# Ansys SpaceClaim Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Ansys SpaceClaim the right Simulation solution for you? Explore 157 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/124168/Ansys-SpaceClaim/reviews --- Ansys SpaceClaim 4.6 (157) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/124168/Ansys-SpaceClaim/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Ansys SpaceClaim Ease of use 4.0 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Ronit J Design EngineerMachinery, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Ansys SpaceClaim helps in easy modification of design and also heavily helps in design simplification.“ September 9, 2024 FS Felipe S Research AssistantEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Cons in this software include a learning curve for advanced features, requiring additional training or experience, and limited meshing capabilities compared to dedicated software.“ June 9, 2023 Ronit J Design EngineerMachinery, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The thing which I like the most is the convenience which it provides as it becomes so easy to make simple design changes then and there and reiterate the simulation.“ September 9, 2024 FM Felipe M ResearcherEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “A big drawbacks of Spaceclaim is its relatively high cost compared to other CAD software options.“ May 10, 2023 FM Felipe M ResearcherEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The software allows me to create and modify complex geometries with ease, making the design process efficient and effective.“ May 10, 2023 Khalil E Legal AssistantLegal Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The only downside of using Ansys SpaceClaim is that it is no a feature-based CAD tool.“ January 12, 2023 FS Felipe S Research AssistantEducation Management, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “In my opinion, Ansys SpaceClaim is a user-friendly 3D modeling software with a straightforward interface, making it accessible to both beginners and experienced engineers.“ June 9, 2023 HK Harshil K Internship Automotive, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It requires a lot of computation and the time of computation is pretty long as in my case of Analysis of a gear pump, I have to wait for some 15 minutes when there is an initialization of the structure.“ December 1, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 157 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Souleymane D. Training assistant Mining & Metals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The modeling software you need." August 25, 2023 5.0 Overall, ANSYS SpaceClaim allows users to repair models, make modifications, and prepare geometries for further analysis. Pros What I like about this software is its ability to perform modeling operations quickly and efficiently. You can modify geometries by rotating or resizing them. Cons I think ANSYS SpaceClaim is a powerful and user-friendly tool; therefore, I don't find any aspects of it that I dislike. Switched from [MicroStation](https://www.capterra.com/p/192416/MicroStation/)[Geomagic Design X](https://www.capterra.com/p/276905/Geomagic-Design-X/)[3ds Max](https://www.capterra.com/p/206897/3ds-Max/)[IronCAD](https://www.capterra.com/p/158181/IronCAD-Design-Collaboration-Suite/)[KeyCreator](https://www.capterra.com/p/9512/KeyCreator/) These are all software programs that I was already aware of and have received training on. Review Source JD Jigar D. Design Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spacelaim above all other modeling software" February 16, 2022 5.0 Pros Fast, friendly user interface, parametric modeling, optimization, we can spend more time addressing actual engineering problems rather than modeling on software. Cons design tree is missing (commands that we use). That can be enabled in other way but should have been a default feature. Switched from [SolidWorks Premium](https://www.capterra.com/p/93121/SolidWorks-Premium/) Spaceclaim is very fast for geometry cleanup, parametric modeling, optimization and many more. Review Source Lucas C. Mechanical Engineer II Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Spaceclaim just isn't as intuitive as other CAD packages" July 12, 2021 2.0 Pros SpaceClaim is nice for what it can do well - quick changes to geometry within workbench. But that's it. Cons Anything remotely more complex than changing the size of a fillet or a hole is going to be a pain to do in spaceclaim. I'd recommend almost any other software instead. Review Source Ronit J. Design Engineer Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ansys SpaceClaim: Best Model Cleanup Tool for Design Validations" September 9, 2024 5.0 The overall experience with Ansys SpaceClaim is very good and it helps me to make any small changes very quickly and reiterate the simulation quickly and easily. Pros Ansys SpaceClaim helps in easy modification of design and also heavily helps in design simplification. The wide variety of tools available helps in creating and removing features and also for splitting and joining two surfaces. The thing which I like the most is the convenience which it provides as it becomes