A complete all-in-one CAD and PDM platform built for the cloud

"We had always talked about rebuilding our PDM from the ground up because our vault in SOLIDWORKS became cluttered over the years. We have co-op students coming and going, and keeping track of everything as users change – each with a varying understanding of PDM – was causing issues. We constantly have new machines that need to be designed or altered – and we do a lot of different configurations of our machines using many of the same parts. With Onshape, working on separate branches of a design just feels a lot cleaner. I find that building multiple versions of a machine in separate workspaces works a lot better for us."

Brendan McGaffey | Mechanical Engineer at Taymer

"As a designer, what excites me about cloud-based CAD are the opportunities to collaborate with my colleagues and factory partners in real time. Onshape is a huge time-saver. Whether it is making our company twice as efficient or 10 times as efficient, it definitely helps us achieve our goals faster and at a higher level."

Phil Brace | Lead Designer at phil&teds

"With Onshape and AWS, we simply work differently than we used to. Designers and developers can look at each other’s progress and see changes they’re making to the design from wherever they are. They can explore those changes in real time and quickly provide feedback. That means smaller and more frequent review cycles. We catch and fix CAD mistakes more quickly, reducing our stress and increasing our confidence. We’ve greatly reduced the hassle and expense of receiving a manufactured part only to find that the part was manufactured based on out-of-date CAD files. I find myself doing much less re-ordering and reworking."

Adam Leibowitz | Mechanical Engineer at Formlabs