Onshape by PTC
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Great experience
What do you like best about the product?
Being able to work on my phone. I am able to have a phone call and operate The Onshape app all on cellular service.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not being able to work without internet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Collaboration is significantly easier.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try it. It’s worth it!
Reliable cloud CAD.
What do you like best about the product?
No installation is necessary, can run the application on any internet connected device with the proper web browser.
What do you dislike about the product?
The 2D drafting module needs some work. There are still issues with GD&T and datum cal outs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Have been able to internalize a lot of design work that we were formerly paying for.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be ready to change your thought process and be a bit frustrated at the start but find yourself pleasantly surprised after the first 1 or 2 weeks of use.
Onshape works well for average CAD requirements
What do you like best about the product?
The accessibility from any computer that has internet access and a web browser
What do you dislike about the product?
Occasionally the app freezes (fails to load a part studio/drawing/assembly) and the document needs to be re-opened
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Onshape to generate product designs for clients, and for performing FEA in third party apps. Benefits are that it is easy to expand with Onshape (easy to change the number of seats as required as the company employee count changes)
Onshape, modern CAD that continues to get better
What do you like best about the product?
Onshape has a really good selection of design tools, its robust and has a familiar feel to it. It is great for top down parametric CAD design, makes organizing part data easier, and has no overhead IT tasks. 3 week feature updates are great the the community support/ customer service is also excellent. Very impressive product.
What do you dislike about the product?
The biggest issues I have with Onshape are the less professional feeling application store add-ons. Although they are nice they don't all match the usability of Onshape. Also because of the fully cloud based architecture a reliable internet connection is required for a good experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Product development and design. Consumer product scaling from low volume manufacturing to medium to high. Very easy to collaborate, share, and manage CAD data and assets. It cost less, is feature rich and has no IT overhead problems to deal with.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Best to start with a trial project with a subset of CAD users for bigger companies.
a 3 week project works best just to get familiar with features and tools and gauge the strengths and weaknesses. Transferring CAD assets and transitioning to Onshape will be an ongoing process, also good to consider the size of projects to ensure this is the correct software massive assemblies (over 10K parts) would probably have issues currently.
a 3 week project works best just to get familiar with features and tools and gauge the strengths and weaknesses. Transferring CAD assets and transitioning to Onshape will be an ongoing process, also good to consider the size of projects to ensure this is the correct software massive assemblies (over 10K parts) would probably have issues currently.
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What do you like best about the product?
No hardware requirements, no software management
What do you dislike about the product?
Frequent missing functions that prevent sometimes simple operations. Also there are issues of performance where the response form onshape is essentially "you're using it wrong". We understand how the product is intended to be used, but this often becomes limiting to us.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
File management is improved, with no redundant copies or local copies.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
make sure you can deal with missing features that you wont know are missing
Excellent 3d CAD experience
What do you like best about the product?
The monthly subscription model is perfect for me. Each time I sign on to OnShape, the latest version of the software is used. All of my models are available any time I have Internet available. I do not need any special hardware since all of the computing is performed on OnShape's computers.
What do you dislike about the product?
The unavailability of threaded profiles other than standard fasteners is a bit frustrating. Import of some other CAD files is sometimes incomplete - the instructions for importing some file types is incomplete.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have been able to create models of my parts and make drawings and exports to other formats with limited resources. The subscription model really works for an individual engineer who needs CAD.
Moving to the next stage with Onshape
What do you like best about the product?
Access to up to date software on any platform including mobile. Ability to share design easily with colleagues anywhere. Rapidly improving software based on user feedback. Constraints system built around simulation not an add on.
What do you dislike about the product?
Drawings package still maturing. Mobile lags behind desktop in a number of key areas particularly with lack of 2d drawings. I think also the iPad and Apple Pencil offer an opportunity to rethink the way 3d design can be done. At the moment it basically mimics the desktop workflow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Onshape I am able to give clients instant access to the latest model and drawings. They can see in real time how a job is progressing and give feedback immediately if it is required. Saving time and wasted work. Easy to do presentations using a mobile device. Access to all design information in one place including design calculations.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Although lacking in some features present in more mature products it has sufficient functionality to operate as primary system. Minor learning curve from other parametric packages so minimal drop in productivity.
Like a snowball that just gets bigger and better
What do you like best about the product?
Onshape is easy to wrap your head around, the interface is clean, sharp but best of all its intuitive. The manual is easy to access, but I dont find I need to use it much. The training available and the webinars make it easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although progressing rapidly there are simple things that haven't yet found their way into the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I spend a lot less time thinking about how to do something in the cad system and a lot more time designing the product. Some of the new additions such as in-context assembly make it so easy to develop your ideas and make changes on the fly. I also find my customers like being sent a link they can use to view the model without big downloads and high powered computers required to view.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take a trial, you wont regret it. Onshape is familiar but fresh at the same time. As someone who has used Onshape for a couple of years, I'm astounded by how quickly they have added features and the process requires nothing from me. Open the browser and its all there, with upgrades pretty much every 2-3 weeks.
This is the future of CAD.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the fact that it is Cloud-based so I can access my files form any computer. I also like the fact that I don't get an annual update but a regular, monthly improvement which is instantly available without having to load new software. I also like the fact that I'm not paying for Support that I don't use. Help is always at hand and sharing files is very easy and secure. Really like the sheet metal side of Onshape. Much more intuitive than other software I've used.
What do you dislike about the product?
The commands are not quite all there at present but are being continually improved and updated. There is sometimes a lag while a file loads but that's just something to get used to. At least you don't lose work as it doesn't crash!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sharing files with clients is easy and means that you don't have to save umpteen different versions.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take a trial period
Transition to Onshape
What do you like best about the product?
In transitioning over to Onshape we have immediately noticed the benefit of cloud based CAD. As a team of 4 individuals with a subscription, we are able to collaborate on design and most importantly, we now have a common location for saving our designs and drawings. Previous to this, information was spread across different machines creating a disjointed document management system.
What do you dislike about the product?
The one limiting factor of a cloud based CAD system is the need for internet access. On the odd occasion, I have been unable to access drawings due to being on site with no internet. The workaround us to print to PDF a copy of the drawings and save locally on my computer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are standardising on system design. This alleviates the need to design the same things more than once. This will lead to time savings on design. The ability to access information on a smart phone has proved to be an unexpected benefit. We have been able to share design information with the client when on site in locations where it would not be possible to set up a computer.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is worth trialling on a 1 year subscription. We had some slight concerns due to some features not being available at the time of signing up, but with the regular product updates these features have now been added.
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