Hi, Here is some information we have already been frequently asked about regarding the Alibre version 11 3D CAD system. It is possible to activate both Alibre Design and Alibre CAM without an internet connection once you have purchased a. Here is how: 1) Install Alibre normally from the DVD or from the.

2) Start Alibre Design for the first time from either your desktop icon or from the Windows Start Menu. The following window will appear: Enter your Alibre account username and password (whether the host Alibre computer is connected to the internet or not) to which the license is registered. Username is NOT your REAL NAME. If you do not have one you can.

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Australian users unable to create an Alibre profile online please and ask us to create one for you. After you Submit the username and password, Alibre will ask for a license key (serial code). All license keys are tied to the specific computer on which they have been installed. To create the correct license key, we need the MACHINE ID and SITE KEY which is shown in your window (see example below): Once the correct LICENSE KEY is entered Alibre will start with the equivalent product licenses enabled. Offline activation for Alibre CAM will have to be through Alibre support or your reseller (CADDIT). Once Alibre CAM software is installed, you select 'Alibre CAM' ->'Browser' from the Alibre Design menu. A window will open showing a PRODUCT ID and asking for 'Code 0' and 'Code 1'.

Please send CADDIT your PRODUCT ID requesting the License Codes. Alibre users in Australia with further questions about licensing options should.

CADDIT announces the availability of a new update for with enhanced mesh to solid functionality and other enhancements. Geomagic Design is a complete but affordable 2D/3D CAD system for mechanical design similar to SolidWorks and Inventor, and available through the CADDIT.net website in Australia since 2009.

Version 16 recently added milestone mesh import and conversion functionality to the already large set of design tools including parametric and direct solid modelling, assembly and sheet metal design, BOM and 2D drafting along with a large collection of third party applications for motion simulation, rendering and CNC machining. When Geomagic Design 16.0 was first announced, milestone features allowing users to convert mesh triangle models (such as from 3D scanners and printers) into useable CAD models was introduced. This means that we can read a file of discrete triangles such as in STL, OBJ or 3DS and convert these into true NURBS based solids for export as IGES, STEP or SolidWorks CAD models using a proprietary 'auto-surfacing' technology. Geomagic Design 16.0.2, recently released, adds Boolean to Mesh, trim solid to 3D mesh, and the ability to 'snap' to mesh edges in Sketch mode. This provides the mechanical CAD designer with a true hybrid modelling environment unique to Geomagic Design. The following table summarizes these powerful new capabilities.

Scan to CAD - users can now attach a low-cost Sense scanner directly into Geomagic Design and begin importing 3D scan data without any need for conversion. Simply click 'Launch Sense Scanner' from the main menu. The resulting 3D scanner information will be added to the parametric model history tree as 'Mesh' type entities. Convert to Solid - Mesh entities do not need to remain mesh entities anymore. Reverse engineering time is now greatly reduced with the ability to change a mesh into a solid model with just a few mouse clicks. This functionality was originally discussed in the v16 announcement here: This works for both mechanical or organic type mesh models.

The results of this conversion process for a sample freeform surface model are shown here to the right. Boolean to Mesh - Solid model Boolean operations are among the oldest in the direct modelling toolbox of CAD software.

Shapes are changed by 'adding' or 'subtracting' the volume or one solid to another. Geomagic Design extends this functionality by allowing users to specify a mesh as the Boolean tool.

Solids may also now be trimmed or cut against an imported or scanned mesh entity as shown below. Version 16.0.2 also introduced the ability to 'snap' to a point on a mesh while in the part sketch mode. The To-Next termination condition type for the Extrude Boss and Extrude Cut operations also now supports the selection of a surface or a mesh. Imported meshes can also now be precisely re-located and oriented against the existing model space using the new Locate Mesh function. Geomagic Design 16.0.2 reveals the forward vision of Geomagic Design as a true parametric hybrid, capable of using both NURBS solids and triangle mesh models together in the mechanical design process. For a free trial of the new version of Geomagic Design visit the CADDIT website at this link. CADDIT announces the worldwide offer of free upgrades to progeCAD 2015 of equivalent type for all progeCAD 2014 licenses and upgrades paid for on or after 15 December 2014.

This means that a purchase of progeCAD 2014 USB will also get a free upgrade to 2015 USB at no extra cost, an upgrade from progeCAD 2011 to 2014 will also get 2015 upgrade at no extra cost, and so forth. Upgrades will be distributed during the first few weeks after the global release announcement of progeCAD 2015 on the CAD Software Blog and on CADDIT.net. This free upgrade offer applies to ENGLISH language license purchase only, and will continue until the release of progeCAD 2015 on CADDIT.net. To benefit from this free upgrade offer, simply place any progeCAD 2014 English order on the website.

After the 2015 release, free upgrades will be sent to all progeCAD customers with orders paid on or after 15 December 2014. The progeCAD 2014 serial key will be replaced with a progeCAD 2015 serial key and a new download link will be sent for the software, similar to how has been done in past years. The free upgrade will apply to all new and Floating purchased on or after 15 December.

New dongles will not be required for the progeCAD USB upgrade. Free upgrades will also be sent to any users now purchasing a for an existing seat of progeCAD 2008, 2009, etc. This promotion will last until the day that progeCAD 2015 release is announced on this website. For more information about this free 2015 promotion please.

Sydney, Australia 30 January 2015 - With the opening of year 2015, CADDIT announces the scheduled end, on 1 April 2015, for basic licensing and installation support for the following products: progeCAD 2011 and older, including USB and Network Versions Alibre Design 2011, Alibre Design 2011 and all older versions. Users of these products are strongly encouraged to upgrade. For convenience, upgrade orders can be placed online at the CADDIT website. Here are the links. For upgrading to progeCAD 2014 (includes 2015 upgrade ) choose the appropriate stand alone, USB or Network upgrade from here: For upgrading Alibre Pro or Expert to Geomagic Design or Geomagic Design ELEMENTS, you will need to resume your maintenance subscription from here: Old Alibre users with lapsed maintenance are not CURRENT, and will need to buy the 'Add. To existing license' subscription product listed on that page. Note also, Alibre Design Standard no longer exists and that the upgrade offer from 3D Systems for this product has now expired. Old STANDARD users will be required to purchase a new license of Geomagic Design to resume upgrades and installation support.

What is basic licensing and installation support? This means any help from our local office in re-installing, moving, lost keys or passwords, registering, unregistering or otherwise assisting a user of a deprecated product. Software Receiver Tanaka HDB.

