Join Us for ANSYS SpaceClaim Technology Day!

Join us at Technology Day to find out more about ANSYS SpaceClaim. This revolutionary software was created by like-minded engineers who understand the value of easy editing, interactive design tools, and low cost-to-ownership.  We will have two ANSYS SpaceClaim representatives on site along with the Solid Technologies team, who will talk to attendees about the advantages of ANSYS SpaceClaim.

This is a rare opportunity to learn about ANSYS SpaceClaim in our interactive tutorials and design sessions.  Those who attend can experience ANSYS SpaceClaim on a multi-touch screen. Attendees can enter their name for a chance to win a ANSYS SpaceClaim door prize and participate in our contest for best design.

If you purchase ANSYS SpaceClaim on Technology Day you will qualify for a very special promotion.  Shhh, it’s a secret but you can find out by calling us before you come.

Before you go, make sure to check out our in house 3D Printers and Scanners from Zcorporation. Come join us on June 28^th 2011, for this very exciting look into ANSYS SpaceClaim design technology!

When: June 28, 2011 1pm – 4pm

Where:

Solid Technologies, Inc.
650 Sentry Parkway
Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-834-9757

ANSYS SpaceClaim allows users to think in 3D, not relying on feature-based history. Sketch-oriented drawing tools makes drawing simple, and pulling it into 3D, allows you to edit geometry, quickly and directly. You can work with what you have, importing 2D drawings and images, 3D meshes, surfaces, and solids. You can create 3D shapes by drawing on top of scanned-in, imported hand drawings.  Along with an existing 2D sketching functionality, ANSYS SpaceClaim’s new toolkitcan be used to create points, lines and splines in 3D space.

ANSYS SpaceClaim has a range of sketching tools that enable users to make dramatic changes to a 3D model and work it into different shapes. You can merge it all, bind it together, and remix it into something new.  You can Pull and Move essential features to the creation of any design. Pull will directly move geometry, points, edges, lines, and features.  Move essentially shifts pieces or the solid whole. You can create rounds by simply pulling on an edge. You can re-blend as you tweak and modify your design.  You can change the size at any time. You can reate 3-dimensial designs that are anti-aliased, shaded, with hidden line views.

ANSYS SpaceClaim is ideal for redesign work. With different colors and materials you can create a tangible and realistic looking model. Or, rather than being built from scratch, a product designed for one manufacturing process can easily be adapted for another. Because of ANSYS SpaceClaim’s flexibility, form and function requirements are still met. ANSYS SpaceClaim removes the hassle of the traditional design process, now the user can immediately dive in and start drawing in 3D.

Remarkable, intuitive, and exciting ZScanner® technology is catching the eye of ambitious artists, designers, and engineers. Because they are handheld and self-positioning, these 3D Scanners seem easy enough to operate by a simple “point-and-click” execution. However, implementing the technology is a multifaceted process, and it is best if users have the proper knowledge of its operation.

Becoming familiar with the technology behind “self-positioning” and the correct use of  the reflective targets is crucial. Targets can be randomly placed, but must cover the complete surface geometry of an object in order to perform a comprehensive scan. To employ the scan correctly, the user must “paint” the object, recording the entire surface with the ZScanner’s triocular cameras.

ZScanner cameras record patterns it can recognize, created by the positioning of the targets.  These patterns are then translated into a polygon mesh. Once an object is scanned, the file created must be imported into computer-aided design software. ZScan™ software, which is included with the scanner, can automatically replicate an .stl file for import into a 3D CAD software package.

ANSYS SpaceClaim is the best 3D software solution for designers and engineers who want to output to a 3-D printer for collaboration with other team members. A 3-dimensional scan of a part will have a much lower resolution than an actual solid part.  Therefore, knowing how to re-build your scan data is essential. The re-build process requires an experienced eye for the geometry of the part in order to replicate it accurately. ANSYS SpaceClaim simplifies this process, with its state-of-the-art, intuitive tool-kit.

In ANSYS SpaceClaim’s sketch-mode, experienced engineers and designers can split, maneuver, edit and re-build the scan geometry until it is identical to the solid piece. It is necessary that the user thoroughly understand the skill required for re-drawing a part, and how to quickly and efficiently operate ANSYS SpaceClaim’s Pull, Move, Fill, and Drag tools.

The following video explains in more detail how this process is accomplished.