Alibre Design

Chapter 2 - Getting Started With Alibre DesignBefore proceeding further in this User Guide, we strongly recommend that youwork through two of the basic Part Design tutorials, Introduction to Sketchingand Constraints, and Modeling a Simple Part.Working through these tutorials will give you a good understanding of the basicmodeling terms and concepts used in Alibre Design. You will also become familiar with3D viewing techniques in Alibre Design.By completing these tutorials now you will be better prepared for the material in thesubsequent sections.2.4 The Home WindowAlibre Design is comprised of five main components: the Home window, theRepository, the Message Center, the Team Manager, and design and drawing areasreferred to as workspaces. Each component opens in a separate window that you canindependently resize, position or tile.When you launch Alibre Design, the Home window appears first and is always openwhile Alibre Design is running. The Home window serves as the starting point for allother areas of Alibre Design. Whenever you have another Alibre Design window open,you can quickly access the Home window by clicking the Alibre Design icon in the lowerright corner of any other Alibre Design window.12