# Ansys SpaceClaim Reviews **Vendor:** Ansys, Inc. **Category:** [Other CAD Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-cad) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 60 ## About 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 Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **versatility** of Ansys SpaceClaim, allowing seamless interchange with multiple native CAD formats. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users face challenges with **no parametric history** in 3D modeling, which complicates adjustments and revisions. (1 reviews) ## Ansys SpaceClaim Reviews ### 1. Spaceclaim for FEA CFD **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Easy to use. Many tools or feature present to clean the geometry for Analysis **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It hangs with some large models. Often crashes when cleaning the model again after making some changes to geometry **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** 3D Cad model on which FEA / CFD analysis has to be performed has to cleaned properly for meshing. So in spaceclaim we can reduce the complexity of model by removing fillets, sharp corner , edges and create topology for mesh. ### 2. Intuitive Tool for Geometry Cleanup with Speed Hiccups **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikhil K. | FEA Engineer, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** I like how Ansys SpaceClaim is very easy to handle with lots of options that are easy to use, especially compared to the design modeler. I appreciate that it allows for checking interference and removing extra edges with just one click. It's currently the best tool for cleanup and was very easy to teach my team. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Sometimes it automatically slows down, that should be improved. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Ansys SpaceClaim for geometry cleanup, checking interference, and removing extra edges effortlessly. It's very easy to handle with lots of intuitive options, making it a preferred tool over other design modelers. ### 3. Very flexible, but not parametric **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luca C. | R&D, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2024 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Many interchange directly from to many native CAD format. Very flexible. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** No parametric, ther's no history for change during modeling. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Often, what major CADs cannot do can be done with this CAD. Direct modeling. ### 4. I've been using Spaceclaim for over 12+ years **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nathaniel S. | Senior CAD Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 05, 2024 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** 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 spaceclaim to make tooling for sheet metal stampings. once you've mastered it, Changes are a breeze to make, and in the prototype business thay comes in very handy. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The sheet metal un-folding package is not very robust when it comes to blanking parts with beads in them. and will not unfold parts with contour, Like VISI can do. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** The speed in which we can develop tooling around a customer supplied part. ### 5. Grat software for design and analysis **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ayman N. | Project Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The ease of operation of the software and foolproof ui. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Less availablity of training videos to learn the software **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ansys space claim is used for 3d modelling and to analyse the structure or equipment before being manufactured hence saving time and money ### 6. An excellent tool for engineering the world's future. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ronit J. | Design Engineer-Research & Development, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ansys SpaceClaim helps in simplifying the simulation of complex engineering products which reduces the simulation run time and helps us in giving faster and more accurate results. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The interface is a bit complex and it requires initial training for usage. The basic functions like dividing a face into a no. of splits, making a group of faces, etc should come very handy. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps in reducing the simulation run time a lot by helping us in simplifying the complex and real-world engineering conditions into much simpler and practical conditions such that there is no effect on the accuracy of results. ### 7. Integrated modelling interface in analysis tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** SUKUMAR S. | PGET, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It comes with ansys simluation module, hence eliminates purchase of external modeling tool. Feasible module directly corelates with analysis module . Advanced tool used for redesigning of analysis system in the same module **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Complex feature capturing is not feasible with space claim. Steep down curve for isers using loft and sweep feature. Customisation is not user friendly like other tools **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** 3D modeling assosiciated with ansys module makes it easy for 3D modeling . Used for extracting mid surface as well used for analysis purpose. Various modeling options makes users to reduce modeling time ### 8. Well suited for analysis application **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Arbaz b. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Easy going software of last moment model change preparation for analysis. Like slight change in model to overcome singularity in analysis results. Save lots of time in going back and forth! **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Not suitable enough when working with huge parts with multiple child parts. Requires practices to get used if using otger modelling software. Converting file type is tedious!! **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy going software of last moment model change preparation for analysis. Slight model change like to overcome singularity in results. Or when mesh fails due to some model interference this is very useful ### 9. Decent for cad genration **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maulik P. | Project Engineer - CAx Automation , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Simple and easy cad editing tool it has minimalistic design also latest update support topology optimizay feature. It is best for cad geometry genration or editing the existing geometry. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It has not product tree also it is not support feature devlopment like any othe cad software but as it us cae tool mainly so ansys spaceclaim is quite good. Not much con. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is good for cleanup the geometry which was imported from other cad files. Also simple part modeling can be done easily. ### 10. Simplifying 3d models was never this simple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** TUNCAY K. | R&D Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 01, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Modifying and simplifying of a model that I import in Ansys SpaceClaim is so easy to learn and imply. You can simply delete or add a feature or change a size of a part. It also helps with parametric study by shifting e.g. length of a part, you can study a dependent result variation. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Modeling a brand new geometry from scetch is something I could not intuitively figure out like I did in Solidworks or Inventor. It is in the level of difficulty as Autocad or Catia. Its interface could be more user friendly **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I solved big machinery problems either prepared and simplified model for static structural analysis or rigid dynamics analysis. Meshing would be very tedious problem without spaceclaim ### 11. I am a cfd analyst, have been using spaceclaim with ansys-fluent for about 9+ years on projects **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The intuitive nature of spaceclaim (SCDM) and its GUI , the learning curve with SCDM is very fast mostly 4 operations - pull, move, fill & boolean operations can meet CAD simplification needs (for simulation model simplification) and , the ease with which certain CAD modification operations are performed which can be complex to learn in other CAD softwares , repairing geom features - stitching, missing faces are beneficial in case of complex geometries, the CNTRL+scroll feature to select background faces is very good. The ease of share-topology and named selections. Scripting is very powerful tool but very poor documentation on it is provided. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Sharetopology does not always work as it should; a lot of manual work needs on the parts to be done in such cases. 'Interference' cannot fix interference between all parts at times - again, quite a lot of effort needs to be spent in such cases. The 'merge' by default option setting for pull, move etc is a blunder; it has to be changed to 'no merge' on every new installation. Spaceclaim has an easy-to-learn curve, limiting how much production 3D CAD parts can be simplified. No documentation on spaceclaim scripting. Creating relations between parameters is not possible **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** I would like if spaceclaim developer team worked thoroughly on the issues spaceclaim has with sharetopology, stitching, interference removal in some cases. Scripting feature should be more user friendly, I think there is a lot of scope of enabling automation in scdm **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I simplify ("clean-up" ) the CAD in Spaceclaim so that it can be imported into ansys-Fluent for meshing and cfd model building. I realized SCDM is really quick to catch up for beginners, a CFD engineer should spend most of his time on solution analysis, and SCDM helps achieve this goal by simplifying the process of CAD-cleanup that CFD engineers have to go through ### 12. The pain reliver of modeling in analysis **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** SHIVAM MISHRA M. | Engineering Analyst, Grade II, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** SpaceClaim is probably the best software in analysis softwares when it comes to modelling. It provides a very user-friendly interface ad tool to finish your work as quickly as possible with great ease. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** There are very few problems with this software. If I have to point some things out, the makes can add a few more features like boolean functions. The software lags when heavy models are imported. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** we have used it in the geometry cleanup of most of the products we work on. From solid modeling of pressure-containing components to complex shell frames used in transportation goods. ### 13. Spaceclaim The Right hand of Ansys **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shanmugam N. | Mechanical Engineer, Renewables & Environment, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2023 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ease of tool interaction. Specifically good for Cleanup of the model used for FE simulations. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Not Like proper CAD tool. Because of the geometrical constraints And also non parametric tool **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick modeling of small individual components / equipments. ### 14. SpaceClaim: good for pre-processing but not a general-purpose CAD replacement **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christopher S. | Product Development Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The User Interface is clean and relatively easy to navigate. The feel is modern. And creating Named Selections is very easy. For importing various file types, SpaceClaim is fantastic. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Navigation is not intuitive as you pursue more advanced editing commands. And constraining parametrics is not as straightforward as any competitive modern CAD system. For easy geometry creation SpaceClaim is adequate and only surpasses DesignModeler. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Importation of various geometry file types works well in SpaceClaim. Natively I use a more popular commercial CAD product and without a direct translator in to Ansys, SpaceClaim fits the bill nicely. ### 15. Spaceclaim - claiming 3D **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tomas N. | Chief Engineer, Nuclear, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2022 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The ease of use and possibility to forget about it for a month and then immediately getting back into the program. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The cost of the software, otherwise no apparent dislikes. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD program. Possibly to change from drawing in one program and then adding the data into a separate calculation software. ### 16. Good CAD Tool **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maher E. | Graduate Research Assistant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 19, 2022 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ansys SpaceClaim is a useful software for general purpose Computer Aided Design. What is great about it, is that Ansys optimizted it for integration among its other software like Fluent. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Being a non-feature CAD software, Ansys SpaceClaim is not great for editing existing models. This means parametrizing a geomtery for optimization is not simple. This is a disadvantage for all similar tools using this approach. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use SpacClaim when importing CAD geomteries from external tools (like SolidWorks). I find Design Modeler (another Ansys geomtery software) not very well suited for that. ### 17. While working on Spaceclaim you can work with speed of your thinking. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rajesh K. | Simulation Engineer (Finite Element Analysis), Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** As fast you can think with same speed you can make quick changes. This is not possible with other CAD software. It's not history base , so you can delete reference planes or other entity after purpose gets served. You can record scripts of your model and with litle changes you can create new model within no time.It's very much user-friendly and you can open any type of CAD files in Spaceclaim.Also you can fix /repair surface models with imperfect surfaces. Repair tool is very powerfull you can correct edges, surfaces etc. You can remove all interferences in one click.You can create imprints with special tab given. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** In space claim with units system mm max fillet radius you can give is 0.1 mm. So if you have to give fillet radius less than 0.1mm you need to change unit system . **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. We are using Ansys for preprocessing each and every model. 2. We correct our surfaces models in space claim. 3. We are using Space claim to create . sTL file with requires quality as an input for water management simulations. Space claim is fastest to create this kind of files, we have compared all our CAD tools with Space claim and Space claim is quick and it creates same quality file with less disk size. ### 18. A good SW for reverse engineering **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marco B. | Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Make *.stl files a solid body instead of manually creating the geometry of a competitor's product. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Modeling features are not so user friendly **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** It's a good product for reverse engineering, but I would not suggest it as a modeling SW. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it mostly for rfeverse engineering purpouses. ### 19. User friendly and easy to modify CAD changes for FEA purpose **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Surekha L. | Assistant Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 05, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The 3Dimensional changes which can be done on single go and not with much of initial input and pre directions. Splitting the surfaces with respect to very easy access to dimensional nature. Easier process to check the geomterical gaps, free edges **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** No hsitory of changes done to CAD model, cannot rechange or go back to previous changes with a list of all changes done on CAD, once saved and exited cannot know how the model is modified Cannot identify the Geometry errors like minimal gap between two surfaces which would give issue for meshing because volume cannot be generated in that neglible gap **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Whatever the changes needed on a CAD model for FEA structural analyses, i can do the modfications on ease and with less duration of effort. ### 20. Use SpaceClaim with python code **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abdallah A. | Teacher Assistant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** I used the SpaceClaim for 2D drawing. It was very beneficial and easy to use. Also, it is easier than Design Modular when you use python code for parametric study. It is much better and I was comfortable with it. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** I think we need more tutorials for 3D systems. And I faced a problem with " how can I active the inflation layers with SpaceClaim". So, we need to solve these problems. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is good and easier for drawing. Actually, anybody can use it. So much so that a small child can use it. And the big benefit was using the python code. it was useful for parametric study. ### 21. Easy, faster way to to build CFD models **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shirish C. | Simulation Engineer CFD, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Creating solid bodies, subtracting them to create required final geometry model makes the things easy. Also the surface repair options like stitching, filling similar holes reduces repeating work. Also I love the way we can create 2D sketches and make 3D models from them. Very useful for cfd applications where inner volume can be extracted in comparatively easier way. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Some times the stitching option doesn't work to merge to surfaces with small gaps. But over the time I learned some tricks to do it otherwise. Also some of the surface repair options don't work as per my expectations. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Makes you efficient for DOE studies, reduces dependency on the design engineers, you can yourself design the components simulate them and improve them with ease. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Inner volume generation for cfd modelling, SCR reactor model simplification and design changes. Injector geometry extractions for flow analysis. Power house geometry simplification. Very quickly the work can be finished and also accurately. Geometric variants can be prepared easily by introducing small changes. 200 to 300 percent faster. ### 22. Extremely easy and quick to learn and use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gaurav D. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 05, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The process to make geometry is so quick. With just few click you can make changes to you model. Simply your models from solid to shell or to beam. It so user friendly. The best part is rectifying the geometries is it just really something unique which it offers. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Things like the load time of Space claim is more, like when you are trying to open it. I guess that could be due to lot of things to be loaded due the hepty GUI. If that can be brought down. SCDM would be the all in one undoubtedly the best package. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** If you are looking for all in on package for modeling, cleaning and parametric design of models SCDM is the way to go. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I mostly use SCDM for my structural analysis for creating geometries. I was a noob in CAD have used only CATIA in past. What I found is SCDM is certainly very user friendly and doing changes in model is so quick. ### 23. I can get to engineering drawings faster with this than any other package I have used **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peter S. | Director / Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Its simplicity and lack of rules. You are not unnecessarily constrained **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 **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 ### 24. Very good CAD editor for working with complex curved faces and preparing models for simulation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joshua F. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 26, 2020 **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 **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. **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 ### 25. Some recommendations that make spaceclaim more user friendly **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Direct modelling, repair tool for bad CAD model, fluid volume extraction, **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. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** It has quite useful tool for modelling that other software does not have **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. ### 26. One of the most user friendly 3D CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peiqi Y. | Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 10, 2021 **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. