Accessing Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006

by Wyatt, William G.

• ISBN13: 9781418020545
• ISBN10: 1418020540
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-07
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Written for all levels, this book offers engaging, step-by-step tutorials and projects that clearly demonstrate and reinforce the real-world application of Autodesk Architectural Desktop? (ADT) tools. Each ADT tool is introduced, followed by a thorough explanation of the options of the command and how it is used in the development of drawings. Users can expect to gain familiarity with ADT through the use of applications that involve the creation of floor plans, foundation plans, elevations, sections, details, and presentation drawings for a two-story residence, including a basement. Additional tutorials survey the techniques of creating architectural and structural drawings for commercial buildings. Coverage examines use of the Detail Component Manager and keynoting of details, as well as the newest features of sheet sets integrated into the Project Navigator for creating working drawings as a project progresses.

Table of Contents

Preface
Features of this Edition	xx
Style Conventions	xx
How to Use This Book	xxi
Command Access Tables	xxi
Organizing Tutorial Directories	xxii
Online Companion	xxii
We Want to Hear from You	xxii
About the Author	xxii
Dedication	xxiii
Acknowledgements	xxiii
Introduction to Architectural Desktop
Overview	1	(1)
Objectives	1	(1)
Advantages of Object Technology	2	(1)
Selecting Installation Options	2	(1)
Starting Architectural Desktop	2	(2)
Selecting Templates	3	(1)
Architectural Desktop Screen Layout	4	(21)
Tools of the Tool Palette	7	(4)
Customizing with the Content Browser	11	(5)
Using the Properties Palette	16	(1)
Accessing Design Resources	17	(1)
Resources of the Style Manager	18	(1)
Inserting Multi-View Blocks and Masking Blocks	18	(1)
Inserting Documentation	19	(1)
Creating Detail Compponents	20	(1)
Inserting Structural Compponents	21	(1)
Accessing Shortcut Menus	22	(1)
Using Toolbars to Access Commands	23	(2)
Configuring Drawing Setup	25	(3)
Setting Units	26	(1)
Setting Scale	26	(1)
Defining the Layer Standard	27	(1)
Controlling Display in Drawing Setup	27	(1)
Tools of the Layer Manager	28	(2)
Creating Layer Snapshots	29	(1)
Steps to Creating a Layer Snapshot	29	(1)
Using Layouts	30	(1)
Defining Display Control for Objects and Viewports	31	(6)
Selecting Display Representations	32	(1)
Contents of Display Representation Sets	33	(1)
Applying Display Configurations to Viewports	34	(3)
Viewing Objects with the Object Viewer	37	(5)
Editing Objects with Object Display	39	(1)
Materials	40	(1)
Display Properties	40	(1)
General Properties	41	(1)
Updating the Display of Objects	42	(1)
Creating Projects	42	(15)
Using the Project Browser to Create the Project	43	(3)
Creating Project Content with the Project Navigator	46	(1)
Using Project Components to Develop Construction Documents	47	(5)
Steps to Attaching an Element Drawing to a Construct File	52	(2)
Steps to Creating a Model Space View Within a View Drawing	54	(3)
Keeping the Project Navigator Up to Date	57	(1)
Summary	57	(1)
