SpaceClaim2014_SP1_ReleaseNotes

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SpaceClaim 2014 Release Notes

Release Notes

SpaceClaim 2014 SP1


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Table of Contents

Table of Contents................................................................................................................................................... 2

SpaceClaim 2014 Enhancements Overview ............................................................................................................ 1

SP1 Items ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

LiveReview............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Hosting a LiveReview Session .................................................................................................................................... 2Selection sharing ........................................................................................................................................................ 4Chat ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4Markup on Host and Client ........................................................................................................................................ 5Snapshots on Host and Client .................................................................................................................................... 6Sending feedback from the Host ............................................................................................................................... 7Closing the session ..................................................................................................................................................... 7Client sessions ............................................................................................................................................................ 8Viewing the model on the Client ............................................................................................................................... 9Selecting on the Client ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Measuring on the Client........................................................................................................................................... 10Working with model colors on the Client ................................................................................................................ 10Pausing the Client session ........................................................................................................................................ 11

Additive Manufacturing ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Import ................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Standard Holes .................................................................................................................................................... 23

2014 Items ........................................................................................................................................................... 24

Graphics/Layout/UI/Selection ............................................................................................................................. 24

Pull ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37

Blend ................................................................................................................................................................... 43

Pattern ................................................................................................................................................................ 45

Datums ................................................................................................................................................................ 46

Standard Holes .................................................................................................................................................... 49

Combine .............................................................................................................................................................. 49

Detail ................................................................................................................................................................... 50

ASME Y14.5 ......................................................................................................................................................... 61

Sheet Metal ......................................................................................................................................................... 73

Measure .............................................................................................................................................................. 93

Materials ............................................................................................................................................................. 97

Repair .................................................................................................................................................................. 98

Prepare .............................................................................................................................................................. 100

Mesh ................................................................................................................................................................. 106


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Import/Export ................................................................................................................................................... 107

Licensing ............................................................................................................................................................ 113

Files ................................................................................................................................................................... 114

Converter ........................................................................................................................................................... 115

ESPRIT ................................................................................................................................................................ 116

GibbsCAM .......................................................................................................................................................... 117

API ..................................................................................................................................................................... 118


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SpaceClaim 2014 Enhancements Overview

This release improves SpaceClaim in the areas of Interoperability and file support, Geometric

Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Concept modeling, Manufacturing and Sheet Metal. These

enhancements seek to address top customer requests and expand the capabilities of the software while

maintaining a focus on keeping SpaceClaim easy to use, simple, and fast.

New capabilities in SpaceClaim 2014 include:

Expanded Interoperability

o SolidEdge import/export

o New 3D PDF import/export

o On-demand checkout for floating Data Exchange licenses

o Creo family table import

o AutoCAD import from layout space + 3D export to dwg Powerful GD&T

o New semantic GD&T tools make creating ASME Y14.5/14.41 standard annotations abreeze

o Locking of drawing sheet views

o Barcodes

o Improved fields on sheet formats

Modeling

o 30% faster file load

o Dynamic interference detection

o NURBS surface fitting to mesheso Improved model repair capabilities

o Pinned datums and axes that follow changes to geometry

o Improved Measure tool

Manufacturing

o Edge-driven and multi-surface draft

o Workpiece creation tool

o Tools for quickly positioning and orienting parts

o Improved PMI support

Sheet metal

o Large performance improvementso Miters

o Clash allowance

o Sheet metal blend

o Square Up function in Convert tool

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SpaceClaim 2014 SP1 Release Notes

SP1 Items

LiveReview

SpaceClaim LiveReview securelylinks a Host SpaceClaim session with other interested parties over theinternet. Models opened in the Host session can be viewed, manipulated, measured, and marked-up byeveryone connected.

To begin a shared session, the Host connects to the server. Secure invitations are then sent out forParticipants to connect to the server from their Client machines.

Models used in the session reside on the Host PC and are opened in the Host SpaceClaim session.

SpaceClaim LiveReview then distributes graphics information from the Host session to the Clients. Inother words, each Client sees graphics fromthe active model in the Hosts SpaceClaim session.

The Host controls the session by:

Model selection only the Host can add models to the session

Choosing the active model

Inviting and Un-inviting participants

Monitoring participant status

When necessary, suspending client navigation for the group

SpaceClaim LiveReview provides enough graphics information for Clients to work independentlywith themodel and perform the following actions.

View navigation

Selection Making measurements

Taking view Snapshots

Markup

Chat

Hosting a LiveReview Session

As the Host, you initiate and control the shared session.

Models used in the session reside on your PC. You control which models are in session and which is theactive model.

You also have tools for the following:

Inviting and un-inviting Participants

Managing when participants can navigate the modelo Helps to focus the attention of the group during key points of the session

Monitoring the Participant listo Names



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o Actions Navigating, Markup, etc.o Graphics status Does the participant have an up-to-date display of the model

You connect to the server through the Sharemenu in SpaceClaim.

Once a session begins

The SpaceClaim graphics window is given a blue border

Session status is displayed in the upper left corner of the graphics window

Hovering over the session status will display the session ID

As the Host, you control who is invited to the session.

Use the Invite button to inviteparticipants.

As participants join the session, theirnames are added to the Participant list

in the LiveReview panel.

Acti on can be:

Blank Client is not performing any action

Navigating Client is changing the model viewo Dynamically (spin, pan, zoom)o Choosing a standard viewo Choosing a zoom level

Marking Client is using the Pen, Text, or Line tools to draw on the model

Paused Client has paused their session

Graphicsis a traffic light:

Green Client graphics have finished loading and caught up to the current view on the Host

Red Client graphics are loading

While Red on the Host, the Client will see a progress bar

By default, all participants can navigate the model, i.e. perform view operations.



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Spin, Pan, Zoom

Choosing standard views (Top, Front, etc.)

To make it easier for you to control the session, Host navigation takes precedence over that of theClients.

Also, updates from the Host are pushed to the Clients with a forced pause to their navigation.

At times, in order to focus the attention of the group, you can shut off all Client navigation with the Take

Control command in the ribbon.

While Client navigation is blocked, the command button shows a Lock icon.

When you change your active window on the Host machine, the Clients view also changes.

Selection sharing

Selection is shared both ways, Host-to-Client and Client-to-Host, across multiple client sessions.

The following Selection Modes are available on the Client.

Single, Double and Triple-click

Ctrl-selection

Alt-selection

Box-selection

The following Selection Modes are notavailable on the Client.

Lasso

Polygon

Paint

Using Boundary

When Selection Modes are used on the Host, the results are shared with the Client.

Chat

Use the Chat panel to type text messages to all participants.

If a participant has their Chat window closed, a popup will notify them when a new chat message is sent.

Messages from both Host and Clients are displayed on all participants' machines.



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Markup on Host and Client

LiveReview has a set of tools for marking up the graphics.

Pen Tool

Use the Pentool to drawfreehand markups on the model.

