Onshape but offline, called OFFSHAPE

Frank_Cilano

Onshape is awesome. It’s the future of CAD. But sometimes the future doesn’t have Wi-Fi. Like when you’re on a plane, long road trip, or when the only place you can find some peace and quiet is in your anechoic basement dungeon

In those dark, lonely times, all we want is OFFSHAPE

1. Disconnect from Onshape – Screen fades to dark mode, Offshape logo appears, maybe even some secret Easter-egg features?

2. CAD using your own machines computing power

3. Reconnect later and instant sync like nothing ever happened

✨ OFFSHAPE™ – For when you can’t be ON… you can still be OFF

MichaelPascoe

This is a great idea, there quite a few users who also would like some sort of offline backup.

While I support and enjoy 99.9% of Onshape which is unparalleled by any other cad system imo, there are two potential risks that come with it.

1. No offline 1st party backup cad system
   So if you need true backups, you have to find 3rd party cad and use exported parts which does not save the feature trees or assembly mates etc…
2. PTC / Onshape or Amazon can ban your account / region (Someone correct me if this is incorrect)
   This means that your CAD is directly related to PTC and Amazon's political wars with the world. If you or your country has done something that they don't "like", then your account could be banned, risking all of your data when you may not even have been involved in their political battle.

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