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The Design Studio: Developing Technical and Creative Skills Using AutoCAD and ADT

Carolyn Gibbs
  • ©2008
  • 608 Pages
  • 8.5 X 11, illustrated, softcover
  • 978-1-56367-442-6
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The Design Studio: Developing Technical and Creative Skills Using AutoCAD and ADT integrates AutoCAD technology with traditional design studio techniques for space planning and drawing. The first two parts of the text use a topic-based approach to present the AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop's commands and vocabulary. It can also be used as a general, quick reference guide for both beginning and intermediate users. The third part focuses on using the drawings as a communication tool for both presentation and construction purposes. The fourth part shows the creative and exploratory side of AutoCAD and ADT, encouraging brainstorming and design alternative approaches.

• Step-by-step Techniques to Master and sample screen images guide readers on using the CAD program

• Chapter exercises include a diversity of problem types, which target all levels of learners

• Appendices feature explanations, templates, and sample screen shots for customizing the software to meet the user's needs

Part I: Learning to Draw in 2D with AutoCad
• Getting Started: The AutoCad User Interface
• Learning How to Draw Precisely
• Drawing Organization and Office Standards
• Blocks and Block Libraries
• Hatching and Patterning
• Text, Annotations, and Dimensioning
• Project Organization Concepts in AutoCAD
Part II: Learning to Draw in 3D with Architectural Desktop
• An Introduction to the Third Dimension
• Getting started with Architectural Desktop
• Basic 3D Shapes in ADT
• Drawing in ADT: Walls, Windows, Doors, Openings
• Basic Modifications
• Adding Complexity: Customizing the Main Components
• Creating Curtain Wall and Storefront Systems
• Adding Complexity: Curtain Wall and Door/Window Assembly Style Overrides
• A Brief Overview of Other ADT Components
Part III: Drawing Technique
• Drawing Craft
• Drawing Techniques I: Approaches to Drawing Craft in the 2D Drawing/Drafting Process
• Drawing Techniques II: Approaches to Drawing Craft in the 3D Modeling Process
• Controlling Output: Drawing Presentation Techniques
Part IV: Linking Drawing Technique to Design Exploration
• Linking CAD skills learning to Design Vocabulary Building
• Presenting Design Ideas Quickly With CAD

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Carolyn Gibbs , MArch, ACADIA, ASIC, AUGI, EDRA, IDEC, is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Department of Design at California State University, Sacramento. She is an architect licensed in the state of California and has over 15 years of experience using, customizing, and teaching computer aided design and visualization software. Currently an educator and independent consultant, she is an active advocate of Building Information Modeling. Gibbs is a certified expert in AutoCAD Architecture and Revit Architecture and has written several articles for AugiWorld Magazine. Her ongoing research is devoted to technology and its relationship to the creative process. She is a member of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), Autodesk User Group International (AUGI), Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC).

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