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V6 Certification
The V6 certification currently covers V6 Foundations and selected product domains. The V6 certification exams are available to our customers, channel partners, academic and services partners.
This initial V6 certification program targets six priority V6 brand domains as well as a comprehensive V6 Foundation. This will continue to be built over time with more brand domains and deeper levels of expertise to be announced in 2011.
V6 Certification Exams
Today, the following certification exams are available at the V6R2011 release level:
Exam Descriptions
To prepare for these exams, we recommend that you attend the corresponding suggested course(s) and engage in work experience and regular practice. Exam content details are provided below.
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V6 Foundations
Exam details:
- Code: V611F
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 60
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2011
Topics covered:
- PLM values, principles and concepts (PLM 2.0, V6 Organic Architecture layers, V6 Backbone Concepts ...)
- V6 Brands and domains (CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks, 3DVIA)
- V6 Physical Architecture (Global, V6 Client Software Layer, V6 Application Server layer, V6 Data Layer...)
- V6 Clients (3DLive / VPM Navigator, Search, Navigate & Collaborate, Authoring Layer, Live Shape & Live Compose, Webtop client...)
- DS Company information
Content references:
- V6 Information and Whitepapers: http://www.3ds.com/products/v6/welcome/
- DS Company: http://www.3ds.com/company/about-dassault-systemes/our-vision/
- V6R2011x online documentation: Client Collaborative Platform / Virtual Product Modeling / VPM Team Environment / ENOVIA Team Environment Concepts
Suggested courses on Companion Learning space (https://companion.3ds.com):
- ENOVIA V6 Architecture Essentials (4hours)
- ENOVIA VPM Central Essentials (4hours)
- CATIA V5 to V6 Mechanical Design Transition (lessons 1, 2 and 3)
Work experience:
- Up to 3 months of regular V6 usage

CATIA V6 Mechanical Design
Exam details:
- Code: CATV611-MEK
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 56
- Pass score: 68%
- Release level: V6R2011
Topics covered:
- V6 Basics (Search, compass, views etc.)
- Sketcher & Part Design
- Drafting
- Product Structure, Links, Representations, Publications
- CATIA Live Shape & Bend Part Design
- Assembly & Engineering Connections
- Mechanisms & Kinematics
- Functional Modeling Part
- Knowledgeware
- Skeleton methodology
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- CATIA V5 to V6 Mechanical Design Transition
- CATIA V6 Mechanical Design Fundamentals
- CATIA Live Shape Essentials
- Up to six months of regular use of V6R2011 mechanical configurations (TDD or MEK)

CATIA V6 Mechanical Surfaces Design
Exam details:
- Code: CATV611-SUR
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 56
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2011
Topics covered:
- Creating Wireframe Geometry
- Creating Surfaces & Volumes
- Performing Operations on the Geometry
- Completing the Geometry in Part Design
- Modifying the Geometry
- Using Shape Design Common Tools
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- CATIA V5 to V6 Mechanical Surface Design Transition
- CATIA V6 Mechanical Surface Design Essentials

CATIA V6 3D Electrical Design
Exam details:
- Code: CATV612-ELEC
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 53
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2012
Topics covered:
- Electrical products Portfolio, Workbenches and Objects
- Import / Export and Openness
- Standard Part Management
- 3D Harness Design
- Weight, center of gravity, checks & rules
- Harness Flattening & Drawing
- Configuration Management
- RFLP : Defining physical harness from logical definition
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- CATIA 3D Electrical Design Essentials - CLS Companion course (EHD_F)
- CATIA V6R2012 Equipment User Guides (Electrical 3D Installation, Conductor Routing, Library, Logical Editor, and Harness Flattening)
- Up to six months of regular use of V6R2011 or V6R2012 EHD electrical products on MDE standard Mechanical Design configuration.

DELMIA V6 Machining
Exam details:
- Code: DELV611-Machining
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 50
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2011, V6R2011x
Topics covered:
- Machining infrastructure (simulation, part operation)
- Machining resources (machine tool builder, tools)
- Prismatic machining (2.5 axis and drilling)
- Surface machining (3 axis)
- Advanced machining (5 axis)
- Mill-Turn (Lathe, Part sequencing, Synchronization)
- Simulation (Photo, Video, Machine-tool simulation)
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- DELMIA Machining documentation
- Regular use of V6 Machining products such as MTM, MIM, EMM, TUM, NMB, NMS or MIK PLM Express configuration

ENOVIA V6 Program Central
Exam details:
- Code: ENOV612-PRG
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 50
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2012
Topics covered:
- Creating and Managing Profiles
- Creating and Managing Programs
- Creating and Managing Projects with Dashboards
- Techniques for Routing and Approval Processes
- Using Project Templates
- Breaking down Project Work into WBS Tasks
- Techniques for linking various documents to projects
- Reviewing Projects Status from assessments
- Identifying Project Goals, Issues and Risks
- Qualifying resource loading and financials
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- ENOVIA V6 Program Central Essentials (12hrs)
- Six months of regular use of V6R2012 ENOVIA Program Central

ENOVIA V6 Unified Live Collaboration
Exam details:
- Code: ENOV611-CPF
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 50
- Pass score: 80%
- Release level: V6R2011x
Topics covered:
- CPF Administration
- Dynamic User Interface
- Searching for Objects
- Creating a Workspace
- Folder Access
- Adding Documents
- Creating a Route
- Completing a Task
- Creating & Managing Discussions, Subscriptions, Issues and Meetings
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- Introduction to the ENOVIA Collaboration Platform (8hrs), ENOVIA Studio Modeling Platform - Business Modeling (16hrs) and the ENOVIA Business Process services (8hrs)
- Six months of regular use of V6R2011x ENOVIA products or past implementation of an ENOVIA product

EXALEAD CloudView
Exam details:
- Code: EXAV51-CLV
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 58
- Pass score: 60%
- Release level: V5.1
Topics covered:
- Connectivity: basic connectors, database indexing, XML connector, operations, full scan, scheduling, cache, push API, framework…
- Security: connector, search, internal & external security…
- Search: query language, limits, linguistics, display, search API, ranking…
- Processing: document processors, semantic, index mapping, index mapping expert, pipeline…
- Administration: configuration management, installation, migration, troubleshooting, mami, UI, modules, monitoring…
- Indexing: Index schema, build group, task queue…
- Deployment: architecture, hardware, multi-host, project & process, roles & performance…
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- EXALEAD CloudView technical core training programs (EX02-EX04) (4 days)
- Six months of regular use of EXALEAD including experience with an integration project

SIMULIA V6 DesignSight
Exam details:
- Code: SIMUV611-DesignSight
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 45
- Pass score: 62%
- Release level: V6R2011
Topics covered:
- Context in product development
- Product functionality and capability
- User interface
- DesignSight attributes (Restraints, Loads, Materials, Thermal conditions, general)
- Simulation execution
- Result visualization
- FEA concepts in DesignSight
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- Online documentation and tutorial
- Three to six months of regular use of V6R2011 DesignSight Structure, Structure Plus, and Thermal

3DVIA Composer Advanced User
Exam details:
- Code: 3DVIA-CPS-V6R2011
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Language: English
- Number of questions: 50
- Pass score: 70%
- Release level: V6R2011
Topics covered:
- 3DVIA Composer workshops
- 3DVIA Composer Player and 3DVIA Composer Player Pro
- Content authoring
- Working with geometry
- Creating animations
- Exporting files
- Creating Views
- Terminology
- Adjusting actor properties
Suggested courses, content references and work experience:
- Online documentation and tutorial
- Six months or more of regular use of 3DVIA Composer V6R2011
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