SpaceClaim Announces fifth Engineering Software Release - SpaceClaim 2009+

CONCORD, MA - SpaceClaim today announced the fifth release of the company's engineering software, SpaceClaim 2009+. This new version of SpaceClaim is the first in the industry to support Windows 7 and Multi-Touch for 3D direct modeling. Other new 2009+ capabilities are aimed at driving ease of use in preparing models for simulation, and extending SpaceClaim's leadership in direct modeling for conceptual design.

"This has been a remarkable year for SpaceClaim, as we have begun to see wider adoption in engineering organizations," said Chris Randles, SpaceClaim President and CEO. "Our rapid growth this year demonstrates that we are solving real, complex, and costly engineering challenges, such as accelerating the development of concept models, or speeding model preparation for upfront or downstream analysis and simulation. On average, our customers report a halving of the time taken to prepare models for CAE, enabling them to be more productive and accelerating overall time-to-market. With industry-leading partners such as ANSYS, we are now recognized as an innovative solution that is expanding the use of 3D among analysts, engineers, and other non-CAD specialists in modern manufacturing organizations."

SpaceClaim is enabling manufacturers to accelerate innovation cycles and leverage engineering and product styling as key differentiators. SpaceClaim evolves 3D outside of the traditional detail design environment in CAD, putting straightforward modeling tools in the hands of engineers and CAE analysts. With SpaceClaim, engineers can perform simulation, collaborate, and converge before specifying the design concept to the CAD team for detailing and design-for-manufacture. Additionally, SpaceClaim provides CAE engineers with a solution to easily prepare, edit, and optimize CAD data, with the freedom to explore solutions without relying on CAD operators.

SpaceClaim 2009+ Pushes the Envelope of Direct Modeling and Automates Model Preparation

The new release features enhanced capabilities for design and analysis engineers that include:

-- Direct modeling enhancements:
-- Bodies can be locked to prevent unintentional modification.
-- New round creation techniques allow rounds to be placed in more
complicated situations.
-- Curves imprinted on faces can be easily manipulated, facilitating
conceptual sketching in 3D.
-- Numerous other enhancements to surfacing, patterning, and
construction geometry maintain SpaceClaim's lead in direct
modeling.
-- Model preparation for simulation made easier:
-- Conceptual beam elements facilitate structural design.
-- A beam library provides easy beam creation with standard sections.
-- Beam extraction converts imported beams to conceptual beams.
-- Enhanced geometry checking and repair makes it easy to diagnose
common geometry problems.
-- De-featuring is faster than ever with new round slicing tools.
-- Several ANSYS add-in enhancements, including the ability to
transfer beams and pattern count dimensions, making it more
convenient to optimize models from within ANSYS® Workbench(TM)
2.0.
-- Multi-touch user interaction
-- Hands-on interactive solid modeling using up to four fingers
provides a more immersive user experience.
-- New selection techniques such as four-finger box select and lasso
select make the most common 3D interactions faster than possible
with a mouse.
-- Multi-touch view rotation and gesture support provide
straightforward access to commands that would normally be hidden
behind toggle keys and shortcuts.