The software gets better when you look at the price, and you realize that Alibre charges less for a lifetime license compared to what other options cost for only one year.
I'm glad I'm helping, Kelly. Indeed, Catalog Features are immensely helpful in all sorts of situations. For example, one user in the forums said that he uses catalog features to cut the holes for connectors and plugs in electronics enclosures. Really, the applications are limitless.
9:10 this is really cool, but if you're fast with keyboard commands, I wonder if doing a bunch of catalog cylinders and changing their values later is much faster, if at all, compared to pressing C (or whatever your circle hotkey is), click on the face and then the origin, type a value, press your extrude hotkey and type your value. It sounds like a lot but comparison but really it seems like adding them all from the catalog and then going back to change their values is too. I guess it depends on your overall plan for the model.
It's true that in terms of speed modeling it would be close. Designing it might be faster even. But in normal paced work projects I find it more relaxing and easier to focus by dropping the features in hitting Ctrl+E and editing the values. And that's not even the biggest use case. The biggest use case is for complex features like the bore and keyway, panel mount plug holes, etc. So, multiple shapes with multiple dimensions that you can just drop in with catalog features P.S. That is close to how CATIA works. You can place the dimensions and then go back and open up a table and populate their values. You can do it the traditional way too, but it's interesting that it's similar
@@ExMachinaEngineering very true. Especially if you're designing, say, a whole product line which uses the same complex feature all over the place and only slight variations. Also, the method I mentioned doesn't work so good if the origin isn't concentric with the cylinders. Unless there's a faster trick that I don't know about, without the origin, you'd have to manually add the concentric constant as well each time.. which would eat up more time and definitely make the catalog method faster.
Thanks again, Gary! I try to help you guys get the most out of Alibre and it's nice to hear that I am. And yeah, Catalog Features needs to be handled a certain way and that's what I tried to show. But really powerful for some applications. Great for adding embossed logos as well.
Thank you for the kind words. It's always nice to see your work appreciated. In the last video I did where I showed my speed modelling strategies, I think all of that was doable in Atom. Isn't that the case? If you tell me what is not available in Atom I'll consider a method to replace it. th-cam.com/video/dhdIn5EBqp0/w-d-xo.html
Very fine software
I think so too. I use it to handle every mechanical design contract I get
The software gets better when you look at the price, and you realize that Alibre charges less for a lifetime license compared to what other options cost for only one year.
So so awesome thank you sir
Glad to be helping man! These are some pretty powerful tools in Alibre!
Very nice video. I learn a lot from your videos
I'm glad I'm helping, Kelly. Indeed, Catalog Features are immensely helpful in all sorts of situations.
For example, one user in the forums said that he uses catalog features to cut the holes for connectors and plugs in electronics enclosures. Really, the applications are limitless.
9:10 this is really cool, but if you're fast with keyboard commands, I wonder if doing a bunch of catalog cylinders and changing their values later is much faster, if at all, compared to pressing C (or whatever your circle hotkey is), click on the face and then the origin, type a value, press your extrude hotkey and type your value.
It sounds like a lot but comparison but really it seems like adding them all from the catalog and then going back to change their values is too. I guess it depends on your overall plan for the model.
It's true that in terms of speed modeling it would be close. Designing it might be faster even. But in normal paced work projects I find it more relaxing and easier to focus by dropping the features in hitting Ctrl+E and editing the values.
And that's not even the biggest use case. The biggest use case is for complex features like the bore and keyway, panel mount plug holes, etc. So, multiple shapes with multiple dimensions that you can just drop in with catalog features
P.S. That is close to how CATIA works. You can place the dimensions and then go back and open up a table and populate their values. You can do it the traditional way too, but it's interesting that it's similar
@@ExMachinaEngineering very true. Especially if you're designing, say, a whole product line which uses the same complex feature all over the place and only slight variations.
Also, the method I mentioned doesn't work so good if the origin isn't concentric with the cylinders. Unless there's a faster trick that I don't know about, without the origin, you'd have to manually add the concentric constant as well each time.. which would eat up more time and definitely make the catalog method faster.
Where i can download this software? Thank you
Here you are, mate:
www.alibre.com/get-a-trial/
Great video. I haven’t ventured into using them yet. I really like that you not only showed uses but some pitfalls too. Thanks and keep them coming.
Thanks again, Gary! I try to help you guys get the most out of Alibre and it's nice to hear that I am. And yeah, Catalog Features needs to be handled a certain way and that's what I tried to show.
But really powerful for some applications. Great for adding embossed logos as well.
Excellent video as always, thank you
Can you do examples and tips for speed modelling for Alibre Atom users? your content is very helpful
Thank you for the kind words. It's always nice to see your work appreciated.
In the last video I did where I showed my speed modelling strategies, I think all of that was doable in Atom. Isn't that the case?
If you tell me what is not available in Atom I'll consider a method to replace it.
th-cam.com/video/dhdIn5EBqp0/w-d-xo.html