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Newsletter - 21 Sept 2005
C ompany
News
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ALLYCAD FREEWARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY
OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY
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SALES EXPANSION
We are pleased to introduce our Key Accounts Managers with the
latest regional allocations with effect 26 September 2005.
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Reece
Hanning
National Key Accounts
Manager |
Reece oversees
all national and international Key Accounts and is also
the Regional Key Accounts Manager for the Western Cape,
East Cape and Namibia region. Reece has been a familiar
face on the Knowledge Base sales team for the last four
years and has an extensive customer solutions track
record. Reece currently holds a Diploma in Surveying at
the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. |
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Charles
Scott
Regional Key Accounts
Manager |
Charles is the
Regional Key Accounts Manager for the Gauteng, Limpopo,
North West Province & Botswana region and will continue to
assist in KZN until November 2005. He has built up a solid
foundation at Power Construction Western Cape and has an
excellent working knowledge of Civil Designer and AllyCAD.
Charles currently holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering at
the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. |
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David
Bredenkamp
Regional Key Accounts
Manager |
David is our
newest recruit on the sales team and joined Knowledge Base
on 01 September. He will be responsible for the Kwazulu
Natal, Free State, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mpumalanga &
Zimbabwe region. David graduated in Building and
Construction at the Technical College Kempton Park and
went on to complete his Diploma in Civil Engineering at PE
Technikon. He has worked for companies like B & E Silica,
King Williams Town and Dynamic Fluid Control and is
proficient in both AllyCAD and Civil Designer.
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The Key Accounts Managers
are committed to meeting and exceeding your service expectations
and will continue to provide you with the best solution to your
design needs. Please be sure to watch out for subsequent visits
from the sales team in the next few weeks!
Product News & Information
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ENTERING DEMANDS IN THE WATER MODULE
It can be a very time consuming and laborious task to enter node
demands one at a time. For each node, one would need to
establish a number of connected consumers or stands, multiply
that with per capita demand, convert to litres per second and
then enter it into an appropriate edit box. With Civil Designer
however, there is a much easier method of entering demands.
In residential areas, demands can be established according to
stand areas, while reticulation pipelines are fairly evenly
distributed along the area. Demands can therefore be distributed
according to pipe lengths with sufficient accuracy.
When you
distribute demands in the Water module, it is only necessary to
establish total demand in the network using a number of people
and per capita demand, or measured consumption for existing
networks using the menu option “Adjust Demands” in the Data
menu. Choose the option “Demand to distribute (l/s)” and enter
the appropriate amount. The program will now automatically
assign demands for each node proportionally to the lengths of
the adjoining pipes. What could take hours of tedious work is
now completed in a matter of seconds!
Sometimes, certain parts of the network can have different per
area demands. This is the case with low-income suburbs located
next to a high-income area. In these instances, total demands
should be established individually for each part of the network
and the appropriate pipes and nodes should be selected. When you
check the box “Selected area only” the software will distribute
only the entered demand to the selected part of the network.
This procedure can be repeated for further parts of the network.
Additional demands for schools, shops etc should be entered
manually afterwards.
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 23
(26/08/2005)
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Civil Designer
v6.3
Hot Fix
for hatch entry problems. Build 22 & 23 (06/09/2005)
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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)
TECH TIP TUTORIAL
How to submit a crash report
This Tech Tip explains the built
in crash report system. When the program crashes on a computer
running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, a crash report will be
generated.
In the space provided, please provide a detailed description of
what you were busy with before the crash occurred. Not including
any information will cause delays in resolving the crash...
View Tech Tip
Training & Visits
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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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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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Kwazulu Natal |
21 Sept |
SA
Agricultural Engineers Seminar |
Cedric |
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Johannesburg |
19 - 23
Sept |
AllyCAD
and Civil Designer client visits |
Charles |
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East London |
19 - 22
Sept |
Civil
Designer training (Design Centre, Sewer, Stormwater
and Water) |
Solly |
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Cape Town |
26 - 30
Sept |
Civil
Designer training for ASCH Consulting Engineers |
Solly |
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Free State, Kwazulu Natal, Mpumalanga |
26 Sept
- 7 Oct |
AllyCAD
and Civil Designer client visits |
David &
Charles |
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Namibia |
4 - 6
Oct |
AllyCAD
and Civil Designer client visits |
Reece &
Vincent |
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Port Elizabeth |
3 - 6
Oct |
Civil
Designer (Design Centre, Sewer, Stormwater and Water)
training |
Solly |
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Best Regards,
The Knowledge Base Team
www.knowbase.co.za
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Customer
Quote
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Graham Webster
Africon PE Engineering Representative |
“This is where a
program like Civil Designer is particularly helpful, as it could
handle our numerous changes with absolute ease. In theory, we
could do the design on site on a laptop, draw in the design
criteria, survey it and then peg points according to
requirements.” Graham Webster, Engineering Representative at
Africon PE.
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 480 |
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Structural CAD Draughtsman with 5 years draughting
experience and project management exposure. Competent in
AutoCAD 2005 and Prokon. Seeks permanent position in the
Western Cape. |
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Candidate 442 |
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This candidate is competent in AllyCAD 3.4 and has 9 years
teaching experience. He is available for permanent or
contract draughting work in the KwaZulu Natal Region. |
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Candidate 488 |
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Civil Engineering Technician seeks a permanent position in
the KwaZulu Natal Region with 4 + years experience in
geometric design and infrastructure related development
projects. Competent in Civil Designer 6.3, AllyCAD and
Prokon. |
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Candidate 489 |
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Civil Engineering Technician seeks a permanent position
nationally with experience in the design of Civil
Services. Competent in AutoCAD and AllyCAD. |
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Candidate 490 |
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Water Technician seeks a permanent position in the KwaZulu
Natal Region or Namibia. 16+ years experience in the field
of portable water purification and reticulation. |
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