Founder of a listed tool
John McEleney
Co-founder, Onshape, named behind the Onshape listing on Anchor Terminal.
What John builds
Onshape C · CAD, engineering & fabrication
Onshape is PTC's cloud CAD platform. Its REST API reads and changes documents, Part Studios, assemblies and drawings with API keys or OAuth 2.0, and the FeatureScript MCP Server in Onshape Labs lets an assistant write FeatureScript into a document.
Co-founder, Onshape, researched 3 November 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Jon Hirschtick Co-founder, Onshape
- Neil Barua President and Chief Executive Officer, PTC
Questions
Who is John McEleney?
John McEleney co-founded Onshape in 2012 with Jon Hirschtick. Both had earlier been chief executives of SolidWorks.
What does PTC Inc. (Onshape business unit) make?
Anchor Terminal lists Onshape from PTC Inc. (Onshape business unit). Onshape is PTC's cloud CAD platform. Its REST API reads and changes documents, Part Studios, assemblies and drawings with API keys or OAuth 2.0, and the FeatureScript MCP Server in Onshape Labs lets an assistant write FeatureScript into a document.
How are John's tools graded?
Onshape is graded C, 55.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (7)
- https://onshape-public.github.io/docs/help/
- https://www.onshape.com/en/
- https://www.onshape.com/en/legal/terms-of-use
- https://www.onshape.com/en/security
- https://api.github.com/orgs/onshape-public/repos?per_page=100&sort=pushed
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onshape
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTC_(software_company)
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