What do you like best about the product?

I like most the multi-part approach and that I don't need to worry about updates and backward compatibility.

What do you dislike about the product?

There are no standard drafting tools in drawing so it's impossible for instance to mark a paint mask without actually model it in 3D

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Pricing is really fair and I don't need to update the program every year also it runs on any platform

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Try it today!

What do you like best about the product?

Portability (Mac, PC, iPad) nay place any computer. No need for special hardware. Great file system (PDM). Easy renaming of parts. No installation needed. Always using the last version of the software. Add-on store.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some of functionality is still missing but new futures are added up regularly. Can't use mu 3D Connection mouse.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Designing chassis parts and other parts for our car. Easy sharing of documents with subcontractors - they always have the last version.

What do you like best about the product?

No more crashes, Google-Docs-level collaboration, the built-in "follow screen" feature. I guess the best thing about Onshape is the pace at which they can add new features. If they don't already have a feature you're used to, chances are - in a few months they will, and it will be better than you're used to.

What do you dislike about the product?

The need to internet access. it's the only real downside.

There is a leaning curve, but that's the price you pay for getting used to a much better system.

Any missing feature that I would list here will probably have been added by the time you read this.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

(relatively) Inexpensive CAD that is stable let's our engineers focus on what they do best.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

seriously consider it. It's legit.

What do you like best about the product?

Cloud based server makes editing and saving really easy and efficient

What do you dislike about the product?

Missing features that solidworks has. assembly feature is weak. Slow to load sometimes

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

prototype building and design

What do you like best about the product?

Everything is cloud based and the yearly subscription software updates are a thing of the past. The rate of improvements being released is unheard of. Being able to run Onshape from any computer anywhere where there is internet access is a great plus.

What do you dislike about the product?

When you migrate from a mature product to a new venture, it is always a problem when you compare what you have now to what you are getting. All the bells and whistles are in the new product yet because it takes time to catch up when you release a new product. But the rate of the "catch up" phase is very encouraging. I have been an everyday user of Solidworks for more than 20 years and still have a current license because of the transition taking awhile to accomplish. Stepping out of the comfort zone when you have more than 15,000 files invested in a very good mature product is a very tough decision and doesn't come without pains, but Onshape is quickly becoming the way of the future and has almost caught up with all competition.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to collaborate with anyone anywhere is a great plus. I can share my documents with anyone in the company without them having to load any software other than signing up for a free online Onshape account. The other big plus is when you work for a large corporation with IT people based at the home office, there aren't tech people onsite to help with yearly subscription installations when the new version of the conventional CAD program comes out. Quite often security updates that have been implemented online by the home office IT group affect your ability to load the new updates yourself. With Onshape, that all goes away. New versions are constantly being applied to the online or cloud based program without any effort or involvement on your part. As soon as all of my machining vendors get up to speed on Onshape, getting files to them to fabricate from will only be a matter of sharing online access to files.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I still have to maintain a Solidworks license during maybe a year or so of transition, I started with a professional Onshape license early on in their development, but then stopped it because they weren't far enough along to drop Solidworks. After they had made some major improvements and advancements, I re-signed up for a professional account and I am going forward. They do have some major advantages and I have been realizing them.

What do you like best about the product?

I like how Onshape allows you to seamlessly a use top-down design approach to your CAD. There are many features within Onshape that support this type of workflow, and it makes building assemblies quite easy. I also like how flexible Onshape is with creating assemblies from parts, and organizing part studios and assemblies across a document.

I also really appreciate how receptive Onshape as a company is to user feedback, and how they roll up new features into the product on a regular basis.

What do you dislike about the product?

Here is what I used to dislike the first time I've done this survey:

"While Onshape has alot of exciting features, it is still underdeveloped in many aspects. Here are a few problems I have with Onshape at the moment:

1. The drawings workspace is missing many features.
a. You can't create an exploded view of an assembly and have that show up as a view, you have to make a separate exploded assembly.
b. You can't manipulate views of a part/assembly. For example, if I want an isometric view of a part, but rotated 180 degrees so I am looking at the other side of the part, I can't do that. There are a set number of views that can be drawn from.
c. You can't point a leader from a note to open space, it must be attached to geometry. While this makes sense that you want to keep elements of a drawing grouped together, it limits your ability to make certain points about what you are describing. Ie. if I am making a drawing of a cabinet, and I want to point to an open space and say that this a specific compartment of my cabinet, I can't do that. I have to attach the leader to a wall of the cabinet, which divides the two compartments but is unclear as to which compartment I am referring to.

