Alibre Design is a powerful, fully featured low-cost application for 3D parametric solid modeling. With it, you can create precise 3D mechanical designs and generate and detail associative 2D drawings. Alibre Design has extras not found in other mid-range solid modeling applications; real-time collaboration and a direct connection to the Alibre Assistant for expert, on-demand support. At 1/5th the cost of Pro/E, Solidworks, and Inventor Alibre Design is the best value of all the 3D modeling packages available. Fully integrated with the Alibre Design family is a fully associative parametric CAD/CAM system, making Alibre CAM by far the best value in the CAD/CAM industry.
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Full feature-based part creation allows you to model complex parts easily. Just like almost every other 3D modeler, you start with profile sketches and use “features” to turn those 2D sketches into 3D objects to create your parts. Combine multiple parts into an assembly and you can see how the parts will interact with each other and how the completed design will look in 3D. Finally, produce 2D manufacturing drawings almost automatically.
Refine your design with advanced modeling tools, including 3D sketching, design booleans, sweeps, lofts, shelling, and more.
- Build and manage intricate assemblies with an unlimited number of unique parts.
- Advanced drawing functions including associative Bills of Materials and standard detailing views such as broken, section, detailed, partial, auxiliary, and more.
- Exchange data between systems in formats such as STEP, IGES, and SAT, DWG, and DXF.
- Real-time Team Design : work together on projects across the office or across the world.
- 3D PDF publishing capabilities.
Fast Views : save time with this new projection method specifically designed for large and complex assemblies. Get your models into a 2D format for detailing 4 to 10 times faster.
- Integrated Sheet Metal module : makes designing sheet metal parts a snap.
Design Configurations : helps manage large numbers of parts and save disk space.- Integrated PDM : lets you securely store your data, manage access rights, and more.
- Extended PDF Publishing : allows you to publish interactive assembly/disassembly animations to anyone that has the free Adobe Reader.
3 Part Libraries : The Alibre Part Library, TraceParts, and CADRegister combine to give you access to over 100 million of standard design and manufacturing parts.- Integrated ALGOR DesignCheck: for finite element analysis (FEA)
- Alibre PhotoRender : turn your models into photo-realistic renderings
Direct Editing Toolset : grab portions of the model and drag them to change things without manually making or editing features or sketches. Improved Patterning Tools : new Topology Patterns doesn't rely on features, so you have the ability to pattern a much wider variety of items.
- Integrated Sheet Metal module : makes designing sheet metal parts a snap.