SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes

If a curve lies on the Z
axis, the pull arrow
points in the Y direction.
Previously, the pull
arrow would point in
the Z direction and you
could not pull to create
any further geometry.
Blending
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If you select two curves on the same
plane, the pull arrow points in the
direction that is perpendicular to the
plane of the curves. For example, if
you have a curve on the X axis, and a
selected neighboring curve that lies
on the Y axis, then the pull arrow will
point in the Z direction.
SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes
The keyboard shortcut “B” is now mapped to the Blend tool option in the Pull tool. Previously, this
keyboard shortcut was mapped to the Bend tool in the sketch ribbon group.
When blending between objects, new/blended geometry takes on the color of the object which was
selected first.
Blends can now be made between faces or edges of separate components. Previously, you were not able
to blend between components.
You can make a rotational blend between two planar faces that lie on the same plane. The following
figures show blends that are possible with the Rotational Blend option.
Blended faces automatically simplify to analytic geometry when possible. For example, if you blend
between two circular surfaces of the same diameter, one directly above the other, the Shape property
becomes Cylinder in the Face Type section of the Properties panel.
You can now create a blend surface tangent to two faces along a given direction, as shown in the
following figure. Select two curved faces and Alt+click a linear object such as an axis, sketch curve, or edge
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