CAD Training
Two hands-on builds in Onshape, from first sketch to shared assembly.
This short course is a click-by-click practice session in Onshape. In the first lesson you build a simple plate from a blank document, using dimensions, constraints, a variable, holes and fillets. In the second lesson you design a bracket that bolts to your kit's structure, put it in an assembly with mates, check that it fits and share a named version with your team.
- 2
- Lessons
- 2.5 team hours
- Estimated time
- 5
- Learning objectives
Lessons135 min
- 01Your First Part in OnshapeStart from a blank document and build a practice mounting plate step by step: navigate the 3D view, draw a fully defined sketch, extrude it, then add holes, fillets and a variable that controls the thickness. 60 min
- 02From Part to