d e p a r t m e n t   o f   a r c h i t e c t u r e ,   u n i v e r s i t y   o f   o r e g o n

I. AutoCad Buddy System

II. Discussion with Lee Kersh & Gary Hale

III. Logistic Announcements

• Help Sessions
  - Sundays 4pm in B13 Klamath (Chris Burgess)
  - Mondays 7pm in 281 Lawrence (Jeff Wilder)
  - Fridays 12 noon in 281 Lawrence (Jim Duffy)

  Nancy Cheng's Office Hours

  - Wednesdays 1-3 p.m. in 204C Pacific Hall

  Reminder: Text is required and available in the bookstore

  Rules

  Hand-in procedure:

  In Klamath or Millrace labs, drop your homework files into CourseDisks > Course Disks folder > Arch410 folder > Assign 1.

  File Naming: Files should be named with your lastname and first and middle initials: nywcheng1.dwg for Assignment 1, nywcheng3p. for an Assignment 3 plan, etc.

IV. Commonalities among CAD Systems

1. Creation of Entities
2. Structuring of Entities
3. Editing or manipulation
4. Dimensional referencing
5. Viewing
6. Non-graphic attributes
7. Obtaining hardcopy output

V. Assignment 3

VI. Project Planning

1. Gather background information including dimensioned drawings
2. Dissect the basic components and the underlying grid
3. Plan object hierarchies and naming conventions
4. For Groups:
   - assign invidual tasks (parts to be drawn, master grid drawing)
   - plan schedule, decision making process, & subgroup coordination
   - agree on graphic conventions

   Each person locates instances of their component or system using the master grid drawing as a reference sheet.

   After completion of individual parts, the final composition must be adjusted for balance of graphic density, resolution of conflicting elements, & consistency of drawing conventions.

VII. Project Strategies

A. Top-down (hierarchical tree)

- Start with the greatest level of abstraction and gradually flesh out the outline

- At any time in the project, there exists a representation of the WHOLE

B. Bottom-up

- "Grassroots" creation of library elements from which larger assemblies are created.

- Overall scheme can evolve from the nature of human-scaled parts rather than being known at the start.

VIII. Tutorial: Drawing Walls

XI. Tutorial: Drawing Architectural Symbols

XI. Printing & Plotting