ALGOR CAD support was recently added for the Alibre Design 3-D parametric modeling package. Engineers can use the new Alibre Design Import Extender to open native Alibre Design parts and assemblies in ALGOR for any type of analysis.

This new software provides capabilities for opening Alibre Design assembly and part geometry in ALGOR, a midplane mesh engine for converting thin solid features in a model to plate or shell elements and a joint creation utility for quickly adding pin and ball joints to models. Available FEA and MES solutions include static stress with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatic, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) simulation and full multiphysics analyses.

Alibre Design is an application for mechanical design and collaboration. Designed for Internet connectivity, the software lets engineers, designers and their associates create 3-D models and 2-D associative drawings, share and edit product designs from different CAD applications and collaborate on-line in real time using precise design data. The application offers a CAD-neutral environment based on STEP, an open data standard.

"We are pleased to provide Alibre Design users with value-added software for FEA-based analysis and simulation," said ALGOR Product Manager Bob Williams. "Through our partnership with Alibre, we can provide a value-priced solution for both professional 3-D solid modeling and full-featured FEA software to companies of all sizes. The seamless data exchange between our products will enable engineers to shorten time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost."

Alibre CEO J. Paul Grayson said, "We're very proud that ALGOR has joined with us to offer its FEA solutions to our users. This partnership ensures our users that their ALGOR analysis and simulation products are compatible with Alibre Design."

See details on the Alibre Design Import Extender for more information on this new product. Also, watch a demonstration of the data exchange between Alibre Design and ALGOR in our ALGOR FEA for CAD Featuring Alibre Design Import Extender Webcast, or visit www.eTechLearning.com to view other product demonstration Webcasts using the latest software.

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