Alibre & TraceParts Provide Access to Library of 3D Models

By DE Editors

Alibre, Inc. (Richardson, TX) and TraceParts, Inc. (Saint Romain, France) announced immediate availability of a new TraceParts online portal providing the rapidly growing Alibre customer base direct access to the entire TraceParts parts library.

The TraceParts library, said to be house 100+ million 3D CAD models & 2D drawings, including both industry standard parts as well as products from hundreds of manufacturers, directly accessible from within the user interface of Alibre Design Professional and Expert, and 3D parts are available in the Alibre Design native format — allowing them to be directly inserted into designs without translation.

The online library can be accessed directly, and offers search capabilities, 3D dynamic previews, and an interface that enables users to browse the large parts library to quickly locate and retrieve parts that can be directly inserted into a design. It also offers product classifications and interactive 3D viewer.

According to Greg Milliken, CEO of Alibre, the new relationship helps design and manufacturing companies improve their overall design efficiency by leveraging standard off-the-shelf components freeing them to spend the majority of their time on their own design and manufacturing innovations.

For more details, go to Alibre Inc. or TraceParts.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.