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All, Has anyone tried to import models from Autodesk 123D Catch into Alibre? Might be interesting for revserve enginnering of parts etc. http://www.123dapp.com/catch

New laptop If anyone is interested, I bought a new laptop recently. See specs here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... pk=xt5000t I have not done a lot of modeling with it but I did work with Alibre for a couple of hours. I have...

avi problems with Motion I recently upgraded from Pro to Expert and have been playing with Motion over the weekend. Everything has worked fairly well except for the avi creation. I have tired Cinepak, DivX, Xvid, MSU lvc and Indeo codecs. I get a...

Need radial holes in this part Radial holes needed in this part.

Loft cut error Here is the error plaqued file that goes with the following thread: http://www.alibre.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3077 Karl

Loft cut error Does anyone understand what the following error means? SKIN_BAD_UV_SKIN_DIR: Surface U and V are in the same or opposite direction. (ext) I am trying to cut an eccentric cone into a plate of a given thickness. I have easily...

Double helical gear Still needs a little work but I think I have the concept. Thanks to everyone for all your help.

Helical geometry Hey Guys, I have a cross section of a spur gear which I would like to use to make a helical gear. I need to extrude and rotate the cross section along an axis normal to the plane of the cross section to create the helical gear...

Spreadsheet driven design Has anyone tried to do spreadsheet driven design with Excel compatible products rather than Excel itself? I am primarily talking about products like OpenOffice or Office995. Thanks in advance for any input. Karl

Mechanical hardware Like most MCAD folks, I like to use bolts, screws, nuts and washers from the Parts Library to make my designs more realistic and make sure I have clearences for the real thing. In fact, the Parts Library was one of the main reasons...

Finding parts in Design Explorer I have imported a fairly large model from a friend who uses Inventor. The model imported well and I am checking thru his design. Since I am not intimate with his model, I have been having a little trouble locating certain parts...