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Title: Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 by Paul F. Aubin ISBN: 1-4018-4885-0 Publisher: Delmar Learning Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Aubin's Mastering ADT very thorough and easy to follow
Comment: Paul's book, after working through the Comprehensive Tutorial by H. Edward Goldberg, is like reading Proust in English for an English as a first language speaker compared to reading Proust in French for an English as a first language speaker. The steps are small enough that a person who is new to the program can follow along without difficulty. Plus, Paul's accessibility is invaluable.
Great resource and learning tool.
The reviewer who said there must be a better book out there somewhere might consider writing one for the office in which he/she works so as to have one to recommend for new employees.
I, too, would be interested in reviewing the new attempt.
Rating: 4
Summary: Help at Last for the CADaphobes!
Comment: I'm an architect who's worked with CAD for 10 years...got dragged into using it, literally kicking and screaming!! I needed 3D capabilities to stay competitive, but the thought of learning another CAD program struck terror in the very marrow of my bones! I took took hours and hours of classroom and on-line classes to try to learn ADT and VIZRender, and I feel like it was money up in smoke. Out of sheer desperation I bought Aubin's book, and have found it to be one of the....no, THE clearest, most straightforward CAD guide I've ever, ever, EVER read!!Starting with the basics, and guiding the reader through step-by-step tutorials in plain, non-technical language, Aubin has developed a guide that even a technophobe can clearly understand.
I'd give the book a full 5-star, but it's a little lacking in trouble shooting. If things don't work out the way they're supposed to, it would be helpful to have some suggestions on what might be wrong.
After only one day of working through the guide, I could design a simple building in 3-D. After a full week, the sunshine was pouring through the windows. Well worth the money.
Rating: 1
Summary: Could have used an editor and some better examples.
Comment: After working with various versions of AutoCad for the last 7 years, this was my first introduction to Architectural Desktop. I have worked my way through this book over the last week. It is quite possibly the LEAST-well-written Cad book I have ever used. Paragraphs are repeated, steps are skipped over, words are missing in the middle of sentences.
The tutorials give you the false impression that you are accomplishing something, without teaching you how to apply the concepts to the actual projects you will be required to work on in the real world. One man in my office described the tutorials this way: "It's like 'This Old House', Bob takes the camera crew into the bathroom as Norm finishes caulking the tub. Bob turns to the camera and tells you that now you too can remodel your bathroom."
There has to be a better book out there on this program. I just don't know what it is. Don't spend your money on this, take your chances on some other book. Best of Luck.
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Title: Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 : A Comprehensive Tutorial by H. Edward Goldberg ISBN: 0131134973 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 06 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $51.00 |
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Title: Mastering Autodesk VIZ 4 (With CD-ROM) by George Omura ISBN: 0782141323 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 02 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 Fundamentals by Elise Moss ISBN: 1585031356 Publisher: Schroff Development Corp Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Mastering AutoCAD 2004 and AutoCAD LT 2004 by George Omura ISBN: 0782141889 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 19 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: AutoCAD 2004 Bible by Ellen Finkelstein ISBN: 0764539922 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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