Bob Miner, Onshape R&D
"Agile" is the keyword at Onword these days. But "Traditional CAD and PDM work against agile design," says Mr Miner. That's due to downloads, updates, license codes, different versions of software and design files -- all working against being fast to market. One solution from a competitor, he says, doesn't work as well as having drawing control in the CAD program itself.
The Onshape idea is to do everything in the 3D CAD package:
- Parts
- Assemblies
- Drawings
- Documents
- Simulation, CAM, rendering, apps
- Custom parametrics
Mr Miner says there are three requirements for agile CAD:
- Real-time deployment
- Real-time data management
- Real-time analytics and controls allow managers to review design projects, receive analytics, and control access.
Onshape Drawings
Drawings is the 2D drawing component in Onshape that runs in a tab. It went into beta a year ago and was formally released last December. New code is released every 3-4 weeks, so 18 updates in the last year.
I really love the direction that Onshape is going, the more I use it the more impressed I am with it. I look forward to seeing the progress made by these guys. Good work! Keep it up!
Posted by: Brad Layfield | Oct 12, 2016 at 07:18 AM
Yeah, and what happens to your agile design when your MCAD vendors screw up something you were depending on in a new update?
Agile software development is unrelated to cloud computing or single vendor solutions - in fact, it's about the process not the tools.
Posted by: TonyT | Oct 12, 2016 at 02:53 PM
Onshape is using the word "agile" in the speed that they are releasing updates -- every 3-4 weeks.
Posted by: Ralph Grabowski | Oct 13, 2016 at 01:22 AM