| Compare Alibre Design Versions |
Alibre Design PE  |
Alibre Design Professional  |
Alibre Design Expert  |
| Install & OS Support | PE | Pro | Expert |
| 3 Installations Allowed |  |
|
|
Native 32 bit support  |
|
|
|
Native 64 bit support  |
|
||
| Learning | PE | Pro | Expert |
| Integrated tutorials | |
|
|
| Online tutorials | |
|
|
| Online Live Support (only with maintenance) | |
|
|
| Easy, streamlined user interface | |
|
|
| 3D Modeling | PE | Pro | Expert |
| 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 | |
|
|
| Standard Part Libraries | |
|
|
| Direct Editing for push/pull modeling | |
||
| Intelligent part class and assembly class design | |
||
| Sheet Metal Modeling | PE | Pro | Expert |
| Basic Sheet Metal Design | |
|
|
| Contour Flange Tool | |
||
| Lofted Flange Tool | |
||
| Convert Solid Parts to Sheet Metal Parts | |
||
| Design Communication | PE | Pro | Expert |
| Basic 3D PDF Publishing | |
|
|
| 2D PDF and Advanced 3D PDF Publishing | |
|
|
| PhotoRealistic Rendering | |
|
|
| 2D Drawings | PE | Pro | Expert |
| 2D Drawing creation wizard | |
|
|
| Full 2D detailing toolset | |
|
|
| Automatic updating of 2D when design changes | |
|
|
| Automatic and manual BOM creation | |
|
|
| Automatic title blocks | |
|
|
| Surfacing | PE | Pro | Expert |
| MoI (Moment of Inspiration) | |
||
| Import & Export Capabilities | PE | Pro | Expert |
| IGES Import | |
|
|
| ACIS SAT Import | |
|
|
| STEP Import | |
|
|
| SolidWorks Import | |
|
|
| IGES Export | |
|
|
| STEP Export | |
|
|
| ACIS SAT Export | |
|
|
| STL Export | |
|
|
| 2D DXF Import & Export | |
|
|
| 2D DWG Import & Export | |
|
|
| Autodesk Inventor Import | |
||
| Pro Engineer Import | |
||
| CATIA V5 Import | |
||
| Parasolid Import | |
||
| Solid Edge Import | |
||
| SolidWorks 2004 Export | |
||
| Parasolid V9 Export | |
||
| OBJ Export (via MoI) | |
||
| SKP Export (via MoI) | |
||
| Design Verification | PE | Pro | Expert |
| Integrated Motion Analysis | |
||
| Automatic Constraint Mapping(ACM) | |
||
| Real time graphical output for forces, positions, velocities, etc. | |
||
| Excel output for motion analysis | |
||
| Optional Modules | PE | Pro | Expert |
| Alibre CAM Standard | N/A | optional | optional |
| Alibre CAM Expert | N/A | optional |
optional |
| Alibre CAM Expert | N/A | optional |
optional |
