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Topic: SpaceClaim?

Has anyone been using SpaceClaim for 3D design?  Brad mentioned in an earlier post that he has experimented with it some and that it reminded him of SketchUp.  It looks like academic licensing for SketchUp Pro would be cheaper, but even with plugins, it only gets one partly there towards watertight 3D parts design.

I am working quickly to acquire a big 3D printer, and the vendor is suggesting SpaceClaim for the classroom lab as he has sold a fair amount of it for schools (I've assumed he means schools like mine, i.e., a smallish liberal arts university without an engineering or similar program that would have software dictates).

Cheers,
Fred
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2 Reply by mark.burhop (edited by mark.burhop 2013-06-06 01:54:55)

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Re: SpaceClaim?

Programs like Spaceclaim do a good job because they use "Solid Modeling" Kernels.  Since they are "Water tight" the STL files are usually good too.

Siemens where I work provides their "Solid Modeling" program called Solid Edge that is free to students and teachers.  You can download it here:

https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/ … nload.cfm?

I use Solid Edge with my Solidoodle all the time.  They also have a very good education program.

[update]

There are some video here on this page on how to use it:
https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/ … ndex.shtml

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3 Reply by fredhag

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Re: SpaceClaim?

Thanks, Mark!  I am contacting their academic team now.  Since my first post, I received pricing for Spaceclaim which is very reasonable for a school edition, and they have good lineage through Danny Dean and Michael Payne.  Without experience with either app, let alone with liberal arts students, I am very open each way.

Cheers,
Fred
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