SU / Spaceclaim

[pilou]

Cool but it's not exactly free!

[findthong]

Sure, it's not free! And I doubt there'll be 'just enough' SketchUp free for professional uses anymore.

Spaceclaim may have a nice API:
http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/blog/2012/03/spaceclaims-api.html

For instance, you can:

• Look for all edges 2" or longer.
• Add custom panels that implement Windows forms.
• Create new tools.
• Add custom file types to dialog boxes.
• Generate temporary graphics.
• Implement tools for custom graphics
  I don't know about programming but many reviews said it's API is quite nice.

I see it do cool stuffs, but I'm not dev. It would be nice if devs could have a look:
http://www.spaceclaim.com/en/Mkting/SingleVideoPlayer.aspx?v=API_Webinar_2011-12-14.mp4

[watkins]

Dear All,

I have written this before, but if you are attached to a school or academic institute then SpaceClaim is very reasonably priced. Compared to Autodesk products, it is almost a give-away.

Regards,
Bob

[ArCAD-UK]

@watkins said:

Dear All,

I have written this before, but if you are attached to a school or academic institute then SpaceClaim is very reasonably priced. Compared to Autodesk products, it is almost a give-away.

Regards,
Bob

And if you aren't the price is how much?

[watkins]

I have never needed to find out as I work at a university, but I believe they are significantly cheaper than many other top end 3D CAD packages. Why don't you request a quote and let us know.

http://www.spaceclaim.com/en/Products/Purchase_SpaceClaim.aspx

Bob

[Hussel Hann]

Wow..Spaceclaim is a very impressive software.

But it seems that they are almost completely focus on engineering/industrial purposes. This is what I think when I click on their "Solutions" tab and read about them inside Wiki.

I think that Spaceclaim only focus on one particular thing and came out with a better solution or result compare to other CAD software of the same category.

If SU is subdivided into SU organic, SU mechanical, SU architecture, etc...they can do better or at par with Spaceclaim.

Just my 2 cents opinion though...

[findthong]

I've find somewhere on the web that it's about 700USD/license for 5 license package.
And for one license, it's about 1,400 USD.

And yes, contact them for pricing is the best way to get the updated price.

[watkins]

There is an article on Sketchup and SpaceClaim here:

http://sketchupdate.blogspot.co.uk/2012_03_01_archive.html

Regards,
Bob

[g_wilson]

Being an old retired machine designer I have grown to love SU for it's intuitive "feel". But,it was made for Arch. mainly and does ,understandably,have it's shortcomings when it comes to machine design. So when I read here about SC I started delving deeper. SC has done a remarkable job with it's tutorials. The bugaboo of file import between software is always a nightmare to end up with something less of a task than untying the Gordian knot. I discovered on they're web site this video better explaining importing and cleanup steps after import of SU to SC. http://www.spaceclaim.com/en/Mkting/SingleVideoPlayer.aspx?v=Sketchup_Webinar_2012-04-04.mp4 I had to register to see this video,so if you can't access with preceding URL then go here and register: http://www.spaceclaim.com/en/Mkting/SpaceClaimforSketchUp.aspx At the least I found it very encouraging, exciting even. Hope the price isn't too scary,that I haven't checked into.
To think,when I started in 1964 tools consisted of table,parallel rule ,set squares,pencil,slide rule,log tables and a pad and pen. We thought we had died and gone to heaven when Bowmar came out with a 4 function calculator, interesting time to have lived thru.

[pilou]

Yes video shows a SU on steroïds!

[loveart45]

SpaceClaim seems like a better version of SketchUp

But too pricey!