Onshape by PTC
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Smooth work flows
What do you like best about the product?
I like how OnShape will take an idea from traditional 3d CAD (for example: configurations) and will not only implement it into their software; They will give it a complete overhaul. They will get rid of the bloat other CAD packages "provide" but you never use and replace it with something so radical and easy, you will wonder why nobody else has every thought of this.
What do you dislike about the product?
Being cloud based has many advantages. Although that is a double edged sword.
If you crash or lag the server in any way; you have no choice but to wait for the server to time out before you can continue. On traditional cad, you can kill the process if it hangs and just lose a little work, rather than losing time waiting on an untouchable server to clean up after itself.
If you crash or lag the server in any way; you have no choice but to wait for the server to time out before you can continue. On traditional cad, you can kill the process if it hangs and just lose a little work, rather than losing time waiting on an untouchable server to clean up after itself.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Modeling complicated parts with many in-context references in Solidworks can be slow and painful. We are not alowed to use in-context with solidworks, as it can break very easily. With OnShape they have streamlined everything and made it more robust, It is a beautiful thing to change or even DELETE parts that other parts are referencing in-context, and the resulting parts are still just fine.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Practice with a free account first. It is fully functional. The only thing you cannot do with a free account is have private documents.
OnShape has a different approach to file management that has a steep learning curve. After some time with a free account you will quickly understand "OnShape's Modeling Theory". From there you can make a better judgement call whether or not OnShape is right for you.
Do not be discouraged if a feature does not exist in OnShape. They update very often, and really do listen to the community. You can create a new feature request and others can vote on it, the more votes the earlier it will be added. You can also create your own features with featurescript if you feel they are taking too long to implement a new feature :)
OnShape has a different approach to file management that has a steep learning curve. After some time with a free account you will quickly understand "OnShape's Modeling Theory". From there you can make a better judgement call whether or not OnShape is right for you.
Do not be discouraged if a feature does not exist in OnShape. They update very often, and really do listen to the community. You can create a new feature request and others can vote on it, the more votes the earlier it will be added. You can also create your own features with featurescript if you feel they are taking too long to implement a new feature :)
good progress but not as fast as I would like
What do you like best about the product?
the concept of an entire project in one place.
universal access for clients/partners/suppliers.
geometrically robust.
faithful, complete history.
always current version.
oh and by the way... 3D solid modeling over the internet... wow!
universal access for clients/partners/suppliers.
geometrically robust.
faithful, complete history.
always current version.
oh and by the way... 3D solid modeling over the internet... wow!
What do you dislike about the product?
Often crashes out during modelling, could be my wifi or impatient mouse clicking but annoying.
(Offset to some extent by being able to return without losing anything)
I use a laptop (17") but still find the work space a bit small and crowded and the line weight heavy and large in proportion to the model. I have a good graphics card and sort of expect more fineness. perhaps this is a trade-off to 3D-over the internet.
I am still not sure I full understand some of the medling philosophy but then I am old.
(Offset to some extent by being able to return without losing anything)
I use a laptop (17") but still find the work space a bit small and crowded and the line weight heavy and large in proportion to the model. I have a good graphics card and sort of expect more fineness. perhaps this is a trade-off to 3D-over the internet.
I am still not sure I full understand some of the medling philosophy but then I am old.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
only small project so far before I become proficient enough to be profitable and risk free. Time is money and I don't have enough time.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
What have you got to loose apart from 50 hours of self-training? Try it, it's a different mindset but that's a good thing.
Onshape is a game changing solution for design and development in a colaborative environment.
What do you like best about the product?
Cloud based solution that allows use on Chromebooks, tablets and supports remote work.
What do you dislike about the product?
Still some issues with errors importing extremely complex CAD geometry.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Incorporating Onshape into everyday design processes. The ability to design on the fly with something as simple as a Chromebook makes the design office wherever the engineer is located.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Consider using OnShape and consider total costs of hardware. The support has been excellent as has the training provided.
Onshape is now my preferred CAD system
What do you like best about the product?
easy to learn and use, great for remote colaboration, great integrated add-ons, access from any device
What do you dislike about the product?
still missing some features, like tolerance stack analysis
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
machine design and analysis consulting
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it!
OnShape for Startups
What do you like best about the product?
OnShape has exceptional sharing and revision tracking capabilities which are very handy in the fast paced startup environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not being able to work without internet is an issue occasionally.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Currently prototyping and early development of our product. Ease of sharing with outside engineers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Give the free trial a go, and make sure to take some training so that you get full understanding of the capabilities and how they are intended to work. It's a different paradigm.
Awesome CAD and mobile to boot
What do you like best about the product?
We are an installer of cloud connected robotic cells in manufacturing. One of our challenges is our team is always going here and there so we needed a platform that could go with us. One of the features that amazes our customers is when we open their assembly cell on our mobile devices and use the model when we are doing design reviews or in the field installing it
What do you dislike about the product?
The only issue we ever really have is you need an internet connection to work in or even view the model. However, it’s rare that we don’t have that connection so definitely not a major obstacle.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The ability to work on the model in a collaborative fashion has been awesome as we have added more engineers to the team. The fact that we can throw as many engineers into the model as we need to accomplish the mission has been a great advantage. The built-in PDM system is very easy to use and allows us to keep each of the engineers working on specific features in their area of the model and then merge all of the changes back together and keep track of who made what changes and when
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Making the decision to start our company on OnShape has been a great decision. It’s allowed us to do things that would have been cost prohibitive with competitive products. As we have started to rapidly expand our engineering team getting new engineers up to speed on the software has been amazingly simple with most being productive within their first couple of days on the system.
CAD for everyone
What do you like best about the product?
No install, works on nearly any computer, phone or tablet
What do you dislike about the product?
That the system is not quite mature yet. Things like weldments are a necessity for me
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
File management and sharing. Collaboration in Onshape is second to none
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is perfect for mechanical modeling however if you need to do curvy stuff or weldments maybe wait a bit until the product matures
agile program for agile companies
What do you like best about the product?
- online collaboration
- easy to learn
- powerful tools for modeling
- floating license
- easy to learn
- powerful tools for modeling
- floating license
What do you dislike about the product?
- mating parts need some getting used to... it's quite different than Solidworks and at first I wasn't sure if I liked that workflow better. Now I love it
- You need a workaround to customize the width of lines in the plans.
- You need a workaround to customize the width of lines in the plans.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
not being stuck with a license per computer and no license server to install.
online collaboration on project works really well within the team
online collaboration on project works really well within the team
Recommendations to others considering the product:
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Positive but needs improvements
What do you like best about the product?
The comments feature is terrific. The days of screen shots in a word doc are over.
What do you dislike about the product?
Assembling things in space are difficult. Not having planes in assemblies makes it a challenge.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having the branches makes it easier to work with my co-workers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Some headaches early on learning the assembly features, versioning process, and limited drawing package. But in general it's pretty good. Great for collaborating.
Contract engineer using onshape for all design work.
What do you like best about the product?
In context modeling, simplified interface, collaboration ability
What do you dislike about the product?
surfacing is not super intuitive coming from SW, No knit feature to combine surfaces... that I know of.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I like the lower cost and level of support. Have had great experience receiving help / guidance on technical + modeling issues.
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