Accessing Autocad Architectural Desktop, Release 2

by Wyatt, William G.

• ISBN13: 9780766812628
• ISBN10: 0766812626
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-16
• Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning

Summary

Presents an introduction to essential commands and features of AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2. Detailed examples and applications of commands for development of both residential and commercial buildings are included. Features numerous tutorials that offer hands-on opportunities. Softcover. DLC: Architectural drawing-- Computer-assisted instruction.

Table of Contents

Preface
Features of this Edition	xviii
Style Conventions	xix
How to use this Book	xix
Command Access Tables	xix
Online Companion	xxi
We Want To Hear From You	xxi
About the Author	xxi
Dedication	xxi
Acknowledgements	xxii
Introduction to Architectural Desktop
Overview	1	(1)
Advantages of Object Technology	1	(1)
Architectural Desktop Release 2	2	(1)
Starting Architectural Desktop	3	(3)
Architectural Desktop Screen Layout	6	(7)
Shortcut Menus	8	(2)
Architectural Desktop Toolbars	10	(3)
Steps to Creating a Profile	13	(1)
Tutorial 1.1 Creating and Using a Profile	13	(21)
Architectural Desktop Resources	16	(1)
Templates	16	(9)
Defining Display Control for Objects and Viewports	25	(6)
Accessing the Viewer	31	(3)
Tutorial 1.2 Viewing Objects in Layouts	34	(5)
Summary	39	(1)
Review Questions	39	(2)
Creating Floor Plans
Introduction	41	(1)
Objectives	41	(1)
Drawing Walls	42	(8)
Creating Walls with the Add Wall Command	42	(8)
Tutorial 2.1 Drawing Walls Using Polyline Close	50	(3)
Tutorial 2.2 Using Ortho Close	53	(4)
Tutorial 2.3 Creating Walls	57	(2)
Setting up for Drawing and Editing Walls	59	(4)
Using the Node Object Snap	60	(1)
Grips of the Wall	60	(1)
Setting Justification	61	(1)
Setting the Cleanup Radius	62	(1)
Steps to Setting the Cleanup Radius	63	(1)
Steps to Editing the Cleanup Radius of Existing Walls	63	(3)
Managing Wall Error Markers	64	(2)
Steps for Turning on Graph Display Representation of Walls	66	(4)
Using Temporary Tracking Point to Draw Interior Walls	69	(1)
Tutorial 2.4 Using Tracking to Draw Interior Walls and Displaying Cleanup RADII	70	(9)
Using AutoCAD Offset to Draw Additional Interior Walls	76	(2)
Using Grips to Edit Walls	78	(1)
Tutorial 2.5 Creating Interior Partitions with Grips and Copy-Stretch	79	(2)
Tutorial 2.6 Using Grips to Change Wall Length	81	(3)
Editing Walls with AutoCAD Editing Commands	83	(1)
Tutorial 2.7 Drawing Exterior Walls of the Floor Plan	84	(8)
Editing Walls using Modify Wall	88	(4)
Tutorial 2.8 Using the Match Option to Change Walls	92	(2)
Setting Wall Properties	94	(6)
Changing Wall Direction with Reverse Wall	99	(1)
Tutorial 2.9 Using the Convert to Wall Command to Convert a Sketch to Walls	100	(3)
Creating Wall Dimensions	102	(1)
Tutorial 2.10 Using the Create Wall Dimensions Command to Place Dimensions	103	(5)
Setting Dimension Properties	105	(3)
Summary	108	(1)
Review Questions	109	(1)
Project	110	(1)
Exercise 2.11 Drawing the Walls of a Floor Plan	110	(1)
Advanced Wall Features
Introduction	111	(1)
Objectives	111	(1)
Accessing Wall Styles	111	(1)
Steps to Setting a Wall Style Current	112	(1)
Creating Wall Styles	113	(2)
Creating a New Wall Style Name	114	(1)
Steps to Creating a New Wall Style	115	(15)
Editing a Wall Style	116	(14)
Steps to Overriding the System Default Display Representation for a Wall Style	130	(3)
Tutorial 3.1 Creating a Wall Style	133	(9)
Enhancing Wall Styles with Display Properties	137	(4)
Changing a Wall Style with Wall Modify	141	(1)
