This richly illustrated book arms interior design professionals with solid, practical know-how and step-by-step AutoCAD instruction. It is organized around a series of tasks and combines explanations of AutoCAD commands with practical systematic drafting procedures. This edition introduces Architectural Desktop (so users can learn the difference between the two systems), includes a new design project, and offers a new chapter on the reflected ceiling plan and schedule. Its emphasis on professional applications and balance of coverage leaves readers with a set of skills that can be used immediately in the profession. Emphasizes what an interior designer can do with AutoCAD, rather than on just what AutoCAD can do. A balance of 2D and 3D coverage discusses simple and more advanced techniques in a meaningful and manageable way. Explains AutoCAD commands in the context of interior design, making material more relevant to the design professional.
Preface
Part I: AutoCAD
Chapter one: Basic knowledge to start
Chapter two: Start a floor plan
Chapter three: Modify and add on to the floor plan
Chapter four: Get organized with layers
Chapter five: Draw the furniture plan
Chapter six: Draw the reflected ceiling plan
Chapter seven: Dimensions
Chapter eight: Draw an elevation
Chapter nine: Draw a detail
Chapter ten: Legend and schedule
Chapter eleven: Plotting
Chapter twelve: Assemble the finished drawing
Chapter thirteen: Build a 3D model
Chapter fourteen: Rendering
Part II: An Introduction to Architectural Desktop
Chapter fifteen: Construct the space model
Chapter sixteen: Create the reflected plan
Chapter seventeen: Finish the model
Chapter eighteen: Rendering with VIZ Render
Jin Feng is an Associate Professor of interior architecture at Lawrence Technological University. He has been teaching computer-aided-design courses at different levels for interior design students since 1993. Before joining the faculty of Lawrence Technological University in 2006, he taught at Iowa State University, Purdue University, Indiana University, Eastern Michigan University, and Tsinghua University. He is the author of Basic AutoCAD for Interior Designers Using Release 14 and Basic AutoCAD for Interior Designers Using AutoCAD 2002.
Jiang Lu is an Assistant Professor of interior design at Eastern Michigan University. She has been teaching advanced computer-aided-design courses. Before she joined Eastern Michigan University in 2003, Jiang Lu had 6 years full time and part time teaching experience at Purdue University, Eastern Michigan University, and Tsinghua University. Jiang Lu was trained as an architect and has practiced for 14 years in architectural design and interior design firms. She also works as an architectural illustrator and architectural graphics specialist. Jiang Lu is a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University.