Why is installation support removed from outdated products? First, we want to express our appreciation for all of the engineers, architects, builders, designers and manufacturers who have selected our products from among many in the past. Frankly, we have little choice in this matter of very old version support.

With Operating System support removed from Windows XP and Vista by Microsoft, supporting older software not only becomes unviable, but also unsafe as these systems are no longer provided with critical Functionality and Security patches. Windows 7 EOL (End Of Life) was announced by Microsoft (see table here ). Also, 3D Systems has moved to an improved, more flexible licensing system to which we want to strongly encourage users to migrate (see announcement last year: ) To keep costs low, progeSOFT only provides mainstream support for the current version of their product. For the progeCAD USB version, also we will be unable to replace broken keys for the older versions due to diminished hardware stock of the older USB device. Supporting very old versions of an already low-cost solution simply makes no sense, isn't practical, isn't fair to our current users going forward and in some cases unsafe for the user's system. Our decision to end basic installation and licensing help for very old versions of these and other products is therefore inline with the included End User License Agreement of each respective product and with the computer software and hardware industry in general. For now, we will maintain limited installation support for Windows 7 for versions newer than those listed above.

To clarify, although the licenses for these products are permanent, our obligation to invest our time with users who insist on staying with very outdated versions is not. For upgrade assistance or other questions please feel free to.

Sydney, Australia 19 February 2015 - CADDIT Announces the immediate availability of 2015 V17 Release. This is somewhat a stability / bugfix release but with several new and important features requested by users in Australia and around the world. 3D Systems demonstrates its commitment to making Geomagic Design an improved tool for 3D mechanical design and drafting with this release. The most significant (and perhaps most understated) enhancement is the long-awaited Global Parameters feature. What are 'global parameters'? Basically, a global parameter is a design value or equation which is shared across multiple parts and/or assemblies. The concept is very similar to. Global variable data is stored independently in a newly released format called an '.AD_GLP' file. Any part or assembly can be associated to the values stored in an AD_GLP file.

A new set of Global Parameters can be created in Geomagic Design from the file menu ->'New' ->'Global Parameters' as shown in the Home window screenshot below.  Your new Global Parameter file can thereafter be selected from any part or assembly and be used in that design by clicking the new 'Global Parameters' supplied in both the Part and Assembly menu ribbons. Click 'Select File' and choose your newly created AD_GLP file from the folder where it was saved to.

Other new features include: The Isolate command has been added to design instances in the Drawing Explorer. It is used to isolate a design instance in a drawing view, especially ones that are affected by an assembly feature.

Standard fundamental deviations and International Tolerance (IT) grades can be selected to create Fit Tolerances on a hole and shaft, which will determine the type of fit. The dialog boxes for creating Reference Geometry have been updated to more intuitively show how reference geometry is created and to visually assist users on the various creation methods that can be used in different reference geometry creation situations. A new 'Summary BOM' can now be created from an assembly. It can be used to override the Treat as part in BOM when used as a subassembly option.

This is useful for quickly creating a BOM that shows all parts in subassemblies if multiple subassemblies have been set to be treated as a part. A 32-bit version of Geomagic Design 2015 is still available but only by special request. Users should for link and availability.

Legacy users of Alibre Design Pro and Expert are strongly urged to renew their software maintenance subscription if they wish to take advantage or these new features and the remaining 32-bit -platform support. Subscriptions can be renewed online using this webpage. Sydney, Australia 24 February 2015 - CADDIT Announces the release of CAD software. Since 2007 progeCAD has delivered the leading product for Australia and many other regions. progeCAD offers an affordable way to read and write AutoCAD files, using similar commands and toolbars as used in previous releases of AutoCAD itself. Many choose progeCAD over AutoCAD LT because of it's low cost ( currently a little over AUD $500) and features like 3D modelling and AutoLISP which are blocked in AutoCAD LT. ProgeCAD is commonly used in a wide variety of industry domains, including building design, electrical and plumbing, telecommunications and fibre-optic diagrams, civil land survey, engineering, fabrication, joinery and much more. With progeCAD Professional 2016, a CAD drafter can create very large complex drawings and save directly to AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT without data loss or conversion, as shown.

Dynamic input allows the user to enter options and values for drawing commands via context-sensitive 'tooltip' boxes and menus which appear near the graphics cursor. ProgeCAD dynamic input works with geometry, text and dimensions.

For some users, this graphical input system seems more 'user-friendly' than the traditional command prompt and use of relative polar notation. Dynamic UCS allow users to choose a 2D planar coordinate system (UCS) merely by starting a drawing command like LINE and 'hovering' over supported entities which will temporarily appear 'dashed' indicating a temporary UCS is selected. Both Dynamic Input and Dynamic UCS can be switched off at any time via their buttons on the bottom status bar. Annotative Objects were. Using Annotative Objects in progeCAD allows the user to create dimensions, text and even hatches which scale automatically scale according to the viewport or plot scale they are presented with. With more flexible detailing, drafters will not need to create as many text and dimension styles.

Those which are created can be more flexible. In progeCAD, to make any supported detailing style or hatch 'annotative' simply by clicking the new 'Annotative' option provided. ProgeCAD 2016 also offers a new ARCTEXT command with a very similar interface to the one provided.

You can define text justified to an arc (not a full circle) with options on spacing, height etc. As shown here. New commands also include support for saving drawings and configurations to and from supported Cloud Storage accounts including Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.

Since we now live in a time where cloud storage is more common, this new feature may prove very convenient for some users. Other new features include a new BREAKLINE command, updated icons and a larger selection of interface skins to choose from. ProgeCAD 2016 Professional is available for immediate. The new version will run for 30 days with all features enabled, thereafter a license must be purchased. Existing users can purchase an upgrade to progeCAD 2016 Professional from their current version. Any other questions about the new progeCAD 2016 release can be submitted on the. Wikipedia defined a, BOM or product structure as 'a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components, parts and the quantities of each needed to manufacture an end product'. Most BOMs are expected to report intelligence about materials, suppliers, part numbers and other attributes of a design's components in a way that is already specific to a certain domain, such as building or machine design or electronics, etc.

AutoCAD or progeCAD, on the other hand, are seen as more general-use design standards. These programs are potentially suitable for any of those specific domains when given little extra thought from the user. To begin with, both progeCAD and AutoCAD support the use of external and internal in a drawing file. Blocks are drawings which can be re-used multiple times in another larger drawing. For example, say we use the same fastener several times in a drawing. Rather than actually drawing the same fastener detail from scratch every time it is needed in a view, our fastener block can be inserted as a reference entity everywhere we want the fastener to appear, saving both data space and drawing time.