Tutorial 3.2 Controlling Display of Wall Components	142	(10)
Exporting and Importing Wall Styles	148	(4)
Steps to Exporting a Wall Style	152	(1)
Steps to Importing a Wall Style	152	(1)
Purging Wall Styles	152	(1)
Tutorial 3.3 Importing and Exporting Wall Styles	153	(1)
Creating Endcaps	154	(4)
Steps to Assigning an Endcap to a Wall Style	158	(3)
Modifying Endcaps	160	(1)
Overriding Endcaps and Priority of Wall Styles	161	(5)
Editing Endcaps using Wall Style Overrides	163	(2)
Using Priority Overrides	165	(1)
Tutorial 3.4 Creating and Editing an Endcap	166	(8)
Creating Wall Modifier Styles	174	(7)
Attaching a Wall Modifier Using Wall Properties	176	(3)
Changing Wall Modifiers	179	(2)
Tutorial 3.5 Creating Wall Modifiers	181	(7)
Creating Cleanup Groups	188	(3)
Tutorial 3.6 Creating and Using a Wall Group	191	(2)
Creating Additional Floors	193	(2)
Tutorial 3.7 Creating the Basement Floor Plan	195	(10)
Creating a Foundation Plan	205	(1)
Tutorial 3.8 Creating a Foundation Plan	206	(7)
Summary	213	(1)
Review Questions	214	(1)
Project	215	(1)
Exercise 3.1 Creating a Wall Style	215	(2)
Placing Doors and Windows
Introduction	217	(1)
Objectives	217	(1)
Placing Doors in Walls	218	(10)
Setting the Swing	221	(1)
Locating the Insertion Point of the Door	222	(3)
Defining Door Properties	225	(3)
Changing Doors with Modify Door	228	(2)
Changing the Angle of Door Swing	229	(1)
Tutorial 4.1 Inserting Doors	230	(9)
Creating Door Styles	239	(3)
Creating a New Door Style	242	(1)
Steps to Creating a New Door Style	242	(1)
Editing a Door Style	242	(9)
Tutorial 4.2 Creating and Editing a Door Style	251	(9)
Editing a Door With Door Properties	260	(4)
Shifting a Door Within the Wall	263	(1)
Tutorial 4.3 Repositioning a Door Within the Wall	264	(2)
Tutorial 4.4 Using Reposition Within Wall to Offset a Door a Specific Distance	266	(3)
Shifting the Door Along a Wall	268	(1)
Placing Windows in Walls	269	(10)
Defining Window Properties	273	(3)
Using Modify Window	276	(1)
Editing a Window with Grips	277	(2)
Steps to Using Grips to Copy a Window	279	(1)
Tutorial 4.5 Inserting Windows in a Drawing	280	(3)
Creating a Window Style	283	(3)
Defining Window Style Properties	285	(1)
Steps to Creating a New Window Style	286	(6)
Editing a Window Style	286	(6)
Tutorial 4.6 Creating a Window Style	292	(6)
Creating Openings	298	(2)
Steps to Adding an Opening to a Wall	300	(5)
Modifying an Opening with Modify Opening	301	(4)
Creating Doors, Windows and Openings Using AEC Profiles	305	(2)
Creating an Aec Profile	305	(2)
Tutorial 4.7 Creating an AEC Profile and Using the Profile for a Door Style	307	(2)
Importing and Exporting Door and Window Styles	309	(1)
Steps to Importing Door Styles	310	(3)
Tutorial 4.8 Exporting Door Styles to a New File	313	(2)
Summary	315	(1)
Review Questions	315	(1)
Projects	316	(1)
Exercise 4.1 Inserting Doors in a Floor Plan	316	(1)
Exercise 4.2 Inserting Windows in a Floor Plan	316	(1)
Exercise 4.3 Inserting and Repositioning Doors and Windows in a Floor Plan	317	(2)
Creating Roofs
Introduction	319	(1)
Objectives	319	(1)
Creating a Roof with Add Roof	319	(6)
Creating a Hip Roof	325	(1)
Tutorial 5.1 Creating a Hip Roof	325	(5)
Defining Roof Properties	330	(7)
Editing Roof Properties of an Existing Roof	333	(3)
Using Modify Roof to Change Roofs	336	(1)
Creating a Gable Roof	337	(1)
Creating a Gable Roof	337	(5)
Creating a Shed Roof	342	(1)
Creating a Shed Roof	342	(3)
Editing an Existing Roof to Create Gables	345	(1)
Steps to Creating a Gable by Editing Roof Properties	346	(3)
Using Edit Roof Edges/Faces to Edit Roof Planes	346	(2)
Using Grips to Edit a Roof	348	(1)
Steps to Creating a Gable Using Grips	349	(1)
