Supercharging Design: How the Onshape App Store Empowers Users with Integrated Innovation

The Onshape App Store is more than a marketplace – it's a launchpad for innovation. As Onshape continues to redefine cloud-native CAD and PDM, the App Store extends its capabilities with a curated ecosystem of integrated applications that streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and unlock new design potential.

Whether you're rendering photorealistic visuals, simulating real-world physics, or managing product data, the App Store brings powerful tools directly into your Onshape environment – no downloads, no silos, just seamless productivity.

Why the Onshape App Store Matters

The Onshape App Store offers:

• Integrated cloud apps that live inside your Onshape documents
• Connected cloud/desktop apps for specialized workflows
• Zero-hassle installs and centralized licensing
• Flexible pricing models and user-managed permissions

These apps are developed by Onshape and trusted third-party partners, ensuring quality and compatibility. Thanks to Onshape’s open API and developer-friendly onboarding process, new apps are constantly emerging to meet evolving user needs.

Three Apps Making Waves in the Onshape Ecosystem

1. OnDisplay: Real-Time Rendering for Design Reviews

A newcomer to the App Store, OnDisplay offers real-time rendering capabilities that help teams visualize products in stunning detail. Whether you're preparing for a client presentation or iterating on aesthetics, OnDisplay makes it easy to generate high-quality visuals without leaving your CAD environment.

Key Use Cases

• Marketing & Sales: Create photorealistic product images for brochures and websites without external rendering software
• Design Reviews: Present concepts to stakeholders with professional-quality visuals during virtual meetings
• Aesthetic Validation: Test material finishes, colors, and lighting scenarios before physical prototyping
• Client Presentations: Generate compelling visuals for proposal presentations in architecture and product design

2. Cadasio: Interactive 3D Documentation

Cadasio transforms your CAD models into interactive, browser-based technical documentation. Whether you're creating assembly instructions, service manuals, or marketing visuals, Cadasio lets you do it all without leaving Onshape. Updates to your CAD model automatically sync with your documentation, ensuring accuracy and saving time.

Key Use Cases

• Assembly Instructions: Create step-by-step 3D assembly guides for complex machinery and consumer products
• Service & Maintenance: Develop interactive repair manuals that technicians can access on tablets in the field
• Training Materials: Build immersive training content for manufacturing teams and service personnel
• Sales Support: Generate interactive product demonstrations for trade shows and customer meetings
• Compliance Documentation: Automatically update technical documentation when designs change, ensuring regulatory compliance

3. Intact: Simulation That Scales

Intact delivers powerful simulation tools for structural, thermal, and modal analysis – all within the Onshape interface. It’s ideal for engineers who want to validate designs early and often. Recent improvements include faster solve times and expanded material libraries, making it even more accessible for everyday use.

Key Use Cases

• Structural Analysis: Validate load-bearing components in automotive chassis, aerospace structures, and industrial equipment
• Thermal Management: Optimize heat dissipation in electronics enclosures and automotive components
• Modal Analysis: Identify resonant frequencies to prevent vibration issues in rotating machinery
• Design Optimization: Reduce material usage while maintaining performance in lightweight applications
• Failure Prevention: Identify stress concentrations and potential failure points before physical testing

A Customized CAD Experience

The Onshape App Store is a testament to the power of open platforms and cloud-native design. By enabling users to customize their CAD experience with best-in-class tools, it empowers teams to innovate faster, collaborate better, and deliver higher-quality products.

As the ecosystem grows, so does the opportunity for every Onshape user to build a workflow that’s as dynamic and forward-thinking as their designs.