Choose a Color from the

dropdown list

Set pen Width from the dropdown list

Sketch freehand anywhere in the graphics window

Line Tool

Use the Linetool to draw straight lines and arrows on the model.

Choose a Color from the dropdown list

Set pen Width from the dropdown list

Choose an Arrow Style for the start and end points of the line

o The top dropdown menu is for the start point

o The bottom dropdown menu is for the end point

Text Tool

Use the Texttool to add textbox notes in the graphics.

Choose a Font from the dropdown list

Set the font Size

Set the font Color

Erase markups using Clear All.

Markups are broadcast to all clients, allowing simultaneous drawing on models by multiple users.

Each client is assigned a different color

Markups on clients display on the Host and the other Clients



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While anyone is marking up, all participants are prevented from spinning

Spinning is enabled when the markup is cleared or a client exits the markup tools

Client markups are cleared on the Host when the session is disconnected.

While a participant is marking up, their status shows as Marking.

Snapshots on Host and Client

Snapshots allow you to save a view of the model along with any associated markup while connected to ashared session.

Click the Snapshotbutton to record a snapshot.

Snapshots are added to the Snapshot Gallery in the ribbon.

Clicking on a Snapshot in the Gallery restores the view to the as-snapped orientation and zoom level.

Snapshots record:

View orientation and zoom level of the model

Current visibility of all objects

Current selection

Any markup (Pen, Text, Arrows)

When you end the shared session, you will be asked if you want to save the Snapshots.

If you choose to save them, the Save As dialog opens for saving the Snapshots as PNG files. Enter aname to be used for the first snapshot. Each additional snapshot will append a number to the name.



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Sending feedback from the Host

While in a LiveReview session, click the Feedback button to connect with the SpaceClaim Support page.

There, you can enter information about your session experience.

Was the session useful

Were there any performance issues

What features would you like to see added

Closing the session

Click the Disconnect button to end the shared session.

All markups are cleared when disconnected

The LiveReview tab closes

The blue border is removed from the Graphics Window



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Client sessions

As a Client, you connect to the secure server session initiated by the Host.

During the session you see graphics information from the active model in the Hosts SpaceClaim session.

SpaceClaim LiveReview provides enough graphics information for you to independentlywork with themodel and perform the following actions.

View navigation

Selection

Make measurements

Markup the model

Take view Snapshots

Chat with the group using text

Client user interface

Structure tree to the left

o Structure tree is transparent

Client commands at the top and also on the right

Participant list on bottom left

Snapshots on the lower right

Session Status Log, chat, and snapshot panels on the lower right



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Viewing the model on the Client

When a model comes up on the Client, it orients the same way as in the Host session.

Spin, Pan, and Zoom operations are done with the same mouse buttons as in SpaceClaim.

You can also use:

LMB Spin

RMB Pan

Wheel Zoom

Wheel-zoom is blocked if another Client navigation is in progress

The table below summarizes other view functions available on the Client.

Zoom

This is a Fly-out menu with the following options:

Zoom Extents Fits the model to the screen size

Zoom to Selected Fits the selected face to the screen size

Snap to View

Select from predefined views like those found in SpaceClaim.

(Isometric, Trimetric, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Front, Back)

Display toggles in the Client Structure Tree can be used to toggle the display of Solids.

Shared with Host and Clients

No Component display toggles for components on Clients

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Selecting on the Client

Since the LMB spins the model, you cannot click and drag to box-select on the Client.

Instead, there are buttons to switch between Spin and Box-select modes.

The following Selection Modes are not available on the Client.

Lasso

Polygon

Paint

Using Boundary

When Selection Modes are used on the Host, they are shared with the Client.

Measuring on the Client

All basic measurements can be made in the Client through selection (not using measurement tools).

Radius, length, and angle

Point-to-point distance

Cylinder diameter

Area and perimeter

As selections are made, the corresponding measurement is displayed in the lower left corner of thescreen.

Working with model colors on the Client

On the Client, there is a Change Color command in the RMB to change the color of the whole body.

Color changes are shared among all Clients and the Host.

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Pausing the Client session

If you want to Pause your session, click the Pause button.

You will be listed as Paused in the Participant list on the Host.

Your SpaceClaim LiveReview banner will change to show you as Paused.

You will not receive broadcasts from the Host until you resume your session.

If the Host switches model tabs, your display will update to show the new model.

However, you will not receive any subsequent navigations, selections, and Markups.

Click the Play button to resume receiving broadcasts from the Host.



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Additive Manufacturing

SpaceClaim now has tools to support Additive Manufacturing (i.e. 3D printing). The Meshtab contains

tools for preparing models for 3D Printing.

3D Printers use STL files to build up a model in layers. So, the Mesh tab contains tools for working with

meshes and preparing them for export to a 3D printer.

The ribbon is organized in groups of tools that, from left to right, step through the process of creating a

mesh for the printer.

1. Cleanup and Repairhas tools that remove defects which can cause problems for downstream

operations

2. Modifyhas tools for modifying with mesh geometry

3. Create has tools for previewing the conversion of a solid to a mesh and exporting it to an STL file

Cleanup and Repair tools

3D Printing requires that the mesh be watertight

and free of self-intersecting facets or other defects.

The Cleanup and Repair tools identify and fix meshdefects.

Use the Check Meshtool to list problems

with the Mesh that will adversely affect the

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Use the Intersectionstool tohighlight areas of self-intersection. The

model is made transparent if self-

intersections are found.

Use the Auto Fixtool to automatically search for, and fix any mesh defects.

The Auto Fix tool operates as follows:

1. Fixes self-intersections

2. Closes holes

3. Rechecks for, and fixes, self-intersections

4. Remove void shells

Additive Manufacturing technology is capable of producing interior voids (enclosed, hollow spaces) thatwould not be possible with traditional manufacturing methods. Depending on the additive process used,

the void may contain unused resin, powder, or support materials. If voids need to be in the finished part,

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Use the Separate All Piecestool to convert all disconnected mesh regions into individual mesh

bodies.

An example is shown here using a mesh model

of a computer mouse.

It is a single mesh body consisting of two

disconnected mesh regions for the outer and

inner shells.

After selecting the mesh in the Structure tree

and clicking the Separate All Pieces button,

the mesh is separated into to individual mesh

bodies.

There is now an inner shell mesh

body and an outer shell mesh body.

You can also use the RMB to separate all

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Modify tools

The Modify group contains tools for combining and shelling meshes as well as scaling the mesh and

reducing the number of triangles.

The Boolean Merge, Subtract, and Intersect

tools are used for combining meshes.

In the Boolean tools, keep in mind the following:

The first mesh you select is altered by the second

By default, the second mesh is consumed by the first

Check the Keep original Mesh body option to retain the

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Use the Shelltool to add thickness on the inside or outside of the mesh.

Change the thickness anddirection using the Options

panel.

