AutoCAD 2008 for Interior Design and Space Planning

by Kirkpatrick, Beverly L.; Kirkpatrick, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780131592322
• ISBN10: 0131592327
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Organized around architectural projects,AutoCAD for Interior Design and Space Planninggives users an understanding of the commands and features of AutoCAD 2008 and demonstrates how to use the program to complete interior design and space planning projects. Building on twelve years of updates, the book covers both two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings. Exercises are geared to architects, interior designers, and space planners, providing readers to work with real-world situations. More than 500 illustrations with many printed to scale. Illustartions in the margins help the user locate AutoCAD commands within the AutoCAD menu and toolbars. Prompt-response format is now clearly defined with shaded areas and numbered steps.Interior Designers Interior Architects Space Planners Architectural Drafters Interior Decorators Architects

Table of Contents

Preparing to Draw with AutoCAD

Introducing the AutoCAD Program

Preparing to Draw with AutoCAD

Two-Dimensional AutoCAD

Drawing with AutoCAD: Basic Commands and Settings

Drawing with AutoCAD: Conference and Lecture Rooms

Adding Text, Tables and Raster Images to the Drawing

Printing and plotting

Drawing the Floor Plan: Walls, Doors, and Windows

Dimensioning and Area Calculations

Drawing Elevations, Wall Sections, and Details

Drawing the Furniture Plan: Adding Specifications and Extracting Data

Drawing the Reflected Ceiling Plan and Voice/Data/ower Plan

Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering

Creating Presentations with Layouts and Sheet Sets

Three-Dimensional AutoCAD

Solid Modeling of Simple Shapes

Complex Solid Models with Materials, Lighting, Rendering and Plotting

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