Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005

Overview

Chapters 1 and 2 covered the basic information you need to understand the workings of AutoCAD. Now you will put this knowledge to work. In this architectural tutorial, which begins here and continues through Chapter 12, you will draw an apartment building composed of studios . The tutorial illustrates how to use AutoCAD commands and gives you a solid understanding of the basic AutoCAD package. With these fundamentals, you can use AutoCAD to its fullest potential, regardless of the kinds of drawings you intend to create or the enhancement products you might use in the future.

In this chapter you will start drawing an apartment's bathroom fixtures. In the process, you will learn how to use AutoCAD's basic tools. You'll also be introduced to the concept of drawing scale and how the size of what you draw is translated into a paper sheet size .