Spatial Corp
{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Spatial Corp.
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1986}}
| location_city = Broomfield, Colorado
| location_country = USA
| industry = Computer software
3D modeling
| homepage = {{URL|www.spatial.com}}
}}
Spatial Corporation was founded in 1986, and had one main product: ACIS, the first commercially available 3D modeling kernel. Through subsequent years, Spatial added products to its portfolio that enabled independent software vendors (ISVs), mostly in the industries of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), known as CAD/CAM, to build applications. These components included extensions and updates to the ACIS modeler, visualization products, and acquisitions in translator technology.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
In late 2000, Dassault Systèmes purchased Spatial and made it a subsidiary.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Flagship products
The firm's flagship products include these programs:
- 3D ACIS Modeler{{Cite web |year= |title=Products Spatial – 3D ACIS Modeler |website=Spatial |url=http://www.spatial.com/products/3d-acis-modeling |access-date=January 1, 2023}} – features an open, object-oriented C++ architecture that enables robust, 3D modeling abilities.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} It is a geometric modeling kernel that was developed by Spatial, and is used in industries such as 3Danimation, shipbuilding, and computer-aided design.{{Cite web |last=Loizos |first=Connie |date=April 27, 2019 |title=This startup just raised more than $10 million for its additive manufacturing software, with the help of Autodesk's former CEO |publisher=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/27/this-startup-just-raised-10-million-dyndrite/ |access-date=January 1, 2023}}
- CGM Modeler{{Cite web |last= |first= |year= |title=Products: CGM Core Modeler |website=Spatial |url=http://www.spatial.com/products/cgm |access-date=January 1, 2023}} – the 3D modeling kernel used in Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
- 3D InterOp{{Cite web |last= |first= |year= |title=Products: 3D InterOp |website=Spatial |url=http://www.spatial.com/products/3d-interoperability |access-date=January 1, 2023}} – CAD data translation framework.
- 3D Visualization – the HOOPS 3D Application Framework{{Cite web |last= |first= |year= |title=Products: 3D Visualization – HOOPS Visualize |website=Spatial |url=http://www.spatial.com/products/3d-visualization |access-date=January 1, 2023}} enables the development of 3D Visualization applications with advanced 2D and 3D graphics functionality.
- 3D Precise Mesh{{Cite web |url=https://www.spatial.com/products/3d-precise-mesh |title=3D Precise Mesh: 3D Mesh Generation Software |website=Spatial}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |year= |title=Products: 3D Precise Mesh |website=Spatial |url=https://www.spatial.com/products/3d-precise-mesh |access-date=January 1, 2023}} – an object-based software development toolkit providing fully configurable surface and volumetric meshing abilities.
- Constraint Design Solver (CDS){{Cite web |last= |first= |year= |title=Products: Constraint Design Solver (CDS) |website=Spatial |url=http://www.spatial.com/products/cds-constraint-design-solver |access-date=January 1, 2023}} – provides variational constraint solver solutions for design and engineering applications.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.spatial.com}}
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Category:Computer-aided design software
Category:Defunct software companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Colorado
Category:Product lifecycle management
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