Alibre Design 2013 – What's New

Tips:Reference the Help to determine how the two options Reverse Tab and Reverse Flange will change theoutcomes of the Sketch Bend operation.Only contiguous figures are allowed; multiple sketch loops will cause the feature to fail.Bends can only occur on linear figures.2D DRAWINGS – GENERALDEFAULT DRAWING NAMEThe default drawing name is now taken from the top-level part or assembly on which it is based. Often this is thedesired behavior and automates the naming of drawing files after their logical constituents. You may override thisbehavior if desired.SET LAYER BY PART OR SUBASSEMBLYYou can now set the layer of parts, assemblies, or subassemblies in 2D drawings. Previously, you could only set thelayer of the projected edges. This makes applying different layer styles to different parts in a drawing extremelyfast. This is particularly useful when showing the progression of a sheet metal forming process and for highlightingimportant areas in a drawing.24