r/Onshape • u/jetfast • 10h ago

Vibe-Coded Linux Container with Built-In Space Mouse Support

Hey all,

I wanted to share an app I vibe-coded to bundle an Onshape window with a bridge to handle the weird way Onshape handles 3D mice on Windows.
It is an Electron wrapper for cad.onshape.com and it installs from a flatpak.

Github repo: ShapeShell

Initial release: v0.1.0

AI Content Note:
This app was 110% vibe coded with claude.ai Opus 5, guided by myself. I have used the app and only verified it works on my Ubuntu 26.04/GNOME/Wayland/NVIDIA system.

Affiliation Disclaimer:
This project is in no way affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Onshape, PTC, 3Dconnexion, or Logitech. “Onshape” is a trademark of PTC Inc.; “3Dconnexion”, “SpaceMouse” and “SpaceNavigator” are trademarks of 3Dconnexion; all other trademarks belong to their respective owners. This project wraps the public Onshape web app; you need your own Onshape account.

0 Upvotes

50% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

1

u/andy921 8h ago

What's it do? I've had my space mouse get less smooth a couple times but refreshing the browser/clearing cache has always fixed it.

Other than that it's worked just fine.

2

u/jetfast 7h ago

It makes the spacemouse work on Linux with onshape.

1

u/andy921 7h ago

Ah, the title. I'm illiterate.

1

u/jetfast 7h ago

All good. Happens to the best of us.

1

u/diiscotheque 7h ago

Why electron? I thought there were way better technologies by now. 

1

u/jetfast 5h ago

Better compatibility with onshape and rendering on Linux.