Rebuilding a Vintage Biplane with Alibre Design ProfessionalIt’s not unusual for enthusiasts of vintage aircraft to go down to their local hobby store and buy a 1:72 scale model fighter to glue together. But very few, like Alibre Design user Patrik Schlemmer, would go so far as to build the actual plane at 1:1 scale. |
For MPT, good things come in small packagesThere are advantages to buying from a smaller company. Customers gain more personalized service and more attention to their specific needs. Small companies tend to value their patronage more, and to remain competitive with larger firms, strive harder for quality. These are advantages understood by Chuck Malnar, who is president of a small company that thinks big. |
BeeLine Mowers Uses Alibre Design to Meet Patent DeadlineIn this day and age, how many of us know an inventor who has spent a quarter of a century designing, building, testing, using and perfecting his invention? Alibre knows of one such individual, Vern Godfrey, and is proud to have been a part of his journey to patent his unique Zero Turn Radius (ZTR) mower – The BeeLine. |
Motorcycle Enthusiast’s First 3D CAD Project Wins Two AwardsHave you ever considered entering an contest and then reconsidered because you thought your chances of winning were slim at best? Not Bill Price. Bill purchased Alibre Design, learned how to use it proficiently, designed a V-Twin air-cooled motorcycle engine, entered his design in the 3D InterOp Modeling contest contest and walked away a winner. |
At Methode Electronics, Employees Show the WayWhere there’s a will, there’s a way. Imagine a team of toolmakers, who, after years of hand drawing designs, purchases an affordable design application with their own money and brings it to work on their personal computers to improve their company’s design process and save them time. |
United Machine & Metal Fab Innovates with Alibre’s Parametric 3D ModelerTony Johnson, the owner of United Machine & Metal Fab, Inc. (UMMF), had an idea for a new woodworking tool. He and his partner Kevin Misenheimer, owner of Misenheimer, Inc., worked hard to develop their invention and reduce the amount of rework at the manufacturing stage. |
Alibre Design carves out a nautical niche for Switchsports"My father once told me that anything with curves would cause me heartache," jokes Switchsports owner Stacy Bower. With Alibre Design software, the Kayak designers at Switchsports conquer the curves of the long hull in the Switch Core kayak |
Novellus Systems’ Senior Management Uses Alibre Design to Shorten Time to MarketDuring their concept and feasibility development stage, Alibre Design plays a major role in shortening their time to market as an easy-to-use 3D conceptual modeling solution that seamlessly shares files with other 3D CAD programs. |
Air Force Thunderbirds Inspire Childhood Dreams That Come TrueTo modify the design of an existing fiberglass glider and convert it into a jet-powered aircraft requires a fully capable 3D design program. Bob uses an expensive 3D design program at work, but he needed an affordable and powerful program to design his plane. |
Alibre Design’s Low Cost Helps Ex-Marine Start Damage Technology LLCTo start his company, Martin needed computer-aided design (CAD) software, but the program he used in the military was too expensive for this new business owner. After researching programs, Martin selected Alibre Design for his business because of its price and performance. |
Pounding the Pavement - AMEC and Heathrow AirportLower-priced solid modelers have become a popular choice among designers, inventors, and entrepreneurs who have discovered full 3D functionality for only about one-fifth the cost of similar 3D CAD packages that traditionally cater to the big budgets of large engineering departments. |
Autoguide Completes LEGOLAND Project Ahead of Schedule With Alibre DesignRead about the Digger Challenge, one of the most popular and reliable rides in LEGOLAND Windsor’s history, and how it was designed in record time with Alibre Design Professional. |
T-Tech Machine’s Owner Designs Steel, Molds Himself, and Saves OverheadT-Tech Machine, Inc., a Rhode Island machine shop that fits this description and is owned and operated by John Ficorilli, used Alibre Design to design steel molds that would be used to produce plastic clips for a computer manufacturer. |
