Recently, 3DVIA Composer team has released a new 
certification exam that has been updated to V6R2013x. This certification focuses on 3DVIA Composer and offers customers, partners, DS employees, and students the opportunity to achieve accreditation in this area. To be properly prepared it is recommended that test takers have at least 3-months of work experience using 3DVIA Composer. Prior to taking the certification exam it is also recommended that test takers complete 20 hours of Companion training that is offered through the following link; 3DVIA Composer Essentials Companion. This exam consists of approximately 50-70 questions that range in difficulty and all are multiple choice questions. The certification exam is delivered in a secure proctored testing environment at any Pearson VUE site. The length of the entire exam is 60 minutes in length however an additional 15-minutes is granted for those that don’t speak English as a native language. To achieve success on the 3DVIA Composer (V6R2013x) certification exam a minimum score of 70% is required. The topics on the exam are randomly assigned but can include questions in the following areas, including File Properties, Display, User Interface, Author Properties, Animation, Geometry, Transformation, Composer Player, and Terminology. It is important to note that the exam is currently only offered in English.
It should also be noted that the previous certification exam was especially difficult and did have very low pass rate. Using the feedback that was given the 3DVIA team improved the entire exam and formatted the questions to be much more concise. Additionally, throughout the whole test more emphasis was also placed on how 3DVIA is used in “everyday” practice and much less on specific functions often not used. If you are interested in taking this new certification exam please visit http://www.3ds.com/education to find out more information.
