life formats in alibre design

[davide_r]

really remarkable possibilities of import and export file in the new version of alibre design. as many of you will certainly know the first experiments with cad systems were carried out in the 1950s, but only in the early 60s these technologies began to be partially spread on the market, until they arrived at the introduction of autocad in the early 80s that enshrined its definitive acceptance by users and industries. At this moment there are many software cad in circulation each with its generation of file extension format. working in companies operating in the mechanical and plant sector I realized that every construction or manufacture would require its proper design and design system, but unfortunately needs standardization and costs make this difference unreal. that is why are increasingly the houses producing technologies cad cam and mcad that resort to import systems and export files from other formats. in this regard deserves a particular appreciation, the effort made by alibre in its new version, where are stored import and export formats incorporated in the basic module, and other addable through the application “alibre translateTM”.
alibre design can import the following formats without the use of additional components:

solidworks: 1999 to 2009 (*.sldprt, *.sldasm) step 203/214
I'm sorry.
3 dm
sat
dwg
dxf
bmp/jpg/png/gif/tif/dib/rle/jfif/emf

with alibre design you can export the following formats without additional components:

step 203/214
I'm sorry.
sat
st.
dwg
dxf
bmp/jpg/png/gif/tif/dib/rle/jfif/emf

alibre translateTM is a separate add-on, which allows you to extend import and export capacity to include native files from almost all popular cad applications:

standard import formats:

autodesk inventor: v10 to 2009 (*.ipt, *.iam)
pro/e: 2000 to wildfire 4 (prt, *.xpr, *.asm, *.xas)
solidedge: v10 to v20 (* .par, *.psm, *.asm)
v5 catia: from r10 to r18 (*.catpart, *.pcatproduct)
parasolid: (*.x_t, *.x_b, *.xmt_txt, *.xmt_bin)

standard export formats:

solidworks: 2004 (*.sldprt, *.aldasm)
parasolid: (*.x_t, *.x_b, *.xmt_txt, *.xmt_bin)

as you can notice with this version you can import and export files in the most polar formats today on the market and in particular you notice compatibility with the dwg format of autocad and with autodesk inventor. With these initiatives by manufacturers, it probably started a new period in the development of programmes, I hope more based on collaboration and exchange of data than on competition and competition.

 

[listastudio]

alibre translate is no longer a paid addition but is offered free of charge in all versions of alibre, therefore also in alibre design (standard) from 97 euros as in www.ret.it/alivaeven those who have already purchased alibre receive it free of charge if in contract update and support.

 

[listastudio]

plug-in alibre-rhino grater in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_rhino.htmlpossibility of alibre connection with pcb software inhttp://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_idf.html

 

[listastudio]

come inhttp://alibre.typepad.com/alibre_ce...slate-bundle-with-alibre-design-standard.htmlfor reasons independent of the will to alibre translate features can be included in the standard version of alibre from 97 euros only for a couple of weeks, then they will be included only in professional or expert versions.

 

[Fulvio Romano]

I don't understand. I recently had the problem that alibre does not export the 3d to dwg. can this be solved with "translate"?

should it be in the basic version of alibre design? I don't have it, I think.

Moreover, the versions that will be purchased after the two weeks, will no longer have the possibility to export to different formats?
What will be removed?

 

[listastudio]

dear Roman, refer to the tablehttp://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_compare.htmland please report to me where it was unclear.

the free xpress version of alibre has limits in the import/export marked there, so it does not export the 3d in dwg as marked in table.

the standard version from 97 euros instead has the functions of import/export marked in table. with translate (see more in the table) also reads assemblies and parts in native format of the cads there marked.

alibre with the release 12.1 has included free translate also in standard alibre from 97 euros.

Unfortunately, as explained at the official link put on, for reasons independent of the will of alibre from 31 March 2010 alibre standard can no longer be sold with translate in homage. Of course, those who have already bought it will continue to use translate into the standard at 97 euros without limits of time validity and will now have new versions if they have signed the optional contract of enclosure and technical support (always to 97 euros for a year).

translate remains understood in professional alibre and translate versions.

