Desktop Engineering Editor's Pick of the Week

  • January 06, 2010

    SpaceClaim 2009+ - Develop3D - Al Dean

    Al Dean takes a look at the second version of SpaceClaim to be released this year [2009], and finds a system that is starting to find a home amongst simulation users, at the same time as introducing some unique model manipulation capabilities.

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  • December 29, 2009

    The Five Best 3D CAD-related Tech Innovations of the Last Decade - SolidSmack - Josh Mings

    Direct-modeling development - Don't call it a comback... It's been here for years, but the last decade has shown a huge resurgence and a lot of cynicism about how it could change the direction of product development. SpaceClaim stands out as a company that, quickly, gave this tech the innovation it needed to kick the interest back into gear.

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  • December 02, 2009

    SpaceClaim 2009+ Engineering Software Released - Desktop Engineering - DE Editors

    Precise multi-touch 3D modeler enhances model preparation for simulation.

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  • November 17, 2009

    SpaceClaim Previews 2009+ - upFront.eZine - Ralph Grabowski

    "No one" has been talking about direct modeling until SpaceClaim was first released in 2007. Companies like Kubotek USA, CoCreate, and IronCAD couldn't get most users to take them seriously. For whatever reason, SpaceClaim triggered the big four to add direct modeling.

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  • November 16, 2009

    Has SpaceClaim Found the Future Interface? - CAD Insider - Roopinder Tara

    [SpaceClaim is] the first to use touchscreen technology as a CAD interface.

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  • November 12, 2009

    Windows 7 could hasten touch-screen computers - Edward C. Baig

    SpaceClaim is about to bring out sophisticated 3D modeling software for engineers that exploits multitouch. It's not for consumers, but it shows off the possibilities. You can pan, rotate and zoom in on 3D models.

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  • November 12, 2009

    SpaceClaim 2009+ Preps for Simulation - Design News - Beth Stackpole

    In the fifth release of its 3-D direct modeling software, SpaceClaim appears to be firming up its positioning, not as an alternative to 3-D CAD packages, but rather as a utility to prepare models for simulation. The company, which launched its tool in 2007 and seemed ready to take on the leaders in the CAD space, has steered SpaceClaim off that track into the CAE space, adding capabilities that make it easy to prepare models for simulation.

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  • November 01, 2009

    Widex Enhances Hearing Aid Technology with SpaceClaim Modeling and COMSOL - Desktop Engineering - DE Editors

    Hearing aid developer Widex infuses expertise and creativity in the advancement of these electroacoustic devices and ensures high performance through rigorous analysis, enabled by 3D direct modeling. 

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  • October 28, 2009

    Multitouch Moves to the Big Screen - Business Week - Stephen H. Wildstrom

    A forthcoming version of SpaceClaim Engineer, a high-end design program, will allow 3D rotation of a model by touching one finger to the point you want to use as a pivot and rotating the drawing with a second finger. Many creative tools, such a photo editing or drawing software, will be greatly enhanced by multitouch.

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  • October 07, 2009

    Manageable Modeling for Waterjet Machining - Design World - Larry Boulden, Senior Editor

    "We were impressed by SpaceClaim because we found their modeling approach very fast and easy to use. It became apparent that this was going to be a good fit for Flow and our users." 

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  • October 06, 2009

    Go ahead, caress your computer screen - Fortune - Stephanie N. Mehta, Assistant managing editor

    He also demonstrated technology from SpaceClaim, a maker of 3D modeling software, that lets users manipulate images based on the number of fingers used:  Two fingers, two index fingers, say, can move the image up and down on the screen, widen or contract in two dimensions. Add a third finger, and the image becomes a three-dimensional image that can be tiltled, flipped and reworked with a 360-degree angle.  

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  • September 29, 2009

    3d Design Data Efficiency - Eureka - Eureka Editors

    Story about how K2 Medical Systems achieves product development efficiency through its standardization on SpaceClaim.