Creating a Gambrel Roof Using Double Sloped Roof	350	(1)
Creating a Gambrel Roof	350	(8)
Creating a Roof Using Convert to Roof	358	(1)
Creating a Roof Using Roof Convert	358	(2)
Using Mass Groups to Determine Roof Intersections	360	(3)
Using Mass Groups to Identify Roof Intersections	363	(3)
Creating Dormers	366	(2)
Creating Roofs for Dormers	368	(11)
Extending Walls to The Roof	379	(5)
Extending Walls to The Roof	384	(2)
Creating a Flat Roof	386	(1)
Creating a Flat Roof	386	(10)
Summary	396	(1)
Review Questions	396	(1)
Project	397	(1)
Creating a Shed Roof	397	(2)
Stairs and Railings
Introduction	399	(1)
Objectives	399	(1)
Using The Add Stair Command	400	(11)
Creating a Stair	400	(4)
Designing Stairs with Stair Properties	404	(7)
Steps to Creating a Stair with a Fixed Rise and Number of Risers	411	(3)
Steps to Creating a Stair with a Fixed Run and Fixed Rise	414	(2)
Stair Default Settings	416	(1)
Creating Straight Stairs	416	(3)
Creating a Straight Stair	419	(4)
Creating U Shaped Stairs	423	(2)
Steps to Creating a U Shaped Stair	425	(2)
Creating a U Shaped Stair	427	(6)
Creating Multi-Landing Stairs	433	(1)
Steps to Creating a Multi-Landing Stair	433	(2)
Creating Spiral Stairs	435	(1)
Creating a Spiral Stair	436	(4)
Modifying Existing Stairs with Modify Stair	440	(3)
Editing a Stair Using Grips	442	(1)
Using Grips to Mirror the Stair	443	(3)
Stair Styles	446	(2)
Creating Stair Styles	446	(2)
Steps to Creating a New Stair Style	448	(7)
Defining the Attributes of a Stair Style	449	(6)
Creating a Stair Style and Controlling Display	455	(9)
Exporting Stair Styles	463	(1)
Steps to Exporting a Stair Style	464	(1)
Steps to Importing a Stair Style	464	(2)
Purging Stair Styles	465	(1)
Creating Railings	466	(3)
Default Properties of a Railing	469	(1)
Designing the Railing with Railing Properties	469	(10)
Changing the Railing with Modify Railing	478	(1)
Displaying the Stair in Multiple Levels	479	(1)
Placing a Railing on a Stair	480	(16)
Summary	496	(1)
Review Questions	497	(1)
Project	498	(1)
Creating a Multi-Landing Stair with Railings	498	(1)
Using and Creating Symbols
Introduction	499	(1)
Objectives	499	(1)
Setting the Scale for Symbols and Annotation	500	(7)
Changing Units in the Middle of a Drawing	504	(3)
Using the DesignCenter	507	(5)
Defining the Default Symbol Menu	509	(2)
Displaying Design Content Toolbars	511	(1)
Inserting Symbols	512	(1)
Steps to Dragging Symbols into a Drawing	513	(2)
Inserting Symbols Using Drag and Drop	515	(1)
Inserting and Modifying Multi-View Blocks	516	(12)
Using Multi-View Block Properties to Enhance Placement	520	(3)
Editing a Multi-View Block	523	(5)
Inserting Multi-View Blocks with Precision	528	(13)
Creating a Multi-View Block	541	(5)
Defining the Properties of a New Multi-View Block	543	(3)
Creating and Modifying Multi-View Blocks	546	(8)
Importing and Exporting Multi-View Blocks	554	(1)
Steps to Exporting Multi-View Blocks	554	(1)
Inserting Multiple Fixtures	554	(4)
Creating Masking Blocks	558	(6)
Defining Mask Block Properties	561	(3)
Steps to Creating a Mask Block	564	(1)
Inserting Masking Blocks	565	(2)
Changing Masking Blocks	567	(4)
Attaching Objects to Masking Blocks	571	(2)
Creating Symbols for the DesignCenter	573	(6)
Content Type	575	(1)
Insert Options	575	(2)
Display Options	577	(2)
Creating and Modifying Mask Blocks	579	(6)
Summary	585	(1)
Review Questions	586	(1)
Project	587	(1)
Inserting Symbols	587	(2)
Annotating the Drawing
Introduction	589	(1)
Objectives	589	(1)
Placing Annotation on a Drawing	590	(1)
Creating Break Marks	591	(4)
Placing Straight Cut Lines	595	(1)
Placing Detail Marks	595	(4)