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Generally, it is user-friendly, nothing dislike. **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. ### 27. Senior Engineer - QA (ACIS) who used SpaceClaim for reviewing/testing the underlying Kernel ACIS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shailesh Daniel P. | Senior Engineer - Software Testing, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2020 **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 **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. **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. ### 28. SpaceClaim Review by Swapnil Dubey **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Plastics | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 23, 2021 **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. **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 **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 ### 29. Ansys Spaceclaim direct modelling review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Russell B. | Laser programmer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2020 **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. **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. **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. ### 30. Very Likely **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit Y. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 31, 2021 **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. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Well there is not much to dislike and i would recommend it to anyone **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Structural Analysis, Easy to design and handle my product. ### 31. Insights on Ansys SpaceClaim **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2021 **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. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** GUI needs refinement. Individual Node movement is not present its available in other tools. **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. ### 32. Fantastic **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikhil S. | Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** user interface, easy to learn and use. Very helpful **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 **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mixing problems, quick results ### 33. Comprehensive, easy-to-use powerful geometry modeller and meshing tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Shipbuilding | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 16, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** ANSYS SpaceClaim are very intuitive, easy to learn (with videos on Youtube). Modelling ships in SpaceClaim are quick and compliant with AWQA (hydrodynamic package) **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It is not like Solidwork where you build layers one by one, therefore it's not very structural but by the same token, very dynamic. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** It is a very good software and quick to learn, I'm glad that I decided to use it. It combines a feeling of the freedom of drawing in Rhino3D but gives in some rules to ensure that it works well with other structural/hydrodynamic analysis. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've used the software for two different tasks: creating 3D models, and preparing meshes for vessels (ships) before performing hydrodynamic analysis. SpaceClaim is good for the first task, and excellent in the second, much better than other software that I've used in the past. Creating meshing for a ship is normally very difficult jobs due to different curves joining with odd angles. ### 34. Spaceclaim on my diploma thesis - Satisfied **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Even though I used it as a student licence software I had available most of its abilities. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** I would love to use my designs also on my phone. Maybe the basic appearance and some really basic result's showing, using the ready results of the computer. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it for turbulence wind turbines of airfoils. ### 35. Ansys SpaceClaim hand's on experience based review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 12, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It's very user friendly GUI based modelling software and usefull with both drafting and modelling. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Can't say right now as I am finding it very productive. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** I will suggest every Mechanical, automobile and aerospace engineering students to have insights about this software. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** In my initial phase I am doing course with ansys and I am exploring different functions of the SpaceClaim. ### 36. Smart techniques for modelling and reverse engineering **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 05, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Reverse engineering module.............. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Modeling handles, and sketching grid.... **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Try most parametric softwares as creo, catia, solid edge before using space claim instead of solidworks, work flow is very similar to these ones. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mostly reverse engineering for complex parts, the use for standard surfacing techniques. ### 37. User friendly **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in E-Learning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2021 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ansys SpaceClaim user interface is very good **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** In ansys SpaceClaim options are less compared to other software **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Ansys SpaceClaim is very good for geometry cleanup. and not good for part creation as Solidworks. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mostly I used for geometry cleanup ### 38. Worst experience with any kind of 3D CAD software I've ever had **Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Absolutely nothing. The team behind this software must have been drunk. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The tools and inputs are absolutely terrible. Why would you combine extrude, revolve and loft into one command named pull? And then not provide any tangible options to define the direction and degree? Everything in the fact that the interface is designed to point and click, just let me define directions and parameters in an options window without trying to define a direction in 3D space using a 2D display. I hated everything about how this program was designed. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Find another solution. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using Ansys for class. Have not "realized" any benefits. ### 39. Very user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ajit B. | Senior Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ease of use and time saving since I can pull faces and features. It is very easy and time saving for designing 3D models. Parametric modeling is very easy feature to use **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Volume fill options need to be looked at. Sometimes it takes more time. **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** You can save much more time and it is very easy to use spaceclaim as compared to other softwares in market **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I solve fluid dynamic problems using spaceclaim for 3 D modeling ### 40. Easy to use, versatile 3D Modeller with lots of space for Improvement. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** - Intuitive tools - Can handle lots of Data Formats - Can create named selections to be used in Mechanical **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** - difficult to work with large files. - problems with irregular geometries - scripting is still basic - no ability to create and export coordinate systems to Mechanical (or maybe I dont know how to do it). **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** No need to hesitate to jump in. It is very easy to use and possible to learn as you work with it. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** 3d Model Preparation for Static Structural Analysis in ANSYS Mechanical. It is very fast and easy compared to Design Modeller. ### 41. Its is a very reliable and easy to use tool for CAD and CAE preparation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** GUI, Direct modeling, compatibility with all well known formats, scripting **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Based on my use, I cannot think of any downsides **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Give it a try; you ll be amazed by the power of direct modelling. It is faster and lighter. It is also a must, if you are working with simulation as it offers quite a lot of dedicated geometry clean-up tools **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Geometry creation from scratch Preparation of models for CFD and FEA analyses i.e volume extract, midsurfacing, quick identification of problematic geometrical parts, automatic fixes Spaceclaim Meshing for some quick simulations I have also used it as built-in in ANSYS Discovery. ### 42. top software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Martin . | CNC Programmer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It is easy to create a 3D model with this software. It is also easy to learn how, for the people that hawe no expearancewith any other software **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Measurements must be bether. All othera is ok **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** It is not expencive and is a very good tool to create models and assemblys in few steps **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** It opens al possible 3d files ### 43. It is very useful tool for design and modification and easy to understand **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin L. | Sr. Research and development Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** As an CFD Engineer I liked the fluid extraction option and enclosure option in many it's reducing our time compared to other design tools **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Takes to much time while doing autopatch options and fill option in complected area **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** No suggestion **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving for CFD analysis of electronic servers really easy to extract fluid domains ### 44. Space Claim modeller is very user friendly software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Shipbuilding | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Best part is using pull command, which cover most of the modelling aspect **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Self Database. Means standard usual Members stored in Space claim . And appling those cross section on just drawing lines and orienting them . It will be great if this happens in space claim **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** As compared to all modelling software in market, this best software as it is very user friendly and time saving. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I m saving much time in modelling. Providing meshing connections itself in space claim is also best part ### 45. An awesome tool bridging the gap between CAD and Analyst **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The navigation of the bar The expertise which has gone in creating the custom features which are regularly used by the analyst to have the good geometry to begin with **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Not really anything except those initial bug when it was launched and took a while to settle on a stable version **Recommendations to others considering Ansys SpaceClaim:** Go for it and get your geometry cleanup time to reduce by a significant margin. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. Fluid flow problems 2. Heat transfer problems 3. Combustion problems ### 46. It takes time to open but have all the feature that design engineer. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in E-Learning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Ansys spaceClaim, I like because of limited number of tools and options in it. While doing a practice I don't required an cad model software. And it have good modification tools for importing filea **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** . It too slow. . Takes time to load. . I felt quiet different for assembly model once **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** It should less Gui setting so, that can complet ### 47. Ansys SpaceClaim **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Management Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The CAD cleaning and repair tools. It reduces time and effort needed to prep the CAD model for simulations. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Its hard to modify CAD model and update the changes at once its step by step slow process. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Preparing CAD models for simulation and extracting control volume space. ### 48. SpaceClaim is a very useful software for engineering purposes. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Creation and modifying surfaces of 3d geometries. **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** I had some difficulties to make small scale geometries like nanoscales. **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I made complex 3d geometries. I imported XYZ coordinates as a text file and Spaceclaim generated the surfaces for me. ### 49. Easy to use and a good tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** In reverse Engineering the spaceclain was best to use compared to any other tool.Surface creation was never difficult using the spaceclain **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** It could be more user friendly and surface generation even at complicated designs **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** I work for reverse Engineering ### 50. Easy cad software with integrated simulation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Ansys SpaceClaim?** Drawing feature is intuitive for beginner to start **What do you dislike about Ansys SpaceClaim?** The only I dislike about SpaceClaim would be some of the UIs **What problems is Ansys SpaceClaim solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fluid dynamics problem. 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