PTC Updates Onshape With AI Advisor and Government Introductions

PTC has introduced two offerings from its cloud-native Onshape computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform.

The company has launched Onshape AI Advisor, a generative AI-powered assistant that enables the enhancement of design productivity and expertise. It has also unveiled Onshape Government—a specialized solution designed 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.

These offerings enable designers and engineers to work efficiently, collaborate in real time, and bring quality products to market faster, PTC says.

“Onshape Government and Onshape AI Advisor are the latest examples of us delivering on our mission of helping customers of all sizes—across all industries—transform their product development processes,” says David Katzman, general manager of Onshape and Arena at 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 added AI-driven assistance throughout the design process.”

PTC’s Onshape AI Advisor helps users accelerate their design process with AI-powered guidance on CAD workflows, PDM best practices, and platform capabilities. Developed on Amazon Bedrock, it helps teams transition from legacy CAD, optimize designs, and improve efficiency, PTC reports.

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

More about Onshape

Onshape is a cloud-native CAD and PDM platform. As part of its 3-week release cycles, the platform has added CAM Studio, Render Studio, PCB Studio, Onshape Simulation, new surfacing, modeling analysis, and mixed modelling capabilities, and the Onshape-Arena connection for a CAD-PDM-PLM experience.

For more details on Onshape AI Advisor, visit: AI for CAD: Boost Productivity and Innovation and details on Onshape Government can be found here.

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