CAD

DYNAMIC SUPPRESSION FOR ASSEMBLIES

Dynamic suppression in Assemblies lets you automatically suppress or unsuppress parts, patterns, and Mates based on other values. This enables more intelligent parametric assemblies that dynamically adapt their structure and behavior as designs change — suppressing a divider when a cabinet drops below a given width, for example, and unsuppressing a pattern and a different Mate scheme when it grows beyond another.

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RESET CONFIGURATIONS TO DEFAULT VALUES

The new Reset to default button makes it easy to restore all configuration parameters to their default values with a single click. Available in Part Studios, Assemblies, and Variable Studios, it lets you freely test configurations and quickly return to your preferred baseline.

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SIMPLIFIED EDIT IN CONTEXT MENU

The improved Edit in context workflow makes it faster to begin in-context design by taking you directly to the Part Studio when no contexts have yet been created. Clear visual feedback and context-aware menus also make it easier to understand when a context exists and to quickly access existing references.

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HIDE IN CONTEXT INSTANCES WITH A HOTKEY

This release introduces the ability to use the same “hide selected part” hotkey used in Part Studios and Assemblies (by default the Y key) to hide instances while editing a context. This makes it easier and faster to focus on your in-context designs.

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CONFIGURABLE SECTION VIEW INTERFERENCE COLOR

The color used to indicate interference, or overlap, in section views is now configurable, letting you pick a color that stands out clearly against your own models and display theme.

OPEN DOCUMENT IN A VIEW-ONLY STATE

Onshape now introduces a selectable View only mode, available to users with edit access to documents. This mode, which can be toggled on or off at any time, is a clean way to ensure you don’t accidentally edit the document while reviewing it. Administrators may also enable a setting so that all documents company-wide open in this mode by default.

FILTER BY WARNINGS IN PART AND INSTANCE LISTS

You can now filter the Parts and Instances list by warnings, making it quicker to locate and resolve problem geometry in large models.

RETAIN ANALYSIS SELECTIONS WHILE EDITING SKETCH DIMENSIONS

Analysis tool selections now persist while you edit sketch dimensions, so you can change a value and watch the measured result update without having to reselect your geometry each time. This improves on previous behavior: if you did not click outside the box, it would lose the selection.

GLB GEOMETRY FORMAT FOR URDF EXPORT

Onshape now provides a GLB geometry format option when exporting as URDF. This delivers binary 3D mesh geometry for third-party robot simulation software.

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FEATURE STUDIO

COMPARE SUPPORT FOR FEATURE STUDIOS

Compare now supports Feature Studios, so you can see exactly what changed between versions and workspaces of your custom feature code without leaving Onshape.

HIGHLIGHT FIND ALL RESULTS IN FEATURE STUDIO

Find All in the Feature Studio editor now highlights 'symbol' and 'text' matches inline, making it much faster to scan where a term appears across your custom feature code. 

COMMIT DROPDOWN MENU IN FEATURE STUDIO

The Commit button in Feature Studios is now a dropdown that gives you the choice of committing just the current Feature Studio tab, or all changed Feature Studio tabs in one action. This reduces the time spent committing multiple changes and the chance that a commit gets missed — particularly useful alongside find-and-replace and refactor/rename, which tend to leave a number of Feature Studios uncommitted.

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DRAWINGS

PARENTHESES FOR SURFACE FINISH SYMBOLS

Onshape now allows you to include parentheses around your surface finish symbols in Drawings. This is useful for indicating a deviation from the global surface finish requirement in the ISO standard.

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PCB STUDIO

IMPORT ALTIUM BOARDS WITH BENDS

Altium boards that include bends can now be imported into Onshape, bringing rigid-flex designs into your mechanical assemblies with their bent geometry intact.

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BOARD PART FIXED WHEN BUILDING A PCB ASSEMBLY

The board part is now fixed when building a PCB assembly, preventing accidental moves that would otherwise pull your components out of alignment with the board.

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RENDER STUDIO

LIGHT AIMING

Render Studio now lets you aim a light directly at a point on your model, making it far quicker to set up precise, intentional lighting for a shot. See the Light (Render Studio Advanced) topic for more information.

RESET THEME AFTER BACKGROUND COLOR CHANGES

A new option restores the theme after you change the background color, so you can experiment freely and return to your starting point in a single click.

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DATA MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE

OPEN IN ONSHAPE LINKS IN ANALYTICS

Every analytics dashboard now includes an 'Open in Onshape' link, letting you jump straight from a row in your analytics to the document it describes.

MOBILE

REDESIGNED SHARE DIALOG AND SHARE PANEL ON iOS

The share dialog and share panel have been reworked on iOS, making it easier to see and manage who has access to a document straight from your iPhone or iPad.

ONSHAPE LABS

AI-GENERATED THUMBNAIL DESCRIPTION SEARCH (PUBLIC DOCUMENTS)

Public document search now matches on AI-generated descriptions of document thumbnails, so you can find a design by how it looks, not what it's called. Available for testing in Onshape Labs.

Please take a moment to try out these new features and improvements, and leave your comments below. For a detailed list of all the changes in this update, please see the changelog.

Remember: The updates listed here are now live for all users when creating new documents. Over the next few days, these features will also be available in documents created before this update. Mobile app interface updates are available via the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and are released in the days following the update.