Autocad for Interior Design and Space Planning: Release 12 Version

From the Publisher This state-of-the-art text offers straightforward instruction in AutoCAD for interior design and space planning through excellent, step-by-step exercises that get students at the computer and using AutoCAD to plan and design realistic interiors. Following a basic introduction to the personal computer, and foundational AutoCAD commands, individual chapters take students, step-by-step, through the creation of all of the drawings necessary for a space planning project called Tenant Space Project from floor plans, elevations, and furniture planning, through power and lighting plans, to isometric and three-dimensional drawings. With its non-technical writing style and "user-friendly" presentation, this practical tutorial-style text can be used with minimal instructor supervision, to provide instruction at whatever pace an individual student finds comfortable. From the Back Cover Key Benefit: Offers straightforward instruction in AutoCAD through excellent, step-by-step exercises that gets readers using AutoCAD to plan and design realistic interiors. This practical tutorial-style book can be used with minimal instructor supervision, to provide instruction at whatever pace an individual finds comfortable. Key Topics: Includes preparing how to draw with AutoCAD; basic commands and settings; printing and plotting; drawing the floor plan, walls, doors, and windows; drawing elevations, wall sections, and details, and more.