
One year later the total was 14,591, an increase of 182%. By the end of 1996, after a full year on the market, SolidWorks had sold a total of 5,170 seats. (Source: Ansys via SpaceClaim)ĭeep in the GraphicSpeak archives we have a spreadsheet detailing the growth of SolidWorks from Day 1, and the comparison to SpaceClaim is interesting. The functions in SpaceClaim's Prepare tab are used to simplify, de-feature, and prepare models for analysis in Ansys Workbench. This week the mindshare leader in 3D direct modeling announced that new license sales increased by 110% in 2011, compared to 2010, which was also a rocket ride based on what SpaceClaim told us then (new licenses sales up 188%). Privately held SpaceClaim is not required to report its financial results, but every year it lays out a teaser just to remind people how well it is doing. We compare SpaceClaim to the early days of SolidWorks.

110% license sales growth and another round of VC funding.
