Item: Ansys SpaceClaim
Rating: 10
Author: Ronit Jain

Overall Satisfaction with Ansys SpaceClaim

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my job role, I'm primarily designing mechanical structures which in turn requires accurate FEA results in order to validate the design. By using Ansys SpaceClaim, I'm easily able to do the model changes required in the initial complex CAD model in order to simplify the geometry and get the results in lesser time. It also greatly helps in splitting and merging surfaces which in turns helps in defining accurate connection, joints and different loads.

Pros and Cons

Pros

It efficiently divide/split the surface into multiple fragments as per the user's requirements which helps in easy application of loads and boundary conditions.
It helps in reducing the model complexity with it's efficient defeaturing options in order to reduce the model complexity.
It also helps in making quick model changes as per the simulation results in order to improve the design and thus helps in quick FEA of the improvised design.

Cons

With time, Ansys SpaceClaim has evolved so much in its functionality and Ansys has added so many useful and complex features into it, but most of the team member are not aware about those features.
For the newly added features and improvement in legacy features, Ansys can try adding training videos to better aware the engineers about their evolving features.
Apart from that, I don't find anything disadvantageous about SpaceClaim.

Return on Investment

Ansys SpaceClaim helps in easy modelling different types of design and different iterations of design which in turns helps in designing a cost effective products thereby saving a lot of material and production cost.
Because of the easiness in modelling, changing and modifying the design and then running the simulation over it, the design team is able to test and every concept, which I turn helps in producing an efficient and cost effective design.

Usability

As a Mechanical Design Engineer working in and designing heavy structures for battery packs and chargers, I use Ansys SpaceClaim, day in and day out regularly as whenever the design team forwards the CAD model to FEA team, FEA team optimizes the model in SpaceClaim only, and to do so, design team also helps them in Ansys SpaceClaim.

Alternatives Considered

PTC Creo

For the FEA analysis, PTC Creo, which is a CAD modelling software has inbuilt FEA simulation tool called as Creo Simulate which we generally use a very quick FEA on smaller parts. But when the geometry is very complex and we need to simplify it before the simulation, then we use Ansys SpaceClaim to simplify the model and then use Ansys Mechanical for structural simulation.

Key Insights

Do you think Ansys SpaceClaim delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Ansys SpaceClaim's feature set?

Yes

Did Ansys SpaceClaim live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Ansys SpaceClaim go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Ansys SpaceClaim again?

Yes

Other Software Used

PTC Creo, Google Chrome, AutoCAD, Microsoft 365

Likelihood to Recommend

I will highly recommend Ansys SpaceClaim, or in fact any Ansys to my colleague because of its wide spread acceptability around the globe and around the different industries. Thus, the results provided by Ansys simulation tools, given the proper boundary conditions are properly simulated, are highly reliable. Also, learning to utilize Ansys tools in the engineering design activities also helps in career advancements.

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