Recent content by djsykora

Multi-Color Wood Turning Project In Alibre Design I want to design a woodworking project that is turned on the lathe. I would like the final assembly to have the shape that I desire, which of coarse is just a revolve, but I want several different colors of wood to...

Dimension distance parallel to a user selected line. When I place a linear dimension between two points I get three options: 1) Horizontal Distance between the two points, which is a projection to a horizontal line. 2) Vertical Distance between the two points, which is a projection...

Multiple Selections - State changes. I would like the ability to change the hide or suppress state of multiple items at a time. For example, if I have 10 user defined planes that I would like to hide, it would be nice to be able to select them all in the design...

Broken View (2X) or Double broken view It would be nice to have the ability to have a double broken view. I have a part that is long and narrow but I would like to show details at both ends and in the center, so I would like the ability to break the view on both sides of...

B-Spline, Closing on itself When I make a b-spline close on itself the point of closure does not maintain a smooth tangent constraint. Moving the knots on either side of the closing point produces a discontinuity in the curvature. If I attempt to move the knot...

Log - How Do I model a log in Alibre Design? I know. This sounds a little crazy, but I really need to do it anyway. I would like to design rustic log furniture with Alibre Design and then photo render it and export a .tiff file of the result. Hopefully I can get a tree bark...

mate/align Offset Zero Settings I would like to see a "zero" button on the forms for assembly part constraints. I often want the offset to be zero and it would be a lot easier if there was a button next to the offset edit box that can be clicked, setting the value...