Onshape by PTC
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I do everything fast and with a great PDM
What do you like best about the product?
I was using other CAD software with bugs, poor PDM but with a lot of tutorials and videos on YouTube
When I checked Onshape, it was amazing how fast I could do things and how well was all my files organized. Simple, fast to learn and very fast to do parts and assemblies. Since then I use only this software! And I recommend it to everyone!
Great support team
When I checked Onshape, it was amazing how fast I could do things and how well was all my files organized. Simple, fast to learn and very fast to do parts and assemblies. Since then I use only this software! And I recommend it to everyone!
Great support team
What do you dislike about the product?
I cannot rename using F2 :)
Some small details can be made faster but they are ipan and listen all my requests ;)
Some small details can be made faster but they are ipan and listen all my requests ;)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Do my assemblies fast and reliable, no bugs
The Best CAD Program Out There
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve been using Onshape for over six years and have logged more than 2,000 hours in the platform—and it still impresses me. The interface is clean and intuitive, and the feature set is powerful enough to handle complex design work without feeling overwhelming.
What really sets Onshape apart is its collaborative workflow. Real-time sharing, version control, and branching make working with others seamless, whether you're in the same room or halfway around the world. One feature I especially appreciate is Follow Mode—being able to follow someone’s cursor as they work through a model makes collaboration and review incredibly efficient. It’s the next best thing to sitting side-by-side. As First Robotics Mentor, this feature allows me to follow my students' work in real-time and recognise where they are struggling to better support them on their way to becoming Onshape masters.
What really sets Onshape apart is its collaborative workflow. Real-time sharing, version control, and branching make working with others seamless, whether you're in the same room or halfway around the world. One feature I especially appreciate is Follow Mode—being able to follow someone’s cursor as they work through a model makes collaboration and review incredibly efficient. It’s the next best thing to sitting side-by-side. As First Robotics Mentor, this feature allows me to follow my students' work in real-time and recognise where they are struggling to better support them on their way to becoming Onshape masters.
What do you dislike about the product?
While I love onshape, it is missing a few features that would be useful and keep me from using for every project. Two that come to mind are 3D sketching and surface tools like patching and scultping. Some projects I have encountered recently have required some surface editing. And having a tool that allows for dimension driven surface editing would be incredibly helpful. I edit lots of files from imports and I would love to use onshape for this but it is a noticable weakpoint. Many of the Loft feature that i use to generate surfaces from sketchs often break with the complex geometry I attemp to create with them. 3D sketches would also be incredibly helpful for bridging curves and completing complex surface boundaries. I would also like be able to add points in a part studio with out needing a sketch plane. Just a point that I can use to pattern parts, or connect lines to certain locations would be helpful.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Onshape gives me a very accessible studio for all of my projects that I never have to worry about saving or losing in files on my device. The cloud based network is crucial to my workflow.
So easy to learn compared to solidworks
What do you like best about the product?
It was very intuitive to learn and with no need to download an app it is more convenient.
What do you dislike about the product?
You do need an internet connection to use it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Affordable CAD package and allows sharing across team members
OnShape is Revolutionary
What do you like best about the product?
The file management that allows for version control and collaboration. A close second is the cloud processing so I can open large assemblies on any computer including my phone.
What do you dislike about the product?
The support for 2D drawings is limited and laggy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows for easy file management and release of cad. It is also very easy to collaborate due to the repository focus.
Excellent Tool
What do you like best about the product?
- Full intuitive configuration management built in
- Runs in a web browser (allowing support for Linux) with option to have a local server
- Natural and intuitive modelling interface
- Team member management
- Responsive customer support
- Runs in a web browser (allowing support for Linux) with option to have a local server
- Natural and intuitive modelling interface
- Team member management
- Responsive customer support
What do you dislike about the product?
- Minor bugs compared to other CAD tools (e.g. from Siemens)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ability to use the tool anywhere with any computer
Great collaborative design software
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of linking documents and having a PDM directly tied to all of your created files.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some features from other CAD softwares are not present, although I have never had a hard stop in my design process due to this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Collaboration is very simple and versioning/branching documents helps you prototype several variations of designs at once. Everything is tied together, and once you learn how to navigate that without making a mess of things in the PDM software your workflow gets substantially more efficient.
Incredible, Forward Looking CAD Package
What do you like best about the product?
