<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
software	O
system	O
,	O
delivered	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
(	O
SAAS	B-Architecture
)	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
makes	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
compute-intensive	O
processing	O
and	O
rendering	O
performed	O
on	O
Internet-based	O
servers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
or	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
SAAS	B-Architecture
system	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
upgrades	O
are	O
released	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
web	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
maintenance	O
work	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
allows	O
teams	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
shared	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
multiple	O
writers	O
can	O
work	O
together	O
editing	O
a	O
shared	O
document	O
via	O
cloud	B-Architecture
services	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
mechanical	O
CAD	B-Application
(	O
MCAD	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
product	O
and	O
machinery	O
design	O
across	O
many	O
industries	O
,	O
including	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
mechanical	O
machinery	O
,	O
medical	O
devices	O
,	O
3D	O
printing	O
,	O
machine	O
parts	O
,	O
and	O
industrial	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
was	O
based	O
in	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
(	O
USA	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Pune	O
,	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
leadership	O
team	O
includes	O
several	O
engineers	O
and	O
executives	O
who	O
originated	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
a	O
popular	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
program	I-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
’s	O
co-founders	O
include	O
two	O
former	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
CEOs	O
,	O
Jon	O
Hirschtick	O
and	O
John	O
McEleney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
former	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
CEOs	O
Jon	O
Hirschtick	O
and	O
John	O
McEleney	O
led	O
six	O
co-founders	O
launching	O
Belmont	O
Technology	O
,	O
a	O
placeholder	O
name	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
released	O
the	O
public	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
cloud	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
after	O
pre-production	O
testing	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
thousand	O
CAD	B-Application
professionals	O
in	O
52	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
in	O
the	O
beta	O
launch	O
was	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
for	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
its	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
for	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
launched	O
its	O
full	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
launched	O
the	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
App	O
Store	O
,	O
offering	O
CAM	O
,	O
simulation	O
,	O
rendering	O
and	O
other	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
engineering	B-Architecture
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
App	O
Store	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
24	O
developer	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
introduced	O
its	O
Education	O
Plan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
Professional	O
geared	O
for	O
college	O
students	O
and	O
educators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
released	O
FeatureScript	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
open	O
source	O
(	O
MIT	O
licensed	O
)	O
programming	O
language	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
customizing	O
CAD	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
agreed	O
to	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
PTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
venture-backed	O
company	O
with	O
investments	O
from	O
firms	O
including	O
Andreessen	O
Horowitz	O
,	O
Commonwealth	O
Capital	O
Ventures	O
,	O
New	O
Enterprise	O
Associates	O
(	O
NEA	O
)	O
and	O
North	O
Bridge	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Onshape	B-General_Concept
supported	O
importing	O
(	O
opening	O
)	O
the	O
following	O
common	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Onshape	B-General_Concept
supports	O
exporting	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ordinary	O
engineering	B-Architecture
or	O
technical	B-Application
drawing	I-Application
can	O
be	O
exported	O
as	O
.PDF	B-Application
file	O
.	O
</s>