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  • September 17, 2009

    How SpaceClaim Did It Differently - Deelip.com - Deelip Menezes

    SpaceClaim's appearance on the MCAD scene triggered other MCAD vendors to offer dynamic push-pull direct modeling capabilities in their software. Since then we have heard other companies claim that they had  been doing this all along. True, they have been offering direct modeling much before SpaceClaim, but what they did not offer (and some still don't) is the dynamic push-pull user interface that makes SpaceClaim so easy and intuitive to use.

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  • September 14, 2009

    ANSYS Licenses SpaceClaim Direct Modeler - Design News - Beth Stackpole

    The courtship between 3-D CAD systems and simulation software turned a bit more serious this week as ANSYS, a leader in the analysis arena, inked a licensing deal with SpaceClaim to offer its CAD package as an option within the ANSYS Simulation Driven Product Development platform.

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  • September 09, 2009

    ANSYS & SpaceClaim Streamline Design & Simulation Product Development - Product Design & Development - David Mantey, Editor

    SpaceClaim 3D Direct Modeling with ANSYS 12.0 cuts a week of development to a day, a copy of days to an hour.  ANSYS and SpaceClaim entered a licensing and distribution agreement this morning to offer SpaceClaim 3D Direct Modeling as an option within the ANSYS Simulation Driven Product Development processes.

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  • July 28, 2009

    SpaceClaim Awarded Major OEM Contract by Flow International Corporation - CNNMoney.com - CNN Editors

    World Leader in Ultrahigh-Pressure Waterjet Technology to ship SpaceClaim's 3D Direct Modeling Solutions With Its Waterjet Cutting Systems.

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  • July 23, 2009

    SpaceClaim's Unique Role in Engineering Software Ecosystem - Tech Clarity - Jim Brown

    SpaceClaim has certainly managed to shake things up, from their initial introduction to the market with direct modeling, their tongue in cheek Twitter plugin, and now their demonstration of the potential use of multitouch manipulation in 3D modeling. This is a company that is clearly out to change the status quo, and has succeeded in doing so. Other than shaking things up though, where is the unique value that SpaceClaim offers, and why do they believe there is room in a consolidating CAD market for a new entrant?

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  • July 13, 2009

    SpaceClaim's Direct Modeling Challenge: They'll solve your CAD issue - Core77 - hipstomp

    Do you have any 3D Modeling problems?

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  • July 07, 2009

    SpaceClaim Announces New Enhancements to SpaceClaim Engineer and SpaceClaim Style - CAD CAM News - CAD CAM News Editors

    New service packs from SpaceClaim continue to drive innovation in solid model preparation for analysis.

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  • July 07, 2009

    SpaceClaim Announces New Enhancements to Leading 3D Direct Modeling Solutions - IT Business Net - IT Business Net Editors

    New service packs continue to drive innovation in solid model preparation for analysis; enables organizations to significantly improve conceptual engineering, analysis, and product styling processes.

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  • June 17, 2009

    Check it Out: SpaceClaim's 3D Direct Modeling Optimized for CAE - Desktop Engineering - Anthony J. Lockwood

    Tony Lockwood, Desktop Engineering Editor, reviews a recent SpaceClaim video that promotes SpaceClaim as the right tool for preparing models for analysis, quick and efficiently.

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  • June 16, 2009

    The Changing Shape of 3D Modeling - Machine Design - Blake Courter; Edited by Leslie Gordon of Machine Design

    Direct modelers provide a hands-on way to create and edit solid models.

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  • June 09, 2009

    New kids on the block make easy to use CAD - Eureka (UK) - Tom Shelley

    The latest 3D CAD package to come to our attention is SpaceClaim, which announced its first product in 2008. It aims to bring CAD to the masses and make easy and straightforward packages for use by engineers that tend not to get involved with 3D modelling.

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  • June 05, 2009

    Boston-area companies Expand Beyond CAD Alone - Mass High Tech - Galen Moore

    New England has a well-deserved reputation as a leader in computer-aided design software (CAD) - the applications that help engineers map out the structure of everything from running shoes to wind turbines.

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  • June 03, 2009

    Windows 7 Catching Developers' Eyes - CNET - Ina Fried

    This week, touch screen maker N-trig is showing off a variety of third-party software programs that take advantage of the multitouch features of Windows 7.  [SpaceClaim is the only 3D Design solution provider showing multi-touch working in a 3D design environment.]

