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Getting Started Articles 3

• Guidelines to avoid common problems when working with Alibre Design
• Alibre Design Exercise Manual
• How do I resolve issues with legacy Geomagic licensing?

Exercise Guides 0

Part Design 18

• Constraints
• Using the Global Parameters to modify a specific feature of a part configuration
• How to create a 3D tri-axial ellipsoid in Alibre Design
• How to create custom threads in versions prior to v25
• How to make wrapped text using the Sheet Metal workspace

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Assembly Design 13

• Constraints
• How to create a Section View
• How do I fix parts in the assembly space which seem to change properties unexpectedly?
• Guidelines for trouble free Assembly Design
• Creating Assembly Configurations

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Mechanical Drawings 12

• 2D drawing dimensions, notes and text are not displaying correctly.
• How to auto populate fields in my 2D drawing template
• How to create a section view
• How to create and use a custom drawing template
• Why do my dimensions or notes not show up nor persist in 2D drawings?

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Add-Ons 9

• Keyshot: How to migrate your existing Keyshot license to a new computer?
• Keyshot: My Keyshot freezes after the splash screen
• Dynamics/Simulate: Training Material
• Dynamics/Simulate: I am receiving an error 13023 code when I import a file into Dynamics. How do I resolve this?
• M-Files: How to migrate from Windows filing system to M-Files

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General 16

• What operating system is each version of Alibre Design supported on?
• How to customize keyboard shortcuts
• Mesh files in Alibre Design 2018.1
• How to correct display issues
• How to provide DXDIAG AND MSINFO32 logs

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Licensing 6

• How to Transfer License Key Between Computers
• How do I configure Alibre Design to Activate via a Proxy Server?
• Off-line Activation and how to use it
• I can't activate Alibre Design - could my firewall software be preventing connection?
• How to release licenses remotely

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File Export 3

• Why do my round STL file exports look square?
• IGES Export Options
• STEP Export (Model Units)

Installation 3

• The Installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory (Alibre Script Library install issue)
• How to Run the Verbose Log for Install Trouble
• Installed but won't open - Checking Dependencies

Overview and Getting Started 1

• Overview and Getting Started

Part Workspace 5

• Part Workspace - Sketching Figures
• Part Workspace - Sketch tools and analysis
• Part Workspace - Sketching constraints
• Part Workspace - Creating 3D features
• Part Workspace - Creating 3D sketches

Sheet Metal Workspace 1

• Sheet Metal Features

Assembly Workspace 1

• Creating an object from multiple parts

2D Drawing, BOM Workspaces 1

• Engineering Drawings and Bill of Materials

1. User Interface and Terminology - start here 5

• The Home Window
• Introduction to Workspaces
• Workspace User Interface Terminology
• 3D Geometry Terminology
• Intro to interacting with 3D models

2. Setting up your preferences 4

• Setting up your default 3D modeling units
• Changing color preferences - Ribbon Theme
• Changing color preferences - the 3D work area
• Customizations for high resolution displays

Global Parameter Examples 1

• Shelf - Use Global Parameters to make endless combinations in seconds

Part Files 2

• Connector
• Lofted connection

Sheet Metal Files 2

• Curved grill
• Enclosure

Part Generators 10

• Bolt Creator
• Helical spring
• Cap Screw - ISO 4762 Bolts
• Mobius Strip
• Rectangular hollow formed profiles

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Import Scripts 2

• Importing files
• Import points from a CSV file, rotate them, and connect into a polyline

Sketch Creation and Analysis 6

• Copy Sketch
• Creating a 3D Sketch with a Spline and an Arc
• Polygon Incircle
• Profile and Sweep Path
• Scaling a Sketch

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User Input / Interface 4

• Custom Values and Settings Window
• Drop Down Lists
• Getting User Input
• Useful Dialogs

Reference Geometry 3

• Geodesic Dome Reference Geometry
• Default Reference Geometry
• Reference Geometry

Assemblies 5

• Assembly Constraints
• Creating and Manipulating Assemblies
• List All Parts in an Assembly and Sub-Assemblies
• Joint Creator
• Pocket Hole Creator

Configurations 1

• Working with Configurations

Features 4

• Creating a Cylinder Between Two Points
• Lofting with a Guide Curve
• Midplane Extrusion
• Supressing, Unsupressing and Removing Features

Parameters 4

• Global Parameters
• Parameters with Units
• Reading from a Spreadsheet
• Modify an Existing Part

Utility 5

• Servo Cam
• Tool Cutting
• Calculating Length of Curves
• Units
• Slice a Part

Installing the Network License Server 7

• Step 1 (Option A): Manual Installation of Network License Daemon
• Step 1 (Option B): Simplified Installation of Network Daemon
• Step 2: Install the server's Master License
• Step 3: Install Products
• Step 4: Add Users

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