Preface | p. XIII |
Features of this Edition | p. XIII |
Units | p. XIII |
Style Conventions | p. XIV |
Who Should Read This Book? | p. XIV |
How to Use This Book | p. XIV |
How to Use the CD | p. XVI |
Online Companion | p. XVI |
International Extensions | p. XVI |
Service Packs | p. XVII |
About the Author | p. XVII |
Dedication | p. XVIII |
Acknowledgements | p. XVIII |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Benefits of Model-Based Design | p. 1 |
Benefits to the Architect and Engineer | p. 1 |
Benefits to the Building Owners | p. 2 |
Benefits to the Contractor | p. 2 |
Where Are We Now? | p. 3 |
Why Should We Spend Time to "Implement" ADT? | p. 3 |
Let's Get Started | p. 10 |
Planning | p. 11 |
Installation and Configuration | p. 13 |
Introduction | p. 13 |
ADT Software Installation | p. 14 |
Set Up Network Shares | p. 14 |
Installation Options (Network or Stand-alone) | p. 15 |
Build a Client Deployment | p. 16 |
Build a Stand-alone Full Installation | p. 26 |
Set Up Network Resources | p. 27 |
Customize the ADT Installation | p. 29 |
Drawing Setup | p. 47 |
Menus and Toolbars | p. 49 |
Create an ADT Desktop Icon | p. 55 |
Roll Out the Office Standard Installation | p. 60 |
Summary | p. 61 |
Project and Building Model Structure | p. 63 |
Introduction | p. 63 |
Parametric Design | p. 64 |
Understanding ADT Objects | p. 65 |
ADT Object Composition | p. 66 |
Understanding the Term "Model" | p. 70 |
Sheet Terminology | p. 71 |
Object Dimensionality | p. 71 |
Architectural Design Approach | p. 73 |
Conceptual Design | p. 73 |
Design Development and Construction Documents | p. 74 |
Outside--In Design | p. 74 |
Inside--Out Design | p. 75 |
Directory and Network Structure | p. 75 |
Project Folder Naming | p. 77 |
Sub-Folder Structure | p. 78 |
Backup Strategy | p. 80 |
Deciding How to Structure Files | p. 80 |
The Case for the Separated Building Model | p. 81 |
ADT Object Characteristics | p. 84 |
File Naming Conventions | p. 86 |
XREF Procedure | p. 86 |
Understanding Files, XREFs and Blocks | p. 88 |
Block and XREF Usage | p. 90 |
Understanding XREF Paths | p. 94 |
Additional Block Creation Considerations | p. 101 |
Drawing Indexes | p. 102 |
Preserving XREF Layer Visibility | p. 103 |
XEDIT System Variable | p. 104 |
Project Types and File Structures | p. 104 |
Choose a Pilot Project | p. 106 |
Small Commercial Building Example | p. 107 |
Large Commercial Office Tower | p. 109 |
Institutional Program Driven Projects | p. 111 |
Hotel and Multi-family Housing | p. 112 |
Tenant Build-out (Interior Only) Projects | p. 114 |
Remodeling and Renovation | p. 115 |
Large Horizontal Plan | p. 118 |
Small-scale Projects | p. 118 |
Mass Modeling | p. 119 |
Project Setup Checklist | p. 120 |
Summary | p. 121 |
CAD Standards Assessment | p. 123 |
Introduction | p. 123 |
CAD Standards | p. 124 |
Plotting | p. 125 |
Basic Plotting | p. 126 |
Installing Plotters | p. 127 |
Taking Stock of Plotting Needs | p. 134 |
Understanding Plot Style Tables | p. 136 |
Lineweights | p. 137 |
Named Versus Color Dependent Plot Style Tables | p. 141 |
Working with Service Providers | p. 143 |
Plotting Checklist | p. 144 |
Existing Cad Standards Assessment | p. 144 |
Layout (Paper Space) Usage | p. 144 |
Layer Naming and Usage | p. 147 |
Colors | p. 147 |
Linetypes | p. 153 |
Text | p. 155 |
Dimension Styles | p. 157 |
Scale Settings | p. 158 |
Block Library | p. 160 |
Detail Library | p. 161 |
Title Blocks | p. 161 |
Custom Commands | p. 164 |
Hatch Libraries | p. 164 |
