When we last checked in with Nicolas last February, he had just imported his Formula 1 car design from traditional file-based CAD to Onshape to give new team members instant access to the project without any need to purchase their own CAD system, install software or worry about licenses. Onshape makes it easier to collaborate with the peace of mind that you remain in full control over who can view or edit your designs.” “It used to be that you would never share your IP with strangers, but now I do it all the time. “It’s so amazing to be able to do meaningful work with people I’ve never met,” Nicolas says. Depending on experience and expertise, contributing engineers are paid between 25 and 100 shares in the company per hour of assigned work. ![]() The above Formula 1 racecar model, which has gone through 13 iterations over the past year, was 100 percent designed with Onshape’s free Free Plan, which offers unlimited Public Documents for open source designers and hobbyists.īased in England, the PERRINN company calls its racecar designs “open-access” rather than “open source” because it screens who can actively contribute to the projects. ![]() Veteran racecar designer Nicolas Perrin, who has worked for multiple Formula 1 teams, uses Onshape to create and edit open-access CAD models with a global community of engineers, racing enthusiasts and the public.
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