Review Questions	58	(1)
Tutorial 1.1 Creating a New Drawing	59	(1)
Tutorial 1.2 Viewing the Display Representation of Objects and Snapshots	60	(5)
Tutorial 1.3 Creating a Project	65	(6)
Creating Floor Plans
Introduction	71	(1)
Objectives	71	(1)
Drawing Walls	72	(4)
Creating Walls with the Wall Add Command	73	(1)
Using Add Selected	74	(1)
Changing Walls with the Apply Tool Properties to Command	75	(1)
Contents of the Wall Properties Palette	76	(11)
Setting Justification for Precision Drawing	80	(1)
Creating Straight Walls	81	(1)
Designing Curved Walls	82	(4)
Using the Offset Option to Move the Wall Handle	86	(1)
Setting Up for Drawing and Editing Walls	87	(4)
Using the Node Object Snap	88	(1)
Grips of the Wall	88	(1)
Using Grips to Edit Walls	89	(1)
Steps to Copying a Wall Using Grips	89	(1)
Setting Justification	90	(1)
Using Edit Justification	91	(1)
Changing Wall Direction with Wallreverse	92	(1)
Connecting Walls with Autosnap	93	(6)
Using Wall Cleanup	94	(1)
Setting the Cleanup Radius	94	(2)
Using Priority to Control Cleanup	96	(1)
Creating Cleanup Group Definitions	96	(1)
Steps to Creating and Applying a Cleanup Group	97	(1)
Managing Wall Defect Markers	97	(2)
Modifying Walls	99	(12)
Creating L and T Wall Intersections	99	(1)
Using the Wall Cleanup T Command	100	(1)
Merging Walls	101	(1)
Joining Walls	102	(1)
Using WallOffsetCopy to Draw Interior Walls	103	(3)
Using WallOffsetMove	106	(1)
Using the Offset Set from Command	107	(3)
Editing Walls with AutoCAD Editing Commands	110	(1)
Summary	111	(1)
Review Questions	112	(1)
Tutorial 2.1 Drawing Walls and Using Close	113	(4)
Tutorial 2.2 Drawing Curved Walls and Using Ortho Close	117	(5)
Tutorial 2.3 Drawing Walls Using Wall Offset Copy Command	122	(8)
Tutorial 2.4 Editing Walls Using Edit Justification, Reverse, Wall Offset, Join, and Merge Wall	130	(6)
Tutorial 2.5 Editing Walls Using Trim, Match, and Add Selected Commands	136	(4)
Project	140	(1)
Advanced Wall Features
Introduction	141	(1)
Objectives	141	(1)
Accessing Wall Styles	141	(1)
Creating and Editing Wall Styles	142	(34)
Creating a New Wall Style Name	146	(2)
Steps to Creating a New Wall Style	148	(1)
Creating a New Style from an Existing Style	148	(1)
Defining the Properties of a Wall Style	149	(20)
Steps to Overriding the Drawing Default Display Representation for a Wall Style	169	(1)
Assigning Materials to Wall Components	170	(1)
Steps to Creating Material Definitions for Walls Using the Content Browser	171	(2)
Exporting and Importing Wall Styles	173	(1)
Steps to Importing a Wall Style	174	(1)
Purging Wall Styles	174	(1)
Identifying Wall Styles Using Inspect	175	(1)
Extending a Wall With Roofline/Floorline	176	(2)
Extending the Wall with FloorLine	177	(1)
Creating Wall Endcaps	178	(5)
Creating Custom Wall Endcaps	179	(1)
Steps to Creating an Endcap	180	(2)
Modifying Endcaps	182	(1)
Using Edit in Place and Override Endcap Style	183	(5)
Applying Calculate Automatically to Change the Endcap	185	(2)
Overriding the Priority of Components in a Wall Style	187	(1)
Creating Wall Modifiers and Styles	188	(10)
Inserting and Editing Wall Modifiers in the Workspace	192	(4)
Creating Wall Modifier Styles	196	(1)