Document Sharing Procedures | p. 164 |
Adt Standards | p. 164 |
Drawing Setup | p. 164 |
Template Files | p. 165 |
Display Settings | p. 166 |
Object Styles | p. 166 |
AEC Content | p. 166 |
Project Standards | p. 166 |
Agenda for Production Coordination Meeting | p. 167 |
Training | p. 167 |
Ongoing Evaluation and Revision | p. 169 |
Cad Standards Checklist | p. 170 |
Summary | p. 171 |
Display | p. 173 |
Layers | p. 175 |
Introduction | p. 175 |
Layers Versus Display Control Settings | p. 176 |
Layer Management Dialog Boxes | p. 177 |
Layer States, Filters, Snapshots and Groups | p. 178 |
Working With Layer Standards | p. 182 |
Build Your Office Standard Layer Standard | p. 189 |
The Final Word on Layer Standards | p. 193 |
Layer Keys and Layer Key Styles | p. 193 |
Working With Layer Key Styles | p. 193 |
The Auto-Import feature | p. 196 |
Customizing a Layer Key Style | p. 204 |
Documenting Your Layer Key Styles | p. 208 |
Updating Existing Drawings | p. 208 |
Using Non-Keyed Layers | p. 210 |
The Role of Template Files | p. 211 |
Beginning a Template File | p. 212 |
Layers Checklist | p. 214 |
Summary | p. 215 |
The Display System | p. 217 |
Introduction | p. 217 |
Exploring the Display System | p. 217 |
Display Configurations | p. 218 |
Understanding ADT Defaults | p. 219 |
In-the-box Templates | p. 225 |
The Display Manager | p. 233 |
Understanding Display Reps | p. 239 |
Determining Which Custom Display Reps to Use | p. 242 |
XREFs and Display Reps | p. 246 |
XREF Display Control Checklist | p. 249 |
Custom Display Reps and Spanning Elements | p. 250 |
Adding Display Control to the Template | p. 256 |
Customizing Template Display Reps | p. 259 |
Revisiting Lineweights | p. 262 |
The Render Display Configuration | p. 264 |
The Display System Checklist | p. 265 |
Summary | p. 265 |
Content | p. 267 |
Schedule Tables and Property Set Definitions | p. 269 |
Introduction | p. 269 |
Understanding Schedule Table Flow | p. 270 |
Planning | p. 271 |
Exploring the Sample Schedule Content | p. 272 |
Property Set Definitions | p. 273 |
Property Set Definition Preparation Checklist | p. 278 |
Building Property Sets | p. 279 |
Schedule Table Styles | p. 286 |
The Value of a Good Naming Convention | p. 292 |
Building Model Issues | p. 292 |
Generating Schedules in the Same File as the Objects | p. 292 |
Generating Schedules in the Composite Model File | p. 293 |
Understanding Schedule Tags | p. 294 |
Customizing Schedule Tags | p. 297 |
CD Resources | p. 303 |
Property Set and Schedule Table Checklist | p. 303 |
Summary | p. 305 |
Dimensioning and Annotation | p. 307 |
Introduction | p. 307 |
Drawing Setup | p. 308 |
Text Annotation and Drawing Notes | p. 311 |
Documentation Content | p. 316 |
Creating Scale-dependent Annotation | p. 321 |
Chases | p. 341 |
Elevation Labels | p. 348 |
Dimensions | p. 351 |
When to Use Associative Dimensions | p. 351 |
When to Use Standard AutoCAD Dimensions | p. 351 |
When to Use AEC Dimensions | p. 352 |
Variable Scaled Dimensions | p. 352 |
Dimension Labels | p. 356 |
Checklist | p. 358 |
Summary | p. 360 |
Content Library | p. 361 |
Introduction | p. 361 |
Understanding What is Provided By Default | p. 361 |
Unit Scaling Issues | p. 362 |
Common Features of Design Content | p. 365 |
Do We Need the 3D? | p. 366 |
Deciding What to Keep and What to Remove | p. 368 |
Where to Store the Content Library | p. 369 |
Building a Custom Folder Structure | p. 369 |
Content Building Considerations | p. 371 |
What to Include in the Content File | p. 371 |