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  • June 02, 2009

    PC Touch Screens Moving Beyond Mere Curiosity - New York Times - Ashlee Vance

    Frank DeSimone, Sr. Director of Research and Development at SpaceClaim, is quoted in this article about multi-touch technology.  SpaceClaim is acknowledged in the article "has taken a business-oriented approach to touch."

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  • May 31, 2009

    SpaceClaim Engineer 2009: Hybrid Modeling - Desktop Engineering - Kenneth Wong

    The fourth release is set apart by its ease of use and unemcumbered by feature-based modeling protocols.

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  • April 28, 2009

    Touchscreen Kit May Spur More Multi-Touch Apps - Wired.com - - Priya Ganapati

    N-Trig has introduced a touchscreen kit for software developers that can be connected to any development PC. The kit, which costs $900, allows developers to display and test programs designed for touchscreens without having to buy computers that already have one.

    “The advantage of having a dev kit is that it allows you to use the CPU on a high end workstation for compile times but lets you test the multi-touch features in a box next to it,” says Frank DeSimone, senior director of research and development at SpaceClaim, a company that makes a 3D CAD-like product. “Or you have to compile on a consumer laptop with a touchscreen and that isn’t as fast.”

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  • April 14, 2009

    SpaceClaim Adds New Functions to its Portfolio - Design World - Design World Staff

    Updates to SpaceClaim’s products focus on engineering productivity. SpaceClaim Engineer is a 3D modeler for top-down design, 3D layout, conceptual engineering, and model preparation for simulation and analysis.

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  • April 02, 2009

    SpaceClaim Forges Ahead with $7 Million More - Desktop Engineering - Kenneth Wong

    What would you do if you were given $7 million?  I'm sure you can do a lot with it, considering the belt-tightening economy.  Recently, SpaceClaim, the company behind the direct modeling software that has been grabbing headlines in the industry press, secured a new round of funding -- $7 million. So I posed the same question to Chris Randles, SpaceClaim's CEO, followed by a few more.

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  • March 31, 2009

    SpaceClaim 2009, Product Review, Develop3D - Al Dean

    The world of 3D product development technology appears to be in a state of flux.  Over the past two years the movements of many vendors, new and old, have seen a rebirth of interest in a field that many pundits considered to be mature, tired and almost squeezed dry of innovation.  If the twenty-year "overnight" success of direct modelling/direct editing has done one thing, it's made 3D CAD interesting again.

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  • March 31, 2009

    Direct or history-based modeling? - Machine Design - Leslie Gordon

    Questions about the merits of direct over history-based modelers, and vice versa, still persist in numerous blogs and social networking sites.  This article helps distinguish the value of direct modelers versus traditional history-base CAD systems.

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  • March 17, 2009

    Rhino and the New SpaceClaim Style: The Perfect Couple - Cristiano Sacchi

    "Industrial designers looking for a strong solid and assembly modeling tool will find SpaceClaim Style perfectly suited for their needs and will not find themselves entangled in the complexity of parametric systems. Mechanical designers looking for high quality Class A surface modeling will find Rhino a seamless addition to SpaceClaim's capabilities."

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  • March 10, 2009

    3-D Modeling Debate Spurs New Generation of CAD Tools - Design News - Beth Stackpole

    As the discourse heats up over the merits of traditional parametric, or history-based modeling tools compared with a new breed of direct modelers, the only clear winner may be engineers, many of whom were previously shut out from using CAD and who are now increasingly being presented with a range of powerful and flexible options.

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  • March 02, 2009

    Finding New Paths to Move from 2D to 3D - Desktop Engineering - Blake Courter, SpaceClaim

    For more than 20 years, the design and engineering world has been extolling the virtues of moving from 2D to 3D. Yet, while 3D solid modeling delivers precise models that designers can accurately visualize, analyze, and manufacture, 2D continues to flourish. Regardless of 3D’s strengths, 2D is still critical in the conceptual and design processes of many manufacturers.

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  • February 27, 2009

    SpaceClaim Rolls out 2009 Update - Design News - Beth Stackpole

    Updated tool includes new model preparation and enhanced analysis features.

