For all of those getting antsy to click a button and start a live session to share your confidential CAD data whilst in your jammies, the ability to do so in now here. SpaceClaim has released SpaceClaim 2014 Service Pack 1, and what a Service Pack it is. With it you get LiveReview, formerly codenamed ‘Connect’ (coverage here), that allows instant, secure collaboration on your designs inside SpaceClaim, without the need for a(nother) ‘Cloud’ account, storage or profile of any kind. For those on subscription, you get early access (meaning currently free) to the features for the next six months. After this, LiveReview will be available for $500/year.
The service pack also comes with an ‘STL Prep for 3D Printing’ module. As another benny of SpaceClaim’s deep import capabilities, the module allows you to prep scanned geometry for 3D print, making the model watertight and allowing you to split materials for multi-material printing. It does all of this visually, cuts file size through decimation, reducing mesh resolution for 3D printers and, yes folks, it even supports AMF format. For the lowdown on each feature visit the respective LiveReview and STL Prep for 3D Printing pages. And for those using this, let us know about it in the comments and how you’re coming along with it.
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