so easy to make simple design changes then and there and reiterate the simulation. Cons Ansys SpaceClaim fulfill all the requirements which it intends to and with time, it has improved a lot. The least that I like is its user interface. Review Source syed muneef A. Ansys review Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ANSYS for all Engineering fields " November 15, 2019 5.0 I used this software for my Master's degree research. it provided me with satisfactory results and helped to save a lot of my time. these results were compared with experimental results and they almost matched. Pros First of all this software is not for specific engineering it can be used by every engineering department. it contains different types of tools that can fulfill the requirements of all engineering fields. it is also a user-friendly software and complete user guidance is available. This software has the ability to accept geometries designed in other softwares. this software basically consists of four different steps. first is a Modular design where the user can design his/her own geometry. The second step consists of meshing where geometry is divided into smaller portions to apply the required equation solvers. the third step is setup where boundary conditions are applied. the last step contains results where it can be analyzed through tabular or graphical representation. Cons This software is very heavy and requires a powerful computing power for accurate results. it crushes during simulations after which you will have to restart all of your work. Review Source Saranyan Sankrith S. SDET-3 Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Handy CAD inside a CAE" July 9, 2022 4.0 Pros Top Level simulation software like ANSYS, Msc etc, expects us to have design file ready for analysis, the option to edit our design inside a CAE software is very minimal. SpaceClaim is a boon in such cases where you can open it within your ANSYS Mechanical and modify if any changes are needed and then proceed with further analysis, SpaceClaim is one of the good CAD tools with which we can build robust models from scratch for analysis. It becomes extremely powerful when used with ANSYS Cons We have mostly used the student version of Ansys and SpaceClaim failed to import some models which were build in other softwares like CREO or SOILDWORKS, that is the main issue which we faces Review Source Amjed A. Mechanical Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "SpaceClaim Overview" February 14, 2022 4.0 I prefer SolidWorks for 3D modeling over SpaceClaim for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is that I can use the model from the SolidWorks application in a variety of applications. I also find SolidWorks to be easier to model in than SpaceClaim. Pros I used SpaceClaim to create 2D and 3D drawings. It was very useful and simple to use. It is also simpler than Design Modular (the previous Ansys modeling software) and provides unlimited editing options. Cons I believe that the software could be improved. When it comes to loading time, it is extremely inconvenient; whenever you want to open a model, you must wait a significant amount of time for it to open. Review Source Tharindu J. Site Engineer Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic tool with higher accuracy for CFD and Multiphysics simulations " January 5, 2020 5.0 Great tool for CFD and FEA with accurate and correlating results with the experimental analysis. I used this tool when I was an undergraduate for fluid flow studies and thermal analysis and now at my work place I am using it for air flow modeling in Mechanical Ventilation. Pros ANSYS Fluent gives very accurate and reliable simulation results in Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis. It has an excellent graphical user interface (GUI) where you can easily select the type of CAE analysis and other parameters for most of the simulations while using user defined functions (UDF) to handle complex and customized simulations. Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) analysis is another great feature in this software which enables the multiphysics study of fluids and structure interaction. Cons ANSYS requires heavy computational power to give accurate results for complex analysis. Creating complex models in DesignModeler is harder compared to other modeling tools. Review Source Mert A. FEA Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Professional Application" December 14, 2020 5.0 Im very pleased to use this program because my cad model operations are upon simplfying geometries. Spaceclaim make my job easy Pros Geometry modifications are very easy, you can simplfy your cad in a short time. There is no product tree, so you just click delete or "f" to delete fillet etc.. Creating cad models is very easy, you just sketch something and just pull it or modify cad with some tools. Cons Sometimes you need product tree for some reason. Spaceclaim have not product tree, but you can apply different methods to do what you want to do with tree. Review Source Darwin Reynell N. Líder de Proyectos Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An effective, friendly and reliable mechanical component simulation tool." August 7, 2018 