And if we have a 3D block of the fastener, we can also re-use that block again in all of different views of our drawing. Changes to the block will be reflected everywhere it is used in the drawing. Blocks also offer a great way to represent design components that we want reflected later in a bill of materials. In progeCAD 2016, internal blocks can be made 'annotative' so that they scale automatically according to the annotation scale of the viewport. Custom attribute information can be inserted using the command while in the block's 'local editing' workspace. A block's custom attributes can be viewed and edited using the command (for ATTEXT they need to be checked with DDATTE - see reason below). Another way to generate a basic BOM in progeCAD is using the older command (menu 'Tools ->Extract Attributes.' Note that ATTEXT will only recognize block attributes if they were defined BEFORE the block was inserted into the drawing. EATTEXT does not have this limitation.

Using this command allows you to export entity attributes using a pre-defined which must be created first. According to progeCAD documentation, the format for this template file is ASCII text series of single line records made of name-format pairs. Each record pair specifies a single attribute to be exported, in the order you wish the attributes to be exported. .and this syntax is used to extract custom attribute data 'C' literal 'C' indicating character format -or- 'N' literal 'N' indicating numeric fields FFF Width of field (000 - 999) PPP Decimal places (.0 -.999) 0 Literal zeros - i.e. Sydney, Australia 24 April 2015 - An important update has been released free for all English version progeCAD 2016 Professional, and installations. ProgeCAD 2016 is a general-purpose 2D/3D DWG/DXF-native CAD, the optimum cost-effective alternative to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT®.

ProgeCAD 2016 Professional reads and writes AutoCAD® DWG versions 2.5 - 2016. ProgeCAD 16.0.6 has been released as both an automatic update and as a fully downloadable package on the.

CADDIT announces a limited, one-time maintenance fee which will allow CAD users to upgrade to the most from any previous version of either Alibre-. Any customer in Australia who bought Alibre Personal, Alibre Professional, Alibre Design Expert and Geomagic Design Elements, and who are not on current maintenance can subscribe now for one flat fee on the CADDIT.net website until December 31, 2015. Maintenance subscribers receive all updates and support from 3D Systems for a one-year period after booking, so for outdated / lapsed users this represents an excellent return on the original investment and an opportunity to migrate over to the. Note that the exact AUD price is subject to change. Offer applies only to each seat of purchased software. Multiple installed seats on one license will be charged separately. Dongle and network fees may apply seperately.

This offer does not apply to the AlibreCAM, Mfiles/Vault or Dynamics add-ons. For one flat fee, any user of previous versions of Alibre or Geomagic Design can now update - includes hobby users. As previously announced, newer versions of Geomagic Design now use a which requires occasional connection to the internet for verification purposes. Users with problematic internet, or having no internet, may wish to take advantage of the new Geomagic Design USB license dongle instead. The USB dongle can be ordered on the same page as CADDIT Geomagic Subscription Renewals.

These offers are only valid for online purchases placed using the following web link: At a highly affordable price point, delivers top-end tools at lower cost, including comprehensive assembly, parametric and direct editing tools, 2D documentation, sheet metal design, motion analysis and integrated CAD data sharing tools. For more information about 3D Systems Australia, Geomagic Design or this promotion,. Sydney, Australia 08 September 2015 - CADDIT announces the release of progeCAD 16.0.8.17 for Windows 7, 8 and now.

ProgeCAD has long been regarded as the leading fully-compatible software in Australia. This latest upgrade is available free of charge to all existing progeCAD 2016 registered users and may be downloaded as a full trial version from CADDIT.net. A significant new feature of the new progeCAD 2016 update is full support for Microsoft Windows 10 operating system as demonstrated on this Surface Pro 3: progeCAD 2016 running on Windows 10 / Surface Pro 3 Users of previous versions of progeCAD, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT and similar software products are encouraged to, which will run full-feature and obligation free for 30 days from CADDIT Australia. ProgeCAD includes critical features like AutoCAD-like drawing commands for DWG file reading and writing, PDF printing and conversion back to CAD, iCADlib block library, dynamic block and cursor and fast OpenGL graphics engine. Collectively packaged at a price still under AUD$600 with USB and floating network license options, progeCAD 2016 delivers unprecedented value. These features have all been now tested and upgraded to work with Windows 10. Previous versions of various CAD programs may not be compatible with Windows 10.

Users are encouraged to take this opportunity to take advantage of the affordable pricing when considering their. For further information about how progeCAD, in Parramatta. Offers the best of both worlds with robust feature-based parametric modelling side-by-side with direct editing tools for manipulating imported geometry from STEP, Parasolid, Inventor and other 3D CAD software, at a comparatively affordable price. With the release of Geomagic Design 2015.1 (17.1.0) will come several new features available to software subscribers as part of their product update. Updated MCAD file format support will help ensure ongoing model read/write interoperability with newer versions of 3rd party CAD systems like Solidworks and Siemens Solid Edge.

Two new features provided in the 2015.1 update will be associative assembly mirroring and 'live linking' with KeyShot rendering software. Both features will save time for designers. Assembly Mirror Component feature allows designers to create mirror-reverse instances of existing parts and subassemblies across a selected plane.

This mirror feature can maintain associativity and reflect changes made to the parent instance, including motion etc. Live linking with KeyShot likewise saves design time by allowing designers to update scenes with new geometry from the Geomagic Design model while keeping all existing scene settings, material bitmaps and light positions. Below is a video released by 3D Systems demonstrating an early version of this functionality. For users of previous versions of Alibre or Geomagic Design, these new features add to the value of the excellent. Questions about Geomagic Design CAD Software can be submitted to. Speaking of questions, several users have been asking about how it is possible to 'move' a license using the new. Simply stated, the software is deactivated from the 'License Status' on one PC and activated on another.

Without a license activation, Geomagic Design will ask for one each time it is started. If the license code is already activated on another PC, this license can be deactivated using these steps as shown below: 1) Make sure the current system is connected to the internet. From the Home Window of Geomagic Design click 'Help' ->'About Geomagic Design'. 2) Click the 'License Status' button. 3) Select 'Virtual Dongle'.

As of progeCAD 2016.0.8. The results were actually satisfactory for both the Microsoft Surface using INTEL 5000 graphics (very decent for on-board INTEL graphics) and the NVIDIA GPU running on the HP Envy Series. FPS ranged between 20-30 FPS (24 FPS is standard digital video speed) and our model rotated very naturally.

