Launched in 2013 and developed in conjunction with SpaceClaim, a provider of 3D modelling software for engineers, DesignSpark Mechanical targets students, professional designers as well as mechanical and electronic engineers working in companies of any size, and enables users to rapidly prototype or reverse engineer any physical object.
This latest version offers a range of enhancements to the user interface and introduces a blend (or loft) tool that enables creation of rotational, periodic or sheet metal blends. As well as these improvements, RS is introducing a new auto-save function and various enhancements to existing tools within the software, plus the ability to analyse solid body geometry for errors, including tips to fix them. These latest features are based on feedback from DesignSpark Mechanical’s wide user base.
In addition, DesignSpark Mechanical Version 4.0 is the first free software tool to seamlessly integrate the open-source Ultimaker Cura slicing software. This feature is the result of close collaboration between RS and Ultimaker, a 3D printing company, and enables users to optimise their designs using expert-tested profiles for 3D printers and materials, and to streamline workflow for maximum efficiency.
Other key features of Version 4.0 include: support for 4K and ultra-HD monitors, switching between multiple graphics-rendering drivers and modes; the ability to export 3D geometry into the DreamWorks open-source OpenVDB file format; and various fixes of minor software bugs. Additionally, the tool now supports 14 new languages.
The latest version of DesignSpark Mechanical is now available to download now.