4.0 During my mechanical engineering studies, the subjects I most enjoyed were "computer-aided design" and "Finite Element Method". For this reason my thesis was oriented in the line of mechanical design, "design of a pin-on-disk friction machine", you can apply load states on pieces of interest, determine their stresses, deformations, safety factor, fatigue, buckling between others. In the same way, repeat the process until achieving the convergence of results, redefining the meshes on a particular element. It is simply incredible. Pros In addition to all the different types of analysis available to apply in the pieces, you have a really friendly interface. Your pieces can be made in the Ansys DesignModeler program or be imported from other 3D CAD tools. In addition, you have refining tools for meshing to focus on areas of interest, either by its state of charge or its particular shape. Cons If the size of the element chosen in the meshes is very small, the simulation can take an excessive time. The issue would be related to the processing capacity of the computer. It is required to have knowledge of the finite element methodology, to conceptually understand what you are applying in the program. Review Source NK Nishant K. Netbackup administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Ansys user review" October 26, 2022 4.0 Overall experience has been good with ansys and looking to explore it more. Pros Ansys is an application that is mostly used in research and by proffessionals.Also it is used by students to get the accurate results and thus super helpful in performing analysis in the design of material and engineering materials section. Cons Least liked part is so much collaboration and we can have a different different tools for that...Sometimesit it lags but its okay since it provides so much advantage over disadvantages. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analysis Engineer Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Generating geometries with Ansys SpaceClaim" May 27, 2022 5.0 It helped me a lot in removing the small details in the geometry for the FEA analysis studies of the parts to be produced by plastic injection. Pros Since Ansys SpaceClaim is not element-based, it does not give an error warning due to previous operations. It is a suitable platform for removing radii and small details on the model from the design. Cons The fact that there are few alternatives to mate the parts makes the user tired. Review Source VS Vedabit S. Student Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ansys Student Review" May 7, 2020 5.0 I used Ansys Static Structural during an internship involving FEM Static Structural Analysis and got hands on experience with modelling 3D software on Design Modeler and Space Claim. I also used the Static Structural interface and performed structural simulations. The software is very capable in all respects and I learned why companies enjoy using the product. Following that, I started experimenting with fluid simulations using Fluent, and was even more impressed. I used Ansys Fluent for a research paper during my final year of University, that eventually got published as well. Pros 1) It has extremely clean and simple UI. 2) It has a wide range of functionalities. Personally I used Fluent and Static Structural for my purposes. 3) Most Universities are affiliated to Ansys, thus giving access to Students to learn its various functionalities with ease. 4) Extremely innovative software with UDF capabilities that allows for a lot of customization and very complicated simulations to be performed with relative ease. 5) Would highly recommend for academic as well as industrial purpose. Cons 1) Only issue I had is with the free trial version. The software is amazing in every respect, but the free trial allows for very few mesh resolution. Despite free trial being for learning purposes only, it hinders the ability of a student to learn useful insights from their simulations, such as verifying the accuracy. Ansys should allow Students especially using the free version, to experiment more with the software by relaxing certain constrictions on their free version. Review Source FM Felipe M. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very complete design tool" May 10, 2023 5.0 Overal, spaceclaim is a great and complete tool for CAD and CFD model development. Pros Ansys Spaceclaim is my go-to CAD software for designing parts and building CFD models. It offers a convenient, interactive, and user-friendly experience. The software allows me to create and modify complex geometries with ease, making the design process efficient and effective. Its intuitive interface and powerful tools make it a valuable tool in my engineering workflow. Cons A big drawbacks of Spaceclaim is its relatively high cost compared to other CAD software options. Additionally, some users may find that the software lacks certain advanced features. Review Source IM Ibrahim M. Researcher Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simulation and designing on Ansys space claim " November 21, 2021 5.0 Really nice .. I could do my work smoothly so now I’m recommending it to others by Pros It’s very friendly use and it’s really smooth beside