AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Training
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AutoCAD® Architecture 2008 Training Course
Discover the program structure and essential features of AutoCAD Architecture with this AutoCAD Architecture 2008 training DVD covering 175 individual topics and over 12 hours of instructor-led training. Your instructor, Jeanne Aarhus, is known for keeping her training sessions fast moving and fun. She is a nationally known speaker and expert in CAD. Jeanne presents seminars and workshops on CAD productivity for managers and users in both corporate and college settings.
She has been involved with production drawing, user support, standards coordination, programming, and training in CAD applications for 20+ years. She is an independent consultant offering training and implementation services and is certified in several Autodesk products. She is actively involved in international, national, and local CAD user groups and has been a popular speaker at AU for several years.
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As a flexible CAD training solution, you can sort the lessons and progress from beginner to advanced topics; or just review seldom used commands and added functionality of new releases. |
Features & Benefits of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Training CBT:
- Use at Your Office or at Home
Training software can be installed on a PC or laptop. - Powerful Keyword Search
Quickly locate relevant lessons or reference seldom used commands. - Sort Lessons By Skill Level
Work your way from Beginner to Advanced level topics. - Intelligent History
Track the lessons you’ve completed or restart a lesson exactly where you left off. - Server-Based - Optional
Share lessons across your network (multi-user license required for this option). - Multimedia DVD based Training
With DVD based training, the lectures were video taped and then digitized and presented to you in Full Motion Video, Audio, & Graphics.
Prerequisites: (What do I need to know to take this course?)
- This course is for those who have a good working knowledge and understanding of AutoCAD 2008.
System Requirements: x86/400 mhz processor (minimum), DVD-ROM Drive, 128 MB RAM, Sound Card. 1024x768 Screen Resolution & 32 bit true color display required. Available Hard Disk Space 500 MB. Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.
NOT COMPATIBLE with Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, or ME.
User License: This is a single user licensed product and user can authorize the product on a maximum of 2 of his/her computers (for example, on a work machine and a home or laptop computer). Please call for multi-user license information.
Course Outline - AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Training Series:
(Total of 175 Individual Video Lessons - 12 Hours of Instructor-Led Training)
Please note that this series includes the same titles as the Architectural
Desktop 2007 Training Series with updates for AutoCAD Architecture 2008
Architectural Desktop (ADT) Basics
Getting Started in ADT 2007
- Learning the ADT 2007 Interface
- Additional Pulldown menus (Uniquely 2008)
- Learning to use dynamic input
- How to load ACAD tools into ADT
- Learn to use Right-Click menus
- Using grips in ADT
- Using the new Workspaces
- Using Profiles to your advantage
- Using Isolate Objects to simplify your ADT Views
- Using the new 2007 Visual Styles
- Using Edit in Plan, Section and
- Elevation with ADT objects
- Using Object Viewer in ADT
- Using icon switches to control your
- ADT startup
Introduction to ADT Content
- Using ADT Templates
- Using Content Browser
- Using Style Manager
- Using Display Manager
Using and Understanding Walls
- Understanding Wall Justification
- Learn to add walls to your drawing 1
- Learn to add walls to your drawing 2
- Learn to close walls using Ortho Close
- Understanding wall Cleanups 1
- Understanding wall Cleanups 2
- Wall Styles - an in-depth look 1
- Wall Styles - an in-depth look 2
- Wall Styles - an in-depth look 3
Walls - Putting it all together
- Learn to modify walls using trimextend and offset commands
- Learn to modify a wall style assignment
- Learn to modify and add interior walls
- Learn to convert line work to walls
Doors and Windows
- Learn to add doors to your drawing
- Learn to modify doors to your drawing
- Door Styles - an in-depth look
- Learn to add windows to your drawing
- Learn to modify windows in your drawing
Window Styles - an in-depth look - Learn to add and modify openings to your drawing
- Where to find the delivered Styles
Doors and Windows - Putting it all together
- Learn to insert doors into a real-world floor plan
- Converting Line work to Objects
Window Assemblies and Curtain Walls
- Learn to add window assemblies
- Learn to modify window assemblies
- Learn to add Curtain Walls
- Learn to modify Curtain Walls
- Learn to use Edit-in-Place with window assemblies and curtain walls
- Learn to convert other objects to window assemblies
