Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (Mastering)

Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (Mastering)

Editorial Reviews Book Description Autodesk Architectural Desktop (ADT) is the popular drafting and building-information-management (BIM) program that expands AutoCAD's feature set to include automatic documentation, "smart" objects, project-based palettes, and much more. All new from the world's best-selling AutoCAD publisher, this book is the ultimate resource for beginning through advanced ADT users. In the tradition of Sybex's illustrious Mastering series, you'll get the most comprehensive coverage in a mix of tutorials and detailed reference. The companion DVD includes the Autodesk Architectural Desktop demo as well as sample files and useful utilities. This book also features a foreword by Chris Yanchar, product planning manager. From the Back Cover Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006

Increase Your Design and Documentation Productivity

Harness Architectural Desktop's powerful drafting and building-information-management tools with this detailed book from ADT expert Scott Onstott. He combines thorough discussions with in-depth, real-world tutorials that reinforce what you've learned. The result is a perfectly paced, comprehensive tutorial for those new to the program, that also serves as an invaluable reference for seasoned ADT veterans.

Coverage Includes

• Understanding Object Display and Object Styles
• Conceptual modeling, including mass modeling
• Design development with smart objects: walls, doors, roofs, stairs, and more
• Project management
• Space planning
• Classifications
• Parametric layouts and structural members
• Annotating and dimensioning your project
• Generating schedules and calculating areas
• Documenting floors, ceilings, sections, and elevations
• Using VIZ Render
• Printing and publishing your project
• Using stand-alone utilities

featured on the DVD

The enclosed DVD contains project files for the book's tutorials, plus the Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 demo.

Master ADT's Newest Features, Including Improved Detailing, Display Themes, Project Standards, and CollaborationDiscover How ADT Can Help With the Conceptual Stages of the Design Process Speed the Development of Your Design and Communicate Your Ideas More Efficiently Automatically Generate and Update Construction Documentation Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (Mastering)

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