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Originally Posted by manojkr
... if those models are readily available to use or do I need to do additional importing of the models. ...
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They are available in 2 ways within OnShape.
- Any "Public" workspace can be copied by anyone using OnShape. Parts and assemblies created with OnShape have all the attributes of the original.
- Models created in other CAD software can be uploaded and used within OnShape, but don't have the original detail (e.g. sketch dimensions). Tetrix, AndyMark, Modern Robotics Inc, McMaster-Carr, etc. CAD models are available at their websites as STEP files and are very useful for CADing.
The above is true for all the mainstream CAD packages: Solidworks, Creo, Inventor and more. My opinion is that OnShape is ideal for FIRST as all computing and file handling is done "in the cloud" and eliminates the IT headaches for PC installed software. OnShape can be used from any machine and any OS using web browsers: Safari (Mac OS only), Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome & Opera (not IE). And... it's FREE with easy account set-up.