For those advanced users looking for an optimal all-around design experience, Alibre Design Expert provides the features, add-ons, and performance needed from start to finish. On top of the additions found in Alibre Design Professional, you’ll find an extensive set of extra-programs to refine details, identify problems, and eliminate waste.

Test your virtual design in motion to make sure everything fits together while it’s still easy to fix any errors. Put your work through rigorous engineering examinations and see if it stands up to stresses, frequencies, fatigue, and more. Take advantage of the in-depth machining capabilities in Alibre CAM to take your design off-screen and into production.

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Alibre Design Expert Features

All the tools in Alibre Design Professional, as well as:

• Alibre Motion : gives you dynamic and prescribed assembly simulation options.
• Machinist Toolbox : provides easy access to useful information and calculators including unit conversions, material speed & feed data, trig calculations, CNC operations, and other machining reference data
• Engineers Toolbox : allows you to interactively explore solutions to typical engineering systems and scenarios using first-principles, empirical correlations, experimental data, rules-of-thumb, and numerical solutions of conservation equations.
• NEW Direct Edit :grab portions of the model and drag them to change things without manually making or editing features or sketches.
• NEW Fast Views : save time with this new projection method specifically designed for large and complex assemblies. Get your models into a 2D format for detailing 4 to 10 times faster.
• NEW Improved Patterning Tools : new Topology Patterns doesn't rely on features, so you have the ability to pattern a much wider variety of items.
• NEW Alibre CAM : Fully integrated CAM application allows you to control machining commands for production or prototyping.
• For a full, detailed list of new features in v10 click here.

Purchase Accompanying Software Maintenance to Receive:

• Technical support for software troubleshooting and design support for your unique project questions.
• Upgrades to future releases of Alibre Design.

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System Requirements

Recommended Operating Systems

• Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition
• Windows® 2000 Professional SP2 or later
• Windows Vista Business, Home, or Ultimate

Unsupported Operating Systems

• Windows® XP Starter Edition
• Windows® NT
• Windows Me
• Windows 98

Software Requirements

• Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 or later (6.0 or later recommended)
• Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM)
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

Internet Connection

• Minimum: 56.6 kbps
• Recommended: Broadband (DSL, cable modem, T1 or faster)

Hardware Recommendations

• Intel Pentium or equivalent processor: 800 MHz or faster
• 512 MB RAM
• 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
  (1280x1024 recommended)
• 64 MB or higher video card with DirectX 9.0c
• Color: 16-bit or 32-bit
• 200 MB available hard disk space
• 800 MB Virtual memory
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse or pointing device

When working with more than 500 parts, we recommend the following changes:

• Intel Pentium or equivalent processor: 2 GHz or faster
• RAM: 1024 MB or more
• Virtual Memory: 1000 MB

For Windows Vista, we recommend the following changes:

• Intel Pentium or equivalent processor: 1 GHz or faster
  (2 GHz or faster with >500 parts)
• 1024 MB RAM
• Video Card: 128 MB higher
• Color: 32-bit