Autocad Architecture Segment 3

ATP239 Start Using AutoCAD® Architecture Now! Segment 3

Date: March 23, 2009 Instructor: Beth Powell Level: Beginner Category: AutoCAD Architecture

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Other Useful Tools 1. Drag your most used Styles to your own custom Tool Palette. Drag from Style Manager (as long as the drawing file is saved that houses the Style) or drag from within a drawing just like adding a block to a Tool Palette.

2. Right-Click on a Palette Tool to change an existing object or convert linework to an object.

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3. Content Browser is a visual way for finding content than Style Manager. It is also a big resource that gives you the advantage over AutoCAD users because you can make networked tool palettes or share tools and tool palettes between users. Be sure and check out Paul Aubin’s material on this topic.

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Tips…


Use the Resources page at the end of this document to learn more.
Check out other AU Content from this year or previous years.
Start small. If you only use the generic walls, doors, and windows, it’s better than what you were doing with linework.
Don’t reinvent. Try to find styles that will work for you OOTB or that you can modify only slightly.
Set goals for what your next step with AutoCAD Architecture will be.


Enlist help. Don’t try to go it alone.

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Resources You’ve just completed learning about basics that make up AutoCAD Architecture. There is a lot more to learn though:

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Autodesk website

Download available Styles from the Autodesk website. Use these to reverse engineer what makes up styles. This will help you to learn more about how styles are created and how you can create other objects with styles.

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Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) at AUGI.com.

Free membership, a great magazine, Forums (users helping users), and online training.

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Best reference books

Anything by Paul Aubin and/or Matt Dillon! http://paulaubin.com/

Autodesk Architectural Desktop: An Advanced Implementation Guide by Paul F. Aubin and Matthew Dillon Publisher: Autodesk Press ISBN-10: 1418061387 ISBN-13: 978-1418061388 Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2008 by Paul F. Aubin Publisher: Autodesk Press ISBN-10: 1428311629 ISBN-13: 978-1428311626 Accessing AutoCAD Architecture 2008 by William G. Wyatt Publisher: Autodesk Press ISBN-10: 1428311629 ISBN-13: 978-1428311626

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Good books for a classroom style setting Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals by Elise Moss Publisher: Schroff Development Corporation http://www.schroff.com ISBN-10: 1585033588 ISBN-13: 978-1585033584 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 A Comprehensive Tutorial By H. Edward Goldberg Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN-10: 0131592270 ISBN-13: 978-0131592278

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Blogs

Beth’s CAD Blog http://bethscadblog.blogspot.com/ Matt Dillon’s Blog http://modocrmadt.blogspot.com/ Robin Capper’s Blog http://rcd.typepad.com/rcd/ David Koch’s Blog http://architects-desktop.blogspot.com/ Chris Yanchar’s Blog http://blogs.autodesk.com/adt

Remember to post your questions and comments in the course forum and I’ll see you in the AUGI forums. Remember that this material is only a portion of the class, support is always available online in the private course forum. I encourage you to visit the course forum and ask any questions that you may have about this segment or simply join in the discussion. The ATP Mantra is: the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask. Thanks again for attending this course!

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