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I stumbled across this piece of software today.
http://cubify.com/products/cubify_invent/
You can buy it for $49 and you can also download a free, 2 week trial to try it out first. I believe this to be a modified version of Alibre since the look and feel is very similar. It's quite powerful and really easy to use, especially if you are at all familiar with Alibre. The only output file formats you can create are its own drawing file format and .STL files which are widely used for 3D printing. It won't publish to PDF nor will it create fancy printed drawings, but if you just want to draw something up to see what it looks like in 3D, it's pretty impressive.
The same company, 3DSystems, who bought Alibre recently, has another product that looks quite similar called Cubify Design. There is no published price for it and I'm guessing it might be more expensive. Of course, it may also have some additional capabilities such as extra file types and perhaps more formal print capabilities.
I have no affiliation with this company, but thought the price might be attractive to some who want to get into 3D modeling without spending a king's ransom.
Chuck
http://cubify.com/products/cubify_invent/
You can buy it for $49 and you can also download a free, 2 week trial to try it out first. I believe this to be a modified version of Alibre since the look and feel is very similar. It's quite powerful and really easy to use, especially if you are at all familiar with Alibre. The only output file formats you can create are its own drawing file format and .STL files which are widely used for 3D printing. It won't publish to PDF nor will it create fancy printed drawings, but if you just want to draw something up to see what it looks like in 3D, it's pretty impressive.
The same company, 3DSystems, who bought Alibre recently, has another product that looks quite similar called Cubify Design. There is no published price for it and I'm guessing it might be more expensive. Of course, it may also have some additional capabilities such as extra file types and perhaps more formal print capabilities.
I have no affiliation with this company, but thought the price might be attractive to some who want to get into 3D modeling without spending a king's ransom.
Chuck
