December 28, 2012

Thoroughly Modern Metrology - Desktop Engineering

Thanks to a host of ease-of-use and accuracy improvements, a new generation of 3D scanners and portable CMMs are improving productivity and reducing costs.
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December 03, 2012

Geomagic Spark unites 3D scan data with MCAD Geometry - GraphicSpeak

The new product combined Geomagic's point cloud mesh editing expertise with SpaceClaim's direct modeling technology. New technologies had to be created to make the product possible.

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November 26, 2012

Konstruktive Brücke zwischen den CAD-Welten

Der CAD CAM Report berichtet in seiner aktuellen Ausgabe, wie wirkungsvoll das Ingenieurbüro Otte (ibo) SpaceClaim einsetzt. ibo muss als Entwicklungspartner der Automobilindustrie schnell und effizient Catia- und Pro/Engineer-Daten handhaben können. „Das 3D-Tool SpaceClaim bewährt sich nicht nur bei der Änderung neutralisierter und der Reparatur fehlerhafter CAD-Geometrien, sondern lässt sich auch einfach und ohne großen Schulungsaufwand nutzen“, schreibt der CAD CAM Report.
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November 26, 2012

3D für alle Rapidprozesse

rapidX, Zeitschrift für Produktentwicklung und additive Fertigung, schreibt, dass viele Ingenieure und Techniker in Produktentwicklungsprozessen heute keinen Zugang zu adäquaten 3D-Werkzeugen hätten, obwohl diese sie unterstützen könnten, ihre Aufgaben besser zu erfüllen. „Gefragt ist ein 3D-Tool, das den Bedürfnissen der Anwender insbesondere in der Fertigung, im Simulationsumfeld, in der Konzeptmodellierung und beim Entwickeln neuer Geschäftsfelder entspricht“, meint rapidX.
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November 12, 2012

SpaceClaim 2012+ - Develop3D

From more flexible edits and geometry creation to mesh remodeling and enhanced third-party partnerships, SpaceClaim, the direct modelling specialist, delivers another solid release.
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October 24, 2012

GDLS Creates a new Tracked Stryker Product with SpaceClaim - AUSA 2012

At the AUSA (Association of the United States Army) 2012 meeting, GDLS presented a new vehicle concept called "Tracked Stryker" that was created in two days in SpaceClaim, and then designed, built, and tested in only five months.
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October 18, 2012

SpaceClaim 2012+ Zeros in on Fours Areas of CAD Use

With that premise in mind, the latest release of SpaceClaim Engineer, version 2012+, keys in on a number of new capabilities in the areas of manufacturing, simulation, concept development, and mesh remodeling, each designed to help engineers work more effectively in 3D modeling without the high cost and complexity associated with traditional CAD systems.
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October 16, 2012

Auch der CAD-Laie kommt direkt ans Ziel - Economic Engineering

„Entscheidend ist, dass die Benutzeroberfläche von SpaceClaim Engineer konsequent darauf ausgerichtet ist, gerade Nicht-CAD-Experten dabei zu unterstützen, ihre Aufgaben in der Geometriebearbeitung rasch und einfach zu erledigen“, schreibt Economic Engineering. „Das Tool ermöglicht es, Ideen einfach in 3D auszuprobieren, Modelle aus beliebigen CAD-Systemen weiterzuverwenden und in kürzester Zeit für die CAE-Analyse zu vereinfachen.“
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October 12, 2012

SpaceClaim's Big OEM Deal with Gamma Technologies - Deelip.com

Sometime in the near future “several thousand” of Gamma Technologies customers and all its new customers will get a license of SpaceClaim Engineer.
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October 11, 2012

SpaceClaim 2012+: CAD for the CAD Indifferent - Cadalyst

For engineers, designers, and even managers and business owners who need access to 3D CAD to get their jobs done but don't necessarily have "CAD user" as part of their job descriptions, a direct-modeling tool might be just the ticket. That, in fact, is the premise of SpaceClaim, a 3D direct-modeling solution for mechanical and product design, in its tenth release as of this week
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October 11, 2012

