Explore Onshape’s CAD Design Collaboration Tools

For performance reasons, it is recommended that the number of simultaneous editors be kept at 4 or fewer. In addition, you should also consider that you can only see 4 collaborators in a document at any given time.

The Slack integration, available to Onshape Enterprise users, enables bi-directional sharing of Release candidates, Tasks, and Comments. This enables information to flow more efficiently, made possible by the cloud-native architecture of both products.

Comments can be deleted or edited. They are not recorded in the workspace history. For more details, see here.

While simultaneous drawing editing isn’t possible, there are a number of ways you can continue to communicate, markup, and collaborate on drawings. See here for tips on how to improve collaboration on drawings.

For security reasons, Onshape Enterprises can only share data with members of the same Enterprise. The most secure way of sharing data with a third party is to invite them as a guest. Guests can have Full or Light user licenses and can access only the data that has been explicitly shared with them

Yes, you can unshare a document with a user at any time. Users may also remove themselves from a shared document using the context menu on the Documents page or through the Share dialog. Details here.

Secure CAD collaboration means teams can work across functions while maintaining SOC 2-governed access controls and IP protection. Learn more about Onshape's security practices here.

Legacy PDM depends on file locking, check‑in/check‑out, and VPN access, which slows collaboration. Built‑in, database‑driven version control provides a single source of truth with no syncing or VPN lag for distributed teams.

Branching & Merging enables parallel design paths that can be reviewed and merged without overwriting work, supporting concurrent engineering and safe experimentation across multiple offices.

Granular, role‑based access control applies permissions at the document level, allowing instant access changes and secure collaboration with suppliers and partners without exposing sensitive IP.

A digital thread automatically synchronizes BOM data, quantities, and metadata as designs change, keeping manufacturing and procurement aligned during simultaneous editing.

Centralized administration with SSO enables automated user provisioning, license management, and consistent access control across global teams.