Alibre Design

Chapter 2 - Getting Started With Alibre Design2.3 An Initial Design SessionThe remainder of this chapter and all of Chapter 3 provide introductory overviews of the mainapplication areas and the 3D design interface.Before proceeding further in this User Guide, we strongly recommend that you work throughtwo of the basic Part Design tutorials, Introduction to Sketching and Constraints, and Modeling aSimple Part.Working through these tutorials will give you a good understanding of the basic modeling terms andconcepts used in Alibre Design. You will also become familiar with 3D viewing techniques in AlibreDesign.By completing these tutorials now you will be better prepared for the material in the subsequentsections.2.4 The Home WindowAlibre Design is comprised of five main components: the Home window, the Repository, theMessage Center, the Team Manager, and design and drawing areas referred to as workspaces.Each component opens in a separate window that you can independently resize, position or tile.When you launch Alibre Design, the Home window appears first and is always open while AlibreDesign is running. The Home window serves as the starting point for all other areas of AlibreDesign. Whenever you have another Alibre Design window open, you can quickly access the Homewindow by clicking the Alibre Design icon in the lower right corner of any other Alibre Designwindow.13