OnShape is a modern cloudbased mechanical CAD system from the company PTC. As well as full modelling capabilities, OnShape comes included with full version/change control features and integrates well with Arena (also PTC) for producdute lifecycle management. Our team moved over to OnShape from SolidWorks and found the process of implementing the new CAD system very easy, especially compared with systems like SolidWorks PDM which requires 3rd party resellers to help setup.
Unlike oldschool CAD packages, which at best recieve a few small updates every-year, OnShape improves very quickly, having big updates every 3 weeks or so. As a part modeller, on-shape is easily as good if not better than its competitors like SolidWorks. It takes a different approach to assembly modelling, which is more performant. It is catching up quickly with other CAD packages regarding engineering drawing features. It also features some simulation and rendering capabilities; both produce decent results quickly, but are not the main focus of the software. A huge benefit of Onshape being cloud based is that it is far more stable than locally run CAD systems, it virtually never crashes and I have never lost any data having used this extensively amost everyday for over a year.
Our team vastly prefers OnShapes business model compared to that of SolidWorks. Rather than paying a third-party-reseller licences, set-up, PDM server setup (which is a nightmare to maintain and will need continuous 3rd party support to be functional), separate costs for its various licences, and subscription fees, everything is covered under one cost with OnShape, and you deal with the company directly rather than through third parties. This has worked out as far cheaper for our team, with much less of our engieers time spent on admin. Customer support are very helpful and are easy to access through online chats, forums, or teams calls.
Unlike oldschool CAD packages, which at best recieve a few small updates every-year, OnShape improves very quickly, having big updates every 3 weeks or so. As a part modeller, on-shape is easily as good if not better than its competitors like SolidWorks. It takes a different approach to assembly modelling, which is more performant. It is catching up quickly with other CAD packages regarding engineering drawing features. It also features some simulation and rendering capabilities; both produce decent results quickly, but are not the main focus of the software. A huge benefit of Onshape being cloud based is that it is far more stable than locally run CAD systems, it virtually never crashes and I have never lost any data having used this extensively amost everyday for over a year.
Our team vastly prefers OnShapes business model compared to that of SolidWorks. Rather than paying a third-party-reseller licences, set-up, PDM server setup (which is a nightmare to maintain and will need continuous 3rd party support to be functional), separate costs for its various licences, and subscription fees, everything is covered under one cost with OnShape, and you deal with the company directly rather than through third parties. This has worked out as far cheaper for our team, with much less of our engieers time spent on admin. Customer support are very helpful and are easy to access through online chats, forums, or teams calls.
What do you dislike about the product?
Compared to other CAD packages OnShape is the best, although you may not find all of the specific features that you are used to. The OnShape team add features very frequently though (updates every ~3 weeks) and requests for new features can be made and voted on in the forums. Custom features can also be written and shared if you feel that there is a specific feature missing or something that would be useful to automate for your workflow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OnShape is now our main and only mechanical CAD package used by our designers. It also servers the purpose of PDM and PLM (when paired with Arena) which was previously done by SolidWorks PDM, which we were not happy with. It helps the mechanical team share ideas with the rest of the business with the far cheaper view only licenses that are available.
OnShape CAD solution
What do you like best about the product?
The option to share files and allow others to interact with the created files has been pretty powerful of a development tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
The biggest issue I've had with Onshape has been the assembly build and edit option. It is less intuitive than some of the other CAD options I've used but I'm getting it figured out.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Onshape is a more affordable, fully functional CAD system that allows for full development and design. It allows me to be able to do my design work with ease and functionality while also being able to share and collaborate on projects.
Easy to use and super reliable
What do you like best about the product?
I love how OnShape is completely browser based so there is never any down time and never have to worry about loosing your data. The sketch and modeling environment is the best I've used it of any CAD platform!
What do you dislike about the product?
OnShape is still in its infancy so there are some features missing or not quite finished.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to design and access my files anywhere. It also just works very little errors or issues!
Great Cloud based CAD
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the cloud based approach because I can work on my projects from anywhere with any device, it runs smoothly without any problems. One of the biggest advantages of Onshape is the cloud saving. You never loose any progress if the device is crashing.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't found any things about Onshape I didn't like.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Onshape is helping me to increase my productivit by enabling me to create new designs while taking luchbreak at my main job. The second problem Onshape solved is the data loss in case my pc crashes. If my pc somehow crashes Onshape automatically saves everything.
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