3D CAD: A Tool for an Elite Group of Experts or Everyone?

Millions of people use CAD at work, and would love to have a copy of their own, for use on what they want when they want. Whether it’s to continue refining designs for work, or to explore their own personal design projects or concepts. Unfortunately, other software vendors won't allow it; people using CAD at work can't afford to buy a commercial license for part-time use on their home computer, and the "personal editions" of design software that vendors offer are so restricted they are almost unusable.

Great news: Alibre now fills this 3D CAD software void.



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For any designer, engineer, machinist or other technical professional who wants 3D CAD on their home computer, the answer is the Alibre Design Personal CAD program - industrial strength parametric 3D CAD that's in production use at thousands of companies - now available to anyone to use as they see fit. This isn't watered-down or crippled software, but full-featured 3D CAD for personal use without restrictions.

Using 3D at work?

There are many folks out there using SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, Inventor, etc. at their office that are also using Alibre Design at home, and now we've made it even easier to own your own 3D CAD at home.  Steve Carr used Pro/E and CATIA at the office, but when he decided to start doing some home-based consulting work, he chose Alibre Design.  Read Steve's story here.

Using 2D at work?

There are even more people using 2D CAD at work, and many of them have also adopted Alibre Design at home. Alibre Design is the perfect way for a 2D user to familiarize themselves with 3D, extend their CAD skills, and maybe even educate others at work about the advantages of 3D. The guys at Methode Electronics did just that. They got personal copies of Alibre Design for home projects, and realized that they could get their office work done much faster in 3D, so they brought it to work and now everyone is using Alibre Design.

While Alibre Design is already the most affordable 3D CAD system on the market, we also offer special promotional pricing and purchase plans to make it even easier for anyone to join the Personal CAD Revolution.

 

Contact the Alibre sales team by clicking the button, or call 877-525-4273 and mention "Personal CAD.”

Have a great design idea?

Designers, engineers and machinists are always thinking about new concepts or designs, and Alibre gives you the tools you need to explore these ideas as you have them, enabling innovation and invention 24/7. Werner Greipl, an engineer, pilot, and alpine avalanche and rescue expert, was always nervous about carrying dynamite in his helicopter, so he got Alibre Design and invented the Avalanche Blast.

Jeff Godfrey's father has been tinkering with new Zero Turn Radius (ZTR) mowers for years, so when he asked his son for help on his new design, Jeff grabbed a copy of Alibre Design and created the design and patent drawings, launching a new company, Beeline Mowers.

Wrapping It All Up

A final section that brings all the bullet points home:

  • Interoperability –import and export CAD data from and to any other 3D or 2D CAD system. Alibre Design supports industry standard formats like STEP, IGES, SAT, DWG and DXF, as well as the ability to open native CAD formats like SolidWorks and CATIA. 3D and 2D PDF is also supported along with manufacturing formats like STL for 3D printing and rapid prototyping.
  • Support – You aren’t on your own when you join the growing Alibre community. We offer some of the best training and support in the industry including integrated Help and tutorials, video-based training on CD, direct support via email and phone, as well as from the Alibre Assistant, Alibre’s one of a kind direct support via live remote connection between your PC and Alibre’s support engineers. There’s also an active and growing user forum where you can ask questions and trade tips with other Alibre Design users.

Bring the power of personal CAD home

  • Cost - Alibre Design is the most affordable professional 3D CAD product on the market, bar none. As a Personal CAD user we offer special promotions, as well as flexible monthly payment plans to make it even easier to own your own personal license of 3D CAD. Call 877-525-4273 and ask for more information about our Personal CAD program, or click on the link above to directly contact an Alibre sales representative online. You’ll be amazed how affordable and easy it is to own your own Personal CAD today.
  • Take Control of Your Destiny - No longer is professional 3D CAD the domain of a small number of elite experts, it’s now for everyone, on your terms. The playing field has been leveled and the last barriers to 3D have been removed. Take charge and own the state of the art tools of the trade. Make it personal - today!

So no matter what kind of CAD you use at work, you can now own your own copy of Alibre Design for a fraction of the cost of just the maintenance for other products on the market like SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER or Inventor!

Take control of your own destiny and unleash your creativity with full-featured parametric 3D CAD; Personal CAD with absolutely no use restrictions.

Download your Free Trial here to get started now.