STL Import for Alibre Design is a Stereolithography (.stl) file import add-in for Alibre Design®. This add-in gives Alibre Design the ability to import geometric data from ASCII and Binary STL files.

STL Import for Alibre Design reads polygon mesh data stored in STL files and imports it into Alibre Design. A polygon mesh in a STL file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. STL Import for Alibre Design creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle and knits them together to create a solid body.

STL Import for Alibre Design is very easy to use. It adds new commands to Alibre Design. Once installed, it automatically loads itself into Alibre Design and adds a new submenu called "STLImport" to the Alibre Design menu containing these new commands.

Download & Purchase

Please download a fully functional trial of STL Import for Alibre Design by clicking on the "Download Now" button below. To start using the software, you need a license key. A license key can be of two types: Trial or Permanent. A trial key is issued to you instantly and completely free of cost so that you may try the software before you purchase a license. A permanent key is issued after you have purchased a license. We are confident that during the trial period (10 days or runs, whichever is earlier) you will find STL Import for Alibre Design extremely useful. Later when you decide to buy the software please return to this page and click the "Buy Now" button to place your order. In the order process you will be asked to enter your Host ID that appears in the "SYCODE License Server" dialog box (which appears when you run any of the "STLImport" commands). We will create and send you your Key by e-mail within one business day. To avoid disruption in your workflow we urge you to place your order before the trial period ends.

(1.25 MB)

($95)

Note: Downloading this software indicates your acceptance to the SYCODE Software License Agreement. STL Import for Alibre Design is priced at $95 only. This is the price of a single user license. For your bulk-licensing needs please contact us.

Installation & Usage

Since STL Import for Alibre Design is an add-on for Alibre Design, it must be loaded into the Alibre Design environment before it can be used. Please follow the simple instructions in the STL Import for Alibre Design ReadMe document which is copied into the installation folder. After you have loaded the add-on file into Alibre Design, Simply click on the menu items in the "STLImport" submenu to run these new commands. Truly, software made simple!

The 'STLImport' submenu consists of the following commands:

• Import - Import a STL file
  
  
• Help - Display the STL Import for Alibre Design help file
  
  
• Register - Register your copy of STL Import for Alibre Design
  
  
• About - Display the STL Import for Alibre Design About box

The STLImport submenu

STL Import for Alibre Design comes with detailed documentation for each command as well as a  tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time. There is also an online version of the help file which you can view by clicking the link below.

Online Help

The STL File Format

The STL file format is the Rapid Prototyping industry's standard data transmission format and is the format required to interact with stereolithography machines. Stereolithography files contain solids which are made up of 3 sided facets. STL files may be ASCII or binary data, although binary is far more common due to the resulting size of the CAD data when saved to the ASCII format. A STL file describes a raw unstructured triangulated surface by the unit normal and vertices (ordered by the right-hand rule) of the triangles using a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. Many CAD systems are able to output the STL file format among their other formats, but very few have the ability to import STL files.

Customization

If you want STL Import for Alibre Design to work in a different way to suit your workflow, do let us know. We will customize the add-on to suit your needs.