For courses in Interior Design, Space Planning, Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics and Architectural Graphics. This manual teaches users how to make architectural drawings using a computer and the AutoCAD 2004 program.

This easy-to-understand book employs the prompt-response format in beginning exercises of all chapters to allow users to learn commands in a drawing situation. The text then provides exercises so users can apply the commands on their own.

New features of AutoCAD Release 2004 are described-e.g.: redesigned AutoCAD Design Center, modeless dialog boxes, new gradient hatch patterns for rendering isometric and two-dimensional drawings, and easy printing and plotting of 3-D rendered models.

Contents

• Preparing to draw with AutoCAD
  • Introduction
  • An Overview of the AutoCAD Program
  • Preparing to Draw with AutoCAD
• Two-dimensional AutoCAD
  • Drawing with AutoCAD: Basic Commands and Settings
  • Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms
  • Adding Text to the Drawing
  • Printing and Plotting
  • Drawing the Floor Plan: Walls, Doors, and Windows
  • Dimensioning and Area Calculations
  • Drawing Elevations, Wall Sections, and Details
  • Drawing and Adding Specifications to Furnishings and the AutoCAD Design Center
  • Drawing the Reflected Ceiling Plan and Power Plan
• Special topics
  • Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering
  • Creating Presentations and Creating a Web Page Using AutoCAD
  • Using Raster Images in AutoCAD Drawings
  • Customizing Toolbars and Menus
• Three-dimensional AutoCAD
  • Basic Three-Dimensional Models
  • Solid Modeling
• Glossary
• Index