CAD for interiors basics / Joseph A. Fiorello, Jr.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: xii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (12 cm)Content type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- computer
- volume
- computer disc
- 9780470185735 (paperback)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 729.0285 FIO | Available | T00828192 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
CAD for Interiors: Basics is a practical guide to getting started in AutoCAD(r) for interior designers. Taking a hands-on approach, the reader is taken on a step-by-step process to draw a detailed building floor plan. Beginning with instruction on how to create project templates, the reader works their way up to a professional-quality presentation. The basics of Architectural Desktop(r) and 3-D CAD are also included.
An included DVD complements the book, presenting videos of detailed AutoCAD(r) commands demonstrating the book's instruction using a unique audio-visual approach. No other product for designers offers a blended approach to make learning visually exciting and effective.
Includes index.
This book is a practical guide to getting started in AutoCAD® for interior designers. Taking a hands-on approach, the reader is taken on a step-by-step process to draw a detailed building floor plan. Beginning with instruction on how to create project templates, the reader works their way up to a professional-quality presentation. The basics of Architectural Desktop® and 3-D CAD are also included." "An included DVD complements the book, presenting videos of detailed AutoCAD® commands demonstrating the book's instruction using a unique audio-visual approach. No other product for designers offers a blended approach to make learning visually exciting and effective. -- Publisher details.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Interacting with AutoCAD
- Launching AutoCAD
- Starting a New Session of AutoCAD
- Maneuvering the User Interface
- Interacting with AutoCAD
- Chapter 2 Preparing to Draw
- Launching and Saving a New AutoCAD Drawing File
- Basic Drafting Settings- The Status Bar
- Basic Core Commands for Drawing and Modifying
- Drawing a Line at a Precise Distance from 0.0
- Drawing a Line at Precise Distance and Angle
- Closing a Drawing
- Chapter 3 Drawing a Base Plan
- Starting the Living Room Plan
- Creating a Block Library
- Drawing the Interior Elements of the Floor Plan
- Adding Hatch to Your Drawing
- Close and Save the Drawing
- Chapter 4 Adding Text and Dimensions to a Drawing
- Text Heights
- The Styles Toolbar
- Adding Text to the Drawing
- Adding Dimensions to the Drawing
- Close and Save the Drawing
- Chapter 5 Adding Layers to a Drawing
- Adding the Layers
- Assigning Objects to the Appropriate Layers
- Managing Layers
- Close and Save the Drawing
- Chapter 6 Adding the Base Plan
- The Reflecting Ceiling Plan
- Creating al Lighting Legend
- Chapter 7 Drawing Interior Sections and Elevations
- External References (Xrefs
- Drawing Interior Sections/Elevations
- Adding Notes and Dimensions to the Elevations
- Close and Save the Drawing
- Chapter 8 Creating a Titleblock and Template File
- Typical Paper and Page Sizes
- Inserting Blocks into Layout Space
- Creating a Template File
- Chapter 9 Layout Space and Plotting a Drawing
- The Plan Drawings
- Chapter 10 Introduction to Google Sketchup
- Google SketchUp
- Core Commands
- Importing an AutoCAD Drawing
- Import the File
- Beginning Model Construction
- Exporting Elements from the Drawing File
- Close and Save
- Index