PTC Releases Onshape AI Advisor and Onshape Government

PTC debuts two new offerings from its cloud-native Onshape computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform: Onshape AI Advisor, an intelligent, generative AI-powered assistant that enables advanced design productivity and expertise, and Onshape Government, a solution intended to meet the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) regulatory and compliance needs of U.S. government agencies and defense contractors, according to PTC.

Onshape AI Advisor features expert, AI-powered guidance on CAD workflows, PDM best practices, and platform capabilities. Developed on Amazon Bedrock, Onshape AI Advisor helps teams transition from legacy CAD and optimize designs, PTC claims. For more on Onshape AI Advisor, visit: AI for CAD: Boost Productivity and Innovation.

Onshape Government is a purpose-built version of Onshape, designed to help assist in compliance needs of U.S. federal and state agencies, defense contractors, and organizations working on regulated projects, according to PTC. Hosted on AWS GovCloud (U.S.), Onshape Government enables compliance with regulations such as ITAR and EAR while offering streamlined collaboration and version control and accessibility benefits. For more on Onshape Government, visit: Onshape Government.

“Onshape Government and Onshape AI Advisor are the latest examples of us delivering on our mission of helping customers of all sizes and across all industries transform their product development processes,” says David Katzman, general manager of Onshape and Arena, PTC. “We’re pleased to extend the benefits of cloud-native CAD and PDM to companies operating in the regulated aerospace and defense market, and we continue to make Onshape one of the most accessible and user-friendly platforms, now with AI-driven assistance throughout the design process.”

Onshape is a cloud-native CAD and PDM platform. As part of its 3-week release cycles, Onshape has added functionality such as CAM Studio, Render Studio, PCB Studio, Onshape Simulation, new surfacing, modeling analysis, and mixed modeling capabilities, and the Onshape-Arena connection.From K-12 through university, Onshape is now generating more than 1.5 million new signups per year. Leading universities, including The Ohio State University, Duke University, and the University of Southern California, are teaching Onshape as part of their engineering curricula.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.