Unfortunately, the screenshots were zoomed out too much and fuzzy, which is odd seeing how books usually have higher resolution than online images. This book is THICK, like phonebook thick. At step 26, you sort of forget what you are trying to do again? It is pages back in the text. Reading it first as a primer prior to trying out the software is not going to do you any good. It would work best if if you are in the software following along. As it says, it is STEP BY STEP, every excruciating detail is written out in English words, with menu items bolded. It might be great if it matches your learning style. Coverage includes: Finding your way around the Chief Architect interface Managing your drawing projects Creating the building shell Develop a quick start vacation cabin plan Developing and working with stairs, roofs, decks, and bath and kitchen design Framing Adding a stepped foundation and applying a monolithic slab to the garage Dormers Adding electrical and lighting Other new features that are covered by this book include new light sets that allow you to control which lights are used in each camera view, backdrops can now be specified on a per camera basis as well as for each rendering technique, layout view boxes now give you the ability to edit into any shape, wall headers can now display in floor plan views and have improved label functionality, the default fill style for joists, rafters, general framing, and headers in floor plan view can now be specified, and many other new enhancements and tools that will make your home design work more proficient and professional. The book is loaded with concise explanations with step by step tutorials that will give you a hands on experience in developing a real home design project from start to finish. You will also become proficient with CA X10's new and enhanced features including the ability to specify a water table or cap for a pony walls, pony walls can now have a railing as the upper wall, new physically based rendering technique models reflections on non-mirror surfaces. By the time you have finished the book tutorials you will have drawn a beautiful modern 2-story residence, complete with a walk-out basement, decks, and landscaping. The step by step tutorials are fun and easy to grasp as they guide you through the design process, from setting up your drawing, drawing walls, doors, windows, foundation, roof, to creating finished construction documents. It also seeks to promote the transfer of knowledge between professionals in academia and industry by emphasizing research in which results are of interest or applicable to design practices.This book is fully updated for the release of Chief Architect X10 Premium. It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and findings from researchers across different cultures and encourages research on the impact of cultural factors on design theory and practice. The International Journal of Design is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interface design, animation and game design, architectural design, urban design, and other design related fields.
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