Alibre Design Expert
Alibre Design Expert is the
flagship design suite with mechanical design tools comparable to those you will
find in SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, and Inventor. If you're familiar
with any of those programs, you will find Al
ibre Design straightforward to learn.
Designed forr engineers who need a wide range of powerful 3D CAD, verification, and analysis
functionality. Alibre Design is the easiest 3D CAD application to learn and
use, with a straightforward user interface and easy and efficient workflows.
Fully
Parametric Design
Parametric design is the de facto
standard for 3D mechanical design and manufacturing. Parametric basically means that
you create intelligent parts, assemblies, and drawings that can be updated
later easily and with a minimum of rework. Wherever a part is used, for example
in an assembly, BOM, or 2D drawing, changes will be reflected automatically.
Assembly Design
Alibre Design Expert makes combining multiple parts into an assembly easy. Drag-and-drop constraint management and real-time previews allow you to concentrate on your design.
- Exploded views ro use in 2D drawings
- Query the assembly's physical properties such as mass
- Detect collisions
- Easily change or update parts directly from within the assembly workspace
- Simulate assembly motion by clicking and dragging parts to see the real-world motion in action, before creating physical prototypes.

2D Drafting
2D drafting in Alibre Design Expert is almost automatic.
- Create designs in 3D
- Automatically create views 2D workspace
- Chang the design in 3D & changes are applied to 2D views
- Dimensions, orthogonal views, sections, and anything else will update.
This cuts down the need to redraw and ensures accuracy. A full set of detailing tools allow you can put all the required information onto your drawings for manufacturing.
Export/Import DWG, DXF, and PDF
Easily export your 2D drawings to DXF, DWG, and PDF formats. You can also import in existing DWG/DXF files and edit or maintain them; or use them as the basis for new 3D parts.