SpaceClaim Engineer 2012+ Released - Desktop Engineering

New tools for designers, engineers and manufacturers. Interoperability capabilities also extended.
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October 10, 2012

SpaceClaim Stretches Mech Design Tenacles, Launches SpaceClaim 2012+ - SolidSmack

SpaceClaim is spreading its mechanical design tentacles across a wider range of end-users today. With the 10th release of the amiable CAD beast, those tentacles become electrified grapplers sending shocks of manufacturing and mesh-pulling joy into the users. SpaceClaim 2012+ brings new connections to CAM software, mesh and solid comparison and a pattern shifting feature that makes modifying geometry smarter, not harder. Here’s a wrap up of what you’ll see in the new release.

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September 26, 2012

Direct Modeling and CFD Partner - Desktop Engineering Pick of the Week

SpaceClaim Corp. (Concord, MA) and Simerics Inc. (Huntsville, AL) recently announced a direct integration between their flagship products, the SpaceClaim Engineer 3D CAD modeler and PumpLinx and Simerics MP CFD (computational fluid dynamics) systems, respectively.
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September 14, 2012

Mastercam Now Includes SpaceClaim 2D/3D toolset for faster fixes - Machinery

SpaceClaim, now directly integrated with Mastercam, enables CAD parts to opened, corrected and updated prior to CNC programming. Described as a powerful geometry editor for machinists it can also fix dirty geometry that can cause errors in CAM.

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September 13, 2012

The Direct Route to 3D CAD - Eureka

SpaceClaim's innovation was to produce a relatively inexpensive, easy-to-use direct modelling package that allowed those not trained in the use of CAD access to 3D modelling technology. First announced in 2007, SpaceClaim Engineer was launched in 2008. Today, it has sold as many as 25,000 licences to 2,500 customer companies and has shown a compounded growth rate of between 80% and 90% per annum. No wonder SpaceClaim's British CEO describes the last few years as "a wild ride."
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September 11, 2012

MCAD Cafe interviews Blake Courtner at IMTS Trade Show

Blake Courter, SpaceClaim Director of Customer Development, discussed SpaceClaim's unique offering for manufacturing and machine shops.
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September 10, 2012

SpaceClaim Engineer 2012: Fachzeitschrift FORM + Werkzeug sieht „neue Gestaltungspotenziale“

Die Engineering-Fachzeitschrift FORM + Werkzeug berichtet in ihrer Ausgabe 4-2012 über 3D-Direktmodellierungs-Technologie und SpaceClaim. Sie sieht darin „neue Gestaltungspotenziale“ und schreibt: „Die neue Version von SpaceClaim Engineer 2012 verspricht eine einfache 3D-Direktmodellierung. Das Release enthält neue Funktionen für Reverse Engineering, Volumenmodelle sowie für die Simulation.“
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September 04, 2012

RT-CNC entwickelt Motorsport-Präzisionsteile mit SpaceClaim

Rekonstruktion der legendären Honda CB 900 mit dem leicht handhabbaren 3D-Tool. SpaceClaim Engineer dient RT-CNC dabei als 3D-Werkzeug, um Ideen rasch Gestalt zu geben und sie ohne unnötige Umstände bis zur Fertigungsreife auszuarbeiten.
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August 08, 2012

Let There be Light - Develop3d

Smartphones make it so easy to take photographs and videos. Tanya Weaver tracks the development of a nifty, feature-rich, lighting device that connects to an iPhone to enhance any photograph or video wherever you might be with an app developed using SpaceClaim
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June 22, 2012

SpaceClaim Improves on Accessible CAD - Automotive Design & Production

In general, direct modelers such as SpaceClaim are straightforward and simple to use, which is a good thing for occasional CAD users. According to company officials, 70% of SpaceClaim’s customers learn the CAD system without any formal training. This plus the lower cost of the software, again claim company officials, makes the total cost of ownership for SpaceClaim less than 50% that of traditional CAD products. How is this possible?
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