Residential Design Drafting And Detailing Workbo

Learn the basic skills needed to draw, detail, and design residential structures using standard construction practices involving wood, engineered materials, steel, concrete, and concrete block, as well as using ï'greenï' construction practices. CAD techniques based on the 2006 International Building Code are at the heart of this book that teaches methods to complete all the drawings needed to obtain a residential building permit. A host of real-world problems expose readers to a variety of drafting experiences and require them to go through the same thought processes that a professional CAD technician faces daily, including view layout, dimension placement, section placement, and more.

This workbook is a companion book intended to be used with Residential Design Using Chief Architect X6 Premier. Each chapter has exercises and projects. The exercises are designed to allow you to practice and test your skills in the commands and concepts covered in the corresponding chapter of the main text. The projects will further enhance those skills as well as introduce new tools and concepts. The combination of these books were written to be used both in the classroom as a textbook as well as in the industry by the professional residential and light commercial CADD designer/drafter as a reference and learning tool. Whether you're new to Chief Architect or a seasoned user upgrading your skills, Residential Design Using Chief Architect X6 Premier and this workbook will help you use the power of Chief Architect to improve your professional skills and increase your productivity.

The Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design Workbook is designed for use with the text Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design. The questions, problems, and activities are designed to assist you in mastering the subject matter included in the text. The numerous and varied drawing problems guide you in developing and extraordinary amount of skill in creating architecture designs and architectural working drawings in an industry-standard manner.

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Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design provides the basic information necessary for planning various types of dwellings. It presents basic instruction in preparing architectural working drawings using traditional (manual) as well as computer-based methods. Further, the text was developed to serve as a reference for design and construction principles and methods. It is intended to help build the necessary technical skills to communicate architectural ideas in an understandable, efficient, and accurate manner. - Introduction.

The only book of its kind on the market today, COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DETAILING, 4E will give you everything you need to teach effectively - and with ease. You won't have to spend time pulling together pieces of various trade publications and supplementing them with your notes because it's all here, in one comprehensive resource. The fourth edition maintains the winning features of its previous editions; clear explanations and professional, practical examples that walk students through the architectural and structural drawings required in a complete set of commercial plans. It then builds on these successes by increasingly integrating design components into each chapter, replacing free-hand sketches with CAD skeleton drawings, and updating the information to reflect the 2015 International Building Code. The end result: you can spend less time preparing to teach and more time teaching, and your students get a valuable tool for staying current with industry trends and preparing to succeed in the classroom and beyond. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.