AutoCAD Architecture 2015 Essential Training

Get up and running with the AutoCAD Architecture toolset. Learn the tools and techniques used by professional architects to build amazing structures with this product.

Introduction

• Using AutoCAD Architecture (the Architecture toolset)
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• The new AutoCAD 2021 interface
• Prerequisite courses you should consider
• Using the AutoCAD Architecture profiles

1. Overview of AutoCAD Architecture

• Understanding the software
• Exploring the user interface
• Viewing in 3D
• Using the profiles

2. Using the Interface

• The application menu
• The ribbon
• The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
• The info bar
• The status bar
• The drawing area
• The command line
• The shortcut menu

3. Basic Wall Construction

• Adding walls
• Modifying walls
• Creating curtain walls

4. Creating Wall Openings

• Adding wall openings
• Accessing different wall opening styles
• Modifying wall openings

5. Structural Design

• Creating custom column grids
• Modifying custom column grids
• Annotating custom column grids
• Working with structural members
• Working with standard column grids

6. Reflected Ceiling Plans

• Creating ceiling grids
• Modifying ceiling grids
• Inserting ceiling fixtures

7. Vertical Circulation

• Adding stairs
• Modifying stairs
• Adding railings
• Modifying railings

8. Working with Floors

• Creating floor slabs
• Modifying floor slabs
• Editing slabs using slab tools

9. Working with Roofs

• Creating roofs
• Modifying roofs
• Using flat roofs
• Working with roof slabs
• Modifying roof slabs

10. Using Fixtures, Furnishings, and Equipment

• Furnishing the building design
• Adding blocks to the tool palette

11. Project Management

• Setting up a simple project
• Setting up constructs
• Modifying constructs

12. Building Model Views

• Locating your project
• Creating views in the project
• Creating elevations
• Creating sections
• Creating sheets

13. Annotation

• Locating your project
• Using annotation scales
• Adding text and leaders
• AEC dimensioning
• Other annotation tools

14. Scheduling

• Locating your project
• Using door and window tags
• Editing tag data
• Adding schedules
• Editing schedules

15. Creating Details

• Locating your project
• Creating details from tool palettes
• Using the Detail Component Manager

16. Visualization

• Locating your project
• Working with cameras
• Managing camera views
• Changing camera settings
• Placing lights in a model
• Basic rendering concepts
• Working with the environment

17. Page Setups and Plotting

• Locating your project
• Working with page setups
• Plotting your project sheets

Conclusion

• Next steps