. Overview. Transcripts. Exercise Files. Course Transcript In this course we're going to be talking about AutoCAD Architecture. But just how is AutoCAD Architecture different than AutoCAD?
Well, AutoCAD is a program that allows you to do technical drafting with accuracy. Now, that applies to just about any discipline you can imagine. If you are an architect, if you are a plumber, if you are a circuit board designer, a set designer, furniture designer, you name it. If you need to do technical drawings, you can use AutoCAD to create those drawings. AutoCAD Architecture has all of the features that AutoCAD has, but it has additional features that are specific to the discipline of architecture.
So, it has tools that are unique to the building design industry. So, where AutoCAD has standard primitive geometries like lines, arcs, circles, and rectangles, AutoCAD Architecture has all of those, but also has walls, doors, windows, roofs, and stairs. So what I'd like to do is do a really quick little demonstration comparing and contrasting the two and give you a sense of what these two programs are like.
So, if I was trying to do an architectural drawing using plain old AutoCAD, I would have to start with a basic Line tool. So I would go to my Line command and I would start to draw some lines on screen. And then I would have to offset those lines to make the thickness of my walls. And it might look something like this.
I'd have to trim those lines up to clean up this intersection. And if I wanted to add a doorway in this location, I'd have to draw more lines, offset them again, trim again and then I'd have to add my door. Now, chances are, most firms are going to have a door symbol already predesigned. We call those a block in AutoCAD.
But, just the same, that block would've had to been created by somebody and it might look something like that. With a line and an arc. Now, once I've done all of that, then I have to look at these objects and say, well they're all white and they're all on a single layer called zero. So, then I'd have to go into my layers and start creating layers for them. And put them on different layers so that it'd have the ability to turn things on and off separately from one another. I'll skip that step.
Now, let me compare that to the same process in AutoCAD Architecture. Here, instead of starting with lines and offsetting, I would start with a wall. Now, I draw the same basic shape. But it would take fewer clicks because drawing a single wall gives me both sides of the wall. It gives me a thickness. And up here, it automatically cleans up at the corner.
Better than that, if I add a door, that door will automatically cut a hole in that wall. Now later, if I wanted to move this door, that door moves by itself and does not take the hole with it. But if I decide to move this door, it moves along the wall, and the hole follows along with it. Notice that these objects here are different colors. When I select them, you can see over here on the Properties, that that is on a layer called a-wall, where the lines here were on a layer called zero, and just simply white.
This one is on a layer called a-door, so not only are the objects coming in and interacting with one another, but they're also going automatically to a predefined set of layers. And then, finally, if I change my viewing point to another angle, you can see that the stuff that I drew in standard AutoCAD is just simple flat two dimensional line work but the stuff that I drew with AutoCAD Architecture elements is so much more. So, throughout this course, we're going to be focusing heavily on the AutoCAD Architecture specific techniques and tools and using the basic AutoCAD techniques only when they provide value to our overall process.
So, with that, let's go ahead and get started learning about AutoCAD Architecture. AutoCAD is the leader in CAD drafting, and architects around the world use AutoCAD Architecture for modeling their buildings. In this course, author and teacher Paul F. Aubin will take you through the tools and techniques used by professional architects to build amazing structures with this product. Learn how to lay out simple floor plans with wall objects, which automatically form clean joints, and add windows and doors that intelligently cut wall openings. Then discover how to change the style of walls and the graphics to display all types of drawings—from small scale to large, 2D to 3D—with the click of a button. Paul will also show you how to create documentation like site plans, elevations, and sections, complete with schedules and tags.
Instructors. CAD manager Paul F. Aubin a top-rated speaker at Autodesk University and author of Aubin Academy Mastering. Aubin is the author of many CAD and BIM book titles including the widely acclaimed The Aubin Academy Mastering Series. His latest book, Renaissance Revit, takes a deep dive into the Revit Family Editor.
Paul has also authored several video training courses for lynda.com. He is an independent architectural consultant who travels internationally providing implementation, training, and support services. Paul's involvement in the architectural profession spans over 25 years, with experience that includes design, production, CAD management, mentoring, coaching, and training. He is an active member of the Autodesk user community, and has been a top-rated speaker at Autodesk University for many years. Paul is also a frequent speaker at the Revit Technology Conference (RTC) in both the US and Australia, at the BIM Workshops, and at Minnesota University. His diverse experience in architectural firms, as a CAD manager, and as an educator gives his writing and his classroom instruction a fresh and credible focus.
Paul is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three children. Skills covered in this course. Related courses. By: Paul F. Aubin Shows AutoCAD drafters and designers how to migrate their CAD workflow to Revit. Course.
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Course. 3h 22m 40s. On Off. Introduction Introduction.
1. Getting Comfortable with the Environment 1. Getting Comfortable with the Environment. 2.
Using Basic Architectural Objects 2. Using Basic Architectural Objects. 3. Display System and Layers 3. Display System and Layers.
4. Setting Up Projects with the Project Navigator 4. Setting Up Projects with the Project Navigator.
5. Modifying Projects 5.
Modifying Projects. 6. Shell well control manual. Working with Data 6. Working with Data.
7. Creating Documentation 7. Creating Documentation. 8.
Output. Conclusion Conclusion.
Solution: Releases 2015 and later Classic Workspace was removed from the product in release 2015. However, you can. Transfer it from one computer to another See:. Create the workspace from scratch See: (screencast). Use the acad.cuix file attached to this case to copy the Classic workspace to the aca.cuix or mep.cuix files. For releases prior to 2015 The AutoCAD Classic workspace is not preloaded in the AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP profiles. It must be loaded separately using the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.
It is available in the AutoCAD profile. You can switch to the AutoCAD profile within AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP in the Options dialog box Profiles tab and immediately have access to the AutoCAD Classic workspace.
To transfer the classic workspace to your Architecture or MEP profile:. Enter on the command line.
On the Transfer tab, open the 'acad.cuix' file in the right panel. The file is located in C: Users AppData Roaming Autodesk ACA 2014 enu Support and attached to this article. Drag and drop the 'AutoCAD Classic' workspace from the right panel to the main customization file ( aca.cuix) in the left panel.