Softdesk solutions
Subtitle: the essential guide to auto-architect
By: Dennis Neeley, B. Robert Callori.
Contributors: Callori, B. Robert.; Neeley, Dennis.; Softdesk, Inc.
Publisher: J. Wiley
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Auto-architect (Computer file); Softdesk Core (Computer file); Architectural drawing -- Data processing.; Architectural design -- Data processing.; Computer-aided design.
Description: Whether you are new to Softdesk or an experienced user, here is the book with everything you need to make optimum use of this leading architectural software. This unique sourcebook combines a comprehensive overview of the role of computer-aided design in architecture with an in-depth, prompt-by-prompt tutorial that both explains the Softdesk environment and demonstrates how to use Auto-Architect to manage the entire design process from preliminary design to construction documents.

Softdesk Solutions covers Softdesk start-up procedures and settings; creating space diagrams for conceptual designs; converting space diagrams into double lines walls; setting controls for Core and the Auto-Architect module; drawing walls, doors, windows, and roofs; adding annotations and leadered text; inserting 2D and 3D symbols from selected libraries; and managing and modifying layers to create a three-story building.
Notes: Based on an earlier version published in 1993 as: CAD and the practice of architecure.
Includes index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later; Microsoft DOS 5.0 or earlier; AutoCAD 13c2b (or later) DOS; Windows or NT; AutoCAD 12c3 DOS or AutoCAD 12c4 WIN.