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Newsletter - 4th August 2005
C ompany News
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ADDITIONS TO OUR PROGRAMMING TEAM
We are pleased to announce that the CAD development team has
gained two additional members.
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2 Additional CAD Programmers
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James Higgs
(Returns to us) |
Keshandra
Naidoo
(New programmer) |
Keshandra Naidoo and James Higgs have been appointed to work as
C++ Programmers. Their responsibilities include assisting with the
development of new AllyCAD versions; trouble shooting on previous
versions of CAD and helping the Customer Support division with CAD
related enquiries and problems. In addition to performing CAD
duties, Keshandra will also help with the development of Civil
Designer.
Our Knowledge Base development team is continually improving
AllyCAD in order to meet your design requirements. We are
committed to presenting our clients with a world-class product and
aim to achieve this objective with ongoing product enhancements
and continuous innovation.
Product News & Information
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THE DRAWING OFFICE MANAGER
In today’s newsletter, we explore the Drawing Office Manager in
greater detail. The Drawing Office Manager is a handy feature in
AllyCAD that project managers may find particularly useful. This tool
allows you to keep a record of all details that pertain to a
drawing and affords greater control in project costing and
budgetary management.
You can access the Drawing Office Manager feature by selecting
‘File Menu, Save Options, Save Settings’ and checking the option
marked ‘Use Drawing Office Manager’. Once checked, this option
allows you to keep a record of each drawing, its description, the
draftsperson drawing it, the department it is being drawn in, the
paper size, scale and units used, the number of hours spent on the
drawing, the date it was last updated and plotted etc.
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Drawing Description Dialogue Box
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This information is stored in an ASCII file called DRGOFFMG.TXT,
which resides in your AllyCAD User folder. If you therefore log on
as Guest, the file will be stored in the \AllyCAD34\Users\Guest
folder. The information will be updated each time you save your
drawing and may be loaded into any database that reads a comma
delimited ASCII file. The content may also be edited in any text
editor such as Notepad or Wordpad.
Each record in the file refers to a particular drawing and is
stored on a single line, with fields separated by commas. Refer to
Tech Tip
T10023
for a more detailed explanation of the records.
The Drawing Office Manager allows vital drawing information to be
recorded and stored so that you can generate project management
reports and statistics in record time!
Saving You Time and Money
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BUSINESS WARRIORS - GET YOUR PAIA DOCUMENTS
(Applicable to South African Business Owners only)
Some of you may already have heard about the Promotion of Access
to Information Act, otherwise known as PAIA. But did you know,
that if you do not submit a Section 51 Manual to the South African Human
Rights Commission by 31 August 2005 that you could be held liable for a
fine or even jailed? In order to avoid such criminal judgement,
you will be expected to:
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draft a Section 51 manual for your businesses and trusts;
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submit this to the SA Human Rights Commission;
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post it on your website - if you have one;
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and submit it to any professional body that you are a member of.
Since we know how valuable time is, we have included a useful
information resource in the form of Business Warriors that you
could access when completing your Section 51 manual. When you join
the
Business Warrior community, you get advanced warning about any
legislation that is likely to impact on the SME environment. You
will also receive the PAIA Section 51 Manual with each
registration. To join the Business Warrior community,
click here.
AllyCAD Support & Development
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LATEST UPDATES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Here are the latest
downloads available on the
updates page:
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AllyCAD v3.4 PRO & SME
Build 22 (15/07/2005)
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AllyCAD v3.4 Micro
Build 22 (15/07/2005)
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AllyCAD v3.4 Freeware
Build 22 (15/07/2005)
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AllyCAD Help file Update
(14/05/2004)
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AllyCAD v3.3 PRO & SME
Build 33 (31/05/2004)
TECH TIP TUTORIAL
How to Load Bitmaps
This Tech Tip explains how to load bitmaps. AllyCAD can load many
different types of images...
To increase the redraw speed of large
bitmaps, AllyCAD creates a tiled bitmap file, this file has the
same name as the original bitmap, but with a BBF file extension.
The creation and location of the tiled file can be modified...
View Tech Tip
Training & Visits
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ALLYCAD TRAINING CONTACT DETAILS
Training is often
regarded as the cornerstone to achieving optimal results and
enhanced productivity. The value of good quality training cannot
be emphasized enough.
“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change
the world.” - Nelson Mandela
If you are interested in training, please contact your regional
office to make your booking as the courses are extremely popular.
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REGIONS |
CONTACT
DETAILS |
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Western
Cape, East Cape, Namibia & International |
Cape Town
(Head Office) |
Shantell
Tel: (021) 701 1850 |
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Kwazulu
Natal, Free State, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mpumalanga &
Zimbabwe |
Durban Office |
Nalini
Tel: (031) 566 3323 |
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Gauteng,
Limpopo, North West Province & Botswana |
Johannesburg Office |
Barbara
Tel: (011) 675 3959 |
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CURRENT VISITS & TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Our Customer Consultants will be involved in the following visits and training activities over the next couple of weeks.
Please feel free to give us a call on (021) 701-1850. We would be
happy to meet up with you to discuss your training or product
needs.
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REGIONS |
DATES |
ACTIVITIES |
PERSONS |
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Johannesburg |
10 – 12
Aug |
AllyCAD
and Civil Designer client visits |
Reece |
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Durban |
15 – 19
Aug |
AllyCAD
and Civil Designer client visits |
Charles |
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Best Regards,
The Knowledge Base Team
www.knowbase.co.za
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Customer Quote
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Chris McKay
SKC Engineers |
“Of course, once the Windows version of AllyCAD was released, our
work has become even easier. The time savings are incredible. The
range and depth of functionality is enormous, in fact I believe
that AllyCAD is restricted at times by the available hardware! I
have often wondered if anyone has ever used AllyCAD to its full
capability."
Click
here to view
Detailed Customer Showcases from our clients.
Recruitment
Service
RECRUITMENT
If you’re looking
for the best possible candidate with the right skills and
technical abilities for the job, then look no further than the
Knowledge Base Recruitment Centre. We specialise in the sourcing
of top quality candidates for the Civil Engineering and CAD Design
industries.
This is a random selection of our candidates. Send us an email and
include the Candidate Number for further information.
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Candidate 121 |
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Engineering Design Technologist with 5+ years geometric
design experience. Proficient in AutoCAD and Civil Designer.
Seeks a position in the Kwazulu Natal region. |
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Candidate 125 |
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Senior
Structural Engineering Technician with +15 years civil &
structural draughting and site experience within a municipal
environment. Proficient in AutoCAD and AllyCAD and seeks a
position within the Western Cape. |
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Candidate 304 |
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Senior
Civil Technician with a ND Civil Engineering with 10 years
experience in geometric design. Has had experience in
project management and administration and is proficient in
Civil Designer, AllyCAD and MX Roads. Seeks a position
within the Kwazulu Natal Region. |
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Candidate 387 |
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AutoCAD
draughtsperson with 4+ years national and international
working experience. Will consider positions in the Pretoria
and Cape Town region. |
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Candidate 412 |
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Structural Steel draughtsman with 2 + years experience on
AutoCAD. Seeks as position within the Gauteng region. |
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Candidate 413 |
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AutoCAD
draughtsperson with 10 + years experience in roads, surveying,
buildings, reinforcement, steelwork and process layouts. Seeks a
position in Pretoria.
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support@knowbase.co.za
086 0101 999
(South Africa only)
+27 21 7011850
(International Clients)
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