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Alibre Bundles VisualMill Basic CAM Software

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004--Alibre, Inc. the maker of Alibre Design(TM), the easiest to use and most accessible 3D mechanical CAD application, is now bundling VisualMill Basic 3.0 CAM software with Alibre Design Professional. Alibre Design Professional is an extended version of Alibre Design that also includes photorealistic rendering, integrated sheet metal design and product data management, DesignCheck FEA software from ALGOR, and the Alibre Part Library.

VisualMill Basic 3.0 is ideal for the rapid prototyping, mold making and educational markets where ease of use is critical. Powered by the VisualMill 3.0 CAM engine, it offers 2 1/2-axis profiling and 3-axis milling with roughing and finishing. VisualMill Basic imports IGES and STL file formats.

"The Alibre and MecSoft partnership has created a world class CAD/CAM solution with incredible value for small to medium-sized manufacturers," said Joe Anand, President of MecSoft. "This combination of products with its power, ease of use and value will enable our customers to get products to market sooner and much more economically than any other solution available."

"We very excited about the addition of VisualMill Basic to our product line," said Greg Milliken, president and CEO of Alibre. "MecSoft has created a great product that is very easy to use, and its inclusion in Alibre Design Professional, at no extra cost, delivers the best CAD/CAM value on the market."

MecSoft Corporation is a leading provider of Windows(R)-based CAM software solutions for manufacturing parts in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, general machining and education. For more information, please call (949) 654-8163 or visit MecSoft's website at www.mecsoft.com.

Alibre develops and markets Alibre Design, a parametric 3D solid modeler for mechanical design and manufacturing. One-fifth the cost of comparable software, Alibre Design delivers ease-of-use, rich functionality and unique real-time support via the Alibre Assistant. Customers may also share and edit product designs in real time with integrated online tools. Alibre Design is available in seven languages and distributed around the world. Founded in 1997, Alibre Inc. is privately funded and based in Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit www.alibre.com.

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Media Contact:

Jessica Formosa
Alibre Inc.
1-972-671-8492
pr@alibre.com