In this tutorial we will cover the steps to take when exporting a drawing from Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 and importing it into Adobe Illustrator for editing. This tutorial will be specific to the techniques used to create site plans. Specifically to site plans that cover large scales.
In this tutorial we will cover the step to take when importing a drawing from Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 into Adobe Illustrator for editing. We will cover creating specific plotters and the managing of layers to get the most out of your vector drawings.
This is a general introduction to Adobe Illustrator and the programs layout. We will cover how to open a new document and where all the menus are located in the interface. We will go over the basics of creating fills and paths with some specific information such as to custom fills and adding arrowheads to paths.
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Adobe Illustrator is a vector based program that is essential to architects. The ability to add layers of color to vector graphic greatly enhances a viewer's ability to understand an image.
Illustrator is primarily used to create graphics, diagrams, and most importantly adding information to plans and sections that were created in other more "architectural" software.
Understanding how to manipulate the vector information that comes from various BIM and drafting software can give a designer the tools to convey a design clearly and convincingly.
With all that said learn this program! If anyone tells you that Photoshop is better, ignore them...
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