Can I sell my Onshape models?

petr_tejček

Hello, pretty simple question, if I create a model on the free license, can I sell it on Etsy, Cults3D, etc.? And if not, can I sell it if I have the paid license? I've read through the terms, etc., but I'm not well-versed in these things. Thank you.

fst

Afaik: The free license is non-commercial only. The commercial license costs 1500 (std) or 2500 (pro)€ per year. I would accept the CAD system to reduce my net win by let's say 10-20% max, thus I would only consider Onshape for projects where I would (besides CAD costs) expect more than 7500-15000 or 12500-25000€ net win per year. So from my perspective there is no suitable license offered for typical Etsy levels of commercial endeavors. But put in the numbers you would target and be comfortable with to come to your own conclusions.

fst

And regarding selling models in native Onshape format: Only people who have a std/pro license could make a copy of your model without making it automatically public. So it might be more practical to export as e.g. step, so people could open it in other CAD packages (but that would limit the possibilities to apply fundamental changes on buyer side).