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CUSTOMER SHOWCASE

Fischer Seelenbinder & Associates, Namibia

Interesting Mechanics

At the heart of Fischer Seelenbinder & Associates lies the passion and commitment of two distinguished engineers, Wolfgang Fischer and Henning Seelenbinder. These engineers have undertaken many exciting initiatives, one of which is the foundational designs of a stereoscopic system telescope in Gamsberg, Namibia. Read More..


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INDUSTRY NEWS

Knowledge Base and SAIMechE

Following the appointment of Vaughan Rimbault as the new CEO of the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering (SAIMechE) on 1 October 2007, a new strategic plan has been put in place to increase mechanical engineering initiatives in South Africa. This plan has strong synergy with Knowledge Base and a meeting was subsequently initiated on 27 November 2007 to discuss a partnership agreement

aimed at promoting mechanical engineering in the country. A follow up meeting will be held with CEO Vaughan Rimbault in the new year to formalize the arrangement.

Seen in the picture is Western Cape Regional Chairman, Dirk Findeis with Institute Administrator, Bev Bailey.



TRAINING

Mechanical Toolkit Training

All AllyCAD training courses are accredited with the South African Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE) to receive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points. In addition to the current courses on offer, Knowledge Base will also provide a series of online training courses in 2008 which will be evaluated by the Institute and the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for CPD weighting.



PRODUCT NEWS

The Mechanical Toolkit

AllyCAD's Mechanical Toolkit speeds up the drawing of common mechanical components (such as bolts, nuts and screws), and provides functions for annotating welds, tolerances and surface finishes.

AllyCAD 3.6 includes a Coordinate Table function providing an advanced coordinate labelling tool which can be accessed via the mechanical toolkit menu.

Read more about the Toolkit on the AllyCAD website.


 

29 November 2007

AllyCAD TECH TIP

Drawing Gears

How the Mechanical Toolkit facilitates the drawing of gears (with video clip).

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AllyCAD FORUM

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THE AllyCAD VERSIONS

Version Restriction Support
Freeware150kbWeb Tutorials
Micro300kbEmail Support
SME900kbFull Support
ProUnlimitedFull Support

Note: Micro, SME and Pro all include free version upgrades for first year of ownership.

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RESOURCES

Products

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International Links

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Australian Institute Mech Engineers

South African Links

SA Institution Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Technology Magazine

The AllyCAD Website

The AllyCAD website includes a short introductory video clip demonstrating the Mechanical Toolkit.

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