Amazon stumbled into quite a business when it developed Web Services. Of course, Microsoft and Google entered the market proving it’s a real market. AWS has been gaining ground in the industrial software space. This news comes from PTC announcing that its Onshape business has announced entry into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The objective is said to accelerate the growth of its Onshape cloud-native computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) solution. This collaboration will focus on advancing Onshape product enhancements, customer adoption programs, and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, all of which are aimed at helping product designers and engineers create new, high-quality products faster and more efficiently.
- The Onshape Discovery Program allows qualified users to try Onshape Professional at no cost for up to six months.
- Onshape AI Advisor will allow users to design products faster by cataloguing the Onshape resource library of text-based documentation and videos and answering questions or making recommendations during the design process. While designing, users will be able to type a question in simple, conversational language and the Onshape AI Advisor will respond with an answer or recommendation based on the resource library and provide links to additional information. The Onshape AI Advisor will run on Amazon Bedrock and is expected to be released by the end of 2024.
- CAD and PDM Conversion Tools will allow the expansion of the capabilities of Onshape intelligent data migration toolsets. These toolsets reduce the complexity of switching systems by preserving the parametric features and sketch information of CAD models during translation.
- Onshape Government option will deliver this security footprint to comply with The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) requirements.