Initial meshInitial mesh

Section view

Outside thickness

of 5mm addedThickness shown

in section view



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Use the Reducetool to reduce the number

of mesh triangles.

In the Reduce Options, you can specify

percentage reduction and Maximum deviation tocontrol the reduced mesh.

Initial mesh

Reduced mesh

Use the Scaletool to scale the mesh body.



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Use the Splittool to split a mesh body using a

plane as a cutter.

Specify a Capoption for the resulting mesh. Options are:

Dont cap Cap

Cap with internal points

Images below show the effect of the different Cap options

Dont cap Cap Cap with internal points



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Use the Convert tool to convert solid bodies into mesh bodies.

Use the Convertoptions to control the size and shape of the mesh

facets in areas with curvature. These are the same options

(geometrically-speaking) as the ones that control STL export.

Max distancecontrols how far facet edges are away from model

edges. The images below show the effect of Max distance on the mesh

of a cylinder. These examples keep the Aspect ratiofixed at 3 and the

Max edge length set to 4mm (both options checked as in the image above).

Notice how the settings change the facets along the edge of the circle. The intrerior is a flat plane, so 45-

degree triangles are the most efficient facets.

The example on the left shows the default Max distance of 0.75mm. This refers to the gap seen in the

zoomed-in (top) image. Decreasing the Max distance to 0.01mm results in more facets along the edge,which brings the facet edgess closer to the cylinder edge.



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Similarly, decreasing the Max angle will result in more facets along

curved edges. This example shows the result of decreasing the Max

angle from 20 degrees to 1 degree.

Without a fixed Aspect ratio and without a Max edge length, you

can get more distorted triangles as shown in the following images.

Max distance = 0.75mm

Max angle = 20 degrees Max distance = 0.75mm

Max angle = 1 degree

Max distance = 0.01mmMax angle = 20 degrees



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The Convert tool also has a

Progress Barand a Stopbutton

for meshes that take longer to

generate.

Use theExporttool to export mesh for 3D printing.

Uses a simple Save As dialog with an STL filter

The Edge Display group has options for displaying the

mesh.

o Checkboxes for Internal, Open, and Over-connected

o Over-connected (mathematically known as non-manifold) shows edges connected to three or more

facets, which cannot be resolved by 3D printers (see

image right)

Over-connected



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Import

There is now an Expand Assembliescheckbox available in the File Open dialog for Solid Edge and

Inventor files.

Curve and Point colors are now exported to 3D PDF.

Plus/Minus tolerances are now imported correctly from 3D PDF with PMI. Previously, they would import

as Plus/Minus Symmetric.

CGR (CATIA Graphical Representation) is a faceted format used

by CATIA V5 to load CatParts and CatProducts quicker.

CGR Enhancements:

Added CATIA V5 CGR Import options similar to other

faceted formats (AMF and STL)

o Lightweight (Default)o Connected mesho Simple mesho Solid/Surface body

CGR import will get color information from facets.

You can also import CGR as a mesh and change the

mesh color.

You cannot change the color when you import CGR as Lightweight.



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Standard Holes

Drill Charts:

TheSCVersionfield has been changed to 11

Added missing drill size data for the UNCchart Drill size charts have been added for:

o BSW British Standard Whitworth

o BSF British Standard Fine

o BSPP British Standard Pipe Parallel

o BSPT British Standard Pipe Taper

o M-Trapezoidal Thread profile has a trapezoidal outline

o Helicoil Screw thread coil inserts

Depth Ratio

o Defined as

Thread Depth / (2 x Thread Major Diameter)

o Depth Ratio for all charts except Helicoil is 1.25

o Depth Ratios for Helicoil are

o H-UNC = 1.75

o H-UNF = 1.5

o H-MC = 2

o H-MF = 1.5

Cosmetic Threads that has been fixed

o Major Diameter now uses values from the BasicDiameter column of the Drill Chart

o Drill Diameter now uses values from the TapDecimal column in the Drill Chart

o This will enable the Cosmetic option in Standard Holes for all series

o All series will be available when creating Cosmetic Threads in the Detail tab

o Note that values in the ThreadMinorDiameter column of the Drill Chart are for Internalthreads (holes) only

NPS Thread Series

o Is now NPSM

o Existing holes that were created using the old NPS series will be identified as Drill Chartwhen selected



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2014 Items

Graphics/Layout/UI/Selection

Insert Tab:

A new Inserttab has been added to the ribbon. As a result, the File button has been moved

from the Design tab to the Insert tab.

You can now access and download models from the Cadenas website

using a button in the Catalog Parts group of the new Insert tab menu.

Unlike TraceParts, you cannot insert Cadenas models directly into SpaceClaim. The file menu

allows you to access their website, where you can select and download files onto your

computer. You can download models in any of their supported formats.

The Pictureand Videobuttons allow you to insert images and videos. Consequently, the Image

and Video filters have been removed from the Insert Filedialog.

A Fit Splinetool has been added to

the Shapes dropdown menu. It fits

a spline surface through selected

mesh facets.



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Design Tab:

Plane, Axis, Origin, and 3D Pointtool

icons are now in a 2 X 2 group of

larger icons

Sphereand Cylindertools have been removed and placed in the Insert tab Shapesdropdown

menu

The Blendbutton has been moved from the small sub-group to the main Edit group in the

Design tab, where it is located to the right of the Fillbutton.

A Pointtool has been added to the Insertgroup in the Design tab. Use it to create 3D DatumPoints on selected geometry. The Point can be pinned to its reference and then it cannot be

Moved independently. Pinned Points will, however, move when its reference is Moved. The

ability to create unpinnable 3D points, as a somewhat hidden function, has been retained so

that old workflows are not disturbed. This involves selecting the Sketch Point tool, then the 3D

Mode button, and then 3D points can be made (not requiring a sketch plane.)

The Blendtool has been moved to the Editgroup in the Design tab.

Display Tab:

The Style group in the Display tab now has an option to to show Internal, Open ,or Both Mesh

Edges.



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A new Randomize Colors button has been added to the Colordropdown menu. It uses theSpaceClaim color palette to assign colors to selected Bodies and faces.

Prepare Tab:

There is a new Manufacturinggroup in the Prepare tab. It contains:

o Identify Holeso Orient Mesho Move Bodyo Unroll

o Create Workpiece

Measure Tab:

Buttons in the Inspectgroup of the

Measure tab have been rearranged.

Keyboard shortcut Ahas been added for Mass Properties.



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Ribbon:

Ribbon background image customization is now on by default with the following image.

You can override the image with the following command line options:

/ Ri bbonI mage=

/ Ri bbonI mageLocat i on=( Lef t | Cent er | Ri ght ) For example:

SpaceCl ai m. exe/ Ri bbonI mage=c: \ t emp\ i mg. png / Ri bbonI mageLocat i on=Lef t

The image needs to be 52 pixels in height. The width can vary and you may have to experiment.

