AutoCAD 2005 for Architects

Introduction

Introduction to AutoCAD 2005

Review the AutoCAD 2005 GUI

Architectural Visualization

Architectural Firms

CAD Drawings

The Working Drawing and Scale Factor

Externally Referenced Files

Plotting a Monochrome Drawing

Plotting a Color Drawing

Creating Presentation Drawings

Plotting an EPS File

Introducing Illustrator

Introducing Photoshop

Blocks and Wblocks

Defining Blocks and Wblocks

Cut and Paste Options

Introduction to DesignCenter

Introduction to Tool Palettes

External References

External Reference Defined

Insert an XREF

XCLIP Command pt. 1

XCLIP Command pt. 2

XREF Manager

When to Use External References

Electrical Plan and Architectural Plan

Use an Existing Architectural Sheet

Electrical Plan pt. 1

Electrical Plan pt. 2

Architectural Plan

Creating the Elevation

XREF the Plan and XLINE Command

Layers and Draw Order

Hatching Elevations with Snapbase

An Architectural Sheet as a Template

Viewports and Text

Leader Lines and Elevation Markers

Working Drawings

Architectural Set of Working Drawings

Reinforce How this Project Uses Xrefs

Using an Attribute Block

Creating an Attribute Block

Selecting Objects pt. 1

Selecting Objects pt. 2

Cycle and Quick Select

Printing

Create a Monochrome Plot Style Table

Create a Color Plot Style Table

Combining Color and Monochrome Files

Color Gradient Hatching

How to Create an EPS File

Customizing

Customizing the GUI

Creating a Custom Toolbar

Using a Pre-Defined Icon

Creating a Custom Icon

Keyboard Shortcut and Command Alias

Introduction to 3D

3D Architectural Entities

Controlling the View and the UCS

Viewpoint Presets and 3D Orbit Command

Creating a 3D Glass as a Surface

Creating a 3D Glass as a Solid

Rotating 3D Objects

Introduction to 3D Solids

3D Sofa - Building the Solids

3D Sofa - Editing the Solids

3D Sofa - Advanced 2D and 3D Commands

Completing the 3D Sofa

The 3D Exterior House Model

Creating the Walls pt. 1

Creating the Walls pt. 2

XREF the Elevations Using 3Point UCS

Slicing 3D Solids

Moving and Extruding Faces

Completing the Window Opening

Window Frames Using Subtract

Door and Window Openings Using Subtract

Door Frames Using Union

Saving a Named View and a UCS

Completing 3D Walls with 2D Elevations

Review Extrude and Subtract Command

Using Point Filters

3D Roof pt. 1

3D Roof pt. 2

3D Roof - Interference Command pt. 1

3D Roof - Interference Command pt. 2

Extrude via Path

3D Interior House Model

Interference Command with 3D Walls

Custom Toolbars for 3D Modeling

3D Walls and the Separate Command

Techniques for Modeling Two Floors

3D Door Frames

Polylines That Will Not Extrude

Pros and Cons of Clipping Planes

Creating 3D Cabinets pt. 1

Creating 3D Cabinets pt. 2

Completing the 3D Cabinets

Creating the Perspective Views

The Dview Command and Saving Views

Zoom/Distance/3D Orbit

Presentation Borders to Compose Layouts

Composing a Raster File

Miscellaneous Commands and Options

3D Ruled Surface - Sloped Surfaces

3D Ruled Surface - Curtains

Viewports in Model Space

Interior Perspective

Model Space Viewports and Layers

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Composing the Floor Plan

Adding Color to the Wall

Adding Color to the Floor

Summarizing the Techniques

Completing the Presentation

Conclusion

Final Words

Credits

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