ANSYS SpaceClaim 2024 R1

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1. SpaceClaim Product Advisories
SpaceClaim users should be aware of the advisories described here.
SpaceClaim Web Viewer
The SpaceClaim Web Viewer has been deprecated in Release 2024 R1.
2. SpaceClaim Enhancements Overview
Areas where you will find changes and new capabilities in SpaceClaim include:
2.1. Licensing
You can now run SpaceClaim under this license:
- speos_level1
To override the SpaceClaim primary and alternate license preference settings, you may use the /p command line option to specify this license on application startup:
- SpaceClaim.exe /p=speos_level1
Note: The existing Speos license key, aspeos_level1, is also still supported
2.2. UI/Graphics
The following settings have been added for saving scene images:
Crop scene image to non-empty area
Select this option to have the copied scene image automatically cropped to the non-empty area in the scene.
Add margin to cropped scene image
When Crop scene image to non-empty area is selected, you can specify a margin (in pixels) around the visible objects.
2.3. Block Recording
The following changes have been made:
- Reordering of blocks using drag and drop is no longer supported.
- To reorder blocks, cut the selected blocks and paste them below the selected block.
Right-click a block and select Cut from the menu. Next, right-click the appropriate block and select Paste Below to insert the cut block.
2.4. Scripting
The current Scripting version is v232.
2.5. Import Support
The following Reader versions are now supported:
- AutoCAD 2024
- Creo 10.0
- Inventor 2024
- NX 2212
- Parasolid 35.1
- Revit 2023
2.6. Meshing
There have been several improvements to the SpaceClaim interactive meshing tools ("Meshing") in this release. These include:
- General usability improvements
- Splitting blocks
- Merging block faces using geometry selection
- Robustness and performance improvements
- Blocking validation improvements
General Usability Improvements
The following workflow improvements have been made at Release 2024 R1:
- While selecting source/target faces for meshing with the Add/Edit tool, you can now create a Named selection for a set of source and target surfaces and select it from the Groups panel instead of selecting the individual surfaces