SpaceClaim Title Bar:

The SpaceClaim title bar now indicates whether the.scdoc file associated with the current document is

Read-only on disk.

If, while the document is open in the SpaceClaim session, you remove the Read-only status of the file on

disk, the SpaceClaim title bar will not update until you do one of the following:

Close the document in SpaceClaim and re-open

Switch to another open document and then switch back



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Structure tree enhancements:

Expand/Collapse icons now match the more modern Visual Studio style

Bar Codes are now shown in the tree

There are now Bar Code

and Notes folders in the

tree.

Patterned Notes and Barcodes are now shown as child nodes of

the Pattern in the Structure tree. Previously, they were shown

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The icon for locked bodies in the Structure Tree has

changed to better show the locked status.

There are new icons for Mesh objects

in the Structure tree.

o Simple

o Connected

o Solid

A push pin overlay has been

added to Pinned Datum

Structure Tree icons, to make it

even clearer that a datum is Pinned.

Locked documents are shown with a locked icon

in the Structure Tree. This applies to the root

component and any locked external components

since these are the only components that have

separate files on disk.

Root documen

locked

External component

locked



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UI Panels:

Text inputs in tool options panels now have tooltips.

The docking setup can be customized and set as the initial default for all userson a particular PC.

Previously this could only be done for the currentuser.

To set the default docking setup

1. Layout the windows by docking any of SpaceClaims panels in new locations

2. Exit SpaceClaim

3. Copy barlayout2.xml from %LOCALAPPDATA%\SpaceClaim\SpaceClaim to

%PROGRAMDATA%\SpaceClaim

Lost floating UI panels are recovered at startup and placed in the upper left corner of the

primary display monitor. This is needed when you work with a dual monitor display and place

floating panels (such as the SC Options dialog box) on the secondary display monitor. When you

exit and start back up with a single display monitor, panels that were previously on the second

display will be placed in the upper left corner of the primary display..

Properties panel:

o The Document group has been renamed to FileProperties

o The Name group has been renamed to Document

o A LockedDocument property has been added when a root part is selected

o Undo strings have been updated for items in the Documentgroup

o The Properties panel no longer scrolls to the top every time a value anywhere in it hasbeen changed. Previously, for example, changing the K-Factor Type in a sheet metal part

would scroll the panel to the top, hiding the K-Factor property. This meant that you

could not see the changed property.

Status/Warning Area:

Changes to the Warning/Status area:

Added a Copybutton to copy selected text out of the Status

Log

Multiple lines of text can be selected and copied

The popup window is now resizable



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Selection:

A new Select Componentstool has been

added to the Select drop-down menu. When

you check it On, as you mouse over

geometry, SpaceClaim will up-select to the

component when you are over an object that

is in a component, similar to the long-time

behavior in the Move tool, in the Select

Components tool guide.

In the images shown here, the block is the

only solid in a component and the cylinder isa solid, un-componentized. When the cursor

is over a face of the block, the component is

pre-highlighted. When it is over a face of the

cylinder, just the face is pre-highlighted.

Select Components is set per window. It can be

Onin one window and Offin another.

Box-selection with Select Components Onwill up-

select to components.

In the Select Componentssub-tool (in the Select

dropdown), box-select will pre-highlight the

component bounding boxes. Previously, faces would pre-highlight.

Box-selection in any component up-select mode (Select>Select Components or Move>Select

Component) will now only select components. No faces, edges, etc. (partially-encompassing an

entire Component) will be highlighted or selected.

When in the Select Components sub-tool, pre-selection of up-selected components is shown

while forming the box. Previously, the component selection was not shown until clicked.

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Power Selection has been added for Same Hole Dimensions, Same Bend Dimension, and Same

Form Dimensions.

Keyboard shortcuts:

The Radial menu mnemonic has been changed from N to O.

Some Ctrl+Altkeyboard shortcuts have changed. We now have the following:

Cut Faces; Ctrl+Shift+XCopy Faces: Ctrl+Shift+C

Save As New: Alt+Shift+SNudgeDown: Shift+Down

NudgeDownBig: Ctrl+Shift+DownNudgeDownSmall: Alt+Shift+Down

NudgeLeft: Shift+LeftNudgeLeftBig: Ctrl+Shift+Left

NudgeLeftSmall: Alt+Shift+LeftNudgeRight: Alt+Shift+Right

NudgeRightBig: Ctrl+Shift+RightNudgeRightSmall: Alt+Shift+Right

NudgeUp: Shift+UpNudgeUpBig: Ctrl+Shift+Up

NudgeUpSmall: Alt+Shift+Up Moved the Alt+Skeyboard shortcut to File>Send>To File. Previously, Save and Send had the

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SpaceClaim Options:

The Show Section PointsSpaceClaim Option is now Offby default.

A new Show Occluded Mesh Selectionsoption has been added to the Appearance section of

SpaceClaim Options. It controls whether or not hidden Mesh selections are shown. When it is

On, hidden Mesh selections are shown. When it is Off, hidden Mesh selections remain hidden.

The left image below shows On and the right image shows Off . The default setting is ON.

The Mesh Highlight and Select Schemeis now set to Custom(the one that uses Colors) by

default. Previously, it was set to Default (commonly referred to as Sandy). You can change the

scheme in the Appearance page of SpaceClaim

Options.

You can manually re-facet a model using the Graphics

performance optionsin SpaceClaim Options.

When the rendering of a model is recalculated (re-

faceted), we now show a progress bar. A multi-core

progress bar is shown if you select Showdetails.

Models are automatically faceted when they are

loaded. You can manually re-facet a model using the

Graphics performance optionsin SpaceClaim Options.

You can now select the text in SpaceClaim Options Resources page to copy the version number

and license info.



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There is a new option called Overlay vector edges. You can find it in two places:

o SpaceClaim Options > File Options > PDF

o File > Print > Print Settings

o Changing it in one place also changes it in the other.

o This option, when set to Yes, changes the display of edges when you print to PDF. Itdoes this by overlaying vector data on top of the default, one-pixel, edges.

o The image below left is the default PDF print with one-pixel edges. On the right is thenew display using vector overlays. Both images are at a 150% zoom.

Graphics:

Navigation of large assemblies has been greatly improved, by ignoring bodies smaller than a

pixel, for rendering purposes. Also, off-screen bodies are dropped out of the render list at

navigation-time.

Locked bodies are now shown colored grey, like inactive components.

Lightweight components:

o Can now be moved without being fully loaded intomemory

o Can now be Hidden/Shown in the Structure Tree without being fully loaded into memory



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When spinning the model with the cursor somewhere off of the model, the closest point is used

for the spin center. Now, any curves present in the model are used in the closest point

calculation, which is still calculated on the graphics card. The image below left shows the new

behavior. Notice the spin center located on the curve. The image below right shows the previous

behavior. Notice the spin center located on the solid because points on the curve had not before

been used in the closest point calculation.

