Bulk Item Management + Instant Provisoning. What are they - no mention in the HELP

jonathan_stedman

What is "Bulk Item Management" listed in the features provided by Onshape Professional.  there is nothing in the HELP when searched for.

What is "Instant Provisioning"  listed in the features provided by Onshape Professional.  there is nothing in the HELP when searched for.

jonathan_stedman

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated.  I had my hopes they would be something exciting as listed as an additional feature for the Professional compared to the Standard subscription.  

Would it be a fair summary to say the significant differences are - Release Management, Render Studio, Simulation, and PCB Studio?  

S1mon

Items are things which typically don’t have geometric representations in CAD (grease, adhesives, etc ).
https://learn.onshape.com/learn/article/adding-items-to-your-designs-in-onshape

Instant provisioning just means you can add users in seconds by uploading CSV files if you need to manage large numbers of users.
https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/EnterpriseHelp/Content/users.htm

jonathan_stedman

Thank you for your reply, much appreciated.  I had my hopes they would be something exciting as listed as an additional feature for the Professional compared to the Standard subscription.  

Would it be a fair summary to say the significant differences are - Release Management, Render Studio, Simulation, and PCB Studio?  

S1mon

It depends on your company's needs. For some, Item management could be pretty important. Instant provisioning could be helpful if you have a lot of seats getting turned on and off, but I can't see spending the extra money just for that. From my company's perspective, Enterprise is essential.

If the decision is between Standard and Pro, then Release Management, Render Studio, Simulation, and PCB Studio are the big features, but some of the smaller ones like Search and Where Used, or Automatic Part Numbering could be pretty important too.