New free parametric cad I thought I would share this here as I have found it through solid professor, a new cad tool called Onshape, it is fully cloud based and is free, it is in beta right now and improving by the day, I like it because it runs in a browser, (not internet explorer) you do not need any software on you machine, it's fully functional for parts and assemblies works like direct modelling. It will run on an iPad or iPhone will soon be supported on android. It's well worth a look even if you just use it to translate files from one format to the other, it supports solid works part and assemblies just no drawings yet but they are working on that, the free version only allows you to have 6 documents loaded at any one time but they are easy to toggle on and off. They have loads of tutorials to get you going. The site is Onshape.com https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,508667#msg-508667 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:50:49 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,524927#msg-524927 Re: New free parametric cad https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,524927#msg-524927 FreeCad forum but you only get halfway through with free tools.

So as I was stuck with a .SAT file no other free tool would convert into .STEP or .IGES, this came as an unexpected surprise:

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https://www.onshape.com/faqs
Q: What CAD formats does Onshape support?
A: Onshape can read native CAD (SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA, NX, DWG, etc) and neutral CAD formats (IGES, SAT, STEP, ACIS, JT, Parasolid, DXF etc). Furthermore, Onshape’s unique multi-CAD capabilities store the original native CAD data as well as the Onshape translation. It all gets versioned, shared, and is available for download.

This really sounds like the future for CAD.
Thanks for sharing.]]> realthor 3D Design tools Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:34:29 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,518123#msg-518123 Re: New free parametric cad https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,518123#msg-518123 misan 3D Design tools Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:50:52 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,508667#msg-508667 New free parametric cad https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?80,508667,508667#msg-508667 It's well worth a look even if you just use it to translate files from one format to the other, it supports solid works part and assemblies just no drawings yet but they are working on that, the free version only allows you to have 6 documents loaded at any one time but they are easy to toggle on and off. They have loads of tutorials to get you going.
The site is Onshape.com]]> Paul4865 3D Design tools Wed, 13 May 2015 18:09:16 -0400