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New Tab key behavior:

When sketching a rectangle and entering the dimensions, SpaceClaim still runs the animation after the

first value is entered and the you hit the Tabkey; but if a value is then entered, the animation goes

immediately to the end position. Previously, if you hit the Tab key after typing the first dimension, the

animation would interrupt the second input. So, if you type fast, the first digit would be lost.

1. Start sketching a rectangle

2. Type in the first dimension

3. Hit the Tab key to activate the seconddimension

4. Type a numeric value

5. The rectangle snaps to the first

dimension without animation

This allows very fast dimension entry and quicker geometry creation.

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Pull

You can now create draft using multiple, connected ALT-selected split faces.

When using multiple split faces, the first ALT-selected face sets the draft reference direction. Previously,

the direction was set perpendicular to the longest edge along the intersection with the faces to be

drafted.

Multiple split faces must be continuous (touching). Any faces disconnected from the initial face are

ignored when ALT-selecting split faces.

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A new Draftoption has been added to flip the draft to the other side of the split, if Draft both sidesis

not selected. Until now, there has been no way to flip the draft if the system chose the other side.

A single plane or planar face can now be used to split and draft only one side. Previously, to create a split

draft with a single plane, you needed to select the Draft both sidesoption. As a result of this change, a

No splitoption has been added, which is only enabled when drafting about a single plane or planar face.

The table below summarize the draft options when using a single plane or planar face.

No split Draft default side

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You can now draft about faces that make a loop. An example is shown below. Previously, the cylindrical

face would not draft. As a workaround, you could draft about a plane placed through the ring-shaped

face. You might have expected that the groove was the culprit, but the face would not have drafted with

the groove filled in, either.

For Split Draft with partially interrupted draft faces and a

planar face as the split object, we now make sure all

faces get drafted. This example illustrates the scenario.

The faces to be drafted are the front and right side of

the block and the three vertical faces of the smallprotrusion. The protrusions top face is the split object.

Previously, the faces on the protrusion would not get

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The Pulltool Options panel has been reworked to be more

compact.

Two draft options are now three radio buttons

Redundant mode buttons have been removed

Full Pull is now a tool guide with a new

icon. It has been removed from the

Options panel and the mini-toolbar

Blend has been removed from the mini-toolbar

In the Pulland Movetools, with the Up Totool guide active, edge midpoints are selected ahead of

edges themselves.

You no longer have to move near the midpoint and scroll to highlight it for selection.

When you move the mouse along an edge, the edge highlights until you come near the

midpoint.

For directions parallel to the Move, the most likely case is that you would select an endpoint or

the midpoint.

Move the mouse along

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Mesh objects can now be scaled.

There is no Ruler button in the Thickness edge mini-toolbar, as it will never be active.

All Pull mini-toolbars have had their layouts updated

Old

Face Edge Vertex

Face Edge Vertex

New

A Mass Propertiesbutton has been added to the Pulland MoveOptions panels for mass properties

driven editing.

Edges of ellipsoidal shapes can now be pivoted. Previously, the workaround was to use Draft.

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An RMB-drag shortcut has been added for Blend and added to the Mouse Gestures chart.

Performance has been greatly improved for cases where large numbers of faces are being offset in the

Pull tool.

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Blend

Tangent-Curve Blending is now possible in the

new tool. An example is shown on the right in

which a surface is created that blends from

the arc and is tangent to the surface.

After selecting the arc and the surface, you

need to Alt-select the straight line.

This tells the system the direction,

fromthe arc, alongthe surface

The system looks along this direction

to find a line of tangency (shown in

the figure with an arrow)

Now the system can blend between the arc and the line and make the new surface tangent to

the first surface.

Blend preview is now correctly transparent before the operation is completed. This is shown in the

example above.

Tool guides have been added for

selecting profiles and guide curves.

You can now select Blend profiles from the

structure tree, if they are appropriate

selections at the time (as in the example,

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There have been various Blend UI logic fixes.

Ruled Segments, Local Guides, and Clocked Guides are now disabled for Rotational Blends.

Periodic Blends are no longer sticky. Previously, the Periodic blendoption remained checked

and was disabled after completing the first Periodic Blend. You could not uncheck it and if you

selected two objects to blend between, it would expect a third selection.

Periodic blend is now enabled for blends between points. Local guides and Clocked guides do not make sense for blends between points. So, they are now

disabled.

Rotational blend now works for Points, Curves, and Edges.

Blend now works for selected non-

symmetric surface edges and standalone

curves. An example test case is shown to

the right.

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Selected Blend Control Points are now labeled Control Points in the Status Bar. Previously, they were

labeled Other Objects.

Pattern

You can now create Linear and

Circular patterns of Lightweight text.

It allows you to create a large

amount of text engravings or cutouts

very fast.

For selected component patterns,

there is now an Unpattern

command in the RMB menu.

You can now create a pattern count group by selecting a face of a pattern. Previously, you had to select

a pattern member to create a pattern Count group. These are special self-centering Groups of patterned

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Datums

Datums can now be Pinnedto the location at which they were created.

Pinned Datums will move if their creation references are moved.

If a Datum is created and subsequently moved from its original (created) position (with respect to its

creation references) RMB>Pinnedwill be grayed out.

Pinned Planes:

The Plane icon in the tree is highlighted in

green (for now) for Pinned Datums, to

distinguish them from normal planes.

In the graphics area, Pinned Datums are also given a green color and

they have their corners rounded. The image here shows the planeselected to emphasize the color.

The pinned datum Reference is also

highlighted when the plane is selected.

If any of the pin references are deleted,

the plane is automatically un-pinned.

You can NOT pin datum planes created

from temporary references (using ALT-

SHIFT.)

Only Datum Planes that are NOT moved

from their original position can be pinned.

Planes moved away, and then back to their creation references, CAN be pinned.

Pinned Axes:

Un-pin a Datum Line if any of the references are deleted.

Pinned axes are given a green color to distinguish them fromnormal axes.

You can now create a normal axis from a datum point pinned to a

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Pinned Points:

Currently pin to an existing point/vertex, to the midpoint between two other points.

Face and Edge point connections have been added.

You can now box-select Points

Pinned Datum Points now store their latest location to ensure proper placement if the pinreference becomes invalid by deletion or geometry change.

3D Datum Points can now be moved with the Movetool if they are not pinned.

World Origin coordinates of selected Datum Points are now shown in the Status Bar

Datum Points can now be patterned in the Movetool and Linearand the Circular Patterntools.

Can now be dragged and dropped in the Structure Tree

For selected Points, Move to New Component and Move Each to New Component now work

When you Bend a face that has pinned datum points, the points follow the face at a well-chosen

location.

All Pinned Datums:

For all pinned datums in components:

You can Cut/Copy/Paste by parent component

You can set the Visibility by parent component

Note that when pinned datums are moved to a new component, they become unpinned and

subsequently unpinnable

Ctrl+drag to copy in the Movetool works for all pinned datums. The original datum remains pinned but

the new copy is unpinnable.

