Alibre CAM Comparison
This page details the differences between the Alibre CAM product levels. Alibre Design Standard, Professional, or Expert is required to use any version of Alibre CAM.
Prices in USD, valid in the United States and Canada.
Alibre CAM |
Alibre CAM Standard |
Alibre CAM Professional |
Alibre CAM Expert |
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U.S. Price |
Bundled w/ Alibre Design Expert |
$1000 |
$2000 |
$4000 |
Learning and ease of use |
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Fully integrated with Alibre Design |
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Easy, streamlined user interface |
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Automatically updating tool paths when design changes |
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Built-in tutorials |
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2 1/2 Axis Milling |
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Profiling |
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Tabs and Bridges NEW |
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V-Carving |
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Hole Milling |
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Thread Milling |
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Engraving |
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Facing |
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Pocketing |
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V-Carve Roughing NEW |
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V-Carving NEW |
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Chamfering NEW |
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Re-Machining |
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Advanced Pocketing |
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Advanced Profiling |
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Toolpath Sorting |
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2.5 Axis Profiling NEW |
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2.5 Axis Pocketing, V-Carving, Engraving, Chamfering, Hole Pocketing NEW |
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Hole Making |
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Drilling (includes Standard Drill, Deep Drill, Break Chip, Counter Sink) |
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Hole Sorting |
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User Defined Drilling Cycles |
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Diameter Filter Support NEW |
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Automatic Hole Selection |
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Tapping |
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Boring |
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Reverse Boring |
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3 Axis Milling |
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Horizontal Roughing |
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Parallel Finishing |
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Horizontal Finishing |
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Spiral Machining NEW |
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Radial Machining NEW |
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Plunge Roughing |
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Horizontal Re-roughing |
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Plunge Re-roughing |
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3-Axis Pocketing |
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Pencil Tracing, including Flat Mills |
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Valley Re-machining |
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Plateau Machining |
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Steep Area Parallel Machining |
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Steep Area Horizontal Machining |
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Curve Machining |
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Between 2 Curves Machining |
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Reverse Post Machining |
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Horizontal Hill Machining |
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3D Offset Profiling NEW |
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3D Offset Pocketing NEW |
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4-Axis Milling / Hole Making |
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Indexed Machining |
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Continuous Rotary Machining |
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Continuous Rotary Engraving |
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Parallel Roughing |
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Pocketing NEW |
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Profiling NEW |
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Facing NEW |
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Hole Making NEW |
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5-Axis Milling |
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Indexing |
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Tools |
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Standard Mill Tools (Ball, Flat, Corner Radius) |
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Standard Drill Tool |
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Taper Mill, Thread Mill, Face Mill, Vee Mill, Chamfer |
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Center Drill, Reamer, Tap Tool, Bore & Rev Bore Tools |
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Dove Tail, Lollipop & Form Tools |
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Toolpath Simulation |
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Toolpath Animation |
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Tool Holder Simulation |
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Cut Material Simulation |
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Advanced Cut Material Simulation |
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Tool Holder Collision Detection |
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Part/Stock Comparison |
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Post-Processors |
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User Customizable Post-Processor Generator |
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User Defined Cycles |
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Arc Output |
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Simulate Cycles |
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Helix Output |
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Spiral Output |
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5-Axis |
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Toolpath Editing |
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Toolpath Graphical Editing |
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Toolpath Instancing |
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Toolpath Arc Fitting |
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Shop Documentation |
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Automatic Shop Documentation Creation NEW |
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