Ansys SpaceClaim

Professional 3D modeling and simulation tool

Kommentare: I have worked with SolidWorks for design 3D models. But when it comes to simulation Solidworks have very limited options. Then seniors suggest me to use ANSYS for the simulation purposes. More advanced simulations can be modelled with ANSYS. It is a great tool. Plenty of tutorials can be found online. Correctly following the design steps will lead to successful simulation.

Vorteile:

This tool is recommended by most of the professional experts for the simulation of 3D models. Basic operations are very similar to ordinary CAD tools. Advanced simulations can be modelled and simulated. Lot of tutorials and documentation are available on the internet.

Nachteile:

It requires basic mechanical engineering knowledge there for not much suitable for beginners. Highly advanced tool than other CAD tools. Simulations require a lot of processing power and time. Therefore it is hard to run simulations on Laptops.

Spacelaim above all other modeling software

Vorteile:

Fast, friendly user interface, parametric modeling, optimization, we can spend more time addressing actual engineering problems rather than modeling on software.

Nachteile:

design tree is missing (commands that we use). That can be enabled in other way but should have been a default feature.

Handy CAD inside a CAE

Vorteile:

Top Level simulation software like ANSYS, Msc etc, expects us to have design file ready for analysis, the option to edit our design inside a CAE software is very minimal. SpaceClaim is a boon in such cases where you can open it within your ANSYS Mechanical and modify if any changes are needed and then proceed with further analysis, SpaceClaim is one of the good CAD tools with which we can build robust models from scratch for analysis. It becomes extremely powerful when used with ANSYS

Nachteile:

We have mostly used the student version of Ansys and SpaceClaim failed to import some models which were build in other softwares like CREO or SOILDWORKS, that is the main issue which we faces

This is a wonderful suite to perform precise simulation and get accurate results with multiple cores

Vorteile:

1.) Its topology optimization in a latest update provides accurate results against shape optimization in old versions. 2.) This saves time when running multiple computes to get your desired mesh.

Nachteile:

1.) It requires a wealth of knowledge and experience including theoretical & practical. 2.) It costs high for learners and does not provide access to full set of tools.

Easy/convenient to use tool for create/modify/clean 3D model

Vorteile:

Easy to use, hands on quickly, flexible on a lot of functions to create/change 2D/3D drawing/models. New adds-on come out time by time and tracking is available for replication and rebuilt.

Nachteile:

updates come out often and always be suggested to upgrade to the latest for solving existing problems.