ALGOR AND ALIBRE PARTNER TO OFFER PARAMETRIC, FEATURE-BASED SOLID MODELING AND FEA

The partnership between ALGOR and Alibre creates a new price point of $4,950 for a complete CAD/CAE design solution. This engine assembly was modeled in Alibre Design Basic (upper left), a parametric, feature-based modeling system for creating 3-D solid parts and assemblies. The model was then opened in ALGOR (lower right), where a wide range of analysis and simulation tools are available (linear static stress analysis of a piston shown upper right). Alibre Design Basic also provides real-time collaboration for working with others to create, edit or review models or obtain on-demand technical support (lower left).

PITTSBURGH, PA – June 12, 2003 – ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, announced that ALGOR and Alibre, Inc. of Richardson, Texas have partnered to offer a parametric, feature-based modeling system for creating 3-D solid parts and assemblies within all ALGOR Professional core packages. The new core packages provide customers with a wide range of modeling tools without requiring the purchase of a separate CAD solid modeler.

"The partnership between ALGOR and Alibre is enabling us to create a new price point of $4,950 for a complete CAD/CAE design solution," said Bob Williams, ALGOR’s product manager. "By providing a seamless design solution with the Alibre Design Basic solid modeler and our analysis software, we are offering affordable, easy-to-use tools to help engineers speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost."

"Alibre and ALGOR share a commitment to provide engineers with affordable software," said Greg Milliken, Alibre vice president of sales and marketing. "By making Alibre Design Basic available with ALGOR software, any analyst or designer can have access to full-featured CAD and CAE capabilities."

"I was excited to get Alibre Design Basic and ALGOR software because this package enables me to enter into the parametric, feature-based solid modeling realm for the first time," said consultant Mark Rogers. "Alibre Design Basic is easier to learn and use than other solid modelers and interacts seamlessly with ALGOR. This package is very attractive due to its cost and capabilities."

ALGOR’s Professional core packages also now include:

• direct CAD/CAE data exchange with other leading CAD solid modelers
• built-in CAD support for STEP, ACIS, IGES and STL files
• the capability to check for interference and proper constraint definition by dynamically dragging parts of an assembly
• online data sharing and real-time collaboration for working with others to create, edit or review models or obtain on-demand technical support
• integrated data management for organizing and securely storing data on a hard drive, network drive or secure server with access rights management and version tracking options
• the ALGOR and Alibre Assistants for expert, on-demand support through a real-time chat or design session

These modeling capabilities are available for ALGOR’s wide range of simulation capabilities including static stress and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear material models, linear dynamics, steady-state and transient heat transfer, steady and unsteady fluid flow, electrostatics, full multiphysics and piping.

For detailed information about the capabilities of ALGOR’s Professional core packages, visit www.ALGOR.com/products or contact ALGOR.