We could not say the same for the ATI graphics on the i3 ASUS. Although still useable, the ISS model flashed between frames on our ASUS-ATI and FRAPS never reported an FPS exceeding 9 frames a second. Performance was noticeable lower than on the other two systems. Movement was 'jerky' and poor quality using the ATI RADEON, despite the actually higher CPU clock speed of 2.3 GHz. In conclusion, hardware does matter. We remind users that progeCAD uses OPENGL hardware acceleration when available. Either NVIDIA or better-quality INTEL graphics prove to supply this. Also i7 CPU seems to help, especially in file loading and other command response times.

We were not surprised by these results, as the performance was similar with other OPENGL-based CAD software that we work with here. Should progeCAD users upgrade to Windows 10? ONLY IF THEY HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF PROGECAD 2016. For more information about OS and hardware compatibility for this low cost AutoCAD alternative or upgrading,. On 19 July, 2011 3D Systems first announced its acquisition of Alibre Inc. And its flagship 3D mechanical design software. The product was subsequently rebranded under the 'Geomagic' portfolio as 'Geomagic Design'.

This year will mark the fifth anniversary since this acquisition and new features which have subsequently been introduced. 3D Systems has thus far supported all versions of Alibre, including Alibre Design Standard, Professional and Expert with either ongoing maintenance subscriptions or upgrade opportunities. For several months a well-published opportunity for flat fee 'update and upgrade' was made available in Australia through CADDIT.net. Many users took good advantage of this window of advantage to update Geomagic Design and Alibre versions that were three, four or even six years old and we wish to extend thanks to all who are participating. The flat fee promotion has now ended, as was announced, on 31 December 2015.

3D Systems business channel has made it known to CADDIT of the intention to drop all upgrade support for Alibre Design PE, Alibre Design Standard, Alibre Design Professional and all similar levels of Geomagic Design Standard and Professional. Going forward, there will only be one product level available to all Geomagic Design users, as demonstrated on the CADDIT webstore.

Users of lower-version products will need to buy a completely new license if they wish to update their software. The date for this change is 30 April 2016, and only affects users of the old PE, Standard and Professional product levels - Expert and Geomagic Design (full) are not affected, can continue to update their subscriptions per usual. Also, any users under current active Geomagic Design maintenance are likely not affected as they will mostly likely already be migrated to the full product version. Users in Australia at any level can still order maintenance at any product level and receive a free level upgrade to the full version of Geomagic Design. All indications are that this is the final opportunity lower-level users in Australia will ever have to have their package updated. Without current support, CADDIT is unable to answer user requests for licensing help, account lookups etc. After 30 April all such requests will be referred directly to 3D Systems without assurance of a response due to the outdated support.

I renewed my Geomagic Design Subscription just last year. Am I affected? You should continue your maintenance subscription per usual. I have Alibre Design PE 2012 version. What happens if I don't upgrade?

You will have no support, and likely will not even be able to run the software on newer versions of Windows. You are encouraged to maintain your investment by renewing the maintenance subscription. I have two licenses. One is Alibre Design Pro 2011 and the other is Alibre Design Expert 2010. Should I upgrade both and what does it cost?

A subscription will need to be purchased for each license that you wish to keep updated, using which shows the current AUD pricing including applicable lapse fees. It is strongly recommended not to mix versions of Alibre / Geomagic Design as this will lead to serious file compatibility problems between them. I have other questions. CADDIT Australia can be contacted the usually way via these details. ProgeCAD has long stood as the default 'professional' low-cost AutoCAD alternative software option. ProgeCAD offers and affordable perpetual-license alternative for 'renting' high-cost AutoCAD access, with the ability to create, read, write and edit native AutoCAD DWG and DXF files fluently using and interface very similar to what AutoCAD users are accustomed.

CADDIT now announces the worldwide offer of free upgrades to progeCAD 2017 of equivalent type for all progeCAD 2016 licenses and upgrades paid for on or after 24 February 2016. This means that a purchase of progeCAD 2016 USB will also get a free upgrade to 2017 USB at no extra cost, an upgrade from progeCAD 2014 to 2016 will also get 2017 upgrade at no extra cost, and so forth. Upgrades will be distributed during the first few weeks after the global release announcement of progeCAD 2017 on the CAD Software Blog and on CADDIT.net. This free upgrade offer applies to ENGLISH language license purchase only, and will continue until the release of progeCAD 2017, on CADDIT.net. ProgeCAD 2017 represents the most exciting release of progeCAD to date, offering one fell swoop of general improvements, including: NATIVE 64-bit version with theoretical memory limit of 16-terabytes for x64 PC architecture, Windows tuning model (8 terabytes 'User' and 8 terabytes 'Kernel'). This means ability to edit vastly larger DWG drawing files than under the previous 32-bit architecture. ProgeCAD no longer supports 32-bit as of 2017 release.

New RIBBON-BASED INTERFACE option. Users now have the choice between ribbon, toolbar, both or neither.

Updated status bar, with icons and new features. Improved memory management and hardware graphics acceleration (OpenGL), again increasing stability and drawing speed. Multi-core support for opening and regenerating files, which provides 1.5 to 3 times performance improvement on multi-core computers (er. Well, we hope that is most of us by now.) Other platform improvements include: Support for 'workspaces',.NET API with user drawing interaction support (AutoCAD compatible), vastly improved Microstation DGN format read support, AutoCAD.CUI menu support and many other general platform improvements. Here is our FIRST SNEAK PEAK of this new platform (in beta testing):  New progeCAD 2017 64-bit multicore with ribbon UI from CADDIT. ProgeCAD 2017 will also deliver DOZENS of new commands and variables to be used.

At this point these new functions are to include: BCOUNT, XOPEN, XPLODE, POLYSOLID, POINTCLOUDATTACH, SETBYLAYER, PRINTTRANSPARENCY, TABLESTYLE, Layer-walking and many more. Significant changes and improvements have also been made on QSELECT, PURGE, LOFT, CUSTOMIZE, AUTOCOMPLETE and many others. To benefit from this free upgrade offer, simply.

After the 2017 release, free upgrades will be sent to all progeCAD customers with orders paid on or after 24 February 2016. At a time agreeable to the user, the progeCAD 2016 serial key will be replaced with a progeCAD 2017 serial key and a new download link will be sent for the software, similar to how has been done in past years.

