AutoCAD 2000 for Architecture

This book introduces AutoCAD 2000 software for Windows 2D commands as they relate to the architectural and construction industries. It explores the skills required by drafters in these fields, and presents each command using real-world examples supplied by practicing architects and engineers. In addition, commands and drawing skills are presented in a sequence that is easy to follow, with each chapter building upon the skills of the previous chapter. Keywords: AutoCAD for Architecture

Alan Jefferis, who obtained his BS degree from San Diego State University in 1972, has been an instructor of drafting technology at Clackamas Community College, an Authorized AutoCAD Training Center, for over thirty-one years. Prior to that, Mr. Jefferis taught for four years at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. His professional experience includes eight years of drafting for structural engineers and thirty years of residential designing. Currently, he is the owner of Residential Designs, as well as an Autodesk Developer Network member and a former member of the A.I.B.D. Mr. Jefferis is the co-author of numerous books from Delmar Cengage Learning, including RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, DRAFTING AND DETAILING, ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN, COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DETAILING', AUTOCAD FOR ARCHITECTURE, and PRINT READING FOR ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION.