--- title: Onshape Reviews meta_title: 'Onshape Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 725 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Onshape works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.7 review_count: 725 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-04' parent_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # Onshape Reviews **Vendor:** PTC **Category:** [Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mechanical-computer-aided-design-mcad) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 725 ## About Onshape Onshape by PTC is the leading cloud-native CAD & PDM platform that runs on any device, anywhere-requiring zero IT. Onshape is for product design companies who are fed up with the errors, time waste, and hidden costs of outdated file-based CAD & PDM. Only Onshape: - Eliminates CAD crashes and never loses data - Enables secure, real-time collaboration - Tracks all activity and provides infinite restore - Has built-in PDM with branching and merging ## Onshape Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **ease of use** of Onshape, enjoying its straightforward interface and seamless cloud access. (28 reviews) - Users value the **easy team communication** in Onshape, enhancing collaboration with simultaneous document access. (22 reviews) - Users value the **cloud-based accessibility** of Onshape, enabling work from anywhere without software installation worries. (21 reviews) - Users value the **cloud-based accessibility** of Onshape, enabling project continuity from any device without performance concerns. (15 reviews) - Users value the **easy document sharing** features of Onshape, enabling collaboration with non-CAD users seamlessly. (15 reviews) - Users value the **cloud-based accessibility** of Onshape, enabling work from anywhere on any device seamlessly. (14 reviews) - Version Control (13 reviews) - Customer Support (12 reviews) - Online Access (12 reviews) - Real-time Access (12 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users note the **missing features** in Onshape compared to SolidWorks, especially in sheet metal and CAM options. (18 reviews) - Users feel the **lack of features** in Onshape compared to Solidworks hinders efficiency and collaboration opportunities. (10 reviews) - Users find the **drawing issues** in Onshape cumbersome, lacking essential functionalities and complicating the design process. (7 reviews) - Users find the **internet dependency** of Onshape frustrating, especially with slow or unstable connections impacting performance. (7 reviews) - Users note the **limited CAD features** in Onshape, particularly in sheet metal modeling and drawing environments. (7 reviews) - Slow Performance (7 reviews) - Limited Functionality (6 reviews) - Cloud Issues (5 reviews) - Export Issues (5 reviews) - Lagging Issues (5 reviews) ## Onshape Reviews ### 1. I like onshape **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jonathan L. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 20, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** No files, on premises PDM server or management **What do you dislike about Onshape?** The drawings package is awkward and lacks features **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Make sure you have all the tools that your current CAD developer offers, nothing is worse than missing features. Develop a migration plan, how will you handle legacy data **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefit of multi user modeling is great, I can keep track of what my employees are doing plus give feedback in real time ### 2. Electronics systems designer. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Claude B. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Mate tools for positionning features on assembly . **What do you dislike about Onshape?** i dislike nothing, just we need to get an external ap for rendering . **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** integrated external 3D board design with altium in a box. ### 3. Onshape review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Cloud based, part studios flow to dwgs and assems **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Some work flow paths are ambiguous especially drawings. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collaboration is great. ### 4. Onshape is Great! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kyler W. | Associate Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape is very user friendly and easy to learn. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Onshape lacks some features. Fortunately, new features are regularly added. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have much better organization of my projects than before. ### 5. My experience with On Shape to date **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Able to work online without having software installed and worrying about updates. Data is stored in the cloud and always accessible from any device and at any time. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Sometimes an internet slowdown can delay interaction with CAD model. There are a few things that the software does not do that I would like it to, which SolidWorks, another CAD software I previously used does or does better. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Try it, you will like it. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I do not lose data/work done on a CAD model due to software crash any more. I never have to "save" the work as it is constantly saving to the cloud. ### 6. A breath of fresh air in CAD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Peter P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** The ubiquity of access and performance, across all platforms. No longer need to constantly install, configure, or otherwise manage our licenses. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** There is risk with not having local backups, in addition to lack of access when an unreliable internet connection is had (airplane wifi for example). **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** OnShape has been the most easy CAD software to implement and rollout. iPad support is amazing and incredibly functional, making it the easiest and most accessible CAD package I've ever seen. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** The onboarding rate and learning curve is extremely easy, and thusfar we've been able to technically document parts and machines that just haven't gotten done before. ### 7. Easy to learn no hardware overhead, online classes are free on their website **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chris P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Online access makes it great for working anywhere, and not having to have a powerful computer with resources to run it, is a huge plus. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** connection issues can become an issue from time to time, which can cause issues. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** You'll get your money out of it **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** remote access helps get projects done ### 8. Very stable cad system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Maritime | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** No need to save files, just close your system and walk away. Pick it up where you left it on another system. Use it on Mac and Linux the same as on a Windows OS. No crashes! **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Regeneration speed of 2D drawings is slow. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Make the switch. It will only take a short time to get accustomed with the slightly different way of handeling parts and assemblies, but it will pay off in stability in the long run. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Motions of complex shaped mechanism ### 9. Professional CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Heinz S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Professional CAD-functionality via Browser without installation of any software, simple integration in project word und excellent support for communication. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Interfaces to simulation tools for e.g. strength calculation. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mechanical design projects for development of trains. All type of data transfer between several CAD systems. ### 10. This is a game changing technology in the world of engineering and design. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Collaboration, database driven design, versioning, in-context editing, sheet metal tools are awesome. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Sometime the dependency on a good internet connection is a drag. It would be nice to work on an airplane, for instance. I wish we had the ability to import solidworks files that contain multiple configurations. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a small product company with a diverse team. Onshape helps to unify the team and add design resources without being co-located or having to share design files. ### 11. Truly is the Google Docs of CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andres A. | CNC Programming Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Accessibility from any device quickly. Always up to date. Shallow learning curve for on boarding new employees. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** No native CAM integration yet. No native rendering integrated yet. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Excellent for exporting to other formats quickly **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collaborate with Work from home engineers. Being able to work on the same document at the same time provides easier use of innovation by having multiple inputs at the same time. ### 12. Onshape review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Ease of use, UI, UX, & customer support. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** No FEA simulation of CAM features. Needs a native weldments suite **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Use the forum. The users are very helpful **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** My daily work is much easier while using Onshape vs Fusion 360 or Solidworks. The data management is one of the best features ### 13. Great experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Onshape?** 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 Onshape?** Not being able to work without internet. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Try it. It’s worth it! **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collaboration is significantly easier. ### 14. TimD Onshape Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Ease of use...power of sharing drawings and models...overall capability. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Sometimes the app takes a while to load and has stopped a couple time. Not a huge problem but has happened. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Great communication and coordination. Great for design reviews. ### 15. Creative concept **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Part studio that allows cross referenced dimensions/geometries **What do you dislike about Onshape?** We sometime get random topology errors when importing step files from other cad system **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collaborative environment ### 16. High end cad - on a Chromebook!?!?! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bob M. | Sr Assoc., Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 10, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Web-based, responsive CAD allows for work-from-anywhere-on-almost-anything performance. We've adopted it for our HS Robotics team, and I've adopted it for CAD projects here at our engineering R&D firm. For the HS team, this is a total game-changer. Previous use of single or dual seat CAD options required a special computer that would then need to manage who got to use it, and when. Cloud-based Onshape runs on a Chromebook, so EVERYONE ON THE TEAM can now be a CAD user. Even if they are not contributing design input, they can pull from the team drawing to get the info they need for strategy, electronics wiring info, camera mounting, and countless other options. At work, my iMac is the go-to platform that does not need special installation of Windows emulation to accommodate the MS-centric approach dominant in engineering software tools. This is the future. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I don't really "dislike" much here. Sometimes (rarely), when my servers are slow, redraw takes a little while, but that is not a "fault" per se with Onshape. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Stop babysitting your high-end PC to accommodate the requirements for running high-end CAD and embrace the cloud! **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Multiple mechanical design iterations on R&D one-off projects. ### 17. From SolidWorks to OnShape! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** François K. | Prototypiste, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Have you switched from Word to Google Docs? You will switch from SW to OnShape, for sure! Today's world is collaborative, and OnShape is the only CAD software that has been so from the start. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** The obligation to be connected is certainly a handicap, but with the development of 5G, it will no longer be a problem at all. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Try to play... take the time to find your organization and get started! **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Exchange with my clients remotely by modifying the files "live". Ensure that my suppliers always have access to the latest updated file without asking me for an email and without having to manage file versions; it's a time saver and builds trust. Everyone wins. ### 18. The future of product design is here. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan D. | Director of Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** I love how Onshape has designed their system to take advantage of technology. They have made the design process more efficient through a sleek user interface that works well on desktop computers and mobile devices. We have also experienced helpful support, and they are often releasing new features with enhanced capability. This is what modern CAD should look like. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** There really isn't anything that I dislike about Onshape. In the beginning there were some features that I missed because I have significant experience with other CAD packages, however through regular updates to the Onshape software many of the updates have now been added. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Give Onshape a try. They have a great free trial period where you can see if it works for you and your organization. They have a great support staff that will help you if you have any questions along the way. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** This has helped us release designs more effectively and efficiently. It has also been incredibly advantageous to store other aspects of product data within the software, uniting all the necessary information in one location. We have also delighted our customers with live demos where they have appreciated seeing the designs come to life. ### 19. Industrial Designer **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Onshape?** It's could based, stable and can roll back to any previous saved model version. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Price is a little bit too high for a startup company. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Can try with free account first to see if it really fits your need. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I don't need a super powerful laptop to run a 3D programme. ### 20. I'm hooked **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason C. | President, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** In the beginning I was comparing pricing of this to Solid Works. I have primarily used Solid Works in the past. The pricing of Onshape was a fraction of the cost so I thought I would try it for a while, and go to Solid Works down the road when I was ready. Fast forward over a year later and I'm not going anywhere. This software has been awesome. My customers love the ability to see the model from anywhere on any computer and even their smart phone. The ability to share models with my customers and have them follow me in real time has been extremely valuable. If I need help on some sort of advanced detail Onshape support responds quickly and I can see exactly what they are doing to better understand how it is done as well as chat with them through the model chat window. Updates and bug fixes are constantly being released throughout the year, and you don't have to do anything to install them when they are released. They are just there. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Onshape has come a long way in a short amount of time, but there are some aspects that don't quite match up to the competition. However, I am sure Onshape is perpetually working to match or exceed what the competitors are doing. While there is a lot of merit with having a cloud based file system, it would be nice to be able to back up a copy of the document. It would also be nice to be able to "Check Out" a document for offline modeling while traveling or in a place with slow internet. I have been to customers facilities where they have slow internet and it becomes painfully slow to work on the model. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** This is professional software, and more and more companies are using it every day. You will not be dissappointed. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** From product design to machine design, Onshape has what it takes to get the job done. No more sharing files with customers for review. Simply share the document with them via a web link, and the customer can see changes in real time. ### 21. Excellent Tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape have done a great job bringing CAD to the cloud. The platform is well designed, and has a quick learning curve for users. This is an ideal tool for small/medium sized businesses, as it has all of the tools an average CAD user would need on a daily basis. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Unfortunately Onshape does lack some of the more advanced CAD features. For example, I am not able to create sheet metal parts and assemblies. Additionally, the system does struggle with loading large assemblies over 200 parts or so. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Onshape is great to use in small teams which are not able to afford the costs of industrial CAD solutions. They are able to provide users with the fundamental tools needed to get products off the ground, without having to invest significantly up front. ### 22. Don't bother trying the rest, Onshape is the best. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew W. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** I have been using Onshape for almost 3 years, i started with a 3d printer and no CAD experience. Onshape has everything i need for my prototype designs and project needs, the interface is intuitive, simple to use, and the online tutorials and tech support is fantastic. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Nothing to dislike, i just would like the opportunity to keep drawing during travel. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** For others looking for to begin drawing and prototyping wanting to work up to advanced drawing options and wanting an all in one package, Give Onshape a try, you wont regret it. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have recently started my own business, during the design stage, prototyping products and parts, Onshape has been invaluable for not just producing a prototype but for just having the ability to draw parts and share a 3D drawing with my Chinese factories has been invaluable, i have save many hours and travel cost for time spent in factories. ### 23. Best parametric CAD software out there. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Samuel W. | Owner and Principle Consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** I have been using parametric CAD software for 15 years. Most of that time has been spent with SolidWorks but I have also used Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, and others. While I admit that it took me a month or two to get my head wrapped around the modeling philosophy of Onshape, once I did it was much faster and easier to use than any other CAD software. Some of my favorite features include multi-part files, how mating works in assemblies, the robust version control, detailed document histories, that it can run on my Mac (in the Chrome browser), the amazing mobile application for iOS, and the lower cost. I also very much appreciate the high speed at which the software is being developed. New features are coming out quick and bugs are addressed in days and weeks instead of years. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** There are obvious limitations of being a 100% browser-based software. I have the ability to set up a hotspot with my phone while I travel and that allows me to continue modeling on the go but every now and then I find that I would like to work off-line. I got started with Onshape while they offered a free version if your projects were public. While I became a paying customer before they changed this, I am sad that more people cant get easy access to the software. Specifically, makers and high school or homeschooling students. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** If you are transitioning from SolidWorks, take the time to understand the modeling philosophy of Onshape. Multi-part documents, Mate connectors, and other features are different from Solidworks but very powerful once understood. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** In the beginning, the lower cost of Onshape was one of the major factors for my business. But now that I am a little more established and have access to SolidWorks, I still choose to use Onshape for all of the projects that I can. I found that I was faster at building models and assemblies in Onshape after only 6 months than I had ever been in SolidWorks after 15 years. ### 24. Onshape changed our design philosophy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mike E. | Engineering and Maintenance Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** The web based design. I can get to it anywhere, and I do not have any overheads with software downloads to our computers. (In a high IT security environment, this can be cumbersome). I am also always running the latest revision of the software, no downloads or up-sells for newer revisions. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Onshape does what I want. Some of my team would like a McMaster Carr interface, as hardware should be easy to get to. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** I tried it for free, it had all the functionality of the paid subscription so I recommend you do the same. If you do not see what you want with the as-built process, there is an app for that in the embedded app store so no worries. Pick a design, pick a 3D Printing process and get to work, do not be afraid of failure. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** "When you fail, fail cheaply"... Onshape works well with 3D printing, and ease of use. It is the easiest platform I have ever learned. We designed and built an entirely new tape and bind solution that has no peer and we did it in house with Onshape. The concept to failure to success cycle was minimized. ### 25. Great CAD for small to medium manufacturing company **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nathaniel B. | Product Development Team Member, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** OnShape has modeling tools that are comparable to (and in some cases exceed) the capability and ease of use of other CAD systems running the Parasolid kernel. Where it shines, however, is in the data structure. OnShape lets you branch and merge CAD data like programmers do with code. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** The 'managed' release management workflow is a little too rigid for my tastes. Fortunately the versioning and merge tools with manual REV control work very well for that purpose. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Rethink your modeling workflow to take advantage of versions, branching, and merging. USE PART PROPERTIES and reference them in your drawings to save time re-entering data into your sheets (right click on the part at the bottom of the feature tree to create a drawing of the part itself, rather than of the part studio). Change the state of parts and drawings in versions to indicate whether they are released or obsolete. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** OnShape handles Revision control while still keeping legacy copies of data easily accessible (and restoreable). CAD backups are handled on the back end, so no more daily downtime when the backup is running. Also, we have two different 'CAD Jockeys' working on the same models. OnShape makes modeling collaboration so simple we forget that it is any different than working alone (as compared to the convoluted check-in-check-out/handoff/sneakernet we used before). ### 26. CAD Done Right **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian B. | Owner, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** What I like best about Onshape is their approach to content creation. It is a tool designed to capture design intent. I came from a SolidWorks background which I really enjoyed using, but when I started contracting my work I needed a CAD solution that was a better fit for a one man operation. I started my trial trying to use it like Solidworks and quickly found that Onshape had a different approach. After I finished the beginner tutorials I quickly realized what they had done to the design process. After I used it as intended I saw the light and really liked they way they create content compared to how I used to do it in Solidworks and other programs. Configurations are done exactly as they should be both on the part level and assembly level. No endless tables of permutations, just the things you want to change. Another huge plus is the PDM system in Onshape is absolutely amazing and simple to use. Since it operates in the cloud there is no server maintenance, server connectivity issues, or install issues. Onshape has also shown me how awesome it is to never have to save. All changes are documented and having the ability to version and go back in time to what was done is something that nobody else does. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Since Onshape is always releasing updates every ~3 weeks it is always improving. That being said the dislike pile gets shorter with time, but until the issues are addressed we make do until those requests get answered. I have documented my complaints with Onshape and they are all improvement requests at this time. My biggest dislike is that the drawings in Onshape are a little behind the rest of the offerings I feel. Chamfers have to be manually entered, which breaks the parametric relationship if you change the chamfer size. Broken views are broken. Once you break a view it no longer aligns to the related view. Annoying but usable. Section views also cannot be broken, so if it doesn't fit on the page then you have to shrink it or make a bigger drawing. There isn't a devoted weldment tool, however there is a feature script that works pretty good, but it can be cumbersome if you are generating new profiles and can turn into trouble shooting code in the script if you make a mistake. A devoted weldment tool with the Onshape touch would be great when they get to it. A center of mass icon for assemblies and parts is really important for a lot of designs. It seems like CM it is already in Onshape but isn't able to be used for design purposes. Section properties would be very useful but as of now do not exist. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Like any program it is a tool, and if you want to get the full capabilities of this program everyone using it should go through all the training and practice creating content. If you teach yourself how then you will see many benefits. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Storage of content is not an issue anymore. I don't have to carry around my customers data and hope it doesn't get lost or damaged. Sharing content is super easy now and customers really like that they can view their content from a link and export if needed. They do not need a seperate tool installed just to view the files. Release management in Onshape has really helped with the design flow with my customers. ### 27. Smooth for a first-timer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John N. | Product Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** OnShape's straightforward UI and plentiful help and training make it easy to learn and use. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I can't come up with much here. Sometimes OnShape can be a little slow to open a model for me, but perhaps that's just my Internet connection. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** It's hard to beat the free trial - especially when all you need is a web browser! I really don't see a down side for those interested in trying. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have needed some sort of professional 2D and 3D CAD package and with OnShape we get both and then some. When I have been tasked with designing a plastic injection molded enclosure, it is OnShape that helped me to get there. ### 28. Will not go back to traditional CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christopher Q. | Mechanical Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Low hardware cost to run the software. Great collaboration tool. It features a good set of design tools. I am able to run Onshape from just about any device and from any location with an internet connection. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Still lacks some features of old more established CAD tools. Revision management still needs to be fine tuned a little more. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Try it and be open minded about cloud storage. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** The biggest problem we are solving is cost savings. Cheaper hardware cost to run Onshape, No server needed for storage or backups, Cheaper software cost versus previous CAD software. Being a small company and needing other to collaborate occasionally is incredibly easy in this software. Finally, being able to sit down anyplace and work has been a great time saver. No lugging a workstation class laptop back and forth. Pull out a thin Chromebook or a phone and go to work. ### 29. The future of CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 10, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** I like the cost, the support and interactions with with developers, and the way that CAD data is not reliant on a file structure. The CAD data is structured so that it can easily be referenced in many different ways, with visibility and control over the version being referenced. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Some advanced features are missing that are included with other packages (basic simulation, rendering, animations). There is also a learning curve due to the lack of a traditional file based data structure. With versions, revisions, releases, and branches, thought needs to be put into how the tool can best support your workflow. This is a hurdle to adoption, but I think the flexibility is a benefit in the long run. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Check out the forums to talk to users and the developers to see if your needs are met. Updates are released every three weeks and the thing you need might be just around the corner. There are also user-developed functions that you can use for advanced or niche functionality. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Onshape for the design of our medical devices. It allows our remote team members to collaborate easily and provides us with some basic PLM and PDM functionality without having to have our own server and expensive add-ons. ### 30. Especially useful for quick prototyping **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Onshape?** OnShape delivers all of the tools I need to get to work in just a few clicks without the longer loading times and file hunting associated with traditional CAD. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** No complaints so far. Regular updates have eliminated any complaints I would have had. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Some deeper modeling tools may be required for your uses, but OnShape is well equipped to handle most CAD requirements. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can take concept to design/prototype extremely quickly. Onshape has been a huge asset. ### 31. Modern, powerful, intuitive and PLM built-in! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Raphael D. | Powertrain Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** The innovation that I most appreciate is ability to work simultaneously on documents. This means, there is no more "write access" or "check-in/check-out" to manage. This feature alone changed the whole way we work: people work directly in the live CAD instead of making local copies, working on their own for a while (days, weeks?) and then merging back their work to the main CAD (with all the hassle & surprise that this process represent). The CAD is always up-to-date! **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I'd say that routing has to be improved. To depend on internet for CAD is somewhat of a downside. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** The best advice I can give you is to dedicate someone in your company to test Onshape full-time and share his experience with the other CAD users. You'll be amazed. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** CAD management is much better that before (revisions, up-to-date issues, sharing with collegues/suppliers, etc.). People can now work from the floor plant, form their home or at a supplier's office. Also, we see a reduction in cost (laptops VS CAD PCs, no PDM servers to implement, etc.). ### 32. ONSHAPE: Designed for Cloud Collaboration **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ed S. | Director Of Product Design, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape is highly integrated with the cloud and the opportunities for real design collaboration. It makes it possible for small teams to do big things. It eliminates the admin overhead that burden many deign teams. It is ground-up designed thus it does not have legacy issues hindering it. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I can't say there's anything I dislike. What I do find challenging is my own and my team's need to make the paradigm shift from the workflows we're used to in legacy file-based systems to Onshape's fundamentally difference approach. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Start slowly and incrementally. Understand how Onshape can interface with other solftware. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Real-time collaboration at an affordable price. I see a big benefit of credibility building with customers who we can allow a window into the current progress of their projects. Also, I can quickly scale my team to meet project demands using highly skill people from anywhere in the world. ### 33. 10 year experience with different CAD software. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kalle H. | Founder, Machinery, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Web based software u are always using latest version with newest functions. Integrating it to web sites and document linking, you can show in mobile the part to customer or send link for review. Also you can use great add-ons and paying only use. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Pricing about professional to small business owner like myself and co-founder. We paying two licenses annually. Usage is mostly with only one account. And sometimes importing DXFs is hard, because space is not enough, but problem is not with Onshape, problem is with original DXF-file. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Test it first and and the Onshape will speak by itself, easy to use and getting better and better after every release. You like it or not. Only problem comes in situation if you need 3D CAD offline. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can do better modelling and fast with Onshape, even our parts are mostly simple. Also it gives us more possibilities for the future. Because we are more in innovative business. ### 34. Managing Partner **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bruce F. | Managing Partner, Design, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** It was an easy transition from Solidworks. The cloud based approach gives flexibility and collaboration becomes far simpler. Onshape has allowed themselves to take a fresh approach to many modeling tasks. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Onshape is still young so its missing certain functionality. For our designs, the surface modeling tools still need improvement. We are also strong believers in "shown dimensions" being carried into drawings. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** give it a hard look. We cannot take advantage of some of what they do extremely well (integrated PDM functionality) that may make this a slam dunk for some companies. For us, the collaboration tools are the key improvement over Solidworks. They are improving the product at a rapid pace **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** At this point, the only hard benefit is that it is more cost effective than Solidworks. There are many soft benefits, like collaboration, that are much harder to quantify. ### 35. New but Experienced director **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fred S. | Director, Design Experience, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** For the last decade I was in a director role where my team had SW and I really didn't do more than pencil sketch my drafting direction and also use SketchUp for carving butter forms and Keyshot for renderings. In January of 2018 I dove in as a direct user. With 33 years of design experience drafting was not new. Parametrics was. Computer based design was not. So, in the seat and forced to create forms for a production ready part on my first project, Onshape did the trick. The layout and user interface is great and the advances in the sheet metal functions are cool. The outputs were easily transferable to my Asian manufacturing facilities and by my 3rd project speed was not an issue. Most everything was pretty intuitive. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I'm not good with hunting and searching through user groups for tricks and many of the demos are geared toward newby drafters or non-converts. Many of the pre-recorded webinars I watched got interrupted because the facilitator took questions way early in the webinar and seemed to delve into one user's issues rather than staying more global on the subject as a whole. The auto function of placing ANSI fasteners is great except there seems not to be threads on the bolts. Maybe I don't have a setting correct that gives me a naked bolt but I don't have patience to hunt for a solution so I have to have an engineer at the manufacturing site modify the designs. Wish I could set that up directly. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Good platform. Excellent alternative to others on the market. Lives up to industry needs. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mobility. Mobile access with cloud based server storage of my designs, accessible anywhere is super. ### 36. Underrated Business Advantage **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew J. | Founder, Managing Partner, Telecommunications, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Cloud Based Advanced 3D modeling web application Unlimited Storage Access Anywhere, anytime Mobile Friendly Superb internal and external collaboration tool App integration Supports Open Source community Great customer service **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I'm not a fan of the 3D party vendor to manage .DWG drawings, which is not very reliable. I prefer Onshape to support .DWG files and make it editable within Onshape capabilities rather using an app. There is a slight delay in response when handling big assembly files or drawings, which can be irritating. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Great CAD tool for startups and businesses who are ready to adapt to cloud based technology. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Onshape is very easy to use, so we are improving our design capabilities. It is much easier to collaborate and communicate with other designers, engineers and clients and follow progress. Overall, OTD has improved. ### 37. Forward-thinking, intelligently-designed, and innovative; but with frustrating limitations **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jared T. | Refractory Engineer, Mining & Metals, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 26, 2018 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape is very intelligently designed, by people who clearly have an understanding of how most people use CAD systems. The smartness of the features, the forward-thinking-ness of the system and its design philosophy, is a breath of fresh air in an environment frequently buried in very old mindsets. Designing and creating 3d models in Part Studios and Assemblies is a very satisfying, enjoyable, and powerful experience. The Part Studios and their behavior especially are top-notch. The intelligent way the system understands sketches and how they can be used, the assumptions made by the default parameters of the different features, all clearly show an excellent understanding of the modern CAD user. The cloud-based design, using documents as project-level containers, with strong version control features and powerful features for connecting documents and relating living parts and projects to one another is astoundingly effective and easy to use. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Considering how cleverly-made and forward-thinking the design of the 3d modeling parts of the system are, it's very disappointing to find that the 2d drawing creation suite is far behind the rest of the system. Laggy, lacking in important features present in competitor systems, and generally having a feeling of clunkiness and unfinishedness, trying to create 2d drawings from 3d models in Onshape is a pain. For simple individual parts, it works fine. Some quality of life features are no present, like there being no easy way to align or clean up multiple dimensions, and having no way to import tables from an external file, which means that it can be hard to replicate your workflow if you are moving from AutoCAD 2D+Inventor or Creo Parametric to Onshape. But trying to create professional-looking, fully featured, and clear General Assembly drawings of complex assemblies is extremely difficult. You have to do a lot of pre-planning and careful structuring in the 3d stage, possibly more than you would have to do in competitor systems, which is very disappointing as not having to do so much planning and pregaming was a specific selling point of Onshape as pitched to me before purchasing. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** If your business is primarily about design in 3d and 3d presentations, I can 100% wholeheartedly recommend Onshape. Designing and modelling with Onshape's 3d features has been a very fun and satisfying experience, it's been my favorite 3d environment to work in. The only situation for which I wouldn't recommend Onshape is a situation where you need 2d drawings of complex and/or irregular parts and assemblies. Simple or single parts are fine, if somewhat clunky, but Onshape might not be capable of meeting your needs if you need to have 2d drawings of a complex structure. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Onshape's cloud-based design meshes very well with my company's other cloud-based software solutions. Being able to be certain that the document I'm working with is up-to-date, being able to be certain that when I share a document with a customer or within my company I am always sharing the most up-to-date and accurate version, is a huge help. Previously, with AutoCAD and Creo Parametric, it was extremely common for my salesmen to come back to me months after a project and ask me questions about it, and I learn that they've been using and sharing an outdated version of a drawing for the entire time. Our company is expecting to grow soon and increase our number of CAD users working on the same projects, and I fully expect Onshape's powerful collaboration tools to make this a much easier process than it would be otherwise. ### 38. Positive. Functional software, positive customer service. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Cloud-based software design, great documentation, resources, and ease of use. Product appears designed for collaborative use (we are just beginning, so we have not really used it this way yet). Versioning is nice conceptually. Finally accessibility from the cloud is a really good idea. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Telephone tech support in real time would be nice, but it's understandable that they don't have this as I am sure it is an enormous cost. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Do the self-learning courses. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Just getting started. No benefits yet. Hope to have configurable assembles etc. ### 39. Very best CAD modelling mechanic tool. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** fred o. | Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** For the modeling tool, it is quick, easy, and fast compared to other tools. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I have never felt any difficulty while using it and therefore no dislike. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** For optimal computer-aided design, all companies should adopt its use. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** To create the best affordable and faster CAD modeling tool, follow these steps: 1. Research the market to identify existing tools and their limitations. 2. Define the key features that make a CAD tool efficient and user-friendly. 3. Focus on optimizing performance to ensure speed without compromising quality. 4. Consider cost-effective solutions for development to keep the tool affordable. 5. Gather feedback from potential users to refine the tool's functionality. 6. Implement a user-friendly interface to enhance usability. 7. Test the tool extensively to ensure reliability and efficiency. 8. Launch the tool with competitive pricing and highlight its unique advantages. ### 40. Great Product **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** OnShape is very intuitive and easy to use, much more so than other tools I tried. As someone who is relatively new to CAD, but also has a strong software background, it's a pleasure to use OnShape. The way it works seems like the "right" way to do CAD (admittedly I have not used other tools extensively). **What do you dislike about Onshape?** There isn't anything I don't like, it has been able to do everything I need. The frequency of updates is also a big plus, even requests I made were delivered in a timely fashion. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use OnShape to design new product concepts, and the main benefit is that I can quickly "prototype" my ideas in the tool to see how feasible they are. Then I can turn those ideas into test products too. ### 41. Intuitive Workflow Bests Inundated Intricacies **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Josh B. | Project Manager, Construction, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2018 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape has the capability of Solidworks (and beyond) while integrating a user experience that is as intuitive as using an iphone. Combined with a cloud based system; this creates a platform that is going to be extremely tough to beat by any competitor. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** There is not much to dislike about Onshape. The only item that would qualify is the transition from a traditional file based system to a cloud based system. This transition is not easy, but as you become accustomed it quickly turns from a dislike to a "very much like this". **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Onshape provides the opportunity to solve traditional file based issues. Redundant files, file sharing, multiple users, ease of access all improve. Plus, having the ability to source your own code within the program via feature script is huge. This opens up almost endless possibilities in what you can create within the program and how you can fine tune your workflow to your specific application within your business. ### 42. We should adopt Onshape system-wide **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mike C. | PROJECT MANAGER EXTRUSION, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Cloud based software, requires only a decent graphics card for superb performance. Versions Roll back thru history Simultaneous editing Controlled sharing with vendors/ customers I can pick up right where I left off, on any machine. Files are all cloud based **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Gotta be on wifi. The better your wifi, the better the response time. Saying that, I can even login from Colombia and get stuff done. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** No doubt about it. Get it. You need this tool on your workbench. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to tackle multiple formats across different business units and multiple vendors. With Onshape machine assemblies come easy. ### 43. Using Onshape has been a great experience. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Victor R. | Product Design Engineer, Medical Devices, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Coming from the world of Solidworks, my experience with Onshape has been great. Onshape is an intuitive, easy-to-use and worry-free CAD software. Don’t need to have a dedicated engineering computer, don’t have to worry about PDM or loosing your data. The software is always up-to-date and continually improved, and documents are always available in any device. With Onshape I can spend more time designing components versus maintaining the software and the computer. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** All considered, there isn't much to dislike about Onshape. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Compare it head-to-head and you'll make the switch. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** The major benefit of Onshape is that we don't have to worry about PDM, software and system updates and configuration changes. We just design. ### 44. take the challenge **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jörg K. | PNF, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** First • Do not think about having the right copy. Second • Having an idea, it is saved and seen by the team on the fly. Third • Really a fair pricing, which is scalable in minutes. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I miss a simple viewer, which can be booked by days. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Ease of use and a simple but strong soft structure to get the ideas into sketches into drawings. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having the change as a small company to compete with state of the art CAD System and other services like FEM, BoM, Rendering, 3D-Printing, etc. ### 45. Take Onshape with you, wherever you go. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian F. | Founder, Systems Engineering, Food Production, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2018 **What do you like best about Onshape?** The workflow with other teammates is fantastic. Love being able to watch each others' screens and seamlessly jump in and out of models with intuitive, and easy to use, revision control. The iPhone app is IMPRESSIVE. I've literally designed components from the backseat of a Lyft ride on my phone, and it feels like magic. Works very well with imported STEP files. Easy to make 2D drawings and update as the 3D model evolves. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Loading. If there's one complaint I'd have, it's that on occasion, the models will take longer to load than expected and will be sluggish when manipulating. There have been a few instances where we've run into some bugs with assembly constraints but the Onshape team was very quick to helping us resolve. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Would highly recommend giving it a whirl. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We're using Onshape to design critical components of our system, high-level FEA analysis (using a plugin), & to run simulations for component / assembly integrations from multiple different suppliers. ### 46. Extremely user-friendly CAD experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Onshape sets a new standard in computer aided design. It is web-based making it extremely convenient to work collaboratively. No installations or updates needed. Onshape has introduced a lot of new and clever features, among which "Mates" is my favourite. Mating two instances has never been simpler and more intuitive. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Switching to a new CAD software can always be time-consuming. But in the case of Onshape it really is worth the effort! **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Onshape helps me in version control, collaborative work, and straight-forward development. ### 47. Anyone from novice to pro can produce professional results with ease. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robert Bruce A. | Electronics Field Service Manager, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Good help support and plenty of training videos. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** I do have to make a little effort to keep my work and my process organized but I can't imagine how Onshape could make that easier for me. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Try it out before you buy. Watch some of the helpful training videos. Nothing else is needed. It sells itself. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've been able to go from a software and field service company to adding manufacturing to our resume without any formal training in CAD or the need for CAD to be the single focus of even one employee. ### 48. Onshape refining CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Markku L. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 05, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** As an old S*lidworks user, the most nicest thing is to have a good collaboration features. You can share and comment ideas etc really fast and efficiently. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** It goes forward so fast that I have difficulties to get time to learn all new stuff :-) **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps a lot with small product development projects when customer is not so familiar with CAD...collaboration is so much easier than sending pdf's or similar. ### 49. Finally, cloud based 3D package **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** Simple to run with access from every possible device. Very convenient for engineers who spend time on the road. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** Missing some of the features and functionalities one can find in Solidworks etc... **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it for conceptual top level design. Primarily for marketing usage. It helps me demonstrate ideas and concepts for new solutions and products. ### 50. Easy CAD **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2019 **What do you like best about Onshape?** I like the versatility of OnShape. It is nice not having to truck around a heavy laptop to run CAD. Makes it easier for presenting concepts to potential customers and outside sales reps, via smartphone app. **What do you dislike about Onshape?** The weldment feature could use some help. It would be more beneficial, for how I design, if the weldment properties were pre-loaded. **Recommendations to others considering Onshape:** Involve OnShape tech support for how your part structure will be organized on the backside. How your parts, weldments, etc will look like. This will ultimately determine your BOM structure if you are manufacturing products. **What problems is Onshape solving and how is that benefiting you?** Accuracy and increased throughput for design feedback, has increased. I am able to share my conceptual designs with business partners and customers, prior to generating a full-detailed drawing package. 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