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What's New in
SpaceClaim Engineer 2011+

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What's New in SpaceClaim 2011+

 

The new capabilities in SpaceClaim 2011+ address a broad range of modeling, performance, detailed design, and drawing improvements for concept modeling, design review, simulation, and manufacturing applications.

Read the original press release on SpaceClaim 2011+. SpaceClaim 2011+ SP1 became available on November 1, 2011.

Participate in an on-demand webinar that showcases the new features in SpaceClaim 2011+.


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SpaceClaim 2011+ Enhancements

Modeling

Watch how the new detailing and standard holes functionality works
  • Pattern tools (linear, rotational and fill pattern) with new User Interface
  • STL as a solid import
  • STL cross-section curve fitting
  • Clipping planes and clipping regions
  • Standard hole creation wizard
  • Move drag in plane
  • Multi-threaded faceting (increases modeling speed with more cores)
  • Sketch dimensioning improvements
  • Measure minimum distances

Model Preparation

Watch how the new clipping regions and intellectual property protection features work
  • Improved Volume Extract tool with leak preview and shrink wrap
  • Improved Missing Face Repair tool (multiple patches and automatic tangent add)
  • Improved Merge Faces tool (neighboring edge cleanup)
  • New Duplicates tool removes duplicate surface/solid geometry

Ease of Use

  • Selection: by color, body type, parent, instance, and polygon
  • View manipulation: improved Spin and Plan View
  • Import user settings
  • New interactive view orientation gizmo on screen
  • Align sketch grid with secondary selection

Sheet Metal

Watch What’s New in Sheet Metal functionality
  • Double walls
  • Tabs/Hinges
  • Gusset Creation
  • Markers
  • Improved unfolding
  • K-factor type
  • Stroke font support
  • Mirrored parts
  • Wrap curves from unfold

Documentation

  • Offset cross-sections
  • Hole tables
  • Bold hole circles
  • Datum targets
  • External model drawing views
  • Print to PDF
  • Circular and mirrored text

File Operations

Watch new Importing and File Operations in action
  • Backup Assistant for recovering files
  • Send for sharing assemblies with external references
  • JT PMI interoperability
  • Catia point import/export
  • JTOpen export configuration files
  • Pro/ENGINEER assembly cuts
  • DWG polyface mesh color and layer import
  • DXF/DWG out: "scale output 1:1" option
  • Exclude drawing format on DXF/DWG out

Partners

  • Improved KeyShot integration (shared material library, lightweight model transfer)

 


 SpaceClaim screen shot showing new sheet metal functionality

In addition to capabilities furthering concept design, bid modeling, and simulation, SpaceClaim 2011+ adds rich new capabilities for manufacturing such as NC model preparation, fixture design, mold making, and sheet metal. This image shows a conceptual sheet metal part redesigned in SpaceClaim to reduce the number of components from seven to two and the number of separate fasteners from eighteen to four.