The free upgrade will apply to all new, progeCAD and company licenses purchased on or after 24 February. New dongles will not be required for the progeCAD USB upgrade. Free upgrades will also be sent to any users now purchasing a progeCAD 2016 upgrade for an existing seat of progeCAD 2010, 2011, etc. This promotion will last until the day that progeCAD 2017 release is announced on this website. To try progeCAD free for a month,. For questions about this free 2017 promotion please. Sydney, Australia 16 May 2016 - CADDIT Australia announces the release of and Freeform Plus 2016 version.

Geomagic Freeform offers a cornerstone solution in the 3D 'digital thread' of rapid manufacturing and reverse engineering suite from 3D SYSTEMS. Specifically, Geomagic Freeform is a comprehensive organic 3D engineering solution for digital sculpting, haptic-controlled VR modelling, surface design, 3D Scan processing, CAD interoperability and mould making. Geomagic Freeform offers the sensation of ' virtual clay modelling' with physical model feedback to the designer - however Freeform models remain fully editable (as opposed to physical sculpting - try 'undo' in real stone). Moreover, Geomagic Freeform works seamlessly with related 3D SYSTEMS technologies of 3D scanning and 3D printing. Sydney, Australia 18 May 2016 - CADDIT announces the release of on the website for immediate.

ProgeCAD is a flexible general-purpose CAD drawing program that is used in a wide range of industries, including architecture and building, fabrication, landscaping, strata management, mechanical design and many more. ProgeCAD is the long-standing low cost alternative for AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT® software in Australia. ProgeCAD 2017 still offers perpetual licenses (no rental, no annual subscription is required) and is tested for compatibility on all major Windows platforms from 7 through Windows 10, both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. 2016 marks the tenth year of progeCAD availability in Australia and New Zealand and the ninth year of their partnership with CADDIT in the region. It is fitting that for such an occasion we offer the most significant release of the program. ProgeCAD has long offered low-cost CAD software with the purpose of being as highly compatible with AutoCAD as possible. ProgeCAD has long offered advanced AutoCAD-like functionality in the areas of 2D and 3D CAD drawing using similar commands, icons and user interface.

ProgeCAD supports all AutoCAD-native file format DWG versions from the newest 2017 version to very old. This year progeCAD will offer a native x64 (64-bit) environment while continuing to support x86 (32-bit) processors as well. Significantly, progeCAD 2017 offers a 1.5x - 3x performance improvement through use of multicore CPU processing as well. CADDIT now offers trial users the choice between 64-bit or 32-bit CAD download versions.

All progeCAD 2017 licenses from CADDIT, including single, mobile and company, will now conveniently work with either the 32-bit or 64-bit versions.  progeCAD 2017 x64 still offers 32-bit version on CADDIT progeCAD 2017 offers users other new choices as well. Users can select, on first-time start up of the software, to use either the new ribbon-UI based interface or the legacy toolbar environment. Additionally, progeCAD 2017 now supports the newer AutoCAD® CUI user interface customization format.

ProgeCAD 2017 offers better support for Microstation users with improved.DGN file import and underlay support through use of updated libraries. progeCAD also works with more AutoCAD® applications by introducing support for Civil3D, ADT and MDT extension formats. 3D scanner point cloud data is also now directly supported in progeCAD for either the Autodesk.PCG format or the Ambercore.ISD format. Other scan formats such as LIDAR and XYZ can possibly be converted to.PCG by downloading the Autodesk ReCap 360 tool. Updated programming interfaces for developers now includes a supported.NET API. Damiano Croci, COO at ProgeSOFT SA, commented: “We are taking progeCAD to the next level making it native 64-bit and giving it a fresh Ribbon-look, not forgetting improved performance with multi core computers support. The main ProgeSOFT’s focus is to provide good value for money and progeCAD 2017 Professional is a shining example of that.

ProgeSOFT will continue to improve the CAD application based on the demand the company receives globally”. Current iCARE subscribers and those participating in our recent free upgrade promotion will begin to receive their progeCAD 2017 serial codes in the next several days. Users of previous versions of progeCAD can order the appropriate upgrade for them from the CADDIT. There is much more to be said about the new progeCAD 2017 release, including dozens of other new commands, variables and improved functions (such as the 3D rendering) which can be explored by downloading the software for a. We are very excited about this release and hope that many users will benefit form the hard work invested in this version of progeCAD.

Any questions about general features of progeCAD can be directed to CADDIT via the. Sydney, Australia 19 September 2016 - CADDIT Announces end of all legacy support for the following outdated products: 'Alibre Design' - All Versions ( not including Geomagic Design). Users wishing to maintain a support relationship with CADDIT Australia should now be using (full version) instead.

ProgeCAD - 2013 and earlier versions only. Up-to-date subscription and new license users are not affected. Other users can (link). Why is installation support removed from very outdated product versions?

First, we want to express our appreciation for all of the engineers, architects, builders, designers and manufacturers who have selected our products from among many in the past. Our products have advanced significantly.

Frankly, we have little choice in this matter of very old version support. With Operating System support removed from Windows XP and Vista by Microsoft, supporting older software not only becomes unviable, but also unsafe as these systems are no longer provided with critical Functionality and Security patches. Windows 7 EOL (End Of Life) was announced by Microsoft (see table here ). As with previous EOL announcement, end of support means any help from our local office in re-installing, moving, lost keys or passwords, registering, unregistering or otherwise assisting a user of a deprecated product. ProgeCAD users from any version will, however, still have the option to (link) should they misplace their installers or serial codes. Users of progeCAD versions newer than 2013 continue to be entitled to one free lookup for each active license. I have progeCAD 2010 and I lost my license.

What can I do? You will need to buy a license lookup service for each license in question, here: I have progeCAD 2014 and I lost my license for the first time. What can I do?

Contact us here for your free one-time lookup: I have Alibre Design 2012 Standard / PE and I need help to activate on Windows 10. Not supported. There are several issues with this, which prevent our staff from assisting in any way. First, Alibre 2012 is categorically not supported on Windows 10 in any fashion.

Second, Alibre Design Standard / PE is completely discontinued. Alibre users were invited several times to upgrade free of charge to supported versions, as long as they only paid the subscription fee. Users who have repeatedly declined our offers have now indicated that they will keep their existing installations.

Third, all 2012 releases of our products are completely outdated. Alibre users still have login access to their and are welcome to continue supporting themselves as best as possible. There is an Alibre. Alibre users are also welcome to try to contact Geomagic Support at 3D Systems directly, however we cannot guarantee a response for unsupported legacy users. General questions about CADDIT support policies can be submitted to us via our website at any time. Once again, we repeat, updated and new license users are not affected by this announcement.

