![]() ![]() I can see that layers go some way towards this but within a layer nothing holds any relationship. I just don't see the equivalent in DesignSpark though. I guess I am imposing my parametric constraint driven methods onto a program that doesn't have them. Sure you can set dimensions ok but with out constraints its all lost the moment a wall is pushed. Getting the rough shape is very easy but tying it down with dimensions was impossible. The videos's of push/pull modeling look fantastic, but when I tried to produce a simple engineering part with it I struggled badly. I only spent an afternoon with it but I have to say I completely missed the point. However I recently took a look at SpaceClaim in its stripware version (DesignSpark). I've been using Alibre 2012 PE for well over a year now. This is a copy of a post I made on the PP3DP forum 3 weeks ago: But of a long way around, but I think it's worth it, as the editing tools are quite awesome. ![]() So, the way to get your model into DesignSpark seems to be by loading it into sketchup first, saving them, and then loading them into DesignSpark. * But, SKP files from Sketchup can be opened, and edited! * STEP files can be opened, but only in read-only mode. * It does NOT Open SpaceClaim files (I guess intentionally) * Open STL files, but not edit them, because they are loaded as meshes instead of solids Other then that, it's pretty complete for what you would need. * Repair tools (mostly useful to fix up STL files with holes before editing) ![]() So I fully understand they kept this out. Not that important for 3D printing, but important if you are using SpaceClaim professionally. * Ability to convert meshes to solid (important, I'll explain a bit later) * Sheet-metal tools (which is no problem for 3D printing, as you do not need them) ![]() * Ability to add text (which is a bit of a shame) I just installed and did a few quick tests on the DesignSpark software (which is re-branded spaceclaim with a few options cut out). ![]()
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