Re: First Impressions of Alibre Design

I will jump in here as it was I who posted about Dolphin. Please
bear in mind I have just gotten Alibre and an very new to Dolphin so
I might not be able to answer all your questions.

First of all, I modeled a part in Alibre,(first step) then I skipped
the second part (assembly) since my model was pretty straightforward
I just let Alibre make a 2D drawing of my 3D model. I then saved the
drawing in a DXF format and imported the drawing to Dolphin.

I took the drawing and created contours of the Geometry in my drawing.
Presto, it went from there to the Milling module where I defined and
selected the tool, did the rest of the machining setup and ran the
simulation.

All seemed to work just fine. It consisted of simple circles,
straight lines ect.... but I've no reason to believe that between the
two programs I won't be able to do what I want.

So far I am very impressed. I can't comment on Rhino as I only have
an old demo of version 1. I have not tried it as I suspect but am not
sure that Alibre will require Rhino Version 2.

Curiously I have not found a way to print from Alibre directly. I
exported my model in ACIS format to Turbocad 8 Pro and was able to
print ect.. the model ok.

I will wait to see if this is similar to what Bob Campbell is doing.

All I know for sure is I love this program almost as much as I do
Dolphin Partmaster Version 7. Between the two I'm sure I will be lost
for hours on my computer. (my wife will just have to miss me)

Alan Trest
Pensacola Florida

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., glee@i... wrote:
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> Thanks for the info Bob.
>
> I am using Dolphin for my 2D/2.5D design and machining work. I am
still
> learning. I have explored a few solid modellers however I was
scared off
> by the price - too rich for this hobbyist.
>
> Your price is attractive. I had a brief look at the web site and I
will
> return.
>
> You mention "On-line you can get real-time personal support from
the Alibre
> Assistant." Is the Alibre Assistant a person or just a help
database?
>
> Also, I recall that someone recently posted info on using Alibre and
> Dolphin. DO you have any info on how this would be done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
>
>

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> Eric,
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> The suggested retail price is $495. I am selling it for $395.
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> On-line you can get real-time personal support from the Alibre
Assistant.
>
> One of the main features of Alibre is a very useful collaboration
tool.
> This
> allows teams to work together on-line with real data.
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> Working on-line gets you all the latest updates when they are
available.
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> Off-line you still have a complete feature based, parametric solid
> modeler.
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> Bob Campbell
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> > Bob,
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> > What is the price of this package?
> >
> > Can you explain the benefits/drawbacks of using this Package "Off-
line"
> as
> > you indicate? In what ways is the product diminished by not being
> on-line?
> > -Eric
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