Sydney, Australia 05 October 2016 - With the recently available service pack, the CADDIT team has revisited last year's review of CAD hardware. As stated in the update announcement on CADDIT.net, progeCAD is a low-cost general-purpose 2D/3D CAD system with very tight compatibility to recent versions of AutoCAD. Since the landmark progeCAD 2013 release several years ago, our development team has been spending considerable effort to improve our use of hardware acceleration commonly employed by CAD software like and.

OpenGL is essentially a machine language for sending commands like draw and shade directly (in a process sometimes called 'direct rendering') to an OpenGL-speaking graphics card for display on the screen. These commands are often wrapped inside other languages like C++ for callable use by developers to tie into their software - like CAD, games, many video players and other highly-demanding graphics applications.  The inner workings of OpenGL per diagram from Wikipedia This year we began introducing two significant hardware assets for graphics testing in our labs: Dell XPS Laptops (15 inch series) with series GPU, now with a 'game-ready' driver update (free update from NVidia.com). I really like the XPS and have taken one for use myself. Other legacy systems tested are an HP Pavilion running Windows 7 on a Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2,4GHZ processor with Nvidia Quadro K1200 GPU and a new Asus with Intel i7-3770 @ 3.40 GHz Windows 10 PRO x64 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (working at 1680x1050) - both with updated Nvidia v372 driver updates as well.

This year we again employed the graphics utility for our performance analysis. Combined with results, average speed on all systems all measured between 20 and 30 refresh frames per second (FPS) with the shaded ISS 3D test drawing, with the Dell XPS and HP Pavilion with the Quadro having slightly higher (smoother) graphics performance than the others. Results were similar when loaded with mid-sized 2D drawings roughly 12 - 14 megabytes in size, with the new progeCAD 2017 64 bit handling of larger files somewhat better than last year's version. Early year observations of regular crashing on systems using Nvidia Quadro graphics seem to all but completely disappear with updated Quadro drivers from nvidia.com and installing the latest progeCAD update from caddit.net. We also notice the same improvement when updating the Intel business graphics drivers on systems like the Surface Pro 3. Unfortunately we were unable to make similar comparisons with legacy systems equipped with ATI 7470M Radeon graphics because the new ATI driver sent an of the screen.

Based on last year's problems and comparatively poor performance of the ATI card, we really didn't feel like buying another one. We have heard remarks that OpenGL support on the ATI series is somewhat better, however. In conclusion, we repeat last year's recommendation of intel CPU / NVidia graphics for progeCAD when possible. Using the latest progeCAD service pack (currently ) and recent Nvidia device drivers is highly recommended for best results, although users should double check any possible incompatibility that newer drivers might have with their own hardware.

Can be a powerful tool for creating, editing and printing AutoCAD-format DWG files for almost any version of AutoCAD. ProgeCAD includes multiple tools for vector-PDF import, PDF underlay and PDF printing as well. However, more than once we have been at CADDIT how progeCAD manages batch printing and I have agreed to write something on it. This article will offer an overview of progeCAD batch printing using the PUBLISH command. Batch plotting is a convenient way to print multiple documents and layouts in one run. The origin of batch plotting has its roots in the unsupervised overnight plotting of large numbers of drawings for CAD offices.

The PUBLISH command was first introduced in progeCAD with a for progeCAD 2013 users several years ago. Since its appearance several years ago, progeCAD's publish command has expanded to embrace full batch-printing functionality, including the in-dialog ability to add and remove drawing files to the batch, as well as selecting specific layouts and workspaces from those files. ProgeCAD's PUBLISH command is essentially similar to the one offered in AutoCAD (which effectively replaced AutoCAD's older batch plot utility a few years ago). To begin batch plotting jobs in progeCAD, there are several ways to start the PUBLISH command:.From the 'progeCAD Button' (similar to the 'Office Button'). As one can see, there are quite a few options here to work with. The basic idea is to create a list of drawing files - either from the currently opened files in progeCAD or using the 'Add Drawing' button (triangle button with the plus, above).

Individual workspaces (Layouts, model spaces.) can then be added or removed from the job list using the toggle boxes next to their name in the list. For example, to only print the layout (paperspace) drawings from files above, uncheck everything in the list with name ending in '- Model'. You can also re-order the way drawings are printed in the publish job by individually selecting them and using the 'Move.up' and 'Move. Down' buttons.

For batch printing to a PDF or DWF file, the 'Default Output Location' folder would be significant. You can also specify a single paper size or allow the job to use various paper sizes as specified by each individual layout. Headers, footers, even DWF security password can be specified in this options box if the user so wishes it. For more detail on the various options available in the PUBLISH command, we can first suggest the progeCAD 2017 'F1' included Help topics, such as 'Customizing options when publishing to a file'.

Users are also free to post specific questions about using this or any other progeCAD command on the. Many advances have been made in progeCAD development in recent years. Apart from native 64-bit CAD editing and better OpenGL hardware support for premium graphics cards, progeCAD continues to maintain its highest level of compatibility with recent Windows and AutoCAD updates.

For some users, choosing the right progeCAD upgrade can be a bit confusing. This is understandable. Aside from the basic types of upgrades such as floating Network licenses, portable USB or Stand-Alone, there are also several different options for each type.

The first tip is that the latest version of progeCAD supports the same DWG file format as did previous versions. This means that progeCAD will open drawings even if they are created in a version several years earlier. Of course, as with all versions, the DWG format itself should be correct and error-free. As mentioned on the CADDIT forum, regular use of progeCAD tools like 'audit', 'purge' as well as regular backups can keep drawings safe and free of any format errors. The second tip is that - unlike other CAD systems - it is still possible to upgrade from any commercial version of progeCAD without paying the full cost of a new license. For example, even if a user has a 2008 license there is still a discount for 'trading in' the old license towards a new 2017 version. To upgrade any version of progeCAD we start on the CADDIT webstore: If a user prefers to use the webstore categories, all progeCAD upgrades can be found under the 'progeCAD Upgrades' category.

It is possible to upgrade from any type of paid progeCAD license to any other type of paid progeCAD license. Under the 'progeCAD Upgrades' category, we see several different types of license that can be selected for the upgrade. ProgeCAD licenses are upgraded on a one for one exchange basis. That is, for one 'older' valid license code (which has not been, for example, already upgraded before), a user is entitled to one upgrade price in the license type of their choice. If a company has multiple licenses, there is no requirement to upgrade all of them, but it would be advisable to do so. Of course, the user does not need to change the license type just to upgrade - they are welcome to keep on the same type as the older one they are upgrading from (e.g.

