Discovery SpaceClaim: Model Prep for CAE & MFG
Preparing CAD models for simulation and analysis can be the most important part of a simulation workflow and can also take the longest amount of your time. Upon completion of the Getting Started Tutorials, these video tutorials will teach you how to clean up and optimize your geometry for simulation prior to meshing. You'll learn basic repair, how to simplify and defeature a model, and a number of other geometry prep operations, listed in detail below. All videos can be streamed directly from this page by clicking them.
1) Repair: This video demonstrates importing and repairing operations in SpaceClaim. It shows how to clean up corrupt 3D data using different repair tools.
2) Simplify and Defeature in SpaceClaim - Part 1: This video demonstrates simplify and defeaturing process in SpaceClaim. It shows how to simplify and defeature a model by removing faces, holes, rounds etc with the Fill Tool.
3) Simplify and Defeature Part 2: This video demonstrates simplify and defeaturing process in SpaceClaim. It shows how to simplify and defeature a shaft by removing small faces and teeth with the Fill tool.
4) Round Removal: This video demonstrates removal of rounds in SpaceClaim. It shows the use of Round tool which is designed specifically for selecting and removing rounds.
5) Splitting and Imprinting Faces: This video demonstrates splitting and imprinting of faces in SpaceClaim. It shows use of Split Face tool and Imprint tool and the options associated with these tools.
6) Merge Faces, Small Faces: This video demonstrates Merge face tool and Small Faces tool in SpaceClaim. It shows how to identify small faces and merge faces using these tools and clean the model.
7) Partitioning a Solid into Multiple Bodies: This video demonstrates splitting solid of or partitioning solid in SpaceClaim. It shows the use of Split Solid tool and Combine tool for splitting model as per requirement.
8) Driving Dimensions & Named Selections: This video demonstrates creation of driving dimensions in SpaceClaim. It shows how to create groups and annotations to drive a design for optimization.
9) Automatic Midsurface & Shell Extraction: In SpaceClaim, Midsurface can be extracted automatically or manually. This video demonstrates the automatic process and the options associated with midsurface tool.
10) Manual Midsurface & Shell Extraction: In SpaceClaim, Midsurface can be extracted automatically or manually. This video demonstrates the manual process and the options associated with midsurface tool.
11) Create Simplified Structural Solid: This video demonstrates creation of a simplified structural geometry. It shows how to create a simplified model instead of simplifying the actual geometry.
12) Internal CFD/Core Volume Extraction: CFD analysis requires internal or external flow volume. This video demonstrates how to create external flow volume i.e. enclosure in SpaceClaim.
13) Automatic External Volume Enclosure: CFD analysis requires internal or external flow volume. This video demonstrates how to create external flow volume i.e enclosure in SpaceClaim.
14) Manual Fluid Body Creation: CFD analysis requires internal or external flow volume. This video demonstrates a technique using standard modeling tools to create a fluid domain when the geometry does not allow for the Volume Extract or Enclosure tools to create a good volume.
15) Weld Surface Creation Tool: This video shows how to use the Weld Tool to create new weld surfaces between midsurface and shell bodies that cannot be extended. Extending surfaces to intersect with each other is often the optimal way to create a conformal mesh. When the midsurface shells cannot be extended properly, the Weld Tool is used to join the bodies correctly.
16) Scripting (Beta): Scripting is supported in SpaceClaim. This video shows how to record and replay commands in Script editor.
17) Beam Extraction: This video shows how to import a solid model and extract beam elements and profiles. It shows how to clean up connections, extend, trim and connect beams and split intersections.
