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Newsletter -
14 July 2005
Product
News & Information
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TERRACES IN SURVEY & TERRAIN
Terraces may be created in a number of ways.
These include graphically defining the
corner coordinates, typing in the
coordinates, or even importing an ASCII file
that contain just the terrace coordinates.
You can also generate the terrace banks and
toe points with variable slopes by
specifying the bank criteria. If you want to
change the terrace layout, simply drag it to
another position.
To define the position of the terrace,
switch to Survey mode by selecting ‘Mode,
Survey Mode’ or by clicking on the Survey
button in the mode toolbar. You can input
the corner points by selecting the ‘Editing,
Enter Point’ option and accepting the values
as displayed in the Constants Details
dialog. Make sure that only ‘Screen output’
is selected in the Output Manager dialog to
output the data to the screen and click OK.
The terrace corner points may now be entered
into the Point Entry dialog.
Once you have added all the co-ordinates,
click Close to exit and refresh the display
by pressing [S]. If you want to connect the
corner points by means of break lines,
switch to Terrain mode and select the ‘Model
- Add Break Lines’ option.
Terrace volumes may be calculated by
clicking on the terrace in question and
making the calculation of individual terrace
volumes on a multi-terrace site a snap. You
can also balance the cut and fill volumes
with the optimization function. Use the
‘Terrain - Terrace Volumes’ menu option to
activate the Terrace Layer Details dialog.
Indicate the terrace by clicking on one of
the corners. To generate the plot, select
the ‘Plot - Generate’ menu option. The plot
will now be displayed together with the
terrace in a CAD window.
Design terraces may be stored in any one of
128 surfaces which means that you can switch
between different ‘what-if’ scenarios and
calculate the difference in volume in each
case. Once the design has been finalized,
you can merge the terrace with the
underlying ground profile to create a final
site model in a matter of seconds!
Civil Designer 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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Civil Designer v6.3
Build 21 (06/06/2005)
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Civil Designer v6.3
Updated Water Help file (14/05/2004)
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Civil Designer v6.2
Build 33 (31/05/2004)
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DESIGNER that you would like us to provide a
Tech Tip on, then please let us know. Send
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support@knowbase.co.za and indicate the
subject heading as "Tech Tip Request".
Note: We will attempt to create Tech
Tips for all responses, but this may be a
time consuming process depending on the
amount of requests that we receive. Should
you require an immediate response, then
please liaise with our Support Centre
telephonically or via e-mail.
Training & Visitations
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CIVIL DESIGNER 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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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 |
18 – 20 July |
AllyCAD training |
Cameron |
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Mpumalanga |
18 – 22 July |
Civil Designer training for
Mpumalanga Department of Transport
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Cedric |
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Durban |
18 – 22 July |
Civil Designer and AllyCAD client
visits |
Charles |
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Cape Town |
18 – 22 July |
Civil Designer training : Design
Centre, Sewer, Stormwater and
Water |
Solly |
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East London |
25 – 27 July |
AllyCAD training
(4 places available) |
Solly |
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Port Elizabeth |
26 – 28 July |
AllyCAD and Civil Designer client
visits |
Vincent & Reece |
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The Knowledge Base Team
www.knowbase.co.za
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Civil
Engineering Technician with 2 years
design experience on water and
structural projects. Proficient in
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Candidate 370 |
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Civil
Engineering Design Technician with ND
Civil Engineering with 5 years
experience in the design and
draughting of civil engineering
services. Computer literate in AutoCAD
and Aquanet. Seeks a position within
the Western Cape. |
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Candidate 371 |
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Civil
Engineering Technician – Water Sector
with 2 + yrs design and detailing
experience and site supervision.
Computer literate in AutoCAD. Will
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and international working experience.
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