SpaceClaim

ANSYS SpaceClaim enables anyone to create, edit, or repair geometry without worrying about underlying technology. With SpaceClaim, working with 3D modeling software becomes fast, easy, flexible, and rewarding, no matter where in the workflow you need it.

 

Design

Design the way you think: Our vision from the beginning was to bring 3-D to everyone by providing a simple, fast, flexible design tool. We believe a 3-D tool should be so simple, anyone can learn it quickly and have fun while doing so. Imagine, design, make and realize your ideas faster with ANSYS SpaceClaim®.

 

Reverse Engineering

For reverse engineering, SpaceClaim is unmatched in terms of power, ease of use and flexibility. You can quickly build complex solids or use direct modeling commands while referencing an STL model. Space-Claim automatically fits surfaces to complex shapes while still enabling you to edit the fine details. These same intuitive tools can be used to build fixtures or construct mating components as needed.

 

Simulation

Use ANSYS SpaceClaim for all Fluids, Structures and Electronics model preparation to remove geom-etry bottlenecks and get your models to analysis faster. You can open data from any CAD system, edit designs and prepare them for simulation without relying on CAD export, no matter where the model was created.

 

Manufacturing

No other tool is faster to use and does a better job editing geometry, cleaning up corrupt or difficult CAD data, and quickly designing jigs and fixtures. SpaceClaim is the only solution on the market today that helps machinists complete jobs quickly while minimizing downtime on the shop floor.

 

3-D Printing

ANSYS SpaceClaim’s intuitive interface allows you to create, edit and prepare models for 3-D printing faster and more efficiently than ever before. With our STL Prep for 3-D Printing module, you will enjoy many automated tools that bridge the gaps between editing solids and mesh data.

 

Sheet Metal

When it comes to giving busy machinists and engineers the right tool for unfolding models into flat patterns, SpaceClaim is the best solution for preparing any model for high-precision sheet metal manu-facturing. With SpaceClaim, manufacturers will save time, increase productivity, minimize shop floor downtime and gain a better solution for winning new business.

 

 

System Requirements

System requirements for all SpaceClaim products.

Operating Systems:
Microsoft® Windows 7, 8, 10 64-bit

SpaceClaim is not supported on virtual platforms (See note below).

Intel-based Apple hardware running native Windows using Boot Camp is not supported.

Video Card:

Requires Full DirectX® 9c, Shader Model 3.0 hardware support, 512 MB of graphics memory or higher, 32 bits per pixel, 1024×768 minimum resolution.

Please ensure that you have the latest graphics driver for your card and that Direct3D Acceleration is enabled.

 

The following commonly used video cards support the above requirements¹ :

Radeon®:
ATI® Radeon R300, R420, R520, R600, or R700 series.
Radeon 9×00 cards (9700, 9800, …) or newer

NVIDIA®:
NVIDIA GeForce® FX, 6, 7, or 8 series. NVIDIA FX5200s or newer

AMD™:
AMD FireGL™ T2-128 or higher (including the ‘Mobility’ series for laptops)

CPU:
Pentium® 4 2.0 GHZ or Athlon® 2000+ or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor

RAM:
4 GB RAM or higher

Other:
CD drive (only for CD installation)
2 Button Mouse with Wheel
3D Mouse (3Dconnexion – Optional)

Multi-touch:

Multi-touch now works on all Windows 7 and 8 devices via the native pen-and-touch interface.

Note on virtual platforms:

Users report successfully operating SpaceClaim on VMware Workstation 7.x and Player 3.x.

1. SpaceClaim does not certify or recommend specific graphic cards.