Steps to Converting a Polyline to a Wall Modifier for a Selected Wall	197	(1)
Creating Wall Sweeps Using Profiles	198	(2)
Creating the Sweep	200	(2)
Steps to Creating a Sweep	201	(1)
Modifying Swept Walls	202	(2)
Using Edit In Place with Wall Sweep	202	(2)
Adding Mass Elements Using Body Modifiers	204	(2)
Creating Additional Floors	206	(3)
Creating a Foundation Plan	209	(1)
Plotting Sheets	209	(6)
Steps to Plotting	210	(5)
Summary	215	(1)
Review Questions	215	(1)
Tutorial 3.1 Creating a Wall Style	216	(6)
Tutorial 3.2 Creating and Editing an Endcap	222	(7)
Tutorial 3.3 Creating Wall Modifiers	229	(6)
Tutorial 3.4 Creating the Basement Floor Plan	235	(9)
Tutorial 3.5 Creating the Foundation Plan	244	(7)
Tutorial 3.6 Plotting Floor Plans	251	(3)
Project	254	(1)
Placing Doors and Windows
Introduction	255	(1)
Objectives	255	(1)
Placing Doors in Walls	256	(16)
Properties of a Door	257	(5)
Setting the Swing	262	(1)
Locating the Insertion Point of the Door	262	(7)
Defining Door Properties	269	(3)
Creating and Using Door Styles	272	(1)
Creating a New Door Style	273	(1)
Editing a Door Style	273	(14)
Shifting a Door Within the Wall	284	(2)
Shifting the Door Along a Wall	286	(1)
Placing Windows in Walls	287	(6)
Defining Window Properties	290	(2)
Editing a Window with Grips	292	(1)
The Windows Palette	293	(1)
Creating a New Window Style	293	(7)
Creating Muntins for Windows	300	(5)
Adding Shutters to a Window Style	304	(1)
Creating Openings	305	(6)
Defining Opening Properties	308	(1)
Adding an Opening with Precision	308	(1)
Modifying Openings	309	(1)
Adding and Editing the Profile of Doors, Windows, and Openings	310	(1)
Applying Tool Properties	311	(2)
Steps to Using Apply Tool Properties for Doors	312	(1)
Importing and Exporting Door and Window Styles	313	(1)
Steps to Importing Door Styles	313	(1)
Summary	314	(1)
Review Questions	315	(1)
Tutorial 4.1 Inserting Doors	315	(8)
Tutorial 4.2 Inserting Windows and Creating Window Styles	323	(6)
Tutorial 4.3 Creating an Aec Profile and Using the Profile in a Door Style	329	(3)
Projects	332	(3)
Door and Window Assemblies
Introduction	335	(1)
Objectives	335	(1)
Adding Door/Window Assemblies	335	(5)
Components of a Door/Window Assembly Style	340	(12)
Defining the Components Using Design Rules	345	(7)
Modifying Door/Window Assemblies	352	(16)
Changing the Door/Window Assembly Style in the Drawing	352	(3)
Saving In Place Edit Changes to the Style	355	(3)
Steps to Creating an Override Assignment	358	(1)
Editing the Profile of the Frame or Mullion	359	(1)
Steps to Adding a Profile Override	360	(1)
Steps to Editing a Modified Profile Using In Place Edit	361	(1)
Steps to Creating a Frame Override to the Edge Assignment	362	(2)
Steps to Creating an Override of Division Assignment	364	(1)
Steps to Creating a Miter	365	(1)
Steps to Using Interference Add to Trim the Assembly	366	(2)
Summary	368	(1)
Review Questions	368	(1)
Tutorial 5.1 Creating and Editing Door/Window Assemblies for a Front Entrance Unit	369	(7)
Project	376	(1)
Creating Roofs and Roof Slabs
Introduction	377	(1)
Objectives	377	(1)
Creating a Roof with Roofadd	378	(5)
Creating a Hip Roof	383	(1)
Defining Roof Properties	383	(4)
Creating a Gable Roof	387	(1)
Steps to Creating a Gable Roof	387	(1)
