SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes

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SpaceClaim 2011 Release Notes
Sheet metal capabilities were significantly expanded, including the ability to sketch profiles; more options
for edge reliefs, corners reliefs, junctions, notches, hems, beads, forms, bends, and joggles; and more
control when converting parts to sheet metal.
Select the options in the Highlight ribbon group to highlight junctions, reliefs, forms, joggles, hems, and
beads when working with sheet metal designs. The highlighting is more muted than the highlighting used
in the Convert tool.
You can now select the highlighting colors used on sheet metal designs from the SpaceClaim sheet metal
options, as shown in the figure. The Convert tool uses a more saturated version of these colors.
You can no longer split a bend face using the Split tool.
The Create ribbon group on the Sheet Metal tab was rearranged:
You can now use the Fill tool on sheet metal objects, including beads, notches, and forms to remove
them. Select the sheet metal object you want to remove using the Select tool in the Edit group on the
Sheet Metal tab, then click the Fill tool in the Edit group on the Design tab.
You can now create lightweight text notes, which can be edited and moved in 3D. Previously, you were
only able to create a lightweight note, and move and edit the Engraved or Cutout text in an unfolded
sheet metal part.
If you place a note that extends across neighboring bends, the note will automatically wrap around the
part when you click out of the operation. If you create a note on a bent part, you cannot move the note to
a different face.
To create a lightweight text note on a sheet metal part:
1. Select the Note tool in the Annotation Group on the Detail tab.
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