Have the confidence to tackle projects of nearly any scale.
Alibre Design Overview
Alibre Design is powerful 3D CAD software suitable for mechanical design, prototyping, and manufacturing.
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Easy to learn and use with straightforward workflows, built on a beautiful modern interface.
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Parametric and rules-based modeling of complex mechanical systems with multiple ways to manage complexity.
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Dedicated tools for modeling, sheet metal, assembly, drawing, rendering, and data/logic-driven design.
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Industry-leading interoperability and a native, Python-based scripting language for automation.
What's Inside Alibre Design
Alibre Design has been refined over 24 years to help you to drive innovation across your design, manufacturing, and marketing processes.
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Great Interface
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Easy Sketching
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Powerful Modeling
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Sheet Metal
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Assembly Design
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Drawings
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Bill of Materials
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Rendering
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Scripting
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Interop
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Data-driven Design
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API
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3D/2D Publishing
Extreme precision for demanding component modeling
Efficient and versatile sketching
Sketching is critical to 3D component creation, and a great sketching toolset makes all the difference. Equation-driven design, color coded problem areas, automatic sketch health analysis, and a rich feature set all keep you confidently moving forward.
3D modelling of complex components
Alibre Design simplifies complexity with intuitive tools that let you create intricate shapes and geometries with ease, offering a more streamlined workflow. Iterations are a breeze - modify and refine designs with just a few clicks, facilitating a more efficient and creative design process.
Eliminate human error by leveraging data-driven design
Parametric Modeling
Precise, repeatable modeling based on design variables that are easy to change
Design-wide Variables
Store important variables in a standalone file and drive multiple designs simultaneously
Spreadsheet-driven Design
Link models to Excel documents and drive geometry directly from spreadsheets
Dynamic Model Generator
Dynamic configurators that presents options only within your data and business logic
Model Variant Management
Create multiple variants ("Configurations") of models to dramatically reduce duplication
Component Metadata
Each component has robust metadata that can be shown on manufacturing drawings
Material Library
A robust and extensible library makes assigning materials super fast
Thread Library
Share an extensible thread library across the organization for standards adherence
Standard Part Library
Coming soon. A wide variety of components from ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS. and GB
Powerful and accurate sheet metal modeling toolset
Perfect, repeatable sheet metal
Take the guesswork out of sheet metal design - Alibre Design handles the math and flat patterns for you automatically.
From simple to complex
Most sheet metal parts are pretty basic, but if you need to get more exotic you'll have the power - including complex shape transitions.
Automatic flat patterns
Instantly view the flat pattern of your design at any time in the design process to ensure no overlaps and good manufacturability.
Manufacturing drawings
Turn the 3D form or flat pattern form into a 2D drawing instantly - send it right to your laser cutter or manufacturer.
Accurate, beautiful drawings for production, patent, and manuals
Easily created, always updated
2D drawings are based on 3D models, and model changes propagate automatically into all views, annotations, and dimensions.