For engineers & design teams
Alibre Design
Develop precise parts, complete machines and production drawings with professional mechanical CAD.
Professional & Expert editions
Discover Alibre DesignFor engineers, designers, and makers
Professional 3D CAD Software
Design precise parts, develop complete assemblies, and create detailed 2D drawings—with a lifetime license you can own.
For Windows · Free training to get you started
4.7/5185 reviews of Alibre Design
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Find your fit
Choose CAD for your work.
From professional engineering to the projects on your workbench, start with the tools that fit your work.
For makers & personal projects
Alibre Atom3D
Design the part you want to print, the repair you need to make, or the project you want to build.
Focused, approachable 3D CAD
Discover Atom3DFor CNC machining
Alibre + EZ-CAM
Turn your designs into machining plans. Create toolpaths and simulate milling and turning operations for your CNC machine.
CAM for milling & turning
Discover Alibre + EZ-CAMMake yourself at home
Editable models.
Practical learning resources.
Start with dimensioned sketches, build solid parts and assemble them into a complete design. Revisit features and dimensions as requirements change, with training and sample projects to support your evaluation.
Find your way quickly.
Clearly organized tools and a customizable workspace help you settle into a way of working that feels natural.
Make changes without starting over.
Adjust a dimension or revisit an earlier design step as your idea develops.
Get help when you need it.
Explore sample projects, consult the documentation, and ask questions in the Alibre community.
An Alibre Design customer
“Easy to learn and use yet has the depth of features needed for advanced/complicated models and plans.”
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Design for manufacture.
Manage the project.
Alibre Design Expert
Sheet Metal
Model folded parts, generate flat patterns, and create the drawings your fabricator needs.
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Product data management
Alibre PDM
Keep design files organized, track versions, and see where parts are used across your projects.
Explore Alibre PDM
A connected CAD workflow
Model, assemble and document.
Keep the geometry, the relationships and the manufacturing details connected as your idea takes shape.
Model in Alibre Design
Create parametric parts.
Start with a sketch. Add dimensions and relationships, then build a part you can refine as the design develops.
Assemble in Alibre Design
Position components and check fit.
Bring components into a complete assembly. Define how they fit, inspect what is inside and work through the details before you build.
Document in Alibre Design
Produce manufacturing drawings.
Turn the model into drawings that communicate your intent. Add dimensions, detail views and the information the next person needs to make it.
Made with Alibre
Customer engineering projects.
See how customers use Alibre for engines, packaging systems and semiconductor equipment.
Meet the Alibre community
Bad Dog Cycles
An engine, built from an idea.
Bill Price turned his first 3D modeling project into a V-twin engine design.
Read the story
Modular Packaging Technologies
Small machines. Serious engineering.
See how Modular Packaging Technologies designed specialty medical-device packaging systems in 3D.
Read the story
Novellus Systems
Complex ideas, made clear.
Novellus Systems used 3D models to communicate semiconductor equipment concepts and guide product development.
Read the storyCustomer perspectives
Good tools earn their place.
Alibre is everyday equipment in independent workshops and engineering businesses.
Value and cost effectiveness are unmatched in the industry. I would be less productive and less profitable with any other software.
Darrell H.
Owner / Mechanical Engineer
The biggest selling point for me was this was quality 3D CAD software I could own.
Martin H.
Owner / Engineering Consultant
I was an avid SolidWorks user and the shift from SolidWorks to Alibre was a short learning curve.
Joseph K.
Engineer
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Learn by making
Your next skill starts with a real project.
Follow a modeling session, open a sample or ask someone who has been there.
Alibre Design · Version 29.1
A new workspace for weldments.
Design Expert’s Version 29.1 adds structural profiles, trim-and-extend tools and drawing cutlists in a dedicated weldments workspace.
Make the next move
Evaluate Alibre on your next design.
Try the modeling, assembly and drawing workflows with a familiar project. Use free training and sample models to get started.