<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
solid	O
modeling	O
CAD	B-Application
(	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
)	O
software	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
developed	O
by	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Corporation	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Corporation	I-Algorithm
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
to	O
develop	O
3D	O
solid	O
modeling	O
software	O
for	O
mechanical	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
CAD	B-Application
application	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
used	O
an	O
approach	O
to	O
solid	O
modeling	O
where	O
design	O
concepts	O
are	O
created	O
by	O
pulling	O
,	O
moving	O
,	O
filling	O
,	O
combining	O
,	O
and	O
reusing	O
3D	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Ansys	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
integrated	O
in	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
of	O
Ansys	B-Application
Simulation	O
packages	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
3D	O
modeler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Corporation	I-Algorithm
markets	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Engineer	I-Algorithm
directly	O
to	O
end-user	O
and	O
indirectly	O
by	O
other	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
also	O
licenses	O
its	O
software	O
for	O
OEMs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ANSYS	B-Application
,	O
Flow	O
International	O
Corporation	O
,	O
CatalCAD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
's	O
3D	O
direct	O
modeling	O
technology	O
is	O
primarily	O
expressed	O
through	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
in	O
four	O
tools	O
:	O
pull	O
,	O
move	O
,	O
fill	O
,	O
and	O
combine	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Pull	O
contains	O
most	O
creation	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
traditional	O
CAD	B-Application
systems	O
,	O
determining	O
its	O
behavior	O
through	O
users’	O
selection	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
secondary	O
tool	O
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Engineer	I-Algorithm
also	O
includes	O
more	O
specialized	O
tools	O
for	O
model	O
preparation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
functions	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
modelling	O
kernel	O
ACIS	O
licensed	O
to	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
by	O
Dassault	O
Systemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
Mike	O
Payne	O
,	O
Danny	O
Dean	O
,	O
David	O
Taylor	O
,	O
and	O
Blake	O
Courter	O
founded	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Corporation	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Payne	O
was	O
previously	O
a	O
founder	O
of	O
PTC	O
and	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
released	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
2007	O
Professional	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
announced	O
support	O
for	O
multi-touch	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
technical	O
software	O
company	O
ANSYS	B-Application
(	O
NASDAQ	O
:	O
ANSS	O
)	O
acquired	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
for	O
$85	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
,	O
plus	O
considerations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANSYS	B-Application
is	O
specialized	O
in	O
developing	O
software	O
for	O
product	O
development	O
simulation	O
and	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
(	O
named	O
ANSYS	B-Application
SpaceClaim	B-Algorithm
Direct	O
Modeler	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
its	O
CAE	O
software	O
since	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
