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As Autodesk's fastest-growing software package, Revit Architecture offers a new version that will require Revit users of all areas of expertise--architects, project managers, designers, contractors, and building owners--to learn new skills. As the only complete tutorial and reference for the newest version of Revit software, this book provides you with a hands-on look at the Revit interface, explores key modeling principles, looks at design options and features, and shows how to best present des...

On the the mathematical aspects of the theory of carrier transport in semiconductor devices. The subjects covered include hydrodynamical models for semiconductors based on the maximum entropy principle of extended thermodynamics, mathematical theory of drift-diffusion equations with applications, and the methods of asymptotic analysis.

Problems demanding globally optimal solutions are ubiquitous, yet many are intractable when they involve constrained functions having many local optima and interacting, mixed-type variables.The differential evolution (DE) algorithm is a practical approach to global numerical optimization which is easy to understand, simple to implement, reliable, and fast. Packed with illustrations, computer code, new insights, and practical advice, this volume explores DE in both principle and practice. It is a...

This tutorial guide is intended both for new users of AutoCAD who have access to Release 14 and for experienced AutoCAD users wanting to upgrade their skills. Beginning AutoCAD R14: encourages the reader to 'learn by doing' through a series of graded tutorialsintroduces readers to essential 2D drafting skillsis the latest in the best-selling range of McFarlane titlesis ideal for 'use at the terminal'.

This text reports on the current status of expert systems and optimization methods as applied to the control of industrial production and manufacturing processes. The work covers both the tools and industrial applications, including: direct control, sensor validation, data reconciliation, intelligent monitoring, operator advice, troubleshooting, fault diagnosis, monitoring of conventional on-line optimization and simulation systems, and overall production scheduling. The work should appeal to sy...

GIS for Landscape Architects proves that GIS technology is no longer the exclusive realm of geographers and scientists. Using GIS to create visual frameworks for gathering, interpreting, and sharing spatial data and information has helped the landscape professionals featured in this book accomplish a wide range of challenging goals. Case studies demonstrate how GIS technology can be applied to preparing a comprehensive plan for a historic streetscape, creating a site design for a major vacation...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) refers to the consistent and continuous use of digital information throughout the entire lifecycle of a built facility, including its design, construction and operation. In order to exploit BIM methods to their full potential, a fundamental grasp of their key principles and applications is essential. Accordingly, this book combines discussions of theoretical foundations with reports from the industry on currently applied best practices. The book’s content is d...

A tutorial on the new industry standard, Release 11 of AutoCAD software. The book covers all aspects of AutoCAD 11, discussing AME and AMELITE solid modelling, the new concept Metaview, Paper Space and Model Space. The material supplied includes preset drawing command defaults and command aliases.

Introduction to Hardware-Software Co-Design presents a number of issues of fundamental importance for the design of integrated hardware software products such as embedded, communication, and multimedia systems. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of hardware/software co-design. Co-design is still a new field but one which has substantially matured over the past few years. This book, written by leading international experts, covers all the major topics including:...

Covers in detail promising solutions at the device, circuit, and architecture levels of abstraction after first explaining the sensitivity of the various MOS leakage sources to these conditions from the first principles. Also treated are the resulting effects so the reader understands the effectiveness of leakage power reduction solutions under these different conditions. Case studies supply real-world examples that reap the benefits of leakage power reduction solutions as the book highlights...

The goal of the International Workshop on Expert Systems in Engineering is to stimulate the flow of information between researchers working on theoretical and applied research topics in this area. It puts special emphasis on new technologies relevant to industrial engineering expert systems, such as model-based diagnosis, qualitative reasoning, planning, and design, and to the conditions in which they operate, in real time, with database support. The workshop is especially relevant for engineeri...

These proceedings contain more than 80 of the best papers presented at the INCOM '92 Symposium, and relate to the vast changes which are occurring worldwide in manufacturing technology. Research oriented technical papers cover subjects such as: simulation of manufacturing processes; sensor based robots; information systems; general aspects of CIM and manufacturing networks.

Thorough set of definitions for the terms and models used in the creation, refinement, and verification of complex systems from the conceptual level down to its implementation Considering both the hardware and software components of the system Also covers the emerging area of platform-based design Provides both knowledge of models and terms, and understanding of these models and how they are used.

Designed for students taking the City and Guilds Computer-aided Engineering 230 scheme and equivalent BTEC courses, this combination of core text and 5 related workbooks covers the key topics and gives up-to-date knowledge and practical work on computer-aided engineering. The core text contains technical knowledge and information on the main topics: setting and operation; part programming; computer-aided draughting; robotics; and programmable logic controllers. The industrial relevance of the ma...