[FTC]: OnShape CAD files for FTC 2015/2016

[wgardner]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

How are you finding OnShape for FIRST purposes? I'm much more familiar with Solidworks and Inventor, but installing these on school computers is a *giant hassle*. The ability to run to program and store files on the cloud makes me think OnShape might be a good option for us, if the capabilities aren't too limiting.

I found it pretty good for most usage cases.

It requires a good internet connection, so if your school has lousy internet speeds then it might not be a good choice.

For parts or smallish assemblies, it worked well for me even with various constraints, etc.

I found that it bogged down when I had a complex assembly. For full FTC robots with tons of parts it got a little laggy with our internet speeds. I was using a lot of Actobotics channels which have a TON of holes, and I think the number of things to render started to get overwhelming.