Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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Establishing a measuring system of units
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Comparing AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture
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1. Getting Comfortable with the Environment
Using the application menu, ribbon, and Quick Access toolbar
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Understanding the command line
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Understanding context ribbons
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Using the palettes
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Working with the tool palettes
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Understanding view navigation
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Understanding selection and modifying basics
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Understanding drafting settings
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2. Using Basic Architectural Objects
Adding walls
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Using the Modify tools with walls
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Offsetting walls
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Adding doors and windows
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Setting wall properties and styles
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Understanding wall cleanup
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Cleaning up walls in a drawing
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Setting door and window styles
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Working with columns
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Adding stairs
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Adding railings
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Refining plans with other objects
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3. Display System and Layers
Understanding layer keys
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Understanding the architectural display
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Working with direction-dependent displays
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Working with fixed-view displays
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Creating custom display configurations
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Customizing display components
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4. Setting Up Projects with the Project Navigator
Understanding projects
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Creating and setting up a project
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Adding constructs
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Modifying constructs
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Adding roofs
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Adding view files
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Using callouts to add elevations
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Using callouts to add sections
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Adding sheets
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5. Modifying Projects
Adding elements
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Updating project files
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Understanding XREFs
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Updating sheets and callouts
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Managing projects
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6. Working with Data
Using spaces
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Working with property sets
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Adding room tags
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Adding door tags
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Adding schedules
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Modifying schedules
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Exporting and printing schedules
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7. Creating Documentation
Creating a site plan
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Converting polylines to slabs
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Refining elevations and sections
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Adding material boundaries
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Refining a floor plan
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Creating ceiling plans
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Creating a detail callout
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Placing detail components
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8. Output
Preparing for output
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Printing a project
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Exporting to DWF or PDF
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Exporting project files
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Sharing with Revit
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Ex_Files_AutoCAD_Architecture_EssT.zip
(222.4 MB)