AutoCAD 2000 Architectural Symbol Drawing Techniques and Examples

Author: Xu Panqing
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This book is primarily designed to enhance the drawing skills of architectural drafters and introduce a wealth of practical techniques. It serves as a reference manual for architectural drafters while also being an excellent guide for faculty and students at vocational colleges and universities. The book provides detailed instructions on using AutoCAD 2000 to draw common architectural illustrations, clever methods for creating various shapes, and practical experience. The revised edition also includes examples of typical German architectural designs from recent years, along with insights into their merits.
Chapter 1 thoroughly explains the Entity Snap tool, along with numerous comprehensive examples, Grip tools, and the techniques and widespread applications of point filtering. Chapter 2 covers the skillful use of various commands and their corresponding options, common tools, and system settings to draw typical architectural illustrations. Chapter 3 discusses how to efficiently create a wide range of architectural illustrations and common architectural shapes, including all kitchen and bathroom symbols, various staircases, shopping mall entrances, glass curtain walls, and typical large awnings in front of hotel entrances.
Chapter 4 introduces techniques for drawing complex architectural illustrations, most of which are selected from recent German architectural drawings. These include satellite antennas, security and intercom system modules, and outdoor engineering graphics such as complete municipal water supply plans and manhole covers. Chapter 5 presents various floor plans, including standard hotel room layouts, curved shopping mall designs, standard residential floor plans, specialty circular restaurants, quick sketching techniques, L-shaped commercial centers, special-shaped floor sketches, Arabic-style architectural plans, and unique building complex floor plans.
Chapter 6 provides detailed instructions on drawing the facades of glass curtain walls, the roofs of octagonal towers, and the detailed facades of a two-story Western-style hotel. Chapter 7 covers the techniques for drawing system diagrams. Chapter 8 explains how to create an architectural complex rendering, followed by toolbar customization and memory methods for frequently used commands. This book is primarily designed to enhance the drawing skills of architectural drafters and introduce a wealth of practical techniques. It serves as a reference manual for architectural drafters while also being an excellent guide for faculty and students at vocational colleges and universities.