2 Applied Studies

Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 2D

Wally Baumback (Vancouver Community College)

2021

Licence: CC BY 4.0

The AutoCAD 2D eBook was written as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore the eBook was written with competency-based modules. The competency-based modules are bite-size pieces that allow you to work at your own pace. They can be used to learn by distance education, correspondence, online, instructor-led classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use AutoCAD in their own home or office. This eBook was designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system.

Formats: PDF and EPUB

Includes: Competency labs, templates, and AutoCAD files for exercises

Suggested for: APST 215

Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 3D

Wally Baumback (Vancouver Community College)

2021

Licence: CC BY 4.0

The AutoCAD 3D eBook was written as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore the eBooks were written with competency-based modules. The competency-based modules are bite-size pieces that allows you to work at your own pace. They can be used to learn by distance education, correspondence, online, instructor-led classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use AutoCAD in their own home or office. This eBook was designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system.

Formats: PDF and EPUB

Includes: Competency labs, templates, and AutoCAD files for exercises

Suggested for: APST 220

Introduction to Drafting and Autodesk Inventor

Wally Baumback (Vancouver Community College)

2021

Licence: CC BY 4.0

This book contains self-paced learning modules that were written as a tool to guide and teach you to master Inventor. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore, the modules were written as competency-based bite-size pieces to allow you to work at your own pace. They can be used in correspondence courses, online courses, instructor-lead classes or by individuals teaching themselves to use Inventor in their own home or office.

Formats: PDF and EPUB

Suggested for: APST 255

Tutorials of Visual Graphic Communication Programs for Interior Design

Yongyeon Cho (Iowa State University)

2021

Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0

This book is for the beginning level of both architecture and interior design students who learn computer graphic communication software. The author developed multiple tutorials to teach three computer graphic applications, AutoCAD, Revit, and Enscape. AutoCAD is an essential computer drafting software which is 2D drawing software. Revit is a Building Information Modeling software, which is 3D based modeling software. Lastly, Enscape is a real-time rendering, animation, and virtual reality plug-in for users’ 4D experiences.

Formats: PDF and EPUB

Suggested for: APST 255

Tutorials of Visual Graphic Communication Programs for Interior Design 2

Yongyeon Cho (Iowa State University)

2022

Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0

This book is for advanced-level architecture and interior design students who have in-depth knowledge and skills with computer-aided visualization software. The author developed a total of twenty-two chapters to teach practical graphic presentation techniques for architectural presentations. The carefully selected graphic communication software and technologies are based on the author’s industry experiences and will be valuable learning material for designers. Readers will learn these techniques by following step-by-step tutorials. This book includes multiple exercises for the reader’s practice. After completing the tutorials, the readers will be able to apply comprehensive techniques and knowledge to their design projects.

Formats: PDF and EPUB

Suggested for: APST 255

 

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