BracketologyThis month's case study was recently featured in the January 2012 Issue of Popular Science Magazine! See how PopSci.com's Vin Marshall designed and created a new bracket to hold a throttle position sensor in place for his old Ford pickup. |
Running with the WindIt’s not uncommon to see a solar panels installed on homes. Why not wind turbines? Inventor Helmuth Geiser of Fort Myers, Florida, thought this was an interesting question, and with the help of parametric modeling with Alibre Design, his company now offers a line of small-scale wind turbines that gives solar technology a run for its money. |
Try To Detect ItWhen most new users of Alibre Design start on their first project, they usually choose an assembly that is relatively simple and maybe something they can use. Few would be so ambitious to attempt something as exotic as a neutron detector. |
Feeding the Mechanical MindBruce Buchner worked his way through college as a machinist and always enjoyed figuring out mechanical problems. Now an MBA, his job as a government financial analyst deals in numbers, not shapes. |
Designed to RockOne could call Matt Blake a luthier – a builder of custom guitars – but one thing you can’t call him is a guitarist. “I’m actually a bass player,” he says. “but my guitar friends kept complaining that I wasn’t making them any guitars, so that’s what I’m mostly doing now. I don’t know how to play them, but I can build them.” |
MacGyvering with MadoxWith a background in mechatronics, John Chan works as an ICT engineer designing computer systems for trains. In his free time, Chan chronicles his digital diversions under the handle Madox where he shows us how to hack his new Alibre designed iPhone- controlled mecanum rover robot. |
Tattoo artist uses Alibre Design to create ergonomic tattoo machineOrange County tattoo artist, Franco Vescovi, creates body art with his new tattoo machine, an ergonomic design made with Alibre Design. Alibre designer and machinist Clint Clark helped Vescovi to design, prototype, and set up the initial runs of production. |
Alibre Designer's Lightweight Scooter Boosts Son's MobilityThere's plenty of motorized scooters to assist people who have mobility problems, but very few suit the needs of a 12-year-old boy. In this case, you may have better luck building your own, as Alan Anganes did for his son, Raymond. |
Alibre Design Puts Robotic Projects into MotionJosh Sanderson is learning how to walk. More specifically, he's studying the nuances of walking, so he can program more refined robotic movements. |
The Proof is in the PuttingIf you take the putter out of the context of golf tradition and pose it as an intellectual challenge to a scientist, the results are Yar Golf’s GX1 technology. Read how Alibre Design helps to make one of the most accurate putters in the world. |
As summer temperatures blaze, WarmSpring makes the heat flow!WarmSpring attic heat recovery system takes a more practical approach to exploiting low-grade heat from a seasonally hot attic, working with the combination of an attic ventilation fan with a compact air-to-water heat exchanger. See how Alibre Design Professional helps make the WarmSpring system a reality. |
STOLTZ Spreaders are designed by Free EnterpriseWhat does Free Enterprise mean to STOLTZ MFG.? To Bernard Hershberger, owner and design engineer, it means improving product lines with new options to give better performance in the field. Free enterprise means good jobs, providing value and satisfaction to customers to make STOLTZ as profitable as possible. |
Sunshine Powered Alibre Design Solar CarAlibre is proud to sponsor the team from Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, Texas in their quest to design, build and race a solar power car in the Hunt-Winston Solar Car Challenge. * UPDATE Byron Nelson Solar Team completing the cross country race in Boulder, Colorado on July 25th. |
3D Design Makes Linn Audio Speakers Solid as a RockThe lights dim, the screen flickers, and the THX logo appears on the screen and you hear that wonderful rich sound from your home theater speakers. If your set of speakers is built by Linn Audio of New Hampshire then you are in for a real treat. These speakers are giant 7 feet tall and have the most crystal clear sound you have ever heard. |
String Theory makes a Quantum Leap in Yo-Yo Design!The Remnant YoYo is the first product release by designer Mark Mankiewicz owner of String Theory Yo-Yos in Plano, Texas. Using Alibre Design 3D CAD software, Mark perfected his new product during the design phase, engineering a new professional grade YoYo, precision machined for maximum stability and endless spin time. |
Engineering the customer’s design with the bottom line in mind.Ralph Hilton of Hilton Engineering in St. George, Utah used SolidWorks until he found out he could do the same design work with greater productivity at a more sustainable price using Alibre Design Professional for his 3D designs. Find out how he is succeeded giving his customers better performance, while reducing costs in this tight economy. |
The New Truly Blessed Web Site Brings Dead Memories to LifeAs a design house Truly Blessed Customs is a collaborative shop creating original and custom bikes and custom parts for the motorcycle industry that are created using Alibre Design 3D prototyping platform. |
Across the pond Alibre Design makes a big splash.Richmond Measurement Services of Derby, England chooses Alibre Design as their CAD software for its advanced features and cost effective pricing. Bernard Killeen, design manager for RMS says, "Alibre is ideal for part and assembly modeling of close tolerance components." |
Ironwood Manufacturing uses Alibre Design to create custom architectural restroom partitionsFor over fifty years the public restroom hasn't changed much: steel stalls, bland colors and a standard square design were the norm. Not anymore! Ironwood Manufacturing uses Alibre Design CAD & CAM package to make some of the world's finest bathroom designs with artistic flair. |
Downsizing the Little Engine That CouldMike Rehmus, editor of Model Engine Builder, a magazine published five times a year in Vallejo, Calif., said that Alibre Design is the tool of choice to publish 3D models and drawing sheets in his specialized periodical distributed worldwide. |
Modeling Multivehicle Virtual Robotic Systems with Alibre DesignRecently Jesse Nichols of BrainChild Enterprises introduced the Alibre Design 3D CAD program to Francisco Rodriguez, a Mechanical Engineering Masters student at the University of New Mexico. |
"Econotruder" Wins 2009 Alibre Design ContestIndiana-based extrusion engineer Keith Lindner (www.3dstudioproductions.com) found himself in the position many others are facing right now: See how Alibre Design showed him how best to maximize his efforts during the suffering economy. |