Naming | p. 372 |
Block Orientation | p. 373 |
Use of Properties | p. 374 |
Alternate Insertion Points | p. 374 |
Using AEC Polygons in Content | p. 375 |
Content Scaling Options | p. 375 |
Property Sets | p. 378 |
Building a Piece of Aec Content from Scratch | p. 382 |
Building Custom Schedule Tags | p. 397 |
Building Content With Varying Levels of Detail | p. 398 |
Millwork | p. 398 |
Masking Block Content | p. 398 |
Checklist | p. 399 |
Summary | p. 400 |
Styles | p. 401 |
AEC Object Styles | p. 403 |
Introduction | p. 403 |
Getting the Most Out of Style Manager | p. 403 |
Filter Style Type | p. 404 |
Toggle View | p. 405 |
Style Libraries | p. 407 |
Building Office Standard Libraries | p. 410 |
Developing a Folder Strategy | p. 411 |
Look Out for Dependencies | p. 412 |
Wall Styles | p. 413 |
Physical Model Parameters | p. 413 |
Bring the Case to Management | p. 414 |
Level of Detail | p. 415 |
Endcaps | p. 419 |
Naming Conventions | p. 419 |
Data Parameters | p. 420 |
Creating Fire Rated Wall Types | p. 425 |
Graphical Parameters | p. 428 |
Wall Details | p. 429 |
Profiles | p. 431 |
Fenestration Styles | p. 432 |
Display Reps | p. 433 |
Coordinating Physical, Graphical and Data Parameters (Creating a Single Hinged Door With Louver Style) | p. 435 |
Structural Members | p. 439 |
Display Reps Unique to Structural Members | p. 439 |
Building a Custom Member Shape | p. 440 |
The Logical Display Rep | p. 445 |
Grouped Windows and Doors with Sidelights | p. 446 |
Checklist | p. 449 |
Summary | p. 451 |
Area Objects and Area Groups | p. 453 |
Introduction | p. 453 |
Objectives | p. 453 |
Basic Area Techniques | p. 454 |
Working with an Area Object Drawing Template | p. 463 |
Creating Areas from Walls | p. 475 |
Area Tags | p. 482 |
Calculation Modifiers | p. 483 |
Generating Reports | p. 489 |
Checklist | p. 492 |
Summary | p. 494 |
Sections and Elevations | p. 495 |
Introduction | p. 495 |
3D Section/Elevation Objects | p. 496 |
2D Section/Elevation Objects | p. 500 |
Uses of the 2D Section/Elevation Object | p. 500 |
The Bldg Section Line and Bldg Elevation Line | p. 501 |
Section Line Tags | p. 504 |
The 2D Section/Elevation Creation Procedure | p. 507 |
Model Issues (Object Selection) | p. 507 |
Understanding the Relationship to Sets | p. 511 |
Optimizing the Model | p. 518 |
Understanding Styles and Design Rules | p. 521 |
When to Use Edit/Merge Linework | p. 532 |
Tracing and Exploding | p. 535 |
Hatching | p. 536 |
Wall Types and Wall Sections | p. 536 |
Batch Update | p. 536 |
Using Live Sections | p. 537 |
Checklist | p. 537 |
Summary | p. 538 |
Interoperability | p. 539 |
Sharing Files with Consultants | p. 541 |
Introduction | p. 541 |
Understanding Object Enablers | p. 541 |
Understanding Proxy Graphics | p. 543 |
Turning Proxy Graphics Off | p. 543 |
Explode AEC Objects | p. 543 |
Using Explode AEC Objects from the Menu | p. 543 |
Additional Thoughts on Explode AEC Objects | p. 550 |
Using Explode AEC Objects from the Command Line | p. 550 |
Final Word | p. 558 |
Using Etransmit | p. 558 |
Sharing Files with Consultants Checklist | p. 562 |
Summary | p. 564 |
Conclusion | p. 565 |
Conclusion | p. 567 |
Pulling It All Together | p. 567 |
Create A Big Plan, Take "Baby Steps" to Achieve It | p. 567 |
Planning | p. 568 |
Templates and Libraries | p. 568 |
Interoperability | p. 568 |
Publishing Your Standards | p. 569 |
Template Checklist | p. 569 |
Summary | p. 570 |
Index | p. 573 |
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