Datum Planes and Axes are now automatically unpinned when they can no longer be constructed from

the reference objects. For example, when a reference face is changed from a plane to a cylinder.

The Datum Plane, Line, and Pointtools are sticky (they stay on until you enter another tool) like normal

tools.

Pinned Lines (axes, not curves) attached to pinned datum points on faces will adjust when the faces are

edited with TweakFace, Pull>Offset, Move, Bend, etc.

If any of a Pinned Datums references are deleted, SpaceClaim forces the datum to be unpinned.

SpaceClaim will not try to place the datum with respect to the remaining references. This applies toPlanes, Lines, and Points.

Datum Planes, Lines, and Points that are constructed exclusively from other pinned datums become

pinned by default. For example, a datum axis will be pinned by default if it is constructed from a point

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Datums can only be pinned ifAllof the references are in the same component. Allowing references from

multiple components can result in unintentional Assembly-like constraints.

The Move handle is disabled when all selected objects are pinned datums (axes, planes). Since they are

pinned, these objects cannot be Moved. If unpinned datums, or other objects, are included in the

selection, the Move handle is enabled, but the pinned datums will not Move. To allow copying, the

Move handle becomes enabled when the Ctrlkey is pressed.

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Standard Holes

You can now create countersink and counterbore Standard

holes by placing them off-face (i.e. on a datum plane awayfrom the face).

Blind holes with Drill points are now created properly off-

face.

Standard Holes now store the reference frame that was

used to create them, if they are created off-face.

The placement face for a Standard Hole drives its

placement, allowing more robust updates to geometry

changes.

Bolt Circle callouts now

include Standard Hole

information.

Combine

There is a new behavior for the Mergetool with multiple instances.

When there are two bodies selected, and the second body selected (the tool) has multiple

instances, the tool is made independent before being merged with the target.

When more than two bodies are selected, all instances that are consumed by the Merge are

made independent. Those that are not merged are left as instances. The merge result is in the

first non-instanced body of the selection.

When all the bodies in an instance of a component are merged, the merged body is made in that

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If all bodies of a component are consumed by the Merge, the empty components are now

removed.

Detail

You can now publish

non-planar sections to

3D.

3D sections show the head-on cutting planes as hatched. Cutting

planes that are not head-on do not get hatched. The image to the

right is the correctly-published result in the design window.

You can now create Drawing Part fields for Mass, Volume, and other massproperties of parts and assemblies.

For large models, mass properties can take a noticeable time to calculate. So,

if the calculation time exceeds a built-in timeout period of 500 milliseconds,

the field will be switched to Manual Update .

Fields in manual update are displayed with strikethrough when they are out of

date. A Status Message is shown when they become out of date.

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The Move tool is enabled for moving annotations in blank

drawing sheets with no other objects present. This gives a

more structured way to move notes. Previously, you could

only move freehand in the sheet. With the Move tool, you

can translate only horizontally, or only vertically. The Move

Handle is placed at the center of the Note box and cannot be

repositioned.

You can now paste from Excel into an existingtable. Previously, you could only paste from Excel to make

a newtable.

In the Defaultssection of General Detailing Options, Autoscale drawing sheetshas been added and

checked on by default. If it is Un-checked, you can set a custom scale for all new drawings.

The General page of SpaceClaim Detailingoptions now has a Create total cross

sectionscheckbox.

When checked, cross-sections will be created as

Total sections by default.

When unchecked, Area sections will be created

by default .

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Modular Grid:

The minimum grid interval size has changed from 2.7 to 1.1 in both directions.

Added a new Show baselines onlyoption to toggle between viewing all grid lines and viewing

only the baselines.

Modular grid lines can be used as dimension references in the Dimensiontool. Ordinate Dimension Baselines can be created using modular grid lines.

Now, when the sheet scale is changed, the modular grid line extents adjust accordingly.

Previously, the extents remain unchanged.

Barcodes:

Barcodes now have pre-selection highlighting

Barcodes can be

patterned in the same

manner as Notes

Now, when you hover over a Barcode item in the Structure Tree, the Barcode label is pre-

highlighted in the graphics area.

Hyperlinked Notes are now shown in blue and

underlined to be consistent with web links.

Show ViewSpace Annotationshas been added to the

Render Properties of selected views. When set to True, it

allows 3D dimensions created in the model to be shown

in the view. As you can see in the image below, theannotation planes do not need to be parallel to the

sheet. This applies only to annotations created in the

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In the Units section of SpaceClaim Options,

there is a new option called Show nearest

fraction. It calculates the nearest fractional

value Less Thanthe nominal dimension and the

nearest fractional value Greater Thanthenominal dimension.

This is a simple change, but is very useful if you

need ruler-style dimensions.

Each fractional value is shown with the distance,

in primary units, from the nominal value to the

fractional value.

You can also choose to show both fractions or justthe closest to the nominal value.

It can be set to different fractions ranging from

1/2 to 1/128 (default = 1/16).

Annotation previewfor the new Show nearest

fraction option in the Units page of

SpaceClaim Options.

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The Select Format dialog has a new checkbox called Copy views from format. The dialog appears when

you select More formatsfrom the Format menu in the Sheet Setupgroup of the Detail tab.

View Locking has been added. It consists of the

following functionality.

Any view that is not aligned to another view

can have its position locked on the sheet.

Locked views have the Locked icon in the

tree.

Locked views are given a Red outline in pre-

highlighting and selection.

If a selection consists only of Locked views,

attempting to drag the selection produces a

circle slash cursor.

Projected Views:

You can only Lock the position of non-aligned views.

This means, in a default drawing layout, only the Front view can be locked.

For any other layouts, the parent view of any Projected views can be locked but the Projected

views cannot be locked, unless they are made Independent.

Locked View

Pre-highlighting

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Projected View Arrows and Labels:

In General Detailing Options, there are new detail

settings for Projected view (and Auxiliary view)

arrows and labels.

Default projected view arrow style Double

Arrow (default) as shown on the right or

Single as shown below

Show projected view name- Checkbox

Show projected view arrow- Checkbox

Default projected view name prefix Enter a name or use View (default)

Show auxiliary view name- Checkbox

Show auxiliary view arrow- Checkbox

Default auxiliary view name prefix Enter a name or use View (default)

Projected/Auxiliary view arrow length Enter a number in model units. Controls the line length for

the arrows same as in cross section arrows

Arrows and Labels can be enabled via right click on the view

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A single Hole Table is now made for all

bodies in multi-body parts. If you want to

isolate a body to have its own table, make it

a component. This change was requested

because you could not create a single table

for welded parts.

A related example is unfolded Sheet Metal

parts. Sometimes a single unfolded part was

viewed as separate bodies by the system.

You had to create a table for each face with

holes, as shown in the image below left

(two of the three faces with holes have a

table).

