Couldn't be happier!
December 02, 2022
Couldn't be happier!
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Onshape
We use Onshape to develop solutions for the vertical farming industry. The ability to have multiple engineers work on a unified model of our grow room has streamlined our process and allowed us to catch potential engineering issues at a very early stage in the design. We currently have 6 engineers that work on different aspects of the design that can each access and update their components as soon as changes are made. In other CAD software, there is typically a backend data management system (think NX -> Teamcenter) that handles CAD files and project files. For a smaller company like ours, having Onshape's "all-in-one" approach to both CAD and data management has meant a huge cost savings and overall simplification of our process.
- Cloud storage
- Github-style version control
- simultaneous editing with multiple users
- Coordinate systems are difficult to see and work with. Assemblies should start with coordinate systems
- Mate connectors work well in theory, but in practice have introduced extra work in some cases where geometry is complex. It would be great to have the option to create assemblies in a more traditional fashion.
- Part and Assembly studio delineation is confusing. Part studios seem to offer a lot of the same capability as assemblies (in that each part studio can contain multiple solid bodies) but lack some key functionality (moving parts within the part studio being the largest opportunity for improvement -> the current "transform" button does not have a "freeform" move which would be useful in cases where the design of one part is driven by geometry of a moving part.
- De-risked systems at an early stage
- Facilitated communication between teams
Do you think Onshape delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Onshape's feature set?
Yes
Did Onshape live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Onshape go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Onshape again?
Yes