2. While configurations just came out, you still can't configure an assembly, which is what I used configurations the most for.

3. To keep performance up, Onshape informed me that separating a project into multiple documents allows you leverage the memory allocation per document to increase overall performance. However, for my project, there are many assemblies that must come together. By dividing my project into several documents, every time I make a change to one assembly and I want it to be reflected in how the assembly fits with an assembly in another document, I must create a new version, and update the linked document, which is very tedious when trying to go back and forth on seeing how two assemblies fit together. Furthermore, when creating many contexts and linked documents, it can be a real challenge to keep track of what is referenced to what, which context should be updated and which shouldn't, and where I want my in-context part studio to live.

4. Keeping track of BOM's. I wish there was a place where I could have all my BOM's for each assembly and subassembly laid out, and get organized from there. Having all of these BOM's live in tabs underneath folders and documents makes it hard to keep track of everything. I've been using OpenBOM and its ability to organize BOM's is underwhelming to say the least.

These are just a few problems I have with Onshape. However, I do understand that it is an evergrowing product and I am willing to be patient with it because I do see the progress being made. "

And Onshape has resolved all of these issues in varying degrees. Which is awesome.

...

As far as what I dislike now,

1. One of my biggest issues is with 3rd party applications, which aren't up to the same standard as Onshape.

2. There is still alot left to be desired with surfacing.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am constantly developing new components and assemblies. Onshape's robustness/ flexibility in how data is organized has allowed me to move quickly in concept building and realize solutions faster than other products might.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Give it a chance, be open-minded, and patient.

What do you like best about the product?

Super stable and very intuitive SW
Its a real revolution !!
I'm totaly enjoying this super modern CAD system
It makes fully professional CAD - easily accesible to anyone anywhere with no strings attached.
They realy solved all the hassles of CAD
Great support and very good learning materials

What do you dislike about the product?

I wished it would be cheaper than Solidworks - but eventualy - its going to be same price annualy

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

very easy CAD for any business size

Recommendations to others considering the product:

I highly recommend
its an amasing CAD solution

What do you like best about the product?

The part studio and top down modeling. The build in PDM/PLM and the opportunity and to do branching.
The mates in assembly is great. In context editing is Excellent. The opportunity to share documents with customers. It is easy to navigate between parts/assemblies and drawings. The simultaneous sheet metal design.

What do you dislike about the product?

The 2D drawing module is missing a lot of functionality. Should reach almost same level as SolidWorks.
Cannot automatic show the weight of part/assembly in drawing. Cannot edit the cross hatch density in drawings.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mechanical and structural design.
The 3D workflow is a lot faster that in traditional file based 3D CAD systems. Great in context editing functionality. Much easier to control versions and no need of PDM/PLM system. Much easier to do review with customers with the sharing functionality.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Great and fast for 3D modeling. Great top down design, and no need of server for PDM system. Great sheet metal design module.
Be aware that the 2D drawing module still is a bit poor.

What do you like best about the product?

easiness of 3D modelling innovative aproach to modelling,

What do you dislike about the product?

not enough options in drawings preparation, problems with drawings eg table of parts

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

industry material handling devices

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Great for quick concept preparation, 3D modelling.

What do you like best about the product?

Beeing an electric engineer with only very little CAD experience I love the short off distance. You get in to modeling really fast and have access to very powerful modeling tools in a very easily understandable interface.

What do you dislike about the product?

There ins't much to dislike. Possibly the fact that I'm not really a CAD designer not having the time to explore the software and the rest of the functions like analysis, version handling and more. I've had some trouble getting a good feel of the version handling. How to refine and clean up a version flow.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can do designs fast where ever I'm at. No need for checking in and out designs. Beeing able to share the actual designs with anyone anywhere. I can present 3D models to customers and get 3D printed parts really fast.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Give it a try. It's great. . You can try it out as a full functioning software for free before making a desicion on purchasing.