Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2018 Fundamentals

• Designed for new users of AutoCAD Architecture 2018 
• Uses a tutorial style that progresses with each chapter 
• Guides you through building a completed 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house 
• Includes quizzes and practice exams 
• Features new lessons on animations, fire-rating floor plans, and printing to PDF 

This fundamentals text introduces you to Autodesk’s AutoCAD Architecture 2018 software. The book covers the Layer Manager, Design Center, Structural Members, Doors, Windows, and Walls. Step-by-step lessons take the reader from creation of a site plan, floor plan, and space planning, all the way through to the finished building - a standard three bedroom, two bathroom residence. By the end of the text, you should feel comfortable enough to create a standard model, and even know how to customize the interface for your own use. This text provides you with in-depth coverage of toolbars, dialog boxes and commands.

Table of Contents

1.   Desktop Features 
2.   Site Plans 
3.   Floor Plans 
4.   Space Planning 
5.   Roofs 
6.   Structural Members 
7.   Rendering & Materials 
8.   Documentation