Not everyone has CAD software or expertise. Everyone can open a PDF. Publishing regular 2D drawings or interactive 3D PDFs that anyone can use gets you feedback fast without headaches. Publish 2D PDFs for some manufacturing applications.
Publishing Overview
Use built-in templates for publishing many types of content. Basic content like cover pages can be made alongside various layouts for 3D content right in the PDF.
Publish exploded views with interactive steps.
Use Cases
Archival
Create documentation archives with complete production drawings.
Approval
Share the design status with stakeholders to get approval.
Patent
Create documentation for patent applications.
Assembly
Create documents with steps for assembly.
Manuals
Rip vector graphics from PDFs for use in other materials.
Review
Perform design reviews with distributed teams.
Templates
Use built-in templates for publishing many types of content. Basic content like cover pages can be made alongside various layouts for 3D content right in the PDF.
Publish exploded views with interactive steps.
2D PDF publishing
One-click publish 2D drawings to beautiful 2D PDFs ready for sharing, printing, or archiving. Create 2D
3D PDF publishing
Create interactive, shareable 3D PDF files that allow anyone to rotate, pan, and zoom on the design as well as add section views. Show interactive exploded view steps.
Create Package Files
Sharing CAD files can be a challenge. With the Alibre Package file, you can roll up the entire design and drawings into a single file to send to friends to open in Alibre software. Also perfect for making backups.
