Overview: AutoCAD Architecture is “AutoCAD optimized for architecture.” In addition to all the standard AutoCAD tools, it offers a host of features to greatly increase the speed and efficiency of architectural drawings. The software is designed to work from first concept (conceptual design or mass model) all the way through to design development, working drawings, and facility maintenance. AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals focuses on the design development and construction documentation features of AutoCAD Architecture—the basic tools that the majority of students will need in their work.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Create basic floor plans with walls, doors, and windows
• Create specialty objects, such as column or ceiling grids, stairs & railing
• Add roofs and floor slabs
• An introduction to Projects and the Project Navigator
• Add furniture, fixtures, and equipment
• Create details
• Show elevations, sections, and perspectives
• Marks, tags & schedules, and other documentation

Prerequisite(s):

To register for this course students must either take, or have the equivalent working knowledge of, the following course(s):

• AutoCAD 2009 Level 1
• AutoCAD 2009 Level 2
• AutoCAD 2009 Level 3

Students need a solid background in AutoCAD, since AutoCAD tools and concepts will be essential for working with AutoCAD Architecture.

Next Courses:

• AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Advanced

The Career Center Course Curriculum for AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals:

Module 1: Floor Plans
Section 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Architecture

• Starting AutoCAD Architecture
• Understanding AutoCAD Architecture
• General Drawing Tools
• Viewing in 3D

Section 2: Floor Plans

• Adding Walls
• Modifying Walls
• Adding Wall Openings
• Modifying Wall Openings

Section 3: Curtain Walls

• Adding Curtain Walls
• Modifying Curtain Walls

Module 2: Specialty Objects
Section 1: Structural Design

• Creating Column Grids and Columns
• Modifying Column Grids
• Annotating Column Grids
• Working with Structural Members

Section 2: Reflected Ceiling Plans

• Creating Ceiling Grids
• Modifying Ceiling Grids

Section 3: Stairs and Railings

• Adding Stairs
• Modifying Stairs
• Adding Railings
• Modifying Railings

Module 3: Floors and Roofs
Section 1: Floors

• Creating Floor Slabs
• Modifying Floor Slabs
• Editing Slabs Using Slab Tools

Section 2: Roofs

• Creating Roofs
• Modifying Roofs
• Working with Roof Slabs
• Modifying Roof Slabs
• Roof Slab Tools

Module 4: Project Management and Design Content
Section 1: Introduction to Drawing Management

• Project Concepts
• Using the Project Navigator

Section 2: Fixtures, Furniture, and Equipment

• Inserting Blocks Using DesignCenter
• Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes

Section 3: Creating Details

• Creating Details from Tool Palettes
• Using the Detail Component Manager

Module 5: Building Model Views
Section 1: Details, Elevations, and Sections

• Boundary and Detail Callouts
• Elevations and Building Sections
• Modifying Callout Objects
• Live Sections

Section 2: Basic Visualization

• The Visualization Workspace
• Creating Precise Perspectives
• Basic Animation

Module 6: Documentation
Section 1: Annotation

• Drawing Scale for Annotation
• Adding Text and Keynotes
• AEC Dimensioning
• Other Annotation Tools

Section 2: Tags and Schedules

• Adding Door and Window Tags
• Editing Tag Data
• Creating Schedules
• Editing Schedules