Feature comes in Alibre Design Professional

Feature comes in Alibre Design Expert

Core Functionality - Model Creation and Documentation

3D Model Creation

Get the idea to working prototype fast. Alibre Design offers a rich set of 3D modeling tools for the fast creation of complex geometry. Bottom-up and top-down design allows you to work efficiently. Everything you make is instantly editable, allowing for fast iterations.

Surfacing Tools

Alibre Design Expert comes with Moment of Inspiration (MoI). Incredibly powerful and easy to use, MoI offers surfacing and rapid concept development capabilities so you can create more ergonomic, consumer friendly products.

Sheet Metal Modeling

If your design calls for sheet metal Alibre Design offers advanced modeling tools that make it easy. Flanges, closed corners, complex lofts, dimples, and many other tools combined with instant flat patterns get accurate and fast results.

Advanced Sheet Metal Modeling

Advanced sheet metal tools include: Conversion of normal or imported parts into unfoldable sheet metal parts, lofted flange creation, and contour flange creation. These tools fundamentally change sheet metal workflows, providing superior speed to the design process.

2D Documentation Creation

Turn any 3D model into a 2D drawing instantly. Comprehensive detailing tools make efficient work of fully conveying your intent. When you update your 3D model, all associated drawings update, including annontations, views, section views, etc.

Design Configurations

If you work with parts that have variations on the same basic design then you need design configurations. Create variations of parts or assemblies and keep them in a single file. Simply choose which configuration you want to use at any point.

Direct Editing Toolset

A toolset dedicated to working with geometry when feature history is not available. Easily change the sizes of holes, or move entire parts of the model around without editing a single feature. Perfect for working with imported parts or making last minute changes.

Extended Features for Workflow Improvements and Downstream Applications

2 Standard Part Libraries

Don't waste time modeling common components or waste money building things you can get off-the-shelf. Two part libraries offer millions of standard and manufacturer-specific components for every industry, all just a download away.

Photorealistic Rendering

Show clients what they're getting before it's made and use it to win bids. Create compelling brochures to drive sales or create a beautiful virtual product line on a website. Rendering so easy you will be productive inside of 30 minutes with no previous experience, guaranteed.

Document Management

The Alibre Vault provides complete document, process, and contact management. Supports every file type from Excel to PDF to 3D models. Easy to use with fast search and completely customizable to fit your business. Use it as a single user or deploy it across your organization.

Alibre CAM

Fully integrated into Alibre Design, Alibre CAM offers machinists a fully loaded, completely parametric, auto-updating toolpath generating powerhouse. There are multiple levels of Alibre CAM. The basic version comes with Alibre Design Expert.

Alibre Motion

Fully integrated into Alibre Design, Alibre Motion offers advanced motion analysis capabilities. Easily set up motion elements by reusing relationships you've already set up in the assembly. Graph things like a part's velocity, position, and many other things. You can also export movies.

Import and Export Formats

CAD Neutral Formats

• 3D Import:
  STEP, IGES, SAT, 3DM (Rhino)
• 3D Export:
  STEP, IGES, SAT, STL
• 2D Import:
  DWG/DXF
• 2D Export:
  DWG/DXF

Extended Import/Export

• 3D Import:
  Inventor, Pro/E, SolidEdge, Catia, Parasolid, SolidWorks
• 3D Export:
  SolidWorks, Parasolid