Onshape

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Onshape
Developer(s) PTC
Operating system iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, Windows
Available in English, German, Korean, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian
Type CAD
Website onshape.com

Onshape is a computer-aided design (CAD) software system, delivered over the Internet via a software as a service (SAAS) model. It makes extensive use of cloud computing, with compute-intensive processing and rendering performed on Internet-based servers, and users are able to interact with the system via a web browser or the iOS and Android apps. [1] As a SAAS system, Onshape upgrades are released directly to the web interface, and the software does not require maintenance work from the user. [2]

Contents

Onshape allows teams to collaborate on a single shared design, the same way multiple writers can work together editing a shared document via cloud services. [3] [4] It is primarily focused on mechanical CAD (MCAD) and is used for product and machinery design across many industries, including consumer electronics, mechanical machinery, medical devices, 3D printing, machine parts, and industrial equipment. [5]

Company history

Onshape was developed by a company with the same name. Founded in 2012, Onshape was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA), with offices in Singapore and Pune, India. [6] Its leadership team includes several engineers and executives who originated from SolidWorks, a popular 3D CAD program that runs on Microsoft Windows. [1] Onshape’s co-founders include two former SolidWorks CEOs, Jon Hirschtick and John McEleney. [7]

Funding

Onshape was a venture-backed company with investments from firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and North Bridge Venture Partners. Total venture funding amounted to $169 million. [20]

Supported file formats

Modelling

Importing

As of April 2022, the Onshape supported importing (opening) the following common CAD file formats: [21]

Exporting

Onshape supports exporting to the following formats: [21]

Drawing

Ordinary engineering or technical drawing can be exported as .PDF file.

Assembly

Assemblies can be imported and exported to:

File formats that assemblies can be only-exported to, are:

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Jean Tilmany (April 2016). "CAD-in-the-Cloud moves closer to real-time sharing". Design World.
  3. ↑ Scott Kirsner (March 6, 2015). "Can 50-somethings rekindle that old startup magic?". The Boston Globe.
  4. ↑ Dale Dougherty (May 6, 2015). "MakerCon Speaker: Jon Hirschtick on Web-Based CAD Tool, Onshape". MAKE Magazine.
  5. ↑ "Onshape CAD Features". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Contact Page". Onshape.com. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Erin Griffith (March 6, 2015). "Exclusive: SolidWorks vets raise $64 million for Onshape". Fortune.
  8. ↑ Scott Kirsner (December 6, 2012). "Ex-SolidWorks execs reunite to take another swing at product design software, with $9 million in funding". The Boston Globe.
  9. ↑ "Introducing Onshape Beta (March 9, 2015)". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Introducing Onshape for Android (August 11, 2015)". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Onshape Launches Commercial Release (December 14, 2015)". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Onshape Announces App Store Offering Simulation, CAM, Rendering & More (December 14, 2015)". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Onshape Introduces Education Plan (April 7, 2016)". Onshape.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Onshape's FeatureScript Lets 3D CAD Users Design Faster With Custom Parametric Features (May 31, 2016)". Onshape.com. Cambridge, Massachusetts: OnShape Inc. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "PTC to acquire Onshape, the industry's first pure SaaS product development platform".
  16. ↑ "PTC Acquires Onshape". ptc.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ "PTC Completes Acquisition of Onshape" . Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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  19. ↑ "Onshape introduces Apple Vision Pro Compatibility (Onshape Vision)". www.onshape.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Onshape's Cloud-Based CAD Tool Gets $80 Million in Funding". Wired. September 24, 2015.>
  21. 1 2 Armstrong, Cody. "How to Import and Export with Onshape". www.onshape.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.


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