Anybody on here besides Jarrett using CFD?
I am in the market for something.

Paul Lamar

Paul,

If linear CFD will do, (ie. no substantial flex/deformation), I would
suggest you to try Alibre.

2. and 3. level Alibre package (pro, expert) has Algor DesignCheck on
it. Algor is a major CFD package, can be upgraded substantially if
necessary. That bundled basic version seems to be perfectly ok for
simple monoblock  stress analysis.

I just bought Alibre Design Expert, student package (220 eur, 100%
functional :), haven't yet got time to try Algor but only superficially,
but looks good sofar.

Another plus is that Alibre Exp. has 2.5-axis mill CAM package, licensed
from Visual Mill. Integration between these two seems to be fairly good
- that cannot be said from all CAD->CAM interfaces... People have run
into really sticky snafus with some combinations. Also, basic Alibre CAM
can be upgraded all the way to 5-axis milling.

I researched the market awhile, and for mechanical engineering, Alibre
seemed to offer the most for money. List prices are
Std:1000/Pro:1500/Exp:2000 USD.

There's free functional tryout (Express), and occasionally there's
offers to upgrade to professional version with ~700 e/usd, and to Exp.
about 1000 USD.

here's a link: http://www.alibre.com

Cheers,

Petri

Thanks Petri
I'll look into it.

Paul Lamar

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