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Spatial Releases 2026 1.0.1

Look for new enhancements across 3D InterOp, data prep, meshing, and 3D modeling SDKs.

Spatial Releases 2026 1.0.1
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3D InterOp enables applications to work with a breadth of CAD formats in a unified way. Image courtesy: Spatial

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April 28, 2026

Spatial Corp., software development kit provider for design, manufacturing and engineering solutions and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, shares new enhancements in its product lines. These updates focus on interoperability, data preparation, and advanced modeling workflows.

This latest release delivers expanded format support, enhanced product manufacturing information (PMI) handling and new capabilities for complex geometry processing. Designed to improve efficiency across CAD translation, modeling, meshing, and simulation processes, the latest updates introduce expanded format support and more.

Some highlights include the following:

3D InterOp

NX Reader Enhancement for 2D Drawings

The NX reader imports 2D drawings as visualization data from NX 2412 and later versions.

glTF Writer Supports Draco Compression

glTF export incorporates Draco compression for meshes and point-clouds to significantly reduce output file sizes.

Enhanced Support for Reading Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)

  • The STEP Reader supports graphical PMI at the assembly level.
  • The JT Reader supports semantic PMI at the assembly level.
  • The NX Reader supports PMI created in drafting mode when attached to a solid (PMI attached to drawing sheets are excluded).

Updated CAD Format Version Support

  • JT 10.11
  • NX 2512
  • Solid Edge 2026

Data Prep

Hidden Body Removal (HBR)

HBR extends support for assembly models within UConnect workflows to several CAD formats like Solid Edge and Revit as well as for mesh formats like 3MF, OBJ and Smart 3D.

3D ACIS Modeler

Blending (Filleting) Enhancements

  • Rho-Conic Cross-Sections: Create blends with conic cross-sections defined by a rho-parameter.
  • Enhanced robustness when simultaneously processing multiple edge sequences: Improves stability and prevents overlaps and interference between blends.

Resolution of Edge Self-Intersections

Enable checking and optional splitting of edges with self-intersections.

For more product details, click here.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

 

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