Sep 20 - ASCENT Ships 3 Training Guides and 2 UQ’s for AutoCAD 2008

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ASCENT Ships 3 Training Guides and 2 UQ’s for AutoCAD 2008

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Sep 20, 2007 – RAND A Technology Corporation, operating as RAND Worldwide, a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge®, released three updated training guides and two updated User Quizzes (“UQ’s”) for AutoCAD 2008 software:

Training Guides

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Advanced

AutoCAD 2008 Plotting and Sheet Sets

AutoCAD 2008 3D Drawing and Modeling

User Quizzes

AutoCAD 2007/2008 Fundamentals

AutoCAD 2007/2008 Advanced

“ASCENT is dedicated to providing AutoCAD users with advanced educational programs and learning tools that help them maximize AutoCAD’s functionality and in turn, achieve the highest skill levels,” said Joe Oswald, Executive Vice President PLM operations, North America and Europe, RAND Worldwide. “Since they realize enhanced productivity and better design creation with ASCENT’s offerings for each new Autodesk application upgrade, our training guides and User Quizzes are an essential tool for companies and educational institutions worldwide.”

The AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Advanced (formerly Architectural Desktop Level 2) training guide offers advanced feature training for users who have completed ASCENT’s AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Fundamentals course, such as architects, structural engineers and facilities managers. Students learn to use AutoCAD Architecture 2008 to create development and construction documentation and design massing and space studies. In addition, the course provides students with greater application control by teaching them how to customize their workspace. The course also covers annotation object styles and AEC object style creation for walls, doors, windows, and curtain walls.

The second title release, AutoCAD 2008 Plotting and Sheet Sets is designed to help students better understand and master AutoCAD 2008’s plotting concepts and sheet set techniques. The training guide covers layout fundamentals, as well as more advanced and specialized features, such as easily plotting all sheets in a set, automatically creating layouts for plotted sheets using sheet sets, and coordinating sheets in a multi-drawing environment.

AutoCAD 2008 3D Drawing and Modeling introduces users who are proficient with AutoCAD’s 2D commands to the concepts and methods of 3D modeling. The course is ideal for AutoCAD users who are moving from traditional two-dimensional drawing to 3D modeling. The course provides students with the information necessary to gain a thorough understanding of 3D fundamentals by covering topics such as creating solids and surfaces from 2D objects, editing and conversion tools for 3D elements, and using visualization and rendering tools.

ASCENT’s updated AutoCAD 2007/2008 Fundamentals (formerly AutoCAD Level 1) and AutoCAD 2007/2008 Advanced (formerly AutoCAD Level 2) UQ’s identify software knowledge gaps and effectively map training requirements to increase software proficiency and on the job productivity. The AutoCAD 2007/2008 Fundamentals UQ measures user knowledge of the concepts covered in ASCENT’s AutoCAD 2007 and 2008 Fundamentals courses, while the AutoCAD 2007/2008 Advanced UQ measures user comprehension of the topics covered in the AutoCAD 2007 and 2008 Advanced courses.

ASCENT is an Authorized Author, Publisher and Developer of Autodesk curriculum. All of the company’s Autodesk courses are available to educational institutions, individuals, and corporations.

This fall, ASCENT plans the continued release of its series of Civil 3D 2008 and Inventor 2008 training guides, including Civil 3D 2008 Fundamentals, Civil 3D 2008 Survey, Civil 3D Introduction for Site Grading Plans, Civil 3D Introduction to Corridor Design, Vault 6: Data Management for Inventor Users, and Inventor 2008 Sheet Metal Design. The company’s complete courseware lineup for Autodesk, Dassault Systemes and PTC software solutions can be seen at www.ASCENTed.com/courseware.htm.

About ASCENT

ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge is the leading developer of high-quality professional training, technical documentation and knowledge products for engineering applications. ASCENT’s products are used to train thousands of people in the engineering and manufacturing fields around the world each year and are developed by a multidisciplinary team of engineers, technical writers, courseware developers, and instructional designers. ASCENT is a division of RAND Worldwide. More information about the company can be found at www.ASCENTed.com.

About RAND

Worldwide RAND Worldwide is one of the world’s leading providers of professional services and technology to the engineering community, targeting organizations in the building, infrastructure and manufacturing industries. RAND enables its clients to improve their competitiveness, productivity and profitability by enhancing key aspects of their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities, including planning, development, and management. As one of the leading technology independent systems integrators in the world, RAND Worldwide employs 448 people in 50 global sales and client service centers. For more information please visit www.rand.com.

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