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Newsletter - 07 September 2006

Company News

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KNOWLEDGE BASE EXHIBITS AT THE CPUT

Students interested in pursuing a career in design enjoyed the benefit of detailed discussions and demonstrations pertaining to the industry standard AllyCAD and Civil Designer software. Engineering students were able to test their Knowledge of AllyCAD and 4 lucky students walked away with competition prizes.

Last year, as part of our ongoing social responsibility programme, Knowledge Base donated copies of the AllyCAD student version to the CPUT library allowing students without access to the internet to utilise the program for educational purposes. This year, students who have demonstrated competency in the design software were given the opportunity to apply for co-operative placements in the civil engineering field via our Bureau Centre and were allowed the opportunity to sign up for employement through the Knowledge Base Recruitment service.

Product News & Information

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USING CONSTRUCTION AND GEOMETRY LINES IN ALLYCAD

Geometry lines have unique properties:

• It has no end points and continues into infinity
• It is not printed or plotted
• It is common to all layers
• They can be switched on or off
• They can be saved as a file with your drawing.

Geometry lines allow you to define the layout, position lines and arcs tangential to each other, and allow you to define the basic layout of the drawing elements. Thereafter, you simply fill in with solid lines to create the objects you need.

The great thing about geometry or construction entities is that it allows for the precise layout of complex shapes. You can therefore create an outline from composite construction entities with a couple of clicks and can also convert existing entities to geometry entities. The geometry menu offers unrestricted versatility.

GEOMETRY Click to enlarge

You can make geometry, switch geometry on and off and even delete geometry. Once you have deleted your geometry, the deletion is permanent. Should you need your geometry lines at a later stage, then you can temporarily switch them off by un-checking the "Show Geometry" box in Settings - View Settings.

Because AllyCAD works with geometry lines, it helps the draughtsperson create the kind of designs that are unique and individual to the designer.

AllyCAD Support & Development

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ANNUAL UPGRADE AND SUPPORT AGREEMENTS

Support Contracts are charged at 13% of the product purchase price and guarantee cutting edge software functionality, the availability of our Support Centre and the provision of a free marketing and publicity service where your project success stories are showcased in top trade journals. Support agreements therefore give you more choice and best of all, you will have immediate access to our upcoming AllyCAD 3.5 version with the latest functionality.

LATEST UPDATES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Here are the latest downloads available on the updates page:

• AllyCAD v3.5 PRO & SME
  Build 2 (14/08/2006)

• AllyCAD v3.4 PRO & SME
  Build 2 (11/07/2006)

• AllyCAD v3.4 Micro
  Build 29 (11/07/2006)

• AllyCAD v3.4 Freeware
  Build 29 (11/07/2006)

• AllyCAD v3.4 Help file Update
  (14/05/2004)

• AllyCAD v3.4 HASP Driver Update
  (18/08/2005)

Training & Visits

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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.

 

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.

Customer Showcase

Michelle Marijnen Africon Engineering International

REALISING A DREAM

Michelle Marijnen always dreamt of working for a company that would take the time to invest in her professional development and ongoing training in the organisation. Africon Engineering International is a company that incorporates these values, prompting Michelle to make a formal application and subsequently landing her the position of Civil Engineer. read more

Click here to view Detailed Customer Showcases from our clients.

Bureau Service

Bureau assists companies to complete specialised projects on time.

Recruitment Service

RECRUITMENT

Knowledge Base Recruitment has gained the support of civil engineering firms nationwide through its efforts to address the massive skills shortages affecting the industry and as a result of its integrity-centered conduct.

We are currently looking to place a selection of highly competent civil engineers in a limited number of top contractual positions.

If you are interested in an exciting career move, then please e-mail yvonne@knowbase.co.za or call us on 021-701 1850 for further details.

This is a random selection of our candidates for permanent placement. Send an email to the above address quoting the relevant Candidate Number for further information:

Buy On-line

Improve your CAD technique. Buy the superior AllyCAD Professional online today.

For more information contact Brett Pureveen on (021) 701 1850 or visit www.knowbase.co.za/bureau/.

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