CAD for Interiors: Beyond the Basics

Like all advanced technology, AutoCAD has been constantly evolving. To remain competitive, interior designers must understand and take advantage of the new tools and functionalities of the latest releases.

Now you can with CAD for Interiors: Beyond the Basics, an ideal next step from the author's CAD for Interiors: Basics. The book's user-friendly, hands-on approach makes learning exciting and effective by familiarizing you with the new 2D Drafting and Annotation Workspace and the 3D Modeling Workspace, which are key to accessing many AutoCAD functions; walking you step by step through the process of drawing detailed building floor plans, sections and elevations; introducing you to advanced 2D and basic 3D commands; covering presentation and advanced plotting features for sharing AutoCAD files efficiently; and providing practice exercises and videos of detailed AutoCAD commands on DVD. As you progress through CAD for Interiors: Beyond the Basics, you will advance to compiling a working set of detail construction documents for a millwork package for a commercial office project. In the end, you will have gone beyond the basics to genuine fluency in one of the most powerful and practical tools available to the interior designer.