Editing an Existing Roof to Create Gables	388	(3)
Using Edit Edges/Faces to Edit Roof Planes	388	(1)
Steps to Editing Roof Edges and Faces	388	(2)
Using Grips to Edit a Roof	390	(1)
Steps to Creating a Gable Using Grips	390	(1)
Creating a Shed Roof	391	(1)
Creating a Gambrel Roof Using Double Sloped Roof	391	(1)
Creating a Flat Roof	392	(1)
Converting Polylines or Walls to Roofs	392	(1)
Creating Roof Slabs	393	(10)
Using the Direction Property to Create Roof Slabs	399	(1)
Creating the Roof Slab from a Wall, Roof, or Polyline	400	(3)
Modifying Roof Slabs	403	(3)
Tools for Editing Roof Slabs	406	(16)
Trimming a Roof Slab	406	(3)
Extending a Roof Slab	409	(1)
Mitering Roof Slabs	410	(2)
Cutting a Roof Slab	412	(1)
Adding a Roof Slab Vertex	413	(2)
Removing the Vertex of the Roof Slab	415	(1)
Creating Holes in a Roof	416	(2)
Using Boolean Add/Subtract/Detach to Combine Mass Elements	418	(2)
Creating a Roof Dormer	420	(2)
Determining Roof Intersections	422	(3)
Creating a Mass Group	422	(2)
Steps to Cutting and Editing Roof Slabs	424	(1)
Creating Roof Slab Styles	425	(4)
Creating a New Roof Edge Style	429	(7)
Assigning Roof Slab Edge Styles to Slab Edges	436	(2)
Using Add Edge Profile in the Workspace	438	(3)
Steps to Adding an Edge Profile	439	(2)
Changing the Profile with Edit Edge Profile in Place	441	(1)
Extending Walls to the Roof	441	(1)
Summary	441	(1)
Review Questions	442	(1)
Tutorial 6.1 Creating a Hip Roof	443	(3)
Tutorial 6.2 Creating a Gable Roof	446	(4)
Tutorial 6.3 Creating and Editing a Gambrel Roof	450	(5)
Tutorial 6.4 Creating Dormers and Roof Slabs	455	(7)
Project	462	(3)
Creating Slabs for Floors and Ceilings
Introduction	465	(1)
Objectives	465	(1)
Adding and Modifying a Floor Slab	465	(7)
Modifying the Slab Using Properties and Grips	472	(3)
Using Grips	474	(1)
Accessing Slab Styles	475	(1)
Attaching a Slab Edge Style to a Slab	476	(5)
Editing the Slab Edge Styles of a Slab	478	(1)
Adding an Edge Profile in the Workspace	479	(2)
Changing the Profile with Edit Edge Profile in Place	481	(1)
Summary	482	(1)
Review Questions	482	(1)
Tutorial 7.1 Creating a Cathedral Ceiling	483	(6)
Tutorial 7.2 Creating a Flat Roof with a Slab	489	(5)
Project	494	(3)
Stairs and Railings
Introduction	497	(1)
Objectives	497	(1)
Creating the Stair Construct	498	(1)
Steps to Creating a Stair Construct	498	(1)
Using the Stairadd Command	499	(9)
Properties of a Stair	501	(7)
Specifying Flight Points to Create Stair Shapes	508	(9)
Creating a Multi-Landing Stair	508	(1)
Creating a U-Shaped Stair	509	(3)
Creating Spiral Stairs	512	(2)
Editing a Stair Using Grips	514	(1)
Grips of the Multi-Landing Stair	514	(1)
Grips of the U-Shaped Stair	515	(1)
Grips of the Spiral Stair	515	(2)
Customizing the Edge of a Stair	517	(4)
Projecting Stairs to Walls	518	(1)
Removing Stair Customization	519	(1)
Creating a Polyline from the Edge of the Stair	520	(1)
Creating Stair Styles	521	(12)
Using the Style Manager to Create Stair Styles	522	(11)
Anchoring a Stair to a Landing	533	(1)
Creating a Stair Tower	534	(2)
Creating Railings	536	(2)
Adding a Railing	538	(1)
Defining Railing Styles	538	(13)
Steps to Importing and Editing a Railing Style in the Style Manager	540	(1)
