

Section 8. Stairs

Section 9. Railings

Section 10. Roofs and Roof Slab Objects

Section 11. Slabs and Slab Objects

Section 12. Structural Members, Column Grids, Grids, and Anchors

Section 13. AEC Dimensions

Section 14. Elevations

Section 15. Sections

Section 16. Drawing Management

Section 17. Callouts and Annotation Scaling

Section 18. Detail Components and the Detail Component Manager

Section 19. Property Set Definitions and Property Sets

Section 20. Schedules and Schedule Tags

Section 21. Sheet Sets

Section 22. Mask Blocks

Section 23. Multi-View Blocks

Section 24. The DesignCenter

Section 25. AEC Project Standards

Section 26. Display Themes

Section 27. Rendering and Visualization

PART III: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.

Section 28. Tutorial Project

Section 29. Autodesk Drawing Compare