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Award-Winning Powerboat Manufacturer Achieves Positive Return on Investment in Just Two Weeks with Switch to Alibre Design

Caleb Fulks, a design engineer with prior 3D solid modeling experience, recommended Alibre Design over another popular mid-range solid modeler based on three criteria: the short learning curve, the speed at which he was able to generate designs for Tigé, and the affordable price. In fact, Tigé was able to purchase two seats of Alibre Design for less than the price of one seat of the other software.

In two weeks with Alibre Design, the engineering team designed two new fuel tanks, new instrument gauges, and a new wiring harness.

"We achieved a positive ROI on the first fuel tank we designed," said Curt Conway, manufacturing engineer at Tige. "Alibre Design made Tigé's full transition to 3D modeling a painless one. The cost of one Alibre Design seat was the same price we would have paid to have someone else manufacture a model of our fuel tank."

Alibre Design will save Tigé money and reduce labor hours. They'll also get a real boost in time-to-market.

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Tigé Boats Inc. is headquartered in Abilene, Texas, where it manufactures eight direct drive and sport V inboard models ranging from 20 to 24 feet in length. Each boat features the patented Tigé ConvexV hull and TAPS2 technology. All are backed by the Tigé LifePlus lifetime replacement warranty, the only replacement warranty in the industry. Tigé has more than 80 dealers in 10 countries.

Alibre develops and markets Alibre Design, a parametric 3D solid modeler for mechanical design and manufacturing. One-fifth the cost of comparable software, Alibre Design delivers ease-of-use, rich functionality, extensive tutorials and unique real-time support via the Alibre Assistant. Customers may also share and edit product designs in real time with integrated online tools. Alibre Design is available in seven languages and distributed around the world. Founded in 1997, Alibre Inc. is privately funded and based in Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit www.alibre.com.

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