This is the only guide to Softdesk's award-winning Auto-Architect software, up to date for use with Release 7 and 7.5. Part I provides an overview of how computer-aided design (CAD) software continues to transform the process of architectural design. Part II is step-by-step tutorial which introduces users to the Softdesk environment, including Core commands and Auto-Architect's features and applications. After following the tutorial, users will understand how Softdesk manages the design process from inception to final presentation for the design of a three-story building. Contains over 700 illustrations, including hundreds of sample screens which accompany the step-by-step tutorial. The CD-ROM contains valuable productivity software from Softdesk.
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Whether you are new to Softdesk or an experienced user, here is the book with everything you need to make optimum use of this leading architectural software. This unique sourcebook combines a comprehensive overview of the role of computer-aided design in architecture with an in-depth, prompt-by-prompt tutorial that both explains the Softdesk environment and demonstrates how to use Auto-Architect to manage the entire design process from preliminary design to construction documents.
Softdesk Solutions covers: Softdesk start-up procedures and settings. Creating space diagrams for conceptual designs. Converting space diagrams into double line walls. Setting controls for Core and the Auto-Architect module. Drawing walls, doors, windows, and roofs. Adding annotations and leadered text. Inserting 2D and 3D symbols from selected libraries. Managing and modifying layers to create a three-story building.
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