- Learn to convert other objects to curtain walls
- Learn to insert window assemblies into a real-world drawing
- Learn to insert curtain walls into a real-world drawing
Using Advanced Wall Tools
- Learn to add plan modifiers
- Learn to add body modifiers 1
- Learn to add body modifiers 2
- Learn to add wall sweeps 1
- Learn to add wall sweeps 2
- Learn to use wall merge
- Learn to add wall endcaps
- Learn to modify wall endcaps
Slabs and Roofs
- Learn to add slabs
- Learn to modify slabs
- Slab Styles - an in-depth look
- Learn to use Slab Edge Styles
- Slab Edge Styles - an in-depth look
Slabs - Putting it all together
- Learn to add slabs in a real-world drawing
- Learn to add roofs
- Learn to modify roofs 1
- Learn to modify roofs 2
- Learn to convert roofs to roof slabs and add holes
- Learn to modify roof edges using edge styles
- Learn to add roofs in a real-world drawing
Spaces
- Learn to add spaces
- Learn to automatically generate spaces
- Learn to modify existing space objects
- Space Styles - an in-depth look
- Discover the newspace object (Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to generate the new spaces (Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to generate the new freeform space object (Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to use the new space associatively (Uniquely 2008)
Spaces - Putting it all together
- Learn to add spaces in a real-world drawing
- Learn to add stairs
- Learn to modify stairs
- Stair Styles - an in-depth look
- Learn to add railings
- Learn to modify railings
- Railing Styles - an in-depth look
- Learn to add ceiling grids
- Learn to modify ceiling grids
- Learn to add fixtures to the ceiling plan
- Learn to add rectangular column grids
- Learn to add structural members
- Learn to add and modify columns
- Learn to add beams
- Learn to modify beams
Using ADT Annotation Tools
- Learn to tag door objects
- Learn to add space tags
- Learn to add Grid labels
- Learn to add object tag
- Learn how to apply and use Drawing Scale
- Learn to use the new annotation scale with AEC objects (Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to apply the new annotation scale to other object types(Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to apply the new annotation scale to objects using viewports (Uniquely 2008)
- Learn to add Schedules
- Learn to modify schedules
Elevations and Sections
- Creating the building model
- Learn to add elevations
- Learn to modify elevations
- Learn to update elevations
- Learn to add sections
- Learn to modify sections
Using the ADT Display System
- Learn to use display controls
- Learn to modify the display of global objects
- Learn to modify the display of a style
- Learn to modify the display of an object
- Learn to modify multi-view blocks as needed
- New Display Control Tab (Uniquely 2008)
- Editing Graphics using the Properties Display Tab (Uniquely 2008)
- A practical example using the Properties Display Tab (Uniquely 2008)
ADT Advanced
More with ADT Objects
- Interference Conditions-columns and walls
- Interference Conditions-stairs and slabs
- Using Anchors-node anchors
- Roofs - Add a Dormer
- Convert Line work to Stairs
- Using Object Profiles
- Learn to add multi-view blocks using AEC content
- Create a Multi-view Block 1
- Create a Multi-view Block 2
- Learn to use the new multi-view blocks with annotation scaling(Uniquely 2008)
Advanced Walls - Putting it all together
- Using Advanced Wall Tools 1
- Using Advanced Wall Tools 2
Using ADT Layer Tools
- Layer Manager
- Layer Filters
- Layer States
- Using Layer Standards
- Creating a Standard Layer
Using ADT Annotation Tools
- Edit Scale List
- Using AEC Dimensions
- More modifications for AEC Dimensions
- Adding ADT Detail Callouts
Window Assemblies and Curtain Walls
- Creating a Custom Window Assembly
- Assemble a Custom Window Assembly
- Modifying the frames in a window assembly
- Modify the frames for plan view
- Creating a Custom Curtain Wall Unit
- Creating a Custom Curtain Wall
- Modifying the frames in a Curtain Wall
- Modify the frames for plan view
- Learn to modify style overrides
Using the ADT Display System
- Modifying Display Controls
- Working with Display Themes
- Learn to modify a display themes
- Make custom display themes
- Understanding Cut Planes
- Using Style and Object Cut Planes
- Using Live sections
- Using the Detail Manager
Creating Details and Keynotes
- Add Details
- Label Details with Keynotes
- Modify details
The Project Navigator and Publishing
- Understanding Project Navigator
- The Project Tab
- The Constructs, Views, and Sheets Tabs
- Add drawings to Project Navigator
- Create Plan views and sheets
- Create Elevation views and sheets
- Create Section views and sheets
- Create Cover sheets
- Publish your project
VIZ Render
Basic Overview of VIZ Render
VIZ Render Interface
Link to VIZ Render
Adding Daylight
Adding a Camera and Background
Rendering Options
Creating a Basic Material
Fine Tuning Curved Objects
Export Model to 3D DWF
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