that it doesn’t require high computation power as as advance software Cons The Ansys meshing quality is not 100% I still achieve good results but not very accurate but this could be solved by trying other meshing tools inside Ansys Review Source VR Verified Reviewer ASME IGTI Student Liasion Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great interface and mathematical tools" July 18, 2019 5.0 CFD simulationos for various purposes Pros The math tools available in the software which make it viabole for a huge range of problems. We'rw an exlcusive ansys partner and work very closely with them on multiple tasks Cons Sometimes takes time to solve and converge and ansys meshing isn't very good comapred to the solver Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Legal Assistant Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice for CAD generation" January 12, 2023 4.0 Ansys SpaceClaim is a nice CAD tool and is continuously updated and improved. I recommend it specially if you are using other Ansys applications. Pros Ansys SpaceClaim is quite a good tool for generating CAD files. It supports 2D and 3D designs and offer a wide range of geometry editing tools. One of the most helpful feature is that SpaceClaim was designed to be easily integrated into the other applications developed by Ansys. Cons The only downside of using Ansys SpaceClaim is that it is no a feature-based CAD tool. This becomes an issue if you're used to such applications. Other than that, there is nothing else I don't really dislike. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD student Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ansys model the world " January 5, 2019 5.0 I overall I’m very satisfied with this software and would definitely use it. Pros Ability to solve problems of any kind of difficulty. I use it for heating system simulation and the plots it produces are perfect. Also such simulation can partially replace real experiments. Cons Very complicated and not enough practical and cleanly explained tutorials Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best engineering Tool for 3D design" February 12, 2022 5.0 great experience till now Pros I like the most part of the software because from ansys its get easier to do analysis and better simulation. Cons only the customer support is not up to the point. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Asset Manager/System Admin Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great support" June 23, 2018 4.0 Pros After working with this vendor for years I can say we have had the best support from them. Most requests are handled without issue and always willing to work with us. Cons Learning curve is very steep and even with documentation some of the features need support assistance. I also find it difficult to support each release separately for every user. In most cases it is easier to skip the initial and dot 2 release. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Development Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable CFD Analysis Tool For Vehicle Body Design" May 27, 2019 5.0 We are using Fluent to create a flow model of vehicle dynamic in order to obtain related air resistance and improve our vehicle body design. It's quite useful and reliable, general results are %98 identical with wind tunnel results which are measured via tools. Pros Reliable data for CFD analysis in pre-test phase. Cons It requires very high computer specification for seamless experience. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Project Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ansys SpaceClaim 2023 \_ User Review" February 11, 2023 5.0 Pros This CAD module is integrated with different Ansys Simulation modules, making it easy to process the geometry for pre-processing steps. This integration also requires less time to edit and reflect the CAD models into simulation modules.Software developers are coming up with many improvements (for mechanical engineers' ease of work) in every edition. Cons This software needs little development towards a user-friendly interface. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer - Manufacturing Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for simulation and analysis" December 9, 2018 4.0 Pros This gives you the opportunity to program and simulate complex problems. It reduces expensive experimental setup and gives you the ability to outline projects. Cons Tough to learn and expertise. User interface is not very friendly for initial learning. Review Source oS osman S. R&D ENGINEER Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Spaceclaim Review" February 16, 2022 4.0 Pros Operations such as designing, cleaning the geometry and subtracting the flow volume are very easy with spaceclaim. Cons It gives a lot of surface defects when cleaning complex models. Also some splitting processes could be easy. Review Source TA Tariq A. Student Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Seamless experience" February 16, 2022 5.0 Great. Pros It was a huge step forward from Design modeller. user interface is better though it can undergo changes. Cons Probably more features like screw wizard would be of use. Review Source Similar Products Featured