Item: Onshape
Rating: 9
Author: Martin Krijger

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Onshape for the design of a prototype of a machine to produce electricity.

Pros and Cons

Quick and easy to learn.
No IT overhead.
Never loose your work in crashes again!
New features and improvements every three weeks.
Integrated FEA

Internal libraries for materials, threads and standard items like beams too much focused on US standards.
It took a while for Onshape to add total weight calc on assembly drawings. (fixed now)
Some tutorials don't always keep pace with the three week update cycle.

Return on Investment

The models we made can be animated to give a better understanding of workings to investors and clients.
Your business can be up and running Onshape within hours of contacting them.
Onshape runs on PC's, Laptops, Tablets and phones.
Everyone is always looking at the latest data.

Support Rating

Support is quick, friendly and helpful. You can discuss the best ways to tackle your design challenges.

For us, Onshape threw in the onboarding course for free to get started. The concept with the document, part studio and assembly tabs is quick to get used to. For the rest, Onshape is a tab in your browser. You open it and get going. There is off course much to learn, but the tutorials are very good.

Key Insights

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?

Yes

Would you buy Onshape again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Onshape can't be used without an internet connection.
In any other situation it's a joy to work with it.

Onshape review and one year of use.

Overall Satisfaction with Onshape