- Understanding the Style Manager
- Using advanced wall and section/elevation tools
- Managing drawings with projects and applying project standards
- Creating massing studies with mass elements and mass groups
- Using spaces and areas to develop a building design
- Defining multi-view blocks and masking blocks
- Creating styles for AEC objects including walls, doors, windows, and curtain walls as well as annotation object styles
- Customizing layer properties and the display system
Prerequisites
Students should complete the Level 1 course, or have equivalent experience with the software, before taking this class. They also need a solid background in AutoCAD, since AutoCAD tools and concepts will be essential for working with Architectural Desktop. In particular, students should be familiar with basic 3D viewing tools (preset viewpoints, 3D Orbit, and shading options), layouts, and Xrefs (used in Architectural Desktop projects.)
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
24 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Module 1: Styles and Advanced Object Tools
Section 1: General Style Information
- Using the Style Manager
- General Style Properties
- Working With Materials
- Classifications
- Display Properties
- Self Check: General Style Information
- Creating Wall Modifiers
- Changing Wall Modifiers
- Miscellanaeous Wall Tools
- Complex Wall Shapes
- Self Check: Wall Tools
Section 3: Advanced Sections and Elevations
- Horizontal and Vertical Sections
- Subdivisions
- Adding and Modifying Linework
- Modifying Material Boundaries
- Self Check: Advanced Sections and Elevations
Module 2: Drawing Management
Section 1: Introduction to Drawing Management
- Drawing Management Concepts
- Creating a New Project
- Setting Up Project Properties
- Self Check: Introduction to Drawing Management
Section 2: Drawings in Projects
- Setting Up Divisions and Levels
- Adding Categories
- Constructs
- Elements
- Views
- Sheets
- Self Check: Drawings in Projects
Module 3: Massing Studies and Space Planning
Section 1: Massing Studies
- Creating Mass Elements Using Predefined Shapes
- Creating Complex Mass Elements
- Modifying Mass Elements
- Mass Element Styles
- Adding Mass Elements to Groups
- Using the Model Explorer
- Converting Mass Elements to Walls
- Self Check: Massing Studies
Section 1: Space Planning
- Space Planning
- Creating Space Styles
- Spaces for Facilities Management
- Creating Zones
- Evaluating Space Information
- Display Themes and Spaces
- Self Check: Space Planning
Module 4: Creating Custom Content
Section 1: Specialty Block Tools
- Using Multi-View Blocks
- Defining Multi-View Blocks
- Using Masking Blocks
- Self Check: Specialty Block Tools
Section 2: Customizing the User Interface
- Customizing Tool Palettes
- Using the Content Browser
- Creating Custom Content
- Creating Schedule Tags
- Self Check: Customizing the User Interface
Module 5: Creating Object Styles
Section 1: Creating Basic Style
- Creating Wall Styles
- Creating Door Styles
- Creating Window Styles
- Self Check: Creating Basic Styles
Section 2: Annotation Styles
- Creating Schedule Table Styles
- Creating AEC Dimension Styles
- Using the AEC Dimension Style Wizard
- Creating Display Theme Styles
- Self Check: Annotation Styles
Module 6: Curtain Wall Styles
Section 1: Curtain Wall Editing Tools
- Parts of a Curtain Wall
- Modifying Curtain Walls
- Self Check: Curtain Wall Editing Tools
Section 2: Curtain Wall Styles
- Creating Simple Curtain Wall Styles
- Linework in Curtain Wall Styles
- Advanced Options for Curtain Walls
- Creating Door/Window Assembly Styles
- Self Check: Curtain Wall Styles
Module 7: Customization (Optional)
Section 1: Project Standards
- Project Standards Overview
- Creating Project Standards
- Checking Project Standards
- Self Check: Project Standards
Section 2: Customizing Layer Properties
- Selecting a Layer Standard
- Using Layer Key Overrides
- Remapping Objects to Layer Keys
- Creating Layer Standards
- Using the Layer Manager
- Self Check: Customizing Layer Properties
Section 3: Customizing the Display System
- Display Control Basics
- Changing Object Display Properties
- Setting Up New Display Controls
- Display Representations
- Display Representation Sets
- Display Configurations
- Self Check: Customizing the Display System
