AutoCAD Architecture

AutoCAD Architecture offers drafting features specifically for architects.
Our AutoCAD Architecture Essentials course teaches the key commands for architectural design and drafting in the application, and explores the resources and tools available to increase productivity in the design process.

Course Content

Introduction to AutoCAD Architecture

• Understanding AutoCAD Architecture

• The user interface

• Viewing in 3D

Basic Wall Construction

• Adding walls

• Modifying walls

• Creating curtain walls

Creating Wall Openings

• Adding wall openings

• Modifying wall openings

Structural Design

• Creating column grids and columns

• Modifying column grids

• Annotating column grids

• Working With structural members

Reflected Ceiling Plans

• Creating ceiling grids

• Modifying ceiling grids

• Inserting ceiling fixtures

Vertical Circulation

• Adding stairs

• Modifying stairs

• Adding railings

• Modifying railings

Floors

• Creating floor slabs

• Modifying floor slabs

• Editing slabs using Slab Tools

Roofs

• Creating roofs

• Modifying roofs

• Working with roof slabs

• Modifying roof slabs

• Roof Slab Tools

Fixtures, Furnishings and Equipment

• Furnishing the building design

• Adding blocks to the Tool Palettes

Introduction to Drawing Management

• Project concepts

• Using the Project Navigator

Building Model Views

• Boundary and detail callouts

• Elevations and building sections

• Modifying callout objects

• Using live sections

Annotation

• Drawing scale for annotation

• Adding text and leaders

• Dimensioning in AutoCAD Architecture

• Other annotation tools

Scheduling

• Adding door and window tags

• Editing tag data

• Creating schedules

• Editing schedules