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Re: Are you considering OnShape (profesional cloud based CAD)?

I have used it and I do like it. The pros are that you can run it on any computer and even linux regardless of power. The cons are that you do need an internet connection which in our current location is unreliable, no sheet metal (yet?), Inventor 2016 + HSM pro gets you full and free CAM capability, you cant access CAD files at competition without another CAD program or using wireless data and the app, and there are more features in other programs thus far. That said I think for most teams especially new ones this will work fine.

Training people to switch from Inventor should't be hard. Solidworks maybe slightly less so? Having used both (and Creo 3) onshape feels close to Inventor and overall is fairly easy to understand if you've used any of the previously mentioned software packages. That said I wouldn't switch.
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