shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Interviews | November 19, 2009

Dave: IMG Finding John Irving: The Powells.com Interview

1 comment By Dave

johnirving[Editor's note: The following is a reprint of our 2005 interview with John Irving, whose new novel, Last Night in Twisted River, has just come out... Continue »
  1. $19.60 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Last Night in Twisted River

    John Irving
Add to Cart
$78.00
List price: $118.75
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
available for shipping or prepaid pickup only
Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
Qty Store Section
11 Partner Warehouse Architecture- General

More copies of this ISBN:

Abc's of Architectural Interior Design Drafting With Introduction Autocad 2000 (01 Edition)

by Tony Cook

Abc's of Architectural Interior Design Drafting With Introduction Autocad 2000 (01 Edition) Cover
  1. This particular item is stocked in a Partner Warehouse and will ship separately from other items in your shopping cart.

Synopses & Reviews

Please note that used books may not include additional media (study guides, CDs, DVDs, solutions manuals, etc.) as described in the publisher comments.

Publisher Comments:

The ABCs of Architectural and Interior Design Drafting with an Introduction to AutoCAD® 2000 presents an introduction to the art and science of drafting, and provides the user with a solid working knowledge of both manual and computer-aided drafting. It includes information for and examples from a variety of fields, including interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, and construction. The last section of the text focuses on the use of AutoCAD® 2000 for architectural and interior design drafting.

Some of the features of this text include:

  • Step-by-step instructions for drafting and AutoCAD® commands
  • Numerous illustrations of materials, projects, and examples
  • Chapter-ending review questions and exercises
  • Detailed drawing assignments
  • Tips, reminders, and examples

Synopsis:

Some of the features of this text include:
<UL> <LI>Step-by-step instructions for drafting and AutoCAD(R) commands</LI> <LI>Numerous illustrations of materials, projects, and examples</LI> <LI>Chapter-ending review questions and exercises</LI> <LI>Detailed drawing assignments</LI> <LI>Tips, reminders, and examples</LI> </UL>

Synopsis:

Some of the features of this text include:

  • Step-by-step instructions for drafting and AutoCAD® commands

  • Numerous illustrations of materials, projects, and examples

  • Chapter-ending review questions and exercises

  • Detailed drawing assignments

  • Tips, reminders, and examples

back to top

Table of Contents

I. UNIVERSAL DRAFTING FOR EVERYONE.
 1. Introduction to Drafting Fundamentals.

 2. Learning the Basic Tools and Terminology of Drafting.

 3. Manual Drafting Skills: A Masterly Art.

 4. Drawing Basic Shapes and Patterns.

 5. Introduction to Drawing Conventions.

II. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS.

 6. Introduction to Architectural and Interior Drawing.

 7. Pictorial Drawing and Sketching.

III. AUTOCAD FOR BEGINNERS.

 8. Introduction to Computer Basics.

 9. Introducing Yourself to AutoCAD®.

10. Beginning to Draw.

11. View Modification.

12. Creating Simple Geometric Entities.

13. Drawing Aids.

14. Editing and Altering Entities.

15. Moving and Duplicating Objects.

16. Layers.

17. Dimensioning.

18. Using AutoCAD Text Commands.

19. Learning to Create Blocks and WBlocks.

Appendix A: Insight into Plotting and Paper Space.

Appendix B: Settings for Sheet Sizes and Limits (Architectural and Civil Engineering Drawings).

Appendix C: Typical Furniture Sizes.

Appendix D: Landscape Symbols.

Appendix E: Fraction and Decimal Conversions.

back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780130866370
Author:
Cook, Tony
Author:
Prater, Robin H.
Author:
Prater, Robin
Author:
Cook, Tony
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Subject:
Interior decoration
Subject:
Drafting & Mechanical Drawing
Subject:
CAD-CAM - AutoCad
Subject:
Computer-aided design
Subject:
Design & Drafting
Subject:
Architectural drawing
Subject:
AutoCAD
Subject:
Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Subject:
CAD-CAM - General
Subject:
Architectural drawing -- Data processing.
Copyright:
2001
Edition Description:
2000
Series Volume:
103-839
Publication Date:
September 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
486
Dimensions:
10.88x8.24x.78 in. 2.12 lbs.
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $24.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture

    Cyril M. Harris
back to top

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.