ANSYS, a global innovator of engineering simulation technology, and SpaceClaim, the leader in 3D Direct Modeling solutions for rapid concept design and geometry manipulation, has released an Service Pack 01 to SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 2014, a CAD-neutral new complementary tool to ANSYS DesignModeler (ANSYS DM) providing an additional way to manipulate 3D geometry. An associative, bi-directional interface links both with the ANSYS Workbench environment.
ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 2014 SP1 (x86 x64)
The ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 2014, compatible with ANSYS 15.0, ANSYS 14.5.7, ANSYS 14.5, ANSYS 14.0 and ANSYS 13.0, as well as with ANSYS Workbench, is based on SpaceClaim Engineer. A relative newcomer to the CAD world, SpaceClaim is trying to carve out a niche as a CAD-neutral, 3-D direct modeler designed for non-CAD experts. The pairing of the two products will allow engineers to create and model 3-D geometry models and push analysis tasks up much earlier in the design process. Traditionally, ANSYS users would have to wait until they had detailed 3-D data from the CAD system to do their validation and verification work, but with the SpaceClaim option, they can now verify and validate designs upfront, accelerating time-to-market.
Typically, engineers will save CAD models in the neutral STEP or IGES formats to do simulation work, sacrificing intelligence for the flexibility of working with a dumb model. While that step lets them validate designs, it doesn't let them optimize work in process - a best practice that can greatly reduce development time and ensure optimal results. Because SpaceClaim employs a direct modeling approach, CAD models imported into the system aren't constrained by the history-based parameters that can sometimes get in the way of effective simulation work. SpaceClaim lets engineers attach intelligence to the model (during analysis) so they can experiment with the effects of changing that model.
Name: ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler Version: 2014 SP1 Home: www.ansys.com Interface: english OS: Windows XP / Vista / Seven / 8 System Requirements: ANSYS 15.0, ANSYS 14.5.7, ANSYS 14.5, ANSYS 14.0 and ANSYS 13.0