Fantastic alternative to Solidworks
January 08, 2018

Fantastic alternative to Solidworks

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Onshape

Our engineers use Onshape as an alternative to Solidworks. They use it for 3D CAD for consumer products. Personally, I love using onshape for woodworking. It gives me an opportunity to design a piece of furniture and play with dimensions before I ever start the project.
  • Working and sharing files with other users
  • Simple and intuitive UI
  • Great support and help docs
  • Sheet metal design
  • Simulation
  • The subscription model greatly helps startups by keeping the initial investment low
Onshape is in a different league than SketchUp and is multiple times more powerful
Great if you are a single user and looking for cloud based 3D CAD. Also great if you collaborate with others on a single project.