Alibre Design Expert v11

Manufacturer: Alibre
Alibre Design Expert Includes
" Alibre Design Professional
" Alibre Motion
" EngineersToolbox
" Alibre CAM
" Machinist Toolbox
" and the SolidWorks file reader

The Alibre rich feature set includes tools that allow you to communicate with customers and manufacturers, work conceptually on models, and analyze designs with FEA.
The professional edition includes: Alibre Design sheet metal, design configurations, direct editing toolset, integrated data management, Alibre PhotoRender, Alibre Part Library, ALGOR DesignCheck FEA software.

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Part Configurations, a time saving feature that makes managing multiple configurations a snap, is perfect for the engineer that works with a large number of similar parts. In the Part Libraries, you can access thousands of commonly used standard parts to enhance your design, while the direct editing toolset allows you to edit imported models that lack a design history. Once you're ready to present your work for review, you can create photo-realistic renderings of models using Alibre PhotoRender.

Alibre Design Professional Features
All the tools in Alibre Design Standard, plus:
* 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.
* 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.
* Improved Patterning Tools : new Topology Patterns doesn't rely on features, so you have the ability to pattern a much wider variety of items.

Alibre Design Standard Details
" 3D parametric solid modeling, featuring : parts and assemblies, parametric sketching, interference detection, and spread-sheet driven design
" Refine your design with advanced modeling tools, including 3D sketching, Design Booleans, surfacing tools, shelling, and more.
" Build and manage intricate assemblies with unlimited number of unique parts.
" Associative 2D drafting : model updates automatically when changing precise inputs.
" 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.

New Features in v10
Direct Editing Push/Pull Tools
These new modeling tools allow you to edit or delete model features with a simple push or pull of the mouse, without having to worry about the design history or editing features or sketches. Grab a face and pull it up to increase its height, or click and remove fillets or nearly any model element. Make rapid alterations with ease, design conceptually, or edit imported models that come without a design history. Direct Editing is available in Alibre Design Professional and Expert - these tools include:
* Push/Pull Face
* Push/Pull Radius
* Push/Pull Pocket or Boss
* Remove Tool

Fully Integrated Alibre CAM
Take control of prototyping and production with Alibre CAM, the complete machining application now built into Alibre Design Expert. Set machining commands for commonly used manufacturing processes and ensure your model is built exactly to your specifications. Plus, you'll avoid the cost and confusion of having to add other third party CAM software to your product development.

Fast 2D Views
The new Fast View mode is designed for large or complex assemblies. Using Fast View mode, your model is brought into a 2D environment between 4 and 10 times faster than traditional view projection. You can dimension and detail your drawing and then convert it to a Precise View for the best print quality when you are ready.

Topology Patterns
New Topology Pattern tools go beyond the limitations of Feature Patterns. You can select portions of features or collections of faces to pattern them. Pattern design elements of imported geometry easily and quickly, without having to recreate any feature.

Repository Search
Quickly locate projects stored within your Repository, giving you instant access to particular parts, assemblies, or completed models without spending time browsing through lots of data. You can search items based on a wide variety of criteria, from who made a file to what comments are within it. Where-Used searches tell you what models, drawings, or BOM's use your selected item, so you save time and don't accidentally miss an update of a design.

Enhancements in v10
Performance Enhancements
* On average in v10, equivalent drawing workflows can be completed in half the time with only about 65% of the memory consumed in v9.2.
* Drawing views update after a model edit without having to close and reopen drawings.
* More responsive detailing.

Productivity Enhancements
* Double-click editing lets you click on features and edit them on the spot, instead of having to search through the Design Explorer.
* Create multiple sketches on multiple planes without ever leaving sketch mode.
* Auto-analyze sketch automatically notifies you of any potential sketch problems before you try to make a feature. Avoid having to re-trace modeling steps to locate a small error that got overlooked.
* Auto Recovery ensures work is never lost due to unexpected interruptions.

Core Software Improvements
* Migration to ACIS R16 kernel and latest versions of HLM, 2D/3D DCM.

Alibre System Requirements
Recommended Operating Systems
* Windows(r) XP Professional or Home Edition
* Windows(r) 2000 Professional SP2 or later
* Windows Vista Business, Home, or Ultimate
The following Operating Systems are NOT supported
Windows(r) XP Starter Edition, Windows(r) NT, Windows Me,Windows 98

Software Requirements
* Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 or later (6.0 or later recommended) * Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM) * Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

Internet Connection
* Minimum: 56.6 kbps
* Recommended: Broadband (DSL, cable modem, T1 or faster)