Now, as shown in the image below right, asingle table is generated when selecting any

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For Ordinate Dimensions, a Rejogcommand has been added to the context menu to automatically space

the dimensions. There are two menu options

Spread Takes the selected dimensions and their associated jogs and recalculates dimension

and jog locations to evenly space all of them between the extremes.

o Vertical: Between the top-most and the bottom-most

o Horizontal: Between the left-most and the right-most

Compact Takes the same things and performs similar calculations to pack the dimensions in as

closely as possible

The following example shows the effect of Spreadon the initially-created dimensions.

The next example shows the effect of Spreadon dimensions that have had jogs added and been

manually moved. Notice that the resultant spacing is based on the furthest horizontal extents of the

manually-repositioned dimensions.

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The last example shows the effect of Compact. Compact takes any overlapping dimensions and re-jogs

them as close as possible together.

Rejog is enabled if

More than two dimensions are selected

All selected dimensions are in the same set (either all are horizontal OR all are vertical)

An example using vertical dimensions is shown below.

Compact

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A new setting has been added in the Linestyle section of SpaceClaim Options > Detail > General. Visible

edgesallows you to specify the line style used for visible model edges in drawing views.

The setting works in conjunction with the Overlay vector edgesoption (for shaded models) in PDF FileOptions, which improves edge display quality by laying vector edges over the default raster edges.

Since we match the DPI setting of standard PDF export at 110, edge quality suffers. Without overlaying

vector edges, to improve edge quality, either DPI needs to be set at 300 or the edges need to be

thickened.

The following images illustrate the effects of the settings. Each image is zoomed in to 200% in the PDF.

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Setting Overlay vector edgesto Yes will lay vector edges on top of the default jagged edges to smooth

them out. Making the edges thicker with the Visible edge setting can improve quality even more.

A new custom attribute has been added for customizing the BOM.

ReservedAttributeName.PartNumber overrides Part Name and is used for calculating quantities. This

allows parts with different names to be considered the same if they have the same value for

ReservedAttributeName.PartNumber.

100 DPI

Visible edges = Thin

Overlay vector edges = Yes

100 DPI

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ASME Y14.5

Semantic GD&T can now be made. Unlike normal GD&T symbols, which

are only pictures and values, albeit updating in connection. Semantic GD&T

symbols understand their dimensional and situational context within the

model. So, when their attachment references change in space or in type,the Semantic symbols will update accordingly, or become invalid.

The default for GD&T symbols is Non-Semantic, which you build as symbols with the Geometric

Tolerance Format tab, as previously.

Semantic symbols are built into the model using geometric references. Instead of using the Format tab,

you build the symbol by defining datum features (also known as feature characteristics) in the model

and then using tool guides.

Toolbars now step you through the selection of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Datum Features.

Straightness Position

Flatness Concentricity

Circularity Symmetry

CylindricityProfile of a

Line

AngularityProfile of a

Surface

PerpendicularityCircular

Runout

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You can modify the Feature Control Frames in Semantic GD&T symbols using a mini-toolbar.

With the mini-toolbar you can change:

Non-Cylindrical

Tolerance zone

Material Condition

modifier

Tolerances of Profile

o Unequally DisposedProfile Tolerance

o All Around

o All Over

o Add Feature-Relating

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Support has been added for the following GD&T symbols in

Notes.

Translation

Independency

Spotface

Continuous Feature

SpaceClaim fonts have been updated to include new glyphs

from ASME Y14.5.

There is a Material Boundary Modifier

mini-toolbar for selected datum

references in the Feature Control Frame.

These modifiers are used to determine

the Maximum Material Boundary (MMB)

for a datum feature.

The Feature Control Frametool is prevented

from using each Datum Feature more than once

in any datum system. In other words, eachletter symbol can be used only once.

You can add an All Aroundsymbol to Profile of Surface symbols attached to dimension callouts.

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You can add an All Oversymbol to Profile of Surface symbols attached to dimension callouts. Essentially,

All Over is three-dimensional and applies to the whole part.

You can add a Characteristic symbol to an existing

GTOL to create a multi-segment Control Frame,

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You can create a Composite Feature Control Framefor

patterns. This only applies to Positionaland Profile

tolerances. The first (top) line applies to the pattern as

a whole. Additional lines apply to the individual pattern

members.

Composite Feature Control Frames are used when the

same datums, datum modifiers, and datum order are

used. If different datums, datum modifiers, or a

different datum order are specified, you must use a

multi-segment Feature control Frame as described

above.

Use the mini-toolbar to add Feature-Relating Tolerance

Zone Frameworks to a Positional or Profile tolerance.

You can also use the mini-toolbar to do the following:

Remove selected Feature-Relating Tolerance Zone frameworks

Show only one repeated reference

Show only two repeated datum references

Show all three repeated datum references

You can add a Projected Tolerance Zone,

including minimum projected tolerance zone

height, to a positional tolerance. Projected

Tolerance Zones are recommended where the

variation in perpendicularity of threaded or press-

fit holes could cause fasteners (screws, studs,

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You can add the Free-statesymbol for

Features or Datum References that are

subject to Free-State Variation. Free-state

variation is the distortion of a part after

removal of the forces of manufacture. This

is mostly due to the weight and flexibility of

the part and the release of internal stresses

resulting from fabrication.

The meaning of the Free-State symbol is

that the tolerance applies to the free-state

of the part.

You can add the Tangent Planesymbol for tolerances of

form only. This symbol is used control a tangent plane

established by the contacting points of a surface.

You can add the Statistical Tolerancingsymbol to assign

tolerances to related components of an assembly on the

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You can add the Translationmodifier to Datum References. This indicates the Datum Feature Simulator

for that reference is able to translate within the specified geometric tolerance to fully engage the

feature.

A Datum Feature Simulator can be thought of as the

theoretically perfect boundary used to establish a datum from a

specified datum feature. In other words, picture the datum

feature simulators as the fixtures used to manufacture the part

identified by the specified datum references.

Symmetry Tolerances can be applied to

planar faces.

You can create tolerances of Profile for

multiple or coplanar surfaces. .

When the tolerance is selected, the plane and

the faces highlight, if they are valid.

Notice that the number of faces is shown as

2X.

When you press the Ctrlkey to select another face, the Annotation Plane display is turned off, making

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You can also create flatness tolerances for

multiple coplanar faces.

All faces highlight as long as they are valid

The Geometric Tolerance goes with the first-

selected face

Datum Feature Symbols that apply to multiple surfaces show the number of surfaces (2X, 3X, etc.) next

to the symbol. When the symbol is selected, the surfaces highlight as shown below.

The Between Symbol indicates that a tolerance applies across

multiple features or to a limited segment of a feature between

designated extremities.

Notice that the symbol shows B and C. These labels are

simply taken sequentially from other letters already in use. Inthis case, A was used for the Datum Feature so B and C

are next in line.

