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Africa Roads 2008 |
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The Africa Roads 2008 conference will take place 12 - 15 May 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
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The event brings key road operators, financiers and suppliers together to openly debate the burning issues facing African roads. From infrastructure development, tolling and concessioning to funding and finance, the conference
seeks to present holistic approaches to innovation, reform and development in Africa's road sector. Knowledge Base will be supporting this years conference and will be providing demonstrations on Civil Designer's Roads design module. Click here for more details.
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Outsourcing Centre |
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Civil engineering support team on hand to assist with project deadlines. Project data will be presented in any software format required. Contact info@knowbase.co.za to qualify for special rates.
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Product News |
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CHECKING SIGHT DISTANCES IN THE ROADS MODULE
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The areas along a road alignment where a driver cannot see a specified object over a specified minimum sight distance can be calculated in Civil Designer's Roads Module . These areas will be marked in the specified pen colour on either the Vertical, or Horizontal alignment.
Civil Designer uses a complex 3D iteration taking the horizontal and vertical alignments as well as the road profile into account. If the offset of the toe points is less than the specified road reserve, then the program will include ground points beyond the toe point and up to the road reserve width.
Vertical sight failure will occur if a driver is unable to see the object over the minimum sight distance because of a vertical curve, or when cut banks or other road profile features restrict his vision.
The 'no sight' envelopes will be drawn in either the Design Centre window, or the Vertical Alignment window in the selected pen colour. Horizontal failure will be indicated by a dotted line and Vertical failure will be indicated by a solid line. The envelopes will be printed in the output window and the results of sight distance checking can also be transfered to a CAD layer.
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Civil Designer Training Opportunities |
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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 |
Western Cape, East Cape, Namibia & International |
Cape Town
(Head Office) |
Shantell
Tel: (021) 701 1850 |
Kwazulu Natal, Free State, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mpumalanga & Zimbabwe |
Durban Office |
Nalini
Tel: (031) 566 3323 |
Gauteng, Limpopo, North West Province & Botswana |
Johannesburg Office |
Barbara
Tel: (011) 675 3959 |
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Visits & Training Activities |
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Our Customer Consultants will be involved in the following visits and training activities in the upcoming week.
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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| Durban |
10 - 14 March |
Civil Designer training: Design Centre, Survey, Terrain, Road & Water |
Cedric |
| Bloemfontein, Kimberly, Welkom |
17 - 20 March |
AllyCAD & Civil Designer client visits |
Charles |
| Bloemfontein |
26 & 27 March |
Advanced Road training |
Solly |
| Plettenburg Bay, George, Mossel Bay |
25 - 27 March |
AllyCAD & Civil Designer client visits |
Charles |
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Best Regards,
The Knowledge Base Team
www.knowbase.co.za
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Tech Tip |
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Adding Auxiliary Lanes (version 6.5)
How to use the Add Auxiliary Lane function.
Read this Tech Tip ..
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Click here to view other detailed Tech Tips.
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Customer Showcase |
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Jacqui Tjijendeke-Mukuka
Roads Authority of Namibia
Namibia
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Jacqui Tjijendeke-Mukuka initially decided to pursue her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Namibia. This only lasted a year as the qualification was too broad and according to Jacqui not specialised enough. When the opportunity arose in 2002 to study Civil Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand, she grabbed it with both hands and hasn't looked back since.
Read more..
Click here to view detailed Customer Showcases from our clients.
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Free User Group Sessions |
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Are you interested in booking a product demonstration or interactive Q&A session at your company?
Call (021) 701-1850 or email details of the Civil Designer features to be explored.
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Support & Development |
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Annual Upgrade and Support Agreements
Support Contracts are charged at 13% of the product purchase price and guarantee latest 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.
CURRENT VERSION: CIVIL DESIGNER 6.5
Here are the latest downloads available on the
updates page:
- Civil Designer v6.5
Build 4 (18/02/2008)
- Civil Designer v6.4
Build 13 (18/02/2008)
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