AutoCad 2004 for Architecture with AutoCAD 2005 Update

Beginning with an exploration of the basic tools that control AutoCAD, each subsequent chapter builds on the skills learned for a well-rounded exploration of each new command relating to 2D construction documentation. All the need-to-know information that current and future architects, engineers, and designers require is provided, affording readers the efficiencies and skills they need to apply AutoCAD 2005, and its improved application in the architectural and construction fields, using the previous release as its base in their professional environment. The book is an excellent resource for new users wishing to explore the computer skills needed to excel in architectural design, as well as for experienced CAD users adjusting to the new features and functions of AutoCAD 2005.

Beginning with an exploration of the basic tools that control AutoCAD, each subsequent chapter builds on the skills learned for a well-rounded exploration of each new command relating to 2D construction documentation. All the need-to-know information that current and future architects, engineers, and designers require is provided, affording readers the efficiencies and skills they need to apply AutoCAD 2005, and its improved application in the architectural and construction fields, using the previous release as its base in their professional environment. The book is an excellent resource for new users wishing to explore the computer skills needed to excel in architectural design, as well as for experienced CAD users adjusting to the new features and functions of AutoCAD 2005.

Alan Jefferis has been a drafting instructor at Clackamas Community College-an Autodesk Premier Training Center in Oregon City, Oregon-for 30 years. Alan's professional experience includes 8 years of drafting with structural engineers and 25 years as a professional building designer. He is the owner of Residential Designs and co-author of several standard reference works, including Residential Design, Drafting and Detailing; Architectural Drafting and Design; Print Reading for Architectural and Construction Technology; Commercial Drafting and Detailing; and AutoCAD for Architecture.

Tereasa Jefferis, a graduate of Clackamas Community College and the Mechanical Systems Institute, has been an architectural drafter for 11 years. Tereasa has experience in architectural drafting, commercial plumbing drawings, and HVAC system design; she designed several of the homes shown in this text. Tereasa works as an independent contractor with structural engineering firms.