Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop

Market_Desc: · Architects· Drafters· Students Special Features: · Comprehensive coverage from the world's best-selling Autodesk publisher· Large and growing installed base that needs assistance with this complicated software· Familiar, successful Mastering mix of tutorials and detailed reference appropriate for every skill level· Foreword by Chris Yanchar, product planning manager, and technical edit by David Koch, facilitator for Autodesk's ADT discussion groups About The Book: Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT) is a drafting and building-information-management (BIM) program for architects. Its high-powered BIM features expand AutoCAD's core feature set to include automatic documentation, smart objects, project-based palettes, and many other design collaboration, documentation, and automation features.

Discover the whys and hows of creating a complete set of professional-quality construction documents using features and functions contained in the newest release of Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT)! Written by a professional Autodesk Training Center (ATC) manager and successful national ADT applications engineer, Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3 focuses squarely on the rationale and practicality of the ADT process. Unlike other books that confront novices with a never-ending stream of seemingly discrete and unrelated commands, this book propels its readers to new skills using detailed examples and exercises that showcase the why as well as the how of using Autodesk Architectural Desktop to complete residential and commercial building design projects. The book begins by acquainting readers with the user interface and familiarizing them with the conceptual underpinnings of Autodesk Architectural Desktop software operations. Subsequent chapters enable readers to delve directly into the process of using their software to set up residential and commercial building projects, produce sections and elevations, generate schedules, design layouts, work with details, plot construction documents, and more! As a result, readers gain a first-hand understanding of the value of Autodesk Architectural Desktop as a professional design tool as well as practical knowledge of what can be and what ought to be modified. Prior experience using AutoCAD is assumed. However, no prior experience with Autodesk Architectural Desktop is required making this book perfect for today's professional architects, interior designers, facilities planners, and students.

Master advanced techniques and explore strategies to deploy Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT) 3.3! Written by Paul F. Aubin, author of the popular Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop, 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. Many of the tutorials in this book reference both Imperial and Metric Units as well (Additional Metric-based exercises are provided in the online companion)! Focused on architectural production, presentation progresses through installation, setup, configuration, training, customization, and standardization, arming readers with all the tools necessary to build a successful implementation plan uniquely suited to their needs.

The book focuses squarely on the rationale and practicality of the ADT (Architectural desktop) process through lessons that emphasize "why" as well as "how" to help readers complete their projects successfully.

This concise manual goes beyond a series of independent tools and commands to consider the process of creating professional-quality building design projects using the newest release of Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT). Content focuses squarely on the rationale and practicality of ADT 2005 through life-tested, practical lessons that emphasize "why" as well as "show" in order to help readers complete their projects successfully. The text and lessons combine to give an unmistakable sense of the value of the tools introduced as well as a clear indication of each tool's potential. The result is an up-to-the-minute resource that shortens the learning curve and instills confidence and comfort in usage of the software to create architecture.

Learn BIM the Revit Way Revit is Autodesk's industry-leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, and this Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers core Revit topics such as modeling, massing, sustainability, and more. It also brings you up to speed on advanced techniques such as using Revit in the cloud and how to go direct to fabrication. Organized by real-world workflows, this book covers the interface, templates, worksharing, modeling and massing, visualization techniques for different industries, sustainability, roofs and floors, stairs and railings, documentation, and much more. This Autodesk Official Training Guide teaches you how to use the leading BIM software and also serves as a study aid for Autodesk's Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams Organized according to actual workflows, the book begins with an explanation of key BIM concepts, familiarizes you with the interface, and then moves into actual application Covers modeling and massing, the Family Editor, visualization techniques for various industries, documentation, annotation and detailing, and how to work with complex walls, roofs, floors, stairs, and railings Companion website features before-and-after tutorial files, so readers can jump in at any point Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture helps you learn Revit in a context that makes real-world sense.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "Imperial files, Metric files, ReadMe file."--CD-ROM label.

The book focuses squarely on the rationale and practicality of the ADT (Architectural desktop) process through lessons that emphasize "why" as well as "how" to help readers complete their projects successfully.