PTC and NVIDIA Integrate Onshape With Isaac Sim

PTC has announced a design-to-simulation workflow for robotics that connects PTC’s cloud-native computer-aided design (CAD) and product data management (PDM) platform Onshape® with NVIDIA’s open simulation framework NVIDIA Isaac Sim. This new workflow, introduced at NVIDIA GTC 2026 , enables the simulation of robot designs while maintaining a single source of truth. This allows for reduced development time, fewer errors, and faster development, and further supports the realization of physical AI through downstream robot training at NVIDIA Isaac Lab.

In robot design, continuous iteration is essential, requiring engineers to update mechanical designs and verify those changes in simulations. Many traditional workflows involve a manual and time-consuming design-to-simulation transition, requiring the recreation of physical elements such as joints and actuators after exporting the CAD model. A workflow integrating Onshape and Isaac Sim allows mechanical relationships defined in Onshape to be directly transferred to Isaac Sim. Simulations are automatically updated as the design changes, helping companies like FANUC America Corporation transition more quickly from CAD to physically-based simulations.

Amar Dhaliwal, General Manager of the Automation Systems Group at FANUC America Corporation, stated: “The integration of Onshape and NVIDIA Isaac Sim enables earlier simulation in the design and evaluation process of industrial robot systems. This early problem recognition leads to better design decisions, faster integration, and smoother project execution, allowing our customers to get the most out of their automation investments.”

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This integration is enabled by a cloud-native architecture built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) , maintaining synchronization between design and simulation throughout the entire development process. As a result, engineers, researchers, and AI developers can focus on verifying behavior and improving performance rather than preparing simulation models.

The Onshape and Isaac Sim workflow was showcased at NVIDIA GTC, held in San Jose, California, USA , from March 16th to 19th, 2026. Additional technical sessions, partner content, and customer case studies were also offered during the event.

Through its product portfolio, including Onshape, PTC is realizing its vision of an intelligent product lifecycle (IPL). This enables manufacturers and product companies to build a foundation of product data, extend its value across the entire enterprise, and accelerate AI-powered transformation. By broadly utilizing product data, companies can not only bring high-quality products to market faster, but also address a variety of challenges, such as properly managing product complexity and meeting regulatory and compliance requirements.

SOURCE: PRTimes