The point is, either way works. Any of the upgrade products will activate the latest version of software (currently progeCAD 2017).  For example: we could decide that a floating network license would be more suitable for our company, rather than the single seat license which we had now since, say, 2013-2014. In that case we could begin to order our upgrade by clicking on the 'progeCAD 2017 Network License Upgrade' product, even though what we have now is a 2014 Stand-Alone license from three years ago. Clicking on the product title opens the product page - in this example the product page for 'progeCAD 2017 Network License Upgrade'.

A similar process works if a user wishes to change to a USB, or simply to keep their Single license updated. Simply click the product title for the license type you wish to upgrade TO (or, to keep).

The forth tip is to select the correct options for the upgrade. Once on the product page for the type of upgrade we want, we still need to tell the system what we are upgrading from ->which support option that we want, etc. The upgrade options are currently located toward the bottom of each product page. Some options will affect the total price of the upgrade. For our example, we are upgrading a 2014 stand-alone to a 2017 Network license. Looking at the drop down options for 'Which CAD System do you currently use?'

We see a few different choices. Choosing the right option here will prevent delays when our order is checked. Since progeCAD 2014 Stand-Alone is not specifically listed, the correct option is 'Other (Specify.).' As shown below. Once the correct options are clicked, we only need to Add to Cart and Check Out per usual. We notice that by upgrading our existing old stand-alone license, we save more than $100 from the cost that buying a new Network License outright.

Similar cost savings are available for other types of progeCAD licenses - even very old ones. This upgrade option allows progeCAD users to claim a measure of value back, even after using a license for many years. This upgrade option also helps ensure that users enjoy more productive software while contributing to the development of this powerful AutoCAD alternative. Of course, it would be impossible to cover every upgrade topic in a single article. So, as usual, we would close this post by saying that any questions about progeCAD upgrade offers can be sent to CADDIT through the on the website. The native AutoCAD file for saving drawings is '.DWG' (short form extension for 'drawing'). The DWG file can be likened to a moveable database, storing tables of information such as geometry, views, layers, configurations, third-party extensions and links to other data sets like XREF or BLOCK.

The first.DWG binary format 'MC0.0' was implemented in 1982 with the AutoCAD 1.0 release. A user can check any DWG file directly by opening in a binary-text editor (I use vi/vim) and checking the first six characters like we did here. Those six characters 'hard-code' the rest of the drawings data as to which version protocol it obeys. In this case the file is DWG 2010 format. How do we know? Because AC1024 is code for 2010 DWG. Sydney, Australia 08 March 2017 - CADDIT announces the immediate availability of on the CADDIT.net website.

Mathcad is computational software which solves equations written in conventional textbook format, as opposed to obscure expression languages used in spreadsheets. Mathcad is the application of choice for many math-critical industries, such as mining, aerospace, chemical and laboratory research environments. Mathcad updates solutions in real time, and can also be used to visualize datasets in both 2D and 3D plots. Mathcad Prime 4.0 adds several important usability features requested by our users. PTC Mathcad Prime 4.0 extends access control features to individual worksheet areas. Using the new Area Protection and Locking functionality in PTC Mathcad Prime 4.0, users may select specific areas of a document for password protection, making them unavailable or just read-only for other users while leaving remaining areas fully editable.

This feature further protects the integrity of corporate calculations, preventing protected values from unwanted alteration. PTC Mathcad Prime 4.0 improves document readability with enhanced equation wrapping. Equation wrapping works much like word wrapping does for a text editor. Users can now both insert a wrapped addition, subtraction, multiplication or inline division operator while typing an equation (in other words, they can wrap as they go) or they can go back to existing math and toggle the wrapping on those operators too. Wrapping does not break logic linkage to the next line, and can also be inserted as the equation is typed.

Improved support for Microsoft Object Embedding is included. Linked objects can be displayed within the worksheet, and opened for real time editing in the necessary application. Users with large worksheets will notice several overall performance improvements in Mathcad Prime 4.0. In particular, the Mathcad region display has been re-designed with far greater efficiency, with very noticeable results especially when handling extensive worksheets spanning dozens of pages. Additional improvements have been made for smoother graph editing and other optimizations.

Mathcad 4.0 is available for immediate trial download on the CADDIT website HERE. Current maintenance subscribers should already have access to the new version via their PTC web account.

Additional questions about the latest Mathcad 4.0 release can be directed to CADDIT via the. Sydney, Australia 15 March 2017 - CADDIT announces the free upgrade to 2018 version for all progeCAD purchases on or after 15 March 2017.

Selected users have already started second-stage internal testing with the new version with very positive results. ProgeCAD is a general-purpose 2D and 3D CAD package which offers very similar work environment as AutoCAD, at a much lower price. With progeCAD, designers have a professional yet affordable perpetual-license alternative to high-cost AutoCAD rental fees, with the ability to create, read, write and edit native AutoCAD DWG and DXF files fluently using and interface very similar to what AutoCAD already know. Based in Sydney, CADDIT has been supporting progeCAD users in Australia, New Zealand and surrounds for more than ten years. ProgeCAD 2018 will deliver major refinements for many progeCAD features. Currently these improvements introduce a brand new 3D rendering system from Artisan, completely re-written MTEXT, REFEDIT, RENAME and ARRAY command interfaces. 3D scan data will now be directly accepted from several more formats including.ply and vanilla.xyz files.

Existing functionality will also be greatly expanded in a number of key areas, such as Workspace management, fading controls for XREF, REFEDIT and LAYERS. New commands VPMAX, VPMIN, TEXTFRONT and more. ProgeCAD 2018 will also add support for many new system variables like DIMLAYER, HPLAYER, CACHEFILES and HPTRASPARENCY usage.

ProgeCAD will now support reading many more file formats from Microstation (.dgnlib.rdl.cel) and can snap to UNDERLAY entities. ProgeCAD 2017 was the first version to offer the new RIBBON interface.

The progeCAD 2018 interface will add controls for Toolbar locking, Contextual Ribbons and a PathWatcher for control of a folder for automatic dwg opening. As usual, this is only a cross-sampling of the numerous new features and optimizations coming in our 2018 version.

