In this episode Michael and Richard highlight a new format for the show along with some cool Tech Tips and some news about Onshape User Groups. First up, Richard demonstrates how to use PEM fasteners in sheet metal designs. He shows us how easy it is to use these popular standard content parts. For more information, read the article, ”Tech Tip: How to Use PEM Fasteners Efficiently with Sheet Metal Designs”. Next in the show: What grinds your gears? If it’s creating gears from scratc...

In this episode of the Innovator's Insider podcast, Richard and Mike chat with representatives of three Onshape partner apps and learn about the awesome functionality each of them are delivering. Watch or listen to the podcast to discover how these apps could be beneficial to your workflow too. Featured Guests:⭐ Stefan Oberpeilsteiner from PRINCIPIA⭐ Oleg Shilovitsky from OpenBOM⭐ Alnis Smidchens Student at Univ. of Washington and Product Management Intern at Onshape who demonstrates ref...

In this episode, Michael and Richard discuss what they saw and learned at PTC LiveWorx 2023 in Boston. You’ll hear their thoughts, see some brief interviews with attendees, and a lot of pictures. Stick around to the end because we close the show with a special “hair raising” segment.

Michael and Richard share their excitement for the upcoming event, and are joined by special guests Chad Stoltzfus of Premier Custom Built, Jaime-Lee Bunton, Senior Community Manager, PTC, and Aaron Magnin, Product Marketing Manager, Onshape. You can hear the enthusiasm is everyone’s voices as we talk about what we’re most looking forward to at our first live CAD user conference in quite a while.Register for Liveworx 2023: https://www.liveworx.com/

In this episode Michael and Richard talk with John “JR” Rousseau, VP of Technical Operation at PTC-Onshape about the “Six Zeros” unique to Onshape’s full-cloud CAD. You will hear the reasons why Onshape can claim zero backup or disaster recovery, zero downtime, zero crashes, and more. There’s also a short note about the upcoming Onshape User Groups for Start-Ups meeting April 27th.How Onshape’s 'Six Zeros’ Enable Agile Product Development Sign up to join the Onshape User Group for Start-...

In this episode focusing on agile hardware design, Richard and Michael welcome David Ullman – author of “The Mechanical Design Process”, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Design at Oregon State University, and a builder and pilot of aircraft. David talks about SCRUM for hardware design and leads us through the various similarities and differences between agile software design and agile hardware design. Michael also has a great look at how Onshape supports agile product development. This is a h...

In this episode Richard and Michael welcome Product Marketing Senior Director Loretta Faluade and Dan Kane, Pre-sales Technical Service Manager to talk about the things we saw and the things we learned at this year’s event. We also have the winners of the Onshape Live 23 design contest - Enric and Jose Maria from Share Horizons were so excited when their prize was awarded, we just had to talk to them. See their design and their reaction to winning first place with their Switchback weapon system.

For International Women's Day, Michael and Richard hand the microphones to guest hosts Eugenia Camacho and Katie Gosbee. Special guests Maureen Carroll and Jenny Johnson share their origin stories and discuss the challenges and triumphs they've encountered during their careers. You'll also get some tips and strategies for personal and professional advancement.

In this episode, Michael and Richard talk to Chris Vaught, founder of Flatter Files. Chris tells the story of how the company got started, and why customers are really the driving force behind the products success. You’ll also learn why the Flatter Files app (available now in the Onshape App Store) might be a good fit for your company. There’s great news about Onshape Live 23 (next week!), upcoming Onshape User Group meetings, and a “boatiful” Model-of-the-Week.Model of the Week: https://cad....

In this episode, Michael and Richard talk to Greg Needel, Orion DeYoe, and James Nguyen from Rev Robotics and BattleBots Team Midnight Invention. You will hear all about how Greg and the Rev Robotics team support FIRST Robotics events worldwide, and then we have a great discussion about the ins-and-outs of BattleBots and this years’ Onshape sponsored robot Switchback. You will get insight on tactics and strategies, and a look at what’s in store for Switchback next season.Enter the Onshape Des...

In this episode Michael and Richard describe their time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You will hear about some of the great new products they saw, learn about some new technology introduced by Onshape customers, and you get to take a Tesla ride through the Vegas Loop. And, special guests Vajrang Parvate, Senior VP of Research and Development, and McKenzie Brunelle, Education Program Lead, talk about some great stuff coming up for Onshape Live 23.Sign up for Onshape Live...

In our first episode of 2023, Richard and Mike talk with Ben Eadie about his work using Onshape to deliver a robotic "Wilson" for Tom Hanks! The robot was used during a Cleveland Guardians baseball game as Tom threw out the first pitch. You'll also hear about Ben's work on various movie projects including Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters. Richard was also pleased to hear his thoughts on networking and how it can help advance your career.

2022's last episode of the Innovator's Insider podcast is dedicated to sustainability. Listen to Michael and Richard chat with Bernhard Eberl of Onshape Education, Robert Meier Staude of the University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Elena Angst and Alnis Schmidchens.

In this episode, Mike and Richard welcome Jake Delano, Onshape's Senior Technical Services Engineer, to talk about some useful CAD tips, including variables.We also have a surprise in the studio, right at the beginning of the episode.Take a look at all of Onshape's Tech Tips: https://www.onshape.com/en/resource-center/tech-tips/

Michael and Richard welcome back Onshape App Store Manager Aaron Magnin along with representatives from Onshape Partners OneIPM (Todd Mansfield), SimScale (Jon Wilde), and Kiri:Moto (Stewart Allen). You will hear (and see) all about these three fine products available in the Onshape App Store.Kiri:Moto: http://ptc.co/XT3r50LSaPpSimScale: http://ptc.co/axxQ50LSaQ7 OneIPM: http://ptc.co/to0X50LSaRC Want to listen to past episodes? Find them here: https://linktr.ee/onshape

In this special bonus episode of the Innovator's Insider podcast, Michael and Richard speak with Onshape founder Jon Hirschtick who talks about the Onshape "Year of the Product" and all of the major updates from 2022.

In this Halloween special episode King Richard and the Dark Professor get together and talk about some of the most petrifying aspects of traditional CAD. They also bring in three guests from the not-so-scary world of Onshape, to talk about their Halloween themed models. Guests:Bryan Lagrange - Mezco FabricationSeth Fickett - Premiere Custom BuiltMichael Pascoe - CADSharpRead all about File-Based Fright on our blog: https://www.onshape.com/en/blog/9-absolutely-petrifying-things-about-tra...

In this episode of the Innovator's Insider podcast, Richard and Mike sit down with Greg Brown, head of Product at Onshape to discuss the genesis of Onshape Simulation, and why it works the way it does.Simulation Webinar next week for AMERICAS AND EMEAAmericas Session on Oct. 26 at 1pm ET – Register Today: http://ptc.co/a0OU50Lhx0YEurope Session on Oct. 27 at 3:30pm CEST – Register Today: http://ptc.co/8Eeg50Lhx2ZModel of the week: Pearson Boat: http://ptc.co/bxpP50LhwQX

In this episode of the Innovator's Insider podcast, Richard and Mike chat with Paul Chastell, long time Onshape R&D lead and Darren Garnick, emmy-nominated Content creator and long-time Onshaper about the State of Product Design going into 2023, The report show trends into what is really happening out there in the real world of engineering.

We speak with Graham Birch, PLM industry veteran and fellow Onshaper to discuss what the heck PLM means, always a controversial topic! Also we have Mehul Gala, with a great Onshape tip.