 

[Fulvio Romano]

io non sono una persona molto sveglia, probabilmente è per questo che non riesco a capire.

la tabella riporta:
basic import/export with other systems:
- step
- iges
- sat
- dxf
- dwg
- solidworks (import only) additional formats with translate (see below)

ma giuro che il dwg in 3d non può essere esportato.

 

[Preparation-H]

io non sono una persona molto sveglia, probabilmente è per questo che non riesco a capire.

la tabella riporta:
basic import/export with other systems:
- step
- iges
- sat
- dxf
- dwg
- solidworks (import only) additional formats with translate (see below)

ma giuro che il dwg in 3d non può essere esportato.

Hi.

from what I know, except for denial, no parametric and similar cad 3d has the possibility to export the three-dimensional model in .dwg, you still have the possibility to go out in .sat and import it in autocad.
I believe that saving in .dwg is referred to only table 2d, as well as almost all software. . .

Hi.
p-h

 

[Fulvio Romano]

Hi.

from what I know, except for denial, no parametric and similar cad 3d has the possibility to export the three-dimensional model in .dwg, you still have the possibility to go out in .sat and import it in autocad.
I believe that saving in .dwg is referred to only table 2d, as well as almost all software. . .

Hi.
p-h

rhino exports 3d to .dwg!
sketchup only imports 3d in .dwg.

the bridge I'm interested in is inventor > sketchup, for reasons I'm not explaining. . .
I think rhino is the only software that allows it

 

[ctdesign]

Hi.

I bought two years ago are alibre design in professional version but for serious professional commitments I always had to swallow a practical study of this program and subsequent use.

Now I want to devote myself thoroughly to understanding his general qualities.

question: how long have you been using it? whether satisfied at 360 ° or have you experienced serious problems ? according to you how is it placed at performance level compared to solidworks (which I currently use) ?

thanks for the attention and good holidays. c.t.

 

[listastudio]

Hi.

I bought two years ago are alibre design in professional version but for serious professional commitments I always had to swallow a practical study of this program and subsequent use.

Now I want to devote myself thoroughly to understanding his general qualities.

question: how long have you been using it? whether satisfied at 360 ° or have you experienced serious problems ? according to you how is it placed at performance level compared to solidworks (which I currently use) ?

thanks for the attention and good holidays. c.t.

for a correct comparison you have to update professional alibre in the state of the art (the software update contract and technical support for a year costs 199 euros as in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibrepricelisteuro.pdf ), otherwise it is necessary to re-align the platforms (operative system and cad of comparison) at the time of purchase for fairness of comparison both of performance, and of list (at the time of the facts) and of places that can be activated with one license.
For two years this part has happened in fact the developments explained in the document at the bottom of http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_maint.html with intermediate service packs that not only have they fixed the basins away discovered but also introduced various new features as illustrated in documents in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_new.htmlin a few weeks will be presented alibre 2011, available to both 32 and 64-bit (for free to customers in update contract) and at that point it will be possible to compare alibre and solidworks also to 64-bit, taking into account also the products of completion developed in the meantime, you want free (like alibre points in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_points.html ) you still want with the same affordable list philosophy (alibre idf in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_idf.html , simlab composed in http://www.lista.it/alibre/alibre_simlab.html ).
ciao!

 

[davide_r]

Hi.

I bought two years ago are alibre design in professional version but for serious professional commitments I always had to swallow a practical study of this program and subsequent use.

Now I want to devote myself thoroughly to understanding his general qualities.

question: how long have you been using it? whether satisfied at 360 ° or have you experienced serious problems ? according to you how is it placed at performance level compared to solidworks (which I currently use) ?

thanks for the attention and good holidays. c.t.

I have used it once and in a superficial way as a result I cannot make a serious comparison, but my opinion is that alibre design is relatively scattered at the level of graphical setting of the user interface, but it is very functional from the practical point of view especially as a program for those who are involved in designing particular mechanics. I use it for some years without problems, and moreover it offers the possibility of integration with different additional modules ranging from the module modeling sheet, to the rendering (also already present in the professional version), to the simulator of movement up and to the fea analysis and to the component cam.