To qualify for this free upgrade offer, simply (English) new or upgrade licenses from CADDIT.net on or after 15 March 2017. Multiple purchases will qualify for multiple upgrades. ProgeCAD 2017 Upgrades from older versions also qualify under this promotion, including all new progeCAD and license upgrades, essentially resulting in two version upgrades for the price of one. Note that eligible users with a USB upgrade will not be required to replace their hardware dongle for the next version. Within a few weeks after the 2018 release announcement, eligible users will be issued upgrades with a progeCAD 2018 serial key and an updated download link for the software, similar to how has been done in past years. Promotion does not apply to OEM repackaging or to languages other than English. This promotion will last until the day that progeCAD 2018 release is announced on this website.

To try progeCAD free for a month,. For questions about this free 2018 promotion please here. Sydney, Australia 03 April 2017 - CADDIT announces an exciting new 3D CAD product line agreement with ZWSOFT to sell and support all ZW3D products Australia-wide. ZW3D offers mechanical designers, engineers, machinists and manufacturers a powerful suite of integrated CAD and CAM software for parametric 3D part and assembly design, hybrid freeform and direct editing, sheet metal nesting and weldment construction, 3D publishing and printing, prismatic and multi-axis machining, lathe turning and more. ZW3D also delivers powerful 3D CAD translation tools for importing SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Siemens NX, JT, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor, STEP, ACIS.sat and.sab, IGES and many more formats from even very recent versions of the software. ZW3D supplies thousands of businesses globally, including Yamaha Motor Co, Bridgestone, Johnson Controls, Baosteel and many others.

ZW3D uses specially written state-of-the-art modeling technology, originally developed by VX Corporation of Melbourne FL USA, with software R&D still located in Florida to this day. The user interface includes a modern ribbon-based UI with visual help cues and prompts. Traditional bottom-up assembly design is offered in every version of the software without limitation. Standard and higher versions also offer advanced assembly options, top-down down and animation. There are also two CAM-specialist versions for CNC machinists at reduced cost in CAD features.

CADDIT also announces a special price release of ZW3D 2017 for the Australian small business user called 'Workshop'. ZW3D Workshop by CADDIT edition will include all features of ZW3D Premium minus the costly electrode and mould tooling libraries, to be made available at a much lower cost. To help introduce this high-value 3D CAD and CAM software option to small business users in Australia, CADDIT has arranged for significantly reduced pricing on both software, support and one-year upgrade options. Level one support for ZW3D will be local. A series of free comprehensive one-day training events are planned around Australia, based on number of requests. The first event is planned in Parramatta NSW near our offices. Frequent news and updates will be posted over the next few weeks on our websites. For immediate contact or general ZW3D inquiries, CADDIT.net will be the nation-wide software partner which can be.

Sydney, Australia 22 May 2017 - CADDIT announces the release of Professional on the website for immediate download. ProgeCAD is a flexible general-purpose CAD drawing program that is used in many industries, including architectural design, fabrication shops, landscaping, strata and property management, mechanical design and many more. ProgeCAD is the long-standing low cost alternative for AutoCAD® and AutoCAD LT® software in Australia. ProgeCAD 2018 continues to offer perpetual license options (no rental or annual subscription required) and is tested for compatibility on Windows 7 through to Windows 10, both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. All progeCAD 2018 licenses now include Artisan for progeCAD - a new 3D rendering tool for creating business presentation-quality 3D graphics from progeCAD models and drawings.

New presentation-quality 3D rendering with free rendering add-on progeCAD 2018 refines the native 64-bit performance first introduced last year with improved general performance and reliability. Major improvement in progeCAD V8 file interoperability now offers users complete ability to open, save, create, and edit.dgn files in native Microstation V8 DGN format. ProgeCAD further now supports the Microstation.dgnlib.rdl.cel formats. Users now also may use geometry from PDF and DGN underlays as an ESNAP reference.

This example demonstrates the close read/write compatibility that progeCAD also offers for users with files from Bentley Microstation now:  Microstation imported to progeCAD and saved again progeCAD.DGN read back into Microstation V8i. Development has also completed on a number of other new features. The progeCAD PDF printer now supports PDF printing with layers. Point cloud import now supports LIDAR scan data.las and.laz (compressed) formats. Land planning and civil engeering teams will also greatly benefit from the new support of import. The shapefile format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system (GIS) software.

It is developed and regulated by ESRI as a (mostly) open specification for data interoperability among ESRI and other GIS software products. ProgeCAD 2018 offers a completely new in-place MTEXT editor. Extensive implementation of Fade controls for XREFerences and locked layers ships as well. ProgeCAD 2018 also delivers additional support for AutoCAD VPMIN and VPMAX for maximizing and minimizing viewports, as well as implementing the Superhatch command accessible through the Express Tools menu has been introduced to create amazing hatches out of images, blocks, external references and wipeout objects.

Sydney, Australia 07 August 2017 - CADDIT and Alibre LLC together announce a new future for users. Alibre, LLC based in Houston Texas USA recently acquired all rights to any materials from 3D SYSTEMS related to Geomagic Design. Since then a new product and licensing has been in development, which we can now announce release for on the CADDIT.net website. Alibre Design will continue its focus on affordable 3D parametric mechanical design for the Windows platform. Alibre Design is an intuitive, easy-to-use mechanical design system offering advanced features like Keyshot 3D rendering and optional FEA analysis.

New licensing. Alibre will move away from Flexera to now use a similar online activation system from Nalpeiron, along with several updated license options. Alibre will not offer a USB dongle option.

Geomagic Design users with a USB license from 3D Systems will be offered a Nalpeiron 'offline' license instead (this license type uses an email activation, see ) There will continue to be a floating network license option. At this time, Nalpeiron licensing is stored in local user profile, within C: Users AppData Local Alibre Design. To reset the activation of Alibre Design, simply delete all file inside this directory. Otherwise, moving Alibre licenses will operate in a similar way as they did with Geomagic Design.

Free upgrade. Because Alibre's Nalpeiron-based licensing is not compatible with 3D System's Flexera system, everyone with a valid Geomagic Design license from October 2015 and later will be moved to Alibre 2017 without charge, see. Essentially this consitutes a free upgrade for everyone having a valid Geomagic Design license from October 2015 or later. Previous Geomagic Design users who were still on the original Alibre CRM licensing system (e.g. Alibre 2013) will not be upgraded for free.

In such case a valid Alibre Design subscription will be required for the user to move to the new licensing system. More information will be following soon. CADDIT is happy to continue offering Alibre Design as a cost-effective 3D mechanical design option and we look forward to the upcoming releases under new management of the software. We ask users to be patient during the transition period.

Further questions can be directed to CADDIT via our CONTACT US page.