Computer Aided Design

Masterclasses

A series of 2 hour introductory workshops into learning SolidWorks 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD). Delivered by industry experts, each attendee will finish the 3 session course with a principal understanding of CAD and completed up to 6 hours using a professional standard CAD software - SolidWorks.

Two men are in a room with computers, one sitting and working on a laptop, the other standing and looking at the screen. The sitting man is wearing a colorful jacket and a black hat decorated with various pins. The man standing is looking at the laptop screen. The computer screen and a wall-mounted monitor display design software with geometric shapes.

What’s inside

Session 1

Introduction to CAD
Sketching and extruding shapes
Cutting shapes and filleting edges
Making assemblies from parts
CAD exercise

A 3D model in SOLIDWORKS showing a rectangular block with dimensions, a circular hole on top, and a cut-out section on one side.

Session 2

Warm-Up Exercise
Project Introduction
Pen to paper ideas
Making your design in CAD

A 3D model of a smartphone in a CAD software environment, showing the back and side view with a focus on the placement of buttons and ports.

Session 3

3D Printed Prototypes
Refining your CAD skills
Upgrading your design (or making a new one)

A 3Dmodel of a gray LEGO brick with eight studs, each embossed with the word 'LEGO.'