Drafting and Computer-Aided Design 10, 20, 30

Investigate a variety of floor plan room sizes for a selected building (e.g., residential building, commercial, recreational, business) to develop an understanding of conceptual design.

(b)

Create a conceptual design:

Determine rooms.
For each room, define use of room, size requirements and any special requirements.
Produce bubble diagrams and adjacency matrices to determine circulation patterns and proximity based on functional relationships.
Create preliminary box assemblies of volumes.
Develop conceptual floor plans and elevations.

(c)

Develop a presentation package of a conceptual design.

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Resources

R012467

AutoCAD 2020 Instructor: A Student Guide for In-depth Coverage of AutoCAD's Commands and Features

This instructor’s manual is a technical resource that provides extensive knowledge to educators wanting to teach the basics of AutoCAD 2020. Graphics are used to communicate the concepts, commands and applications.

Media and Formats : Book

Price : $119.57

Record posted/updated: December 7, 2021

R053639

Architectural Drafting and Design(7th ed.)

This textbook provides useful design information about architectural drafting for the 10, 20 and 30 level students. The book does not focus on showing how to do tasks in any single CAD program, but instead supplies the information and technical theory behind the drafting, leaving it to the users to adjust to their specific CAD program. The resource has a detailed table of contents, a glossary of terms which are bolded throughout the textbook, many useful images and diagrams and chapter review questions.

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Media and Formats : Book

Price : $199.95

Record posted/updated: December 7, 2021

R015914

Architecture. Residential Drafting and Design(12th ed.)

This architectural textbook contains quality images and well written chapters that delve into many of the drafting concepts. The initial chapters provide background information about drafting fundamentals and the subsequent chapters explore Architectural Planning; Plan Development; Construction Systems and Supplemental Drawings; Presentation Methods; Electrical, Plumbing and Climate Control; and Specifications and Estimating Costs. The chapters include a summary, review questions, suggested activities and internet resources.

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• Architecture. Residential Drafting and Design. Workbook

Media and Formats : Book

Price : $140.00 USD

Record posted/updated: December 7, 2021

R016797

AutoCAD 2020 for Beginners

This textbook explores AutoCAD and would be useful for the beginner or less experienced AutoCAD user. The resource offers lessons and many activities with visual support in 14 chapters. The resource also provides online access to the resource files and an email for technical support.

Media and Formats : Book

Price : $31.37

Record posted/updated: December 7, 2021

R025368

AutoCAD and Its Applications. Comprehensive 2020(27th ed.)

This resource is a comprehensive guide for students and instructors on how to use AutoCAD. The functions of the program are explained and a glossary of terms is included. Practice problems are included throughout the resource.

Media and Formats : Book

Price : See publisher.

Record posted/updated: June 30, 2022

R009946

AutoCAD and Its Applications. Basics 2019(26th ed.)

This user-friendly resource is a textbook/user manual on how to use AutoCAD 2019. Each chapter explains the tools and commands used in AutoCAD and provides definitions, step-by-step instructions, problems, practice exams and drafting projects.

Media and Formats : Book

Price : See publisher.

Record posted/updated: June 30, 2022