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Onshape’s Platform Today: So Much More Than Just CAD

Onshape’s cloud product development platform speeds up communication by replacing file copies, email, CAD viewing apps, license ...

Jon Hirschtick / April 11, 2019

Onshape’s cloud product development platform speeds up communication by replacing file copies, email, CAD viewing apps, license servers, and PDM.

Jon Hirschtick / April 11, 2019

Industry Perspectives

120 CAD Hassles You Should Never Have to Deal With

Engineers and designers, how many of these productivity killers will you deal with today?

Neil Cooke / April 4, 2019

Engineers and designers, how many of these productivity killers will you deal with today?

Neil Cooke / April 4, 2019

Industry Perspectives

What are the Compliance Requirements for Your Product Design?

Get your copy of Onshape’s must-have product design guide for you to pressure-test your ideas.

Gopal Shenoy / April 3, 2019

Get your copy of Onshape’s must-have product design guide for you to pressure-test your ideas.

Gopal Shenoy / April 3, 2019

Industry Perspectives

Product Designers, How Well Do You Understand Your Consumers' Needs?

Get your copy of Onshape’s must-have product design guide for you to pressure-test your ideas.

Gopal Shenoy / March 28, 2019

Get your copy of Onshape’s must-have product design guide for you to pressure-test your ideas.

Gopal Shenoy / March 28, 2019

Industry Perspectives

The Difference Between Files and Databases – and What it Means for CAD and Product Design

Even among very tech-savvy engineers, there is still a lot of confusion between what it means to store design information in a ...

Neil Cooke / March 14, 2019

Even among very tech-savvy engineers, there is still a lot of confusion between what it means to store design information in a file versus a database. This blog post demystifies file storage versus database storage for design data.

Neil Cooke / March 14, 2019

Industry Perspectives

Why “Failing Fast” in Product Design is Often an Advantage

What is the true Cost of Change? The later you discover a design problem, the more it will cost your company.

Michael LaFleche / January 31, 2019

What is the true Cost of Change? The later you discover a design problem, the more it will cost your company.

Michael LaFleche / January 31, 2019

Industry Perspectives

Lessons From 5 Epic Consumer Product Design Failures

Why do seemingly great consumer product ideas with talented design teams sometimes fail? This post takes a closer look at five ...

John McEleney / January 17, 2019

Why do seemingly great consumer product ideas with talented design teams sometimes fail? This post takes a closer look at five notorious consumer product design failures and what went wrong.

John McEleney / January 17, 2019

Industry Perspectives