This page details the differences between the Alibre Design product levels. Different levels of Alibre Design include various pieces of functionality shown under the Product Info section of the website.

Alibre is very flexible - if you have specific or special needs, please don't hesitate to ask us about your options.

Prices in US dollars and valid in the United States and Canada.

	Alibre Design Standard	Alibre Design Professional	Alibre Design Expert
Learning
Integrated Tutorials
Online Tutorials
Instant-on live support (first and only in the industry) *requires active maintenance account
Easy, streamlined user interface
3D Modeling
Accurate Physical Properties
Parametric part modeling
Parametric assembly modeling
Drag-and-drop Constraint Management
Excel Driven Designs
Accurate Assembly Motion
Interference Detection
Re-use 2D Files (DWG/DXF) as the basis for 3D parts
Sheet metal modeling
Direct Editing for push/pull modeling
Standard Part Libraries
Intelligent part class and assembly class design
Design Communication
Basic 3D PDF Publishing
2D PDF and Advanced 3D PDF Publishing
Photorealistic Rendering
2D Drawings
2D Drawing creation wizard
Full 2D detailing toolset
Automatic updating of 2D when design changes
Automatic and manual BOM creation
Automatic title blocks
Import/Export
Basic 3D Import IGES - SAT - STEP - SolidWorks
Basic 3D Export IGES - STEP - SAT - STL
Basic 2D Import/Export DXF - DWG - Image formats
Alibre Translate - Extended 3D Import Inventor - ProE - Catia - Parasolid - SolidEdge
Alibre Translate - Extended 3D Export Solidworks - Parasolid
Integrated Data and Process Management
Windows integration
Single-source data management
Check-in / Check-out
Secure access
Lightning fast and robust search
Scalable to large deployments
Highly customizable to fit your organization's processes and requirements
Remotely accessible
Automatic notifications
Process definition and enforcement
Easily connect to existing databases
Further integration with Office 2007
Design Verification
First Pass Linear Static FEA
Integrated Motion Analysis
Automatic Constraint Mapping(ACM) for automatically set-up motion elements
Real time graphical output for forces, positions, velocities, etc.
Excel output for motion analysis
Engineering Time Savers
Machinist Toolbox
Integrated CAM
Alibre CAM, basic 2.5 and 3 axis operations
Output to over 140 machines
Automatically updating CAM operations on design changes