Components of a Railing Style	540	(11)
Modifying the Railing	551	(7)
Editing Post Locations	551	(3)
Reversing the Railing	554	(1)
Anchoring a Railing	555	(1)
Adding a Profile for Railing Components	556	(1)
Changing the Profile with Edit In Place	557	(1)
Displaying the Stair in Multiple Levels	558	(3)
Summary	561	(1)
Review Questions	561	(1)
Tutorial 8.1 Creating Straight Stairs with Vertical Orientations	562	(5)
Tutorial 8.2 Creating a U-Shaped Stair and a Stair Tower	567	(4)
Tutorial 8.3 Creating Stair and Railing Styles	571	(12)
Project	583	(2)
Using and Creating Symbols
Introduction	585	(1)
Objectives	585	(1)
Setting the Scale and Layer for Symbols and Annotation	586	(1)
Using the Content Browser	587	(4)
Steps to Creating a Tool Palettes and Retaining Project Tool Palettes When Project are Moved	588	(3)
Using the Designcenter	591	(2)
Inserting Symbols	593	(2)
Steps to Inserting Symbols into a Drawing from the Content Browser	595	(1)
Properties of Multi-View Blocks	595	(4)
Editing Multi-View Blocks using Properties	597	(2)
Editing the Multi-View Block Definition Properties	599	(3)
Creating a Multi-View Block	602	(4)
Steps to Creating and Defining a New Multi-View Block	604	(1)
Defining the Properties of a New Multi-View Block	604	(2)
Importing and Exporting Multi-View Blocks	606	(1)
Steps to Exporting Multi-View Blocks	606	(1)
Inserting New Multi-View Blocks	607	(1)
In-Place Editing of View Block Offsets	608	(2)
Steps to In-Place Edit View Block Insertion Offsets	608	(1)
Steps to In-Place Edit of Attribute Orientations	609	(1)
Inserting Layouts with Multiple Fixtures	610	(3)
Viewing Multi-View Blocks with Reflected Display Representation	612	(1)
Creating Masking Blocks	613	(1)
Properties of the Masking Block	614	(1)
Using Properties to Edit Existing Masking Blocks	615	(1)
Attaching Objects to Masking Blocks	615	(2)
Detaching Masking Blocks	616	(1)
Creating Masking Blocks	617	(3)
Steps to Creating a Masking Block	617	(1)
Setting Definition Properties of a New Mask Block	618	(2)
Inserting New Multi-View and Masking Blocks	620	(1)
Creating Symbols for the Designcenter	621	(5)
Summary	626	(1)
Review Questions	627	(1)
Tutorial 9.1 Inserting Multi-View Blocks with Precision	628	(7)
Tutorial 9.2 Creating and Modifying Multi-View Blocks	635	(7)
Tutorial 9.3 Accessing Mask Blocks from the Designcenter and Creating Mask Blocks	642	(5)
Project	647	(2)
Annotating and Documenting the Drawing
Introduction	649	(1)
Objectives	649	(1)
Placing Annotation on a Drawing	650	(3)
Placing Text	650	(1)
Placing Leaders in the Drawing	651	(2)
Creating Dimensions	653	(22)
Inserting AEC Dimension (2) Dimensions	655	(1)
Creating AEC Manual Dimensions	656	(1)
Using the Style Manager to Create an AEC Dimension Style	657	(7)
Editing AEC Dimensions	664	(1)
Editing AEC Dimensions with the Shortcut Menu	665	(7)
Angular Dimensions	672	(2)
Creating Radial Dimensions	674	(1)
Placing Straight Cut Lines	675	(1)
Revision Clouds	676	(2)
Inserting Chases	678	(3)
Steps to Inserting a Chase Using the Content Browser	681	(1)
Contents of the Miscellaneous Folder	681	(1)
Creating Tags and Schedules for Objects	682	(18)
Properties of Objects and Object Styles	684	(2)
Placing Door Tags	686	(1)