Placing Elevation Symbols	599	(4)
Placing Leaders in the Drawing	603	(3)
Tutorial 8.1 Inserting Break Marks, Detail Marks, Elevation Marks, and Leaders	606	(8)
Miscellaneous	614	(2)
Creating Dimensions	614	(2)
Steps to Changing the Fraction Format of the Aec_Arch_I Style	616	(20)
Fire Rating Lines	618	(2)
Match Lines	620	(3)
North Arrows	623	(2)
Datum Elevation	625	(1)
Revision Clouds	626	(3)
Section Marks	629	(3)
Title Marks	632	(4)
Tutorial 8.2 Placing Dimensions	636	(11)
Creating Tags and Schedules for Objects	647	(2)
Door and Window Tags	648	(1)
Steps to Placing a Window Tag	649	(5)
Room and Finish Tags	651	(3)
Tutorial 8.3 Placing Tags for Doors, Windows and Rooms	654	(10)
Object Tags	660	(3)
Wall Tags	663	(1)
Editing Tags and Schedule Data	664	(2)
Using Schedule Table Styles	666	(4)
Adding a Schedule Table	670	(2)
Tutorial 8.4 Steps for Creating a Window Schedule	672	(2)
Renumbering Tags	674	(1)
Updating a Schedule	675	(2)
Editing the Cells of a Schedule	677	(2)
Summary	679	(1)
Review Questions	679	(1)
Projects	680	(1)
Exercise 8.1 Creating Door and Window Schedules	680	(1)
Creating Elevations and Sections
Introduction	681	(1)
Objectives	681	(1)
Creating the Model for Elevations and Sections	682	(1)
Tutorial 9.1 Creating the Model for Sections and Elevations	683	(5)
Creating a Building Elevation Line	688	(2)
Creating an Elevation	690	(2)
Controlling the View of the Elevation	692	(1)
Tutorial 9.2 Creating the Elevation	693	(13)
Properties of the Section/Elevation Mark	698	(5)
Entity Display of the Elevation or Section	703	(3)
Tutorial 9.3 Refining the Display of the Elevation	706	(7)
Revising the Elevation with Update Elevation	713	(4)
Creating 2D Elevation Drawings	714	(3)
Tutorial 9.4 Creating Elevation Drawings Using Hidden Line Projection	717	(5)
Using the Create Section Command	722	(6)
Placing a Section Mark	722	(2)
Using Existing Polylines as Section Lines	724	(1)
Creating the Section	725	(2)
Properties of the Section Mark	727	(1)
Steps to Defining the Linetype and Width of the Section Line	728	(4)
Revising the Section with the Update Section Command	730	(1)
Properties of Sections and Elevations	731	(1)
Tutorial 9.5 Creating a Section Using Hidden Line Projection	732	(7)
Summary	739	(1)
Review Questions	739	(1)
Project	740	(1)
Exercise 9.1 Creating 3D Elevation and 2D Elevation Drawings	740	(1)
Creating Mass Models
Introduction	741	(1)
Objectives	741	(1)
Creating Mass Models	742	(12)
Inserting Mass Elements	742	(12)
Steps to Inserting a Mass Element	754	(1)
Tutorial 10.1 Creating Mass Elements	755	(9)
Modifying Mass Elements	759	(3)
Modifying Mass Elements with Grips	762	(2)
Tutorial 10.2 Modifying Mass Elements	764	(7)
Creating Mass Elements Using Extrusion and Revolution	771	(1)
Tutorial 10.3 Creating Mass Elements by Extruding Profiles	771	(6)
Creating New Profiles	773	(4)
Steps to Creating a New Profile	777	(2)
Steps to Exporting a Profile	779	(1)
Steps to Importing a Profile	779	(1)
Tutorial 10.4 Creating New Profiles	780	(3)
Creating New Profiles from Existing Profiles	782	(1)
Importing Profiles	783	(1)
Tutorial 10.5 Importing and Exporting Profiles	783	(6)
Creating Mass Elements to Represent Building Components	789	(1)
Tutorial 10.6 Creating a Mass Element for a Floor System	789	(8)
Summary	797	(1)
Review Questions	797	(1)
Project	798	(1)
Exercise 10.1 Creating a Floor System Using Mass Elements	798	(1)
Creating Complex Models
Introduction	799	(1)
Objectives	799	(1)
Creating Groups for Mass Elements	800	(2)
Adding Mass Elements to a Group	802	(4)
Using Attach Elements to Add Mass Elements to a Group	803	(2)
Detaching Elements from a Mass Group	805	(1)
