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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the latest release of Ansys SpaceClaim, CAE users can now leverage new scripting capabilities to help efficiently automate the generation of new geometry designs. At LEAP Australia we have been helping customers across Australia & New Zealand to use scripting in SpaceClaim to create design templates that can automatically generate different designs, simply by modifying a few key parameters. Building on the information we shared in our recent webinar<\/span><\/a> and the availability of new features in the latest release 2020R2, these new scripting and feature tracking capabilities in SpaceClaim are now ready for mainstream use.<\/p>\n

Ansys\u2019s strength in allowing users to parameterise key design variables is well known. This significantly reduces the need for manual intervention when exposing the client\u2019s designs to various design conditions. Typically during the design phase, multiple geometric parameters are varied whilean initial prototype is developed. Historically, Ansys DesignModeler has helped users to createparametric models but DesignModeler could become unwieldy when working on complex models with multiple dependencies. In contrast, Ansys SpaceClaim has a distinct advantage in working with complex models, but the nature of a Direct Modeller meant that it was not intended to be used to build a model from the ground-up using parameters.<\/p>\n

Ansys have addressed this to bring the best of both worlds to SpaceClaim in version 2020 R2 by releasing two powerful new features. The first is the ability to record blocks and the second is to introduce the ability to create scripts using Python API within the SpaceClaim environment. In this blog, we will aim to give you an overview of the first feature called \u201cBlock recording\u201d and showcase how this can be leveraged to automate our customer\u2019s workflows.<\/p>\n

Recording Blocks in SpaceClaim<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u201cRecord Block\u201d feature in SpaceClaim helps you to modularize your design into various blocks. For example, you can import models with existing parameters. You can also create 2D sketches of lines, arcs, and splines and convert them into 3D models. Block Recording captures all the changes you make to your model in blocks of script. As you perform operations, they are recorded in script blocks. Each block represents a block-of-script that can be used to recreate that part of the model design when the script is run once again.<\/p>\n

Using the record blocks feature can help you to develop your designs in a logical and organic manner, helping them improve the efficiency of their CAD modelling workflow. Each \u201cRecord Block\u201d feature allows the user to create dimensions within the block operations. Users can create sketches in a block, dimension them, and set these dimensions to be a parameter than can be varied at a later stage. The next section demonstrates how to use the block recording feature to create a parameterized geometry in SpaceClaim.<\/p>\n

Geometry creation through Record Blocks feature<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this section, we will look at how to use the block recording feature to create the fluid domain around a piano-key shaped weir. The key steps for creating this geometry through the record blocks feature are illustrated below with the help of a few screen captures.<\/p>\n

Open SpaceClaim 2020 R2 and switch on block recording by clicking on the \u201cBlocks\u201d icon. You will see a new panel appear which starts recording these blocks. Once this is switched on, you can switch to the sketching mode to start creating and dimensioning your sketches. Once a dimension is created in a sketch, it can be converted to a parameter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

How can CAE users make the most of the new scripting capabilities available in SpaceClaim 2020R2 to help efficiently automate the generation of new geometry designs? We look at how to create design templates that can automatically generate different designs, simply by modifying a few key parameters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[323],"tags":[171,181,407,201,215,292],"class_list":["post-4921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cfd","tag-ansys","tag-ansys-meshing","tag-design-and-testing","tag-design-optimisation","tag-expert-training","tag-spaceclaim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leapaust.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}