ATP239

Start Using AutoCAD® Architecture Now!

Segment 3

Date: March 23, 2009

Instructor: Beth Powell

Level: Beginner
Category: AutoCAD Architecture

Web: www.AUGI.com

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Other Useful Tools
1. Drag your most used Styles to your own custom Tool
Palette. Drag from Style Manager (as long as the
drawing file is saved that houses the Style) or drag from
within a drawing just like adding a block to a Tool Palette.

2. Right-Click on a Palette Tool to change an existing object or convert linework to an object.

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 3. Content Browser is a visual way for finding content than Style Manager. It is also a big resource
that gives you the advantage over AutoCAD users because you can make networked tool
palettes or share tools and tool palettes between users. Be sure and check out Paul Aubin’s
material on this topic.

My Tips…

Use the Resources page at the end of this document to learn more.

Check out other AU Content from this year or previous years.

Start small. If you only use the generic walls, doors, and windows, it’s better than what you
were doing with linework.

Don’t reinvent. Try to find styles that will work for you OOTB or that you can modify only slightly.

Set goals for what your next step with AutoCAD Architecture will be.

Enlist help. Don’t try to go it alone.

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Resources
You’ve just completed learning about basics that make up AutoCAD Architecture. There is a lot more
to learn though:

1. Autodesk website
Download available Styles from the Autodesk website.
Use these to reverse engineer what makes up styles. This
will help you to learn more about how styles are created
and how you can create other objects with styles.

2. Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) at AUGI.com.

Free membership, a great magazine, Forums (users helping users), and online training.

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3. Best reference books
Anything by Paul Aubin and/or Matt Dillon! http://paulaubin.com/

Autodesk Architectural Desktop: An Advanced Implementation

Guide
by Paul F. Aubin and Matthew Dillon
Publisher: Autodesk Press
ISBN-10: 1418061387
ISBN-13: 978-1418061388

Mastering AutoCAD Architecture 2008

by Paul F. Aubin
Publisher: Autodesk Press
ISBN-10: 1428311629
ISBN-13: 978-1428311626

Accessing AutoCAD Architecture 2008

by William G. Wyatt
Publisher: Autodesk Press
ISBN-10: 1428311629
ISBN-13: 978-1428311626

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Good books for a classroom style setting

Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals

by Elise Moss
Publisher: Schroff Development Corporation
http://www.schroff.com
ISBN-10: 1585033588
ISBN-13: 978-1585033584
AutoCAD Architecture 2008

A Comprehensive Tutorial
By H. Edward Goldberg
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN-10: 0131592270
ISBN-13: 978-0131592278

4. Blogs
Beth’s CAD Blog
http://bethscadblog.blogspot.com/
Matt Dillon’s Blog
http://modocrmadt.blogspot.com/
Robin Capper’s Blog
http://rcd.typepad.com/rcd/
David Koch’s Blog
http://architects-desktop.blogspot.com/
Chris Yanchar’s Blog
http://blogs.autodesk.com/adt

Remember to post your questions and comments in the course forum and I’ll see you in the AUGI
forums.

Remember that this material is only a portion of the class, support is always available online in the
private course forum. I encourage you to visit the course forum and ask any questions that you may
have about this segment or simply join in the discussion. The ATP Mantra is: the only stupid question is
the one you don’t ask. Thanks again for attending this course!

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