Founder of a listed tool
Jon Hirschtick
Co-founder, Onshape, named behind the Onshape listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Jon 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
- John McEleney Co-founder, Onshape
- Neil Barua President and Chief Executive Officer, PTC
Questions
Who is Jon Hirschtick?
Jon Hirschtick co-founded Onshape in 2012 with John McEleney and four others, after founding SolidWorks. Onshape was acquired by PTC in November 2019.
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 Jon'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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