Tutorial 11.1 Creating Mass Elements with Groups	806	(20)
Boolean operations with Mass Elements	812	(4)
Using the Model Explorer	816	(4)
Mouse Operations in the Model Explorer	820	(4)
Using the Tree View Shortcut Menus	824	(1)
Creating Mass Elements with the Model Explorer	824	(2)
Tutorial 11.2 Building Models Using the Explorer	826	(10)
Referencing Mass Models	830	(6)
Tutorial 11.3 Creating Reference Mass Elements	836	(11)
Creating Mass Elements Above the XY Plane	840	(1)
Creating Floorplate Slices and Boundaries	841	(5)
Converting the Slice to a Polyline	846	(1)
Tutorial 11.4 Creating a Floorplate Slice and Boundary	847	(7)
Summary	854	(1)
Review Questions	855	(1)
Project	856	(1)
Exercise 11.1 Creating a Mass Group and Slicing the Mass Model	856	(1)
Creating Spaces and Boundaries
Introduction	857	(1)
Objectives	857	(1)
Creating Spaces for Space Planning	858	(13)
Editing Space Properties	862	(5)
Positioning and Sizing of Spaces	867	(4)
Tutorial 12.1 Inserting Spaces	871	(19)
Using Space Styles	877	(2)
Creating a Space Style	879	(3)
Modifying Spaces	882	(2)
Converting Polylines and Slices to a Space	884	(1)
Converting a Slice to a Space	885	(1)
Dividing and Combining Spaces	886	(4)
Tutorial 12.2 Creating a Space Style	890	(9)
Using Space Boundaries	899	(8)
Adding Space Boundaries	899	(3)
Specifying the Properties of the Space Boundary	902	(5)
Tutorial 12.3 Creating Space Boundaries	907	(8)
Modifying Space Boundaries	909	(6)
Tutorial 12.4 Working With Boundaries	915	(8)
Creating Spaces Boundaries from Spaces, Slices, and Sketches	919	(4)
Steps to Creating Space Boundary from a Slice	923	(7)
Adding Boundary Edges	924	(1)
Editing Boundary Edges	925	(1)
Deleting a Boundary Using Remove Boundary Edges	926	(2)
Using the Anchor to Boundary Command	928	(2)
Tutorial 12.5 Converting Spaces to Space Boundaries	930	(10)
Using Space Inquiry to Adjust Spaces	940	(4)
Changing Spaces with SPACESWAP	942	(1)
Generating Room Labels	943	(1)
Generating Walls from Space Boundaries	943	(1)
Tutorial 12.6 Adjusting Spaces	944	(4)
Summary	948	(1)
Review Questions	948	(1)
Project	949	(1)
Ex12.1 Positioning Spaces to Create Space Boundaries and Walls	949	(4)
Drawing Commercial Structures
Introduction	953	(1)
Objectives	953	(1)
Creating Structural Grids	954	(5)
Specifying the Size of the Column Grid on Screen	958	(1)
Steps to Dynamically Sizing a Rectangular Column Grid	959	(1)
Steps to Dynamically Sizing a Radial Column Grid	960	(3)
Defining the Column for the Grid	961	(2)
Refining the Column Grid with Properties	963	(5)
Tutorial 13.1 Creating a Column Grid	968	(3)
Modifying the Column Grid	971	(8)
Adding and Removing Column Grid Lines	972	(3)
Editing the Column Mass Elements	975	(1)
Labeling the Column Grid	976	(2)
Dimensioning the Column Grid	978	(1)
Adding a Column Without a Grid	979	(2)
Tutorial 13.2 Labeling a Column Grid	981	(4)
Creating Ceiling Grids	985	(3)
Steps for Placing a Ceiling Grid	988	(2)
Adjusting the Properties of the Ceiling Grid	990	(3)
Tutorial 13.3 Creating a Ceiling Grid	993	(3)
Changing the Ceiling Grid	996	(8)
Adding Boundaries and Holes	997	(3)
Adding and Removing Ceiling Grid Lines	1000	(4)
Tutorial 13.4 Editing the Ceiling Grid	1004	(3)
Using Layout Curves to Place Columns	1007	(4)
Refining the Intersection of Columns and Walls	1009	(2)
Tutorial 13.5 Using Layout Curves	1011	(4)
Viewing the Model	1015	(4)
Creating a Walkthrough	1017	(2)
Tutorial 13.6 Creating a Walkthrough	1019	(2)
Summary	1021	(1)
Review Questions	1022	(1)
Projects	1022	(1)
Exercise 13.1 Creating Columns and Column Grids	1022	(1)
Exercise 13.2 Creating a Ceiling Grid	1023