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  • February 20, 2009

    New SpaceClaim 2009 Improves on 3D Direct Modeling Concept - Cadalyst - Nancy Spurling Johnson

    Supporting conceptual engineering, analysis, and product styling, the fourth release aims to drive broad adoption of 3D.

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  • February 19, 2009

    SpaceClaim launches two new direct modelers - CBR (Computer Business Review) - Staff Writer

    The direct modelers have been created from the ground up specifically to give engineers and industrial designers the freedom and flexibility to capture ideas quickly, edit solid models regardless of origin, and prepare designs for analysis, prototyping, and manufacturing.

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  • February 18, 2009

    SpaceClaim Advanced 3D Direct Modeling for Engineering and Product Design - Desktop Engineering Online - DE Editors

    Aims to drive broad adoption of 3D to increase innovation, improve collaboration, and shorten time to market.

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  • February 17, 2009

    SpaceClaim gets repackaged and starts to make sense - Develop3D - Al Dean

    If there's been something that's troubled me of late, it's where SpaceClaim fits into the 3D product development technology world. On one hand, the company has a fantastic product that, while still in its infancy, offers something different, something that, for a portion of potential users, is ideal.

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  • February 02, 2009

    MecSoft Releases SpaceClaim Export Add-In - MecSoft Corporation

    MecSoft Corporation, developer of VisualCAM and VisualMILL, announces an export add-in for SpaceClaim from SpaceClaim Corporation.

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  • January 06, 2009

    SketchUp Add-Ins Now Available for SpaceClaim - SYCODE

    SYCODE has announced new SketchUp import and export add-ins for SpaceClaim users. These utilities let you import geometric data from SketchUp to Spaceclaim or export geometric data from SpaceClaim to SketchUp.

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  • January 01, 2009

    CAD Tools: Breaking Barriers - NASA Tech Briefs

    "In our annual poll of CAD company executives, we found that new technology is the focus in helping customers break the barriers to efficient design with limited resources."

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  • November 11, 2008

    MCCADCafe Interviews SpaceClaim CEO and President Chris Randles - David Heller, MCADCafe

    Watch this interview.

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  • November 05, 2008

    SpaceClaim Hires New CEO to Spur Growth Efforts - Ilene Friedland, Mergermarket

    "In addition, SpaceClaim's software, which does direct modeling in real time, requires minimal training and has an easy-to-use interface that allows the user to work directly with what is seen on the screen."

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  • October 21, 2008

    Will History Be History? - Deelip Menezes

    "I believe the smart CAD vendors like Spaceclaim, Siemens and the like know the direction of the wind. The others will watch them and say, "Crap!! That's the direction. OK, now let's play catch up"."

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  • October 15, 2008

    Interview with Chris Randles, SpaceClaim CEO - Franco Folini

    "We have a product that defines the category: it was built from the ground up for direct modeling, it has a modern easy-to-use interface and, above all, it contains smart capabilities to help our target audience create, edit and share 3D designs."

    "The value we bring to our customers are a faster time-to-market, ease-of-use, precise accuracy and about 1/5th the cost of CAD tools."

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  • October 15, 2008

    Multiphysics─problem solving tools for engineers - Leslie Langnau

    "The software helps individuals work with all the programs that handle various design details, the person who is important to the production of the design but who is not directly involved," said Randles. This "direct modeling" tool makes it easy for personnel in other departments, like manufacturing, to have input on a product design before it's built."

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  • October 13, 2008

    Improving your company's bottom line with upfront CFD & FEA - Jeff Waters

    "30 hours of grueling defeaturing can easily turn into 1 hour of onion-skinning simpler, representative, analysis-ready models. Alternately, you may want to invest in a history-free modeling solution such as SpaceClaim. That would arm your Engineers with a tool that can read in and easily manipulate complicated geometry from traditional CAD tools."

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  • October 07, 2008

    Interview: SpaceClaim's New CEO - Ralph Grabowski

    "Despite that, parametric CAD is really over-deployed: many licenses are in the hands of users who do not need all the power. Companies have the packages because they need access to the 3D design data, and getting that data from A to B is hard! We believe we address both points: easy to learn, lower cost, good at manipulation and editing of existing models."

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