Month: September 2014

AutoCAD 2015: Taking Design a Step Ahead

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With AutoCAD 2015, Autodesk has released an improved version of its flagship product. The new version promises increased efficiency, and improved workflow, besides sporting a smoother user interface.

AutoCAD 2015: What’s New?

sep14_autoThe interface of AutoCAD 2015 marks a new approach to navigation. When you start AutoCAD 2015, instead of getting a welcome dialog, you are now greeted by a tab that helps you open new and existing drawings quickly and access a selection of content to get you up and running faster. The tab also gives you access to AutoCAD 360. The dark look of the interface improves functionality and productivity and reduces eye strain. You can switch back to traditional lighter interface, if you want. The buttons have been repositioned to improve its performance.

AutoCAD 2015 helps speed detailing and documentation work that you can confidently share using Trusted DWG technology.

AutoCAD 2015 for Windows is supported on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 (No, Windows XP is not supported). Although it is difficult to estimate and even define, AutoCAD 2015 is believed to contain over 17,000,000 lines of code. The updated interface is better suited to modern hardware-accelerated 2D and 3D graphics. Its ribbon galleries save time and clicks by visually accessing drawing content directly from the ribbon.

A new system variable named LINESMOOTHING is now available to control anti-aliasing of most objects to give them a smoother look. Another exciting new feature in AutoCAD 2014 was a revamped set of tools for working with point clouds. With the inclusion of these new tools, Autodesk has dropped the ability to attach point clouds saved in the PCG and ISD format, but if you open a drawing to which those older point cloud files are attached, they will still display and you can still select them and modify their properties.

AutoCAD 2015: Enhancements

Rounding out the new AutoCAD 2015 release are enhanced customization tools, a new Autodesk Application Manager that helps you stay current with the latest updates for all Autodesk applications. Its performance reporting tool helps o analyze and troubleshoot any performance issues you encounter while using the software. Earlier AutoCAD versions had an issue with DGN line type bloat. This was solved with a hot fix for the earlier versions and the fix is built into AutoCAD 2015. PNG images that you use CUI commands are now officially supported.

AutoCAD 2015: Let’s upgrade

Autodesk continues to place increased emphasis on its suites, which provide some pretty good deals. With truly significant performance,graphic improvements, delivering a richer visual experience and a host of new features, most users will want to upgrade to AutoCAD 2015.

There are five reasons why you should upgrade:

  •  Document faster with a new interface and new productivity tools
  •  Connect more smoothly with Autodesk 360 cloud services
  •  Get started quicker with Geo-location and reality computing
  •  Communicate ideas with integrated rendering tools
  •  Customize more easily with Autodesk® Exchange apps

The new interface is consistent with other professional products. The depth and breadth of improvements and new features combine to make AutoCAD 2015 one of the most significant updates in years.

CCUBE Competency Certification : Gives a Cutting Edge to Your C.V

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sep14_ccubeDifferentiating oneself from others is a key strategy for winning. It holds true especially in any competitive job market, where the supply of talent is more but the demand for them is less.Passing out of a renowned institution can always help you stand out. But merely having a course completion certificate is not going to be enough. Obtaining a competency certificate from a vendor neutral testing agency can help employers spot you quickly.

In engineering and technical education, students undergo training in many Computer Aided Design (CAD) and project management software, usually from private institutes. In a typical interview scenario, employers would conduct tests to know how well students have learnt what modules of which software. If a competency certificate is in place, it eliminates this process, and makes clearing the technical interview a stress free exercise for candidates. Besides, employers are saved from expending time and effort to make sure that they are not miss-hiring.While a course completion certificate tells employers that you have completed a course successfully, a competency certificate assures them that you have mastered the subjects of the course expertly. With proper effort, obtaining a competency certification for a chosen domain, module of software can be easy. However, finding a vendor-neutral testing agency, whose certification is respected and recognized by the industry, is not. We do not have enough testing agencies in the first place. Competency certification is a new concept in India. In this context, CADD Centre, has launched CCube (short for CADD Centre Certification Program), a vendor-neutral testing and competency testing and certification services. The mission of CCube is to increase the reach of testing and competency certification services to students and professionals. CCube fills a crucial gap by being a vendor-neutral agency, testing competency of students on widely used engineering and project management software products.

CCube competency tests are conducted on all major software products that come from the stable of global companies such as AutoCAD, CREO, SolidWorks, Ansys, Revit Architecture, Staad.Pro, Microsoft Project, and Primavera. Applicable for job aspirants and professionals of all engineering streams including Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, besides project management. You will have to choose your engineering software or software module or a project management concept/software, prepare well, and take a 60-minute online test in your nearest CCube authorized CADD Centre. Your certification is issued instantly. CCube certificates are highly valuable competency certificates which are a genuine testament to your expertise in a particular module. CCube certificates are awarded only after an extensive assessment of your deep insight and industry readiness which are true hallmarks of competency.

Taking the extra effort to obtaining a competency certification can go a long way in you realizing your goal of gaining employment or advancing your career in an industry of your choice. CCube certification helps you stand out from your peers as it is a true ratification of your competence and genuine expertise. The CCube certificates add recognition to your resume, highlights your dedication to continuous skill development, shows the clarity of purpose in your chosen career path and gives you a head-start in the highly competitive job market.

There are no eligibility criteria for taking up any of the examinations. If you want to evaluate yourself on the knowledge level of a particular software or module and test your competency, you can go ahead and take up the online CCube competency exam any time. In a way, competency certificate is democratizing education – that is, you do not have to have any degree or any other courses offered either by any formal or informal institutions.

All you need to have is a real exposure and expertise in the software. In other words, there are no qualifications whatsoever required for you to take the test and get certified. Still, a competency certification can take you to places where a course completion certificate may not.

CADD Centre’s CCube specifications map to several specific job roles and employers “WILL” be confident that you posses the right skill set they want. Although CCube certification might not be the only factor in your landing a job or a contract, it certainly gives you an edge over your competition as it has a brand advantage as a specialized wing of the CADD Centre, which is a pioneer and an industry leader.

Prove your high degree of specialization, sound knowledge and expertise in CAD/CAM/CAE and Project Management software with a third party competency certification offered by CCUBE. Exams are conducted on all days of the week except national holidays. There will be 6 sessions per day through from 9AM to 6PM. We use a modern and systematic grading system in order to evaluate the competency of the candidates with the highest grade being an “A” grade.

You will receive a free forum account were you can connect to various technical experts.

You will also be able to download a unique CCube logo that is attached to your registration number. This can be used in your resume, blog, profile etc.

Find more details and location of a CCUBE Authorized Testing Center nearest to you at www.ccube.asia / Contact : +91 89255 35550