
^ ANSYS Acquires SpaceClaim Corporation, A Leading Provider Of 3-D Modeling Software.^ Wade Roush, SpaceClaim Captures $5 Million Series D Funding to “Democratize” 3D Modeling, Xconomy Boston, May 13, 2010, sourced on January 9, 2011.ANSYS is specialized in developing software for product development simulation and analysis, and has sold a version of SpaceClaim (named ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler) as an option for its CAE software since 2009. On April 29, 2014, technical software company ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) acquired SpaceClaim for $85 million in cash, plus considerations. On July 21, 2009, SpaceClaim announced support for multi-touch hardware. On September 30, 2008, Chris Randles become CEO and Mike Payne become chairman of the board. On April 1, 2007, SpaceClaim released SpaceClaim 2007 Professional, its first commercial release. Mike Payne was previously a founder of PTC and SolidWorks. In September 2005, Mike Payne, Danny Dean, David Taylor, and Blake Courter founded SpaceClaim Corporation. These functions were developed in the modelling kernel ACIS licensed to SpaceClaim by Dassault Systemes.

Combine performs boolean and splitting operations, such as merging parts and subtracting parts from each other.

SpaceClaim Engineer also includes more specialized tools for model preparation. Popular uses include deleting rounds and holes from a model.

SpaceClaim's 3D direct modeling technology is primarily expressed through its user interface in four tools: pull, move, fill, and combine:
