2009

Getting Started
Welcome to AutoCAD
®
Architecture 2009! In this short tutorial, you learn how to use the features of AutoCAD Architecture
to design and document a small office building. Working from a two-dimensional AutoCAD floor plan sketch, you quickly
create a presentation plan, a floor plan layout, door and window schedules, a section, and a detail, all within a coordinated
set of drawings.
You’ll see how a more powerful AutoCAD
®
, with features and content specialized for use by architects, can help you
increase productivity. When you design in AutoCAD Architecture, you use objects that represent real-world components,
such as walls, doors, and windows. These objects contain information that allows them to function like the real-world
components that they represent and to relate intelligently to each other.
In addition to your main design tasks, many background tasks, such as layering and scaling, are automated as you design
and document your drawing set. A simple tool, called the Project Navigator, allows you to easily work with all the drawings
in a project, eliminating the need to set up and maintain a complex file structure.
Using this Guide
To complete the tutorial in this guide, you must have AutoCAD Architecture installed on your system. As
you progress through the tutorial exercises, you access tutorial drawings and other content from the default
installation directories.
If you cannot locate a file in the location that this guide suggests, it may be installed in a different location.
Contact your CAD Manager for more information.
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