- 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 creating custom content
- 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
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 Fundamentals or equivalent experience with the software. A solid background in AutoCAD is also an asset since AutoCAD tools and concepts are essential for working with AutoCAD Architecture. In particular, students should be familiar with basic 3D viewing tools (preset viewpoints, 3D Orbit, and shading options), layouts, and xrefs (used in AutoCAD Architecture projects).
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
24 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Section 1: General Style Information
- Using the Style Manager
- General Style Properties
- Working With Materials
- Classifications
- Display Properties
- Self Check: General Style Information
Section 2: Wall Tools
- 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
- 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 2: Space Planning
- Space Planning
- Modifying Spaces
- Grouping Spaces into Zones
- Evaluating Space Information
- Display Themes and Spaces
- Self Check: Space Planning
Module 4: Creating Object Styles
Section 1: Architectural Object Styles
- Creating Wall Styles
- Creating Door Styles
- Creating Window Styles
- Creating Space 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 5: 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 6: Customizing Content and Project Standards
Section 1: Creating Custom Content
- Customizing Tool Palettes
- Using the Content Browser
- Creating Multi-View Blocks
- Creating Custom Content
- Self Check: Creating Custom Content
Section 2: Project Standards
- Project Standards Overview
- Creating Project Standards
- Checking Project Standards
- Self Check: Project Standards
Module 7: Customizing Layers and the Display System
Section 1: Customizing Layer Properties
- Selecting a Layer Standard
- Using Layer Key Overrides
- Remapping Objects to Layer Keys
- Creating a Layer Standard
- Using the Layer Manager
- Self Check: Customizing Layer Properties
Section 2: 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