Steps to Placing a Door Tag	687	(1)
Placing Window Tags	688	(1)
Steps to Placing a Window Tag	689	(1)
Room and Finish Tags	689	(6)
Steps to Creating a Space from Walls within a Project	695	(3)
Object and Structural Tags	698	(1)
Wall Tags	699	(1)
Steps to Placing Wall Tags	700	(1)
Editing Tags and Schedule Data	700	(1)
Adding a Schedule Table	701	(3)
Using Schedule Table Styles	704	(8)
Renumbering Tags	712	(2)
Updating a Schedule	714	(1)
Editing the Cells of a Schedule	715	(1)
Using Browse Property Data	715	(3)
Changing the Selection Set of a Schedule	718	(4)
Adding Objects to an Existing Schedule	718	(1)
Removing Objects from an Existing Schedule	719	(1)
Reselecting Objects for an Existing Schedule	720	(1)
Finding Objects in the Drawing Listed in the Schedule	721	(1)
Exporting Schedule Data	722	(9)
Steps to Exporting Schedules to Data Files	724	(1)
Creating Schedules for Project Data	725	(1)
Steps to Creating a Comprehensive Project-Based Schedule	725	(1)
Inserting Properties without Tags	726	(1)
Property Set Definitions	727	(4)
Inserting Data Fields in a Schedule	731	(1)
Summary	731	(1)
Review Questions	732	(1)
Tutorial 10.1 Inserting Aec Dimensions	733	(7)
Tutorial 10.2 Adding Space Tags for Rooms	740	(3)
Tutorial 10.3 Placing Tags for Windows and Creating Window Schedules	743	(10)
Tutorial 10.4 Placing Alphabetic Tags and Quantities for Door Schedules	753	(5)
Tutorial 10.5 Creating Tags and Schedules for a Project	758	(8)
Project	766	(3)
Creating Elevations, Sections, and Details
Introduction	769	(1)
Objectives	769	(1)
Creating the Model for Elevations and Sections	770	(2)
Steps to Creating a Model	770	(2)
Creating Building Elevations and Sections	772	(9)
Steps to Creating an Elevation	775	(3)
Editing the Properties Palette of the Building Elevation/Section Line	778	(3)
Refreshing and Regenerating Elevation/Sections	781	(10)
Controlling Display of an Elevation or Section	785	(1)
Creating Elevation Styles to Control Elevation Display	786	(4)
Steps to Creating and Editing an Elevation Style	790	(1)
Editing the Linework of the Elevation	791	(3)
Merging Lines to the Elevation	794	(2)
Modifying the Material Hatch Pattern	794	(2)
Creating Sections of the Model Using Callouts	796	(30)
Steps to Creating a Section	796	(4)
Creating a Horizontal and Vertical Sections	800	(1)
Steps to Creating a Horizontal Section	800	(2)
Steps to Creating a Vertical Section	802	(1)
Creating a Live Section	802	(2)
Creating 2D Sections with Hidden Line Projection	804	(1)
Creating a Napkin Sketch View	805	(3)
Using the Detail Component Manager	808	(5)
Steps to Creating Welded Wire Fabric	813	(1)
Steps to Creating Gravel Boundary Filling Component	814	(2)
Steps to Creating Masonry Units	816	(10)
Keynoting	826	(9)
Reference Keynoting	827	(4)
Sheet Keynotes	831	(2)
Editing Legends	833	(2)
Summary	835	(1)
Review Questions	836	(1)
Tutorial 11.1 Creating a Model View Using the Project Navigator	837	(4)
Tutorial 11.2 Creating Elevations and Elevation Styles	841	(11)
Tutorial 11.3 Creating a 2D Section and a Live Section	852	(4)
Tutorial 11.4 Creating Details and Keynoting	856	(12)
Project	868	(3)
Creating Mass Models, Spaces, and Boundaries
Introduction	871	(1)
Objectives	871	(1)