For now, you will have to create notes to label the actual

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The Median Plane Flatness tolerance is also supported.

When creating a Flatness tolerance, only planes are allowed to be selected for the faces. For Cylindricity,

only cylindrical faces are allowed.

When a Flatness symbol is selected, the Median Plane is shown along with the features.

There is a Locate in Structure Treeitem in the Feature Symbol and Feature Control Frame RMB menus.

When you select a Feature Symbol or Feature control Frame and it is not visible in the tree (i.e. you

would have to scroll to bring it into view), You can use RMB > Locate in Structure Treeto bring it into

view.

When Datum Feature Symbols and Feature Control Frame symbols arepre-selectedin the Graphics

Window, the corresponding Datum Features and Feature Control Frame items are highlighted in the

Structure Tree.

When Datum Features and Feature Control Frame items symbols arepre-selectedin the Structure Tree,the corresponding Datum Feature Symbols and Feature Control Frames are highlighted in the Graphics

Window.

All Orientation tolerances (Angularity, Perpendicularity,

and Parallelism) have an error indicator for when the

Datums and Feature faces become non-planar or non-

cylindrical.

In the example shown here, the angled face is being

Tweaked. Notice that the Angularity item in the StructureTree has a red X, indicating the face has become non-

planar.

When selecting GTOLs, the Datum Reference Frame (DRF)

is shown. The DRF consists of three mutually perpendicular

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The DRF planes are colored Red, Green, and Blue. If the planes are not a valid DRF, they are black.

The following images show examples.

Invalid DRF

3 Planes

A Straightness tolerance can be applied to cylindrical surfaces in two ways.

To the surface directly, with an arrow pointing to the silhouette

line of the cylinder

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Datum Features can be used to locate Hole Tables. Recall that Datum Features construct the Datum

Reference Frame, which consists of three three mutually perpendicular planes inferred from 3 Datum

Features.

At least two Datum Features together with the Hole Table plane can be used to determine origin sites

for the table.

By default, the Hole Table is located at the lower left

corner of the part. Other possible origin sites are the other

corners.

A pin in the lower right corner of the part is used to secure

the part in an inspection fixture, so the holes need to be

located relative to the pin.

Datum Features A, B, and C are added to the part. Notice

the 3 additional origin possibilities.

Here, the origin is moved to the

center of the pin.

Locat

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GTOLs for Multi-face Cylindrical Features:

Cylindrical Features are defined as one or more co-axial, nominal, cylindrical faces of the same size.

For Multi-face Cylindrical Features, you can create Compositetolerances for Position and

Profile Surface.

Composite tolerances are different than Multi-segment tolerances as shown below.

Composite tolerances contain a single geometric characteristic symbol (Positionor Profile Surface)and

a framework of feature-related tolerances and datum references.

Composite tolerance

Multi-segment tolerance



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Sheet Metal

Many times, it is hard to select the thickness face to extend a wall because the face is so thin and you

are zoomed out. So, you have to zoom in to select the face. Now, selecting a non-thickness edge acts as

if the thickness face was selected, making it easier to extend walls.

New onscreen toggle control icons have been added for

selected edges to do the following:

Extend walls

Create straight Joggles

Create curved Joggles

Create Hems

Curved Joggles follow the curvature of parented cylindrical and

conical walls. The images to the right show the difference between

straight and curved joggles on a cylinder. Use them to create mating

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This leads to a new workflow to create a Hem.

1. Select the Straight Joggleicon

2. Pull in the opposite direction

This eases the selection and makes the action easier to

perform, while allowing access (via one additional click) to

the lesser-used function.

Using the Hemtool, you can now

create a multi-edged hem, or partial

double, wall that can be flattened.

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You can now Extenda portion of a wall by dragging the balls. This is now consistent with Partial Wall

creation.

You can now Pull elliptical shapes into flanges.

Previously, you could select an elliptical edge but

the Pull Handle would not appear.

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Dimension reference options have been added to thePulltool options panel. These set the auto-

dimension behavior when pulling Sheet Metal edges.

Dimension to Selected Edge: Uses the selected edge to automatically calculate the

dimension reference, based on the subsequent pull direction. This is the default.

Dimension to Inside Edge: Uses the inside edge as the dimension reference, regardless

of the pull direction

Dimension to Outside Edge: Uses the outside edge as the dimension reference,

regardless of the pull direction

The Insideand Outsidereference options will only be used under the following conditions.

1. The edge must be pulled perpendicular to the base sheet2. The dimension is entered beforedragging the edge (NOT using the spacebar to pause the

dragging in order to enter a dimension)

3. The dimension baseline buttons are only enabled for angles of 90, -90, 270, -270 degrees

If you enter a Bend angle of some other value

(e.g. 45 degrees) the buttons gray out.

In the regular Pull tool, and in Sheet Metal Partial Wall creation, we now show a hint in the Status Bar

when hovering over dimension anchor points. The message says you can click the anchor and drag it to

another reference.

When creating a Bend, Select Anchor Pointnow allows you to select the wall on either side of a

sketched line as the static side. Previously, the system did not distinguish between the sides and you

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A new option has been added to the Blend tool. SheetMetalBlendforces the tool to create developable

surfaces that can be unfolded. A developable surface is defined in mathematics as a surface with zero

Gaussian Curvature( i.e. a surface that can be flattened onto a plane). The images below show the effect

of the option for a simple Blend. This tool attempts to create planes, cylinders, and cones, in that order,

maximizing the planar areas. It is restricted to blending between only two parallel sections.

Sheet Metal Blend examples.

Basic circle to

rounded square



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Basic circle to

rounded square

with circle offset

from center of

square

Oval to Circle



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Rounded rectangle

to rounded

rectangle

When you create a Sheet Metal Blend and convert it to a Sheet Metal part, you can now use the Split

tool to split along cylindrical or conical faces. Once it is split, you can Unfold the part.

Create Split

Unfold



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You can also use two cutter points to split from

an edge up to a vertex as shown on the right.

There have been changes to the Move tool in Sheet Metal.

The Move Handle does not display if you select a vertex.

The Move Handle does not display if you select a Junction edge.

The Move Handle does not display if you select a Bend edge.

When moving sheet metal walls there are fewer degrees of

freedom making some Move translations and rotations

irrelevant. Now irrelevant Move handles are disabled. Thethree translations are shown to orient the Move handle,

however, irrelevant translation arrows are grayed-out and

disabled. Only the relevant rotation handles are shown to

reduce visual clutter.



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Face splits are now applied as appropriate at junction boundaries when Moving thickness edges. The

splits are applied to prevent non-square faces from being introduced. In the example shown here, the

image on the left does not have splits and makes the opposite thickness edge non-square. On the right,

splits are added and the opposite thickness edge remains square.

Moving the boundary of a hole now moves the entire

hole. Previously, the interior faces would become

slanted. This applies to different hole shapes as shown in

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