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Ansys SpaceClaim Overview

What is Ansys SpaceClaim?

Ansys SpaceClaim modeling software allows you to quickly create, modify and repair geometry for rapid editing of designs. Additionally, you can optimize designs for simulation or many manufacturing method - including 3D printing and reverse engineering. Create everything from rough concepts to detailed designs, along with fixtures and tooling, plus cleanup 3D CAD scan data.

Ansys SpaceClaim Details
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Product Description

ANSYS SpaceClaim is an engineering CAD software that enables anyone to create, edit, and repair geometry without worrying about techNology.


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Year Founded
1970
HQ Location
Canonsburg, PA
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8,002 employees on LinkedIn®
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NASDAQ:ANSS
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$1,681
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For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries with the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation and advanced semiconductors, to satellite systems and life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.


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Luca C.
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Luca C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Very flexible, but not parametric"
Many interchange directly from to many native CAD format. Very flexible.
Nathaniel S.
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Nathaniel S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"I've been using Spaceclaim for over 12+ years"
Quite Simply, is the ease of learning and use. Great drafting process that gets the job details out to the fabricators on the shop floor. We use sp...
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4.0 out of 5
"I am a cfd analyst, have been using spaceclaim with ansys-fluent for about 9+ years on projects"
The intuitive nature of spaceclaim (SCDM) and its GUI , the learning curve with SCDM is very fast mostly 4 operations - pull, move, fill & boolean...
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Ansys SpaceClaim Media

Ansys SpaceClaim Demo - Parametric Modeling
When developing new designs, speed, ease of use and performance insights are critical to a successful product launch. Very few 3D engineering tools are fast, easy and powerful, resulting in tradeoffs or the use of multiple software. Ansys SpaceClaim’s flexible direct editing feature that helps y...
Ansys SpaceClaim Demo - 3D Design, Concept Modeling and Hybrid Modeling
Ansys SpaceClaim’s hybrid modeling combines cutting-edge direct modeling technology that supports CAD models from any system, along with the ability to repair, edit and modify faceted models like STL. SpaceClaim’s hybrid modeling integrates a new sketch solver equipped with constraints and a reco...
Ansys SpaceClaim Demo - Reverse Engineering
In today’s fast-paced market, products must be designed and manufactured as quickly as possible to have a competitive advantage. There is often a significant bottleneck between designing, prototyping and manufacturing a new product. For example, CAD models might become corrupted during transfer b...
Ansys SpaceClaim Demo - Model Prep for Simulation
Leverage SpaceClaim for model prep for simulation, and pass it over to Ansys Discovery for eal-time simulation of structural loading trends, thermal transfer, modal response, fluid behavior and topology optimizations to lightweight and improve the performance of the design.
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Ansys SpaceClaim Pros and Cons

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Its simplicity and lack of rules. You are not unnecessarily constrained Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Its support and documentation is very lacking beyond the most basic level. Some direction on best practice would be good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

In a small engineering company getting drawing out quickly is important Spaceclaim is great for this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Spaceclaim seems to be particularly good at editing models with complex curved surfaces that other CAD packages do not handle that well. The tools for repairing geometry are also very good, and help with preparing a model for simulation using other ANSYS software linked through workbench Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Due to the way it works with geometry, spaceclaim can often take a while to load the result of a command, and it can be frustrating when this comes back with an error after waiting for a length of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Designing products and also taking models made in other CAD software, reparing and preparing them for FEA simulation in ANSYS Mechanical Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Direct modelling, repair tool for bad CAD model, fluid volume extraction, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Assembly tools, measuring tool because it is not convenient for every user, projection tool during sketching, some more options should be provided for projecting features on sketch plane like option for projecting sectional features on one click.

It takes very long processing time when working with stl files.

It must have capabilities like design modeller that user can put name selections easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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It has quite useful tool for modelling that other software does not have Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

For Making model water tight, its repair tools is one of the best tools that i have ever used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peiqi Y.
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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

The best thing I like about SpaceClaim is that it allows modification directly in 3D view. This function is very convenient and saves the brain from converting 3D into 2D. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Generally, it is user-friendly, nothing dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pipelines and vortex drops. SpaceClaim is helpful, especially when drawing the piping connections. It allows you to connect interfaces in different shapes with just one click. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

User friendly and intuitive approach for starting any simple design from scratch. Super simple graphical user interfaces and geometry creation from ground up is cool. The 3D viewing capabilities of SpaceClaim are woth appreciating. With the tolerance of absolute resolution makes it also precise for critical parametric surfaces and B-splines, etc. The boolean functionalities are handled very well in the application. The feature of picking a geometry object and stretching it in either directions to create a protrusion effect on the geometry is one of the nicest things I have found in SpaceClaim. Spatial corp. owns the ACIS kernel which is infact a subsidiary of Dassault systemes and the functionality of Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Some times I don't want to see the grid as default. This probably can be handled, I need to explore SpaceClaim more. The data exchange formats are in numerous formats however not all formats are supported I guess. STL and .obj however the more older formats that AutoCAD14 etc were creating are probably not supported no. The tool bar could be probably more user friendly or engaging compared to the standard CAD interfaces as is in the current CAD world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was testing Spatial - ACIS kernel and used to try the API functionalities of SpaceClaim to better appreciate the end user experience. Some of the common APIs that were tested by me for ACIS were blending of multiple of edges within one command. Removing of these blends in the reverse order. Boolean APIs that were enhanced to incorporate complex union or subtract of geometries. A text wrap functionality which could embed Text to geometries considering the Text also as a geometry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

In my opinion SpaceClaim has the best User interface for any modelling software. All tools and function are easily accessible and it has the wide range of editing tools which is really great. The best feature of SpaceClaim was processes of creating models seamlessly by allowing users to retrieve and edit important files from other CAD applications. Users can prepare the files directly from the software’s interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

The only thing you won't like about SpaceClaim is that it has system comparability issues when using different platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

SpaceClaim helped me in modelling products and in the Analysis part for my project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Russell B.
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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Ansys spaceclaim is very intuitive. Its a bit like using your smartphone - press something and it does what you ask. I love the fact I can push, pull and move my model directly without constraints. I can see my design in 3d real time and modify it as I see fit with no delays. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

I would like to see more details with any errors that occur. It currently just shows that a particular function cannot be done but doesn't explain why. This can be frustrating as a new user, as it leaves you scratching your head and making wild guesses as to what might be wrong. There is a tutorial section of the hell menu, but it would be nice to have more sheet metal help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use spaceclaim predominantly for sheet metal and it has enabled me to create flat patterns for parts that previously I could not do. I can also see my part in 3d so there is no doubt in my mind that the sheet metal part can be made as I envisaged. When used correctly, it would seem that anything that can be made from sheet metal, can be created by spaceclaim. I have yet to come across a sheet metal scenario that Spaceclaim cannot deal with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankit Y.
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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

I liked its Graphic Interface very much. The product is easy to handle and work with, plus it saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Well there is not much to dislike and i would recommend it to anyone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Structural Analysis, Easy to design and handle my product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

Simple and ease of working with the tool. The methods are linear and are understandable from beginner to experts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

GUI needs refinement.

Individual Node movement is not present its available in other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

At the end of the surface mesh, I have always noticed some spikes on the trailing edges.

The elements from one boundary to the other overlap during the process. I felt these were the challenges which I encounter during the initial stages of leaning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?

user interface, easy to learn and use. Very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?

If we commit mistake, we have to delete total geometry, instead there should be provision for correcting that one Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mixing problems, quick results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.