Is anyone using Alibre?

[CNCadmin]

I came across this software https://www.alibre.com/products/ the demo looks really good, like solidwork and MD. Is anyone using it, what do you think of it?

[Cammotion]

I D/L'd it, and it looks pretty good so far, although I haven't had much time with it yet. I understand the online support is pretty good, and you can get live tutorials, I believe. It appears to have a lot capability for the price.

Bill

[CNCadmin]

For the money it looks like a great program, did you see all the examples of what people have designed with it https://www.alibre.com/products/gall...ll-cabinet-iso , I like the fact that it does BOM's just like Mechanical Desktop all for under 800.00.

[Cammotion]

Pretty impressive stuff alright. I especially like the 5 cylinder radial engine! I may end up buying at least the CAD package down the road. They also have a CAM package to go with it for less than $1800 total, CAD and CAM.

Bill

[WOLOG]

Paul,

I use Alibre Design. I really like it for the price. Maybe SW or iInventor may have more features, but at a significant price difference. I would say just buy Alibre design and not Pro. The other two packages have more add ins, but are limited in use. It is like a timed preview. If you want to keep Sprutcam, you have to pay an additional fee for the regular version. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them.

James

[WOLOG]

Oh yeah, support is $295.00/year! Support is great. Training CD's are great. They have a lot of online examples.

James

[CNCadmin]

How mach is like Mecanical Desktop?

[ger21]

Originally Posted by CNCadmin How mach is like Mecanical Desktop?

I think they phased it out in favor of Inventor, which is $5195.

[CNCadmin]

Originally Posted by ger21 I think they phased it out in favor of Inventor, which is $5195.

I'm aware of that, but I use MD5.0 and want to know what the similarities of the two programs.

[ger21]

I thought you wanted to know how much MD cost?

[CNCadmin]

Originally Posted by ger21 I thought you wanted to know how much MD cost?

I have the same problem sometimes of not reading what I typed and reading in between the lines- what I meant to said was "How much is it like Mechanical Desktop?"

[fyffe555]

I've just downloaded the demo and it seems pretty intuitive.. I noticed that the version comparison table has the pro version including visual mill 3 basic? is that right? If so $1200 might be a good buy for 3dCAD and Cam...