Creating Mass Models	872	(11)
Inserting Mass Elements	873	(2)
Selecting Mass Element Shapes	875	(4)
Steps to Inserting a Mass Element (Gable)	879	(1)
Creating Mass Elements Using Extrusion and Revolution	880	(2)
Creating Mass Elements Using Drape	882	(1)
Modifying Mass Elements	883	(6)
Trimming Mass Elements	885	(1)
Splitting Mass Elements	886	(1)
Editing Faces	887	(2)
Creating Style Definitions for Mass Elements	889	(2)
Creating Complex Models	891	(1)
Creating Groups for Mass Elements	891	(2)
Adding Mass Elements to a Group	893	(18)
Attaching Elements to a Group	893	(2)
Detaching Elements from a Mass Group	895	(1)
Boolean Operations with Mass Elements	895	(1)
Subtracting Mass Elements	896	(1)
Using the Intersect Operation	897	(1)
Using the Model Explorer	898	(3)
Mouse Operations in the Model Explorer	901	(1)
Using the Object Viewer Shortcut Menu	901	(2)
Using the Tree View Shortcut Menus	903	(1)
Creating Mass Elements with the Model Explorer	903	(2)
Creating Floorplate Slices and Boundaries	905	(3)
Converting the Slice to a Polyline	908	(1)
Converting AEC Objects to Mass Elements	909	(2)
Summary	911	(1)
Review Questions	912	(1)
Tutorial 12.1 Creating Mass Element Components for a Fireplace	913	(2)
Tutorial 12.2 Creating Mass Elements for a Terrain	915	(3)
Projects	918	(5)
Drawing Commercial Structures
Introduction	923	(1)
Objectives	923	(1)
Inserting Structural Members	924	(4)
Using the Structural Member Catalog	924	(3)
Creating a Structural Member Style	927	(1)
Steps to Creating a Structural Member Style	927	(1)
Adding Structural Members	928	(20)
Inserting Columns	929	(3)
Steps to Adding a Column	932	(1)
Inserting Beams	933	(2)
Steps to Adding a Beam	935	(1)
Inserting a Brace	935	(2)
Steps to Adding a Brace	937	(1)
Modifying Ends with Trim Planes	938	(1)
Customizing Structural Members Using Styles	939	(4)
Converting Linework to Structural Members	943	(4)
Creating a Rigid Frame	947	(1)
Creating Complex Columns	948	(1)
Creating Custom Shapes	948	(5)
Steps to Creating a Custom Shape and Member Style	949	(2)
Creating Structural Members in the Style Wizard	951	(2)
Creating Bar Joists	953	(1)
Steps to Creating a Bar Joist	953	(1)
Creating Structural Grids	953	(12)
Specifying the Size of the Column Grid	959	(1)
Steps to Dynamically Sizing a Rectangular Column Grid	960	(1)
Steps to Dynamically Sizing a Radial Column Grid	961	(2)
Clipping the Column Grid	963	(2)
Defining the Column for the Grid	965	(1)
Refining the Column Grid	965	(9)
Adding and Removing Column Grid Lines	966	(4)
Converting Existing Lines to Column Grids	970	(3)
Dimensioning the Column Grid	973	(1)
Creating Ceiling Grids	974	(5)
Steps for Attaching a Ceiling Grid to a Space Object	978	(1)
Changing the Ceiling Grid	979	(7)
Adding and Removing Ceiling Grid Lines	980	(2)
Adding Boundaries and Holes	982	(4)
Using Layout Curves to Place Columns	986	(2)
Viewing the Model	988	(4)
Creating a Walkthrough	990	(2)
Summary	992	(1)
Review Questions	993	(1)
Tutorial 13.1 Creating Deck Floor Framing	993	(5)
Tutorial 13.2 Creating Structural Plans	998	(6)
Tutorial 13.3 Dimensioning the Column Grid	1004	(3)
Tutorial 13.4 Creating and Modifying a Ceiling Grid	1007	(3)
Project	1010	(3)
Index	1013