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ALIBRE 3D CAD
SOFTWARE INSPIRES ENTREPRENEURS & START-UPS TO CREATE NEW INVENTIONS &
GADGETS AT HOME Richardson, TX, June 15, 2010 – Alibre Inc. www.alibre.com, the developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D CAD solutions, today announced new inventions created by Alibre Design users. Because of today’s economy, people are becoming more creative than ever before, going into business for themselves and inventing new products. From high-end custom home theater audio speakers, to search and rescue robots, and aerospace grade yo-yos, Alibre is inspiring today’s entrepreneurs to create new inventions, driving the economy and creating jobs. With the new Alibre Design Personal Edition (launched May 2010 at the Maker Faire), the first low-cost, easy-to-use 3D design tool, it’s even easier for anyone to become an entrepreneur and set-up their own business by creating gadgets, products, and inventions to sell from their homes and garages! Custom Home Theater Audio SpeakersLinn Audio’s www.linnaudionh.com custom home theater speakers tower at 7 feet tall and have the most beautiful crystal clear sound you have ever heard. In founder David Linn’s search for perfection, he researched many different ways to make superior speaker cabinets, visiting dozens of cabinet makers. Linn concluded that the only way to achieve the standard he was searching for was to make the cabinets himself. He decided to use Alibre Design to create his own custom speakers to his exacting specifications. Linn used Alibre Design and Alibre CAM software with a CNC machine, making what he calls the “asymmetric hexagon” design of the cabinet. He designed the panels of the cabinet in Alibre Design and then used Alibre CAM to machine out the parts. All parts of every speaker: cabinet materials, drivers, crossover components, wiring, damping materials, were chosen for sonic quality. The result is a completely handmade, beautiful piece of furniture, with sounds to satisfy the most demanding music lover. “I like how in Alibre Design you can draw a rough sketch of the part you need to make and then go back and dimension it to exact specifications,” said David Linn, Founder of Linn Audio. Software Used: Alibre Design Standard & Alibre CAM Standard Full Case Study: https://www.alibre.com/success/cs/speakers.aspSearch & Rescue Robots Francisco Rodriguez, a Mechanical Engineering Masters student at the University of New Mexico, used Alibre Design in the MARHES Lab to create a robot based on the TXT-1 monster truck from Tamiya. The robot was used to make simulations in a virtual world, with the ultimate goal to create a search & rescue robot. Each robot was outfitted with a control board, various sensors, and an onboard embedded computer.
Using Alibre Design’s powerful 3D tools, Rodriguez added an odometer and extra shock absorber on each of the front wheels and an aluminum plate to support the sensors and computer. “Learning how to use the basic functions of the software was really easy, plus the tutorials were helpful when I didn’t know how to do something,” said Francisco Rodriguez, MARHES Lab, University of New Mexico.
He then developed algorithms to efficiently fulfill specific search & rescue tasks by communicating through network systems, cameras, and ultrasonic ranger sensors. These robots later would give aid to humanitarian rescue missions, for example, the recent earthquake in Italy. “This technology could be implemented to search for victims in mine fields, collapsed buildings, or for structural inspection,” Rodriguez concluded.
Software used: Alibre Design supplied by Alibre Value Added ResellersFull Case Study: https://www.alibre.com/success/cs/Brainchild.aspHigh-Tech Precision Yo-Yo for Serious Players
String Theory Yoyos’ www.stringtheoryyoyos.com Remnant yo-yo is the first product from owner and designer Mark Mankiewicz. Using Alibre Design software, Mankiewicz engineered a new professional grade yo-yo that’s precision machined for maximum stability and balanced-rim weighted for maximum spin time.
String Theory Yoyos began with the idea of designing a top-of-the-line precision yo-yo made from aerospace grade aluminum and premium steel bearings. Mankiewicz devised the two butterfly-bell halves to form an exact weight. “Alibre allowed me to calculate the physical properties after each design change so I could ensure I was within regulation. After I sent them to get machined, the virtual prototype and reality matched to within .5 grams,” said Mark Mankiewicz, owner String Theory Yoyos. “Yo-yos may seem like toys, but there is a lot of physics going on in terms of getting an optimal one. I performed a cross-sectional weight distribution analysis to get the weight perfect for maximum spin time.”
Working in Alibre Design Expert to make a sketch of the body and revolving it around the axis, Mankiewicz then cut away the bearing seat to allow for a special high-end stainless steel yo-yo bearing. He also designed special grooves for silicon pads that cause friction on the side walls allowing the yoyo to come back up quickly. The end result is a yo-yo meant for serious players with a bright and vibrant anodized aluminum coat that comes in jet black, blood red or midnight blue.
Software Used: Alibre Design Expert Full Case Study: https://www.alibre.com/success/cs/yoyo.aspAbout Alibre Design Software Alibre Design delivers the entrepreneur and hobbyist an industrial-strength, parametric solid modeling system with integrated 3D solid modeling, part and assembly design, associative 2D drafting, and STL export all at a hobby-friendly price. Design it, document it, change it around, perfect it, and then make it! Alibre recently announced its entry-level product, Alibre Design Personal Edition (PE), which includes a broad set of built-in and online tutorials and downloadable video training. Alibre Design PE is the design and engineering platform for entrepreneurs that gets the job done fast, for a fraction of the cost of other products. Available immediately from www.alibre.com, Alibre Design PE is priced at $99. It supports Windows XP and later operating systems. For info on Alibre Design PE or other Alibre products, see the website: www.alibre.com or contact sales@alibre.com. About Alibre, Inc. Alibre Inc. www.alibre.com is the world’s leading provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions. Founded in 1997, Richardson, Texas-based Alibre is led by Chairman and CEO J. Paul Grayson (previously CEO of Micrografx) and other graphics visionaries who are changing the landscape of 3D mechanical CAD/CAM software by providing full parametric CAD technology to everyone that needs it, versus only to those in the relatively unique financial position to afford traditionally expensive CAD systems. Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™ are the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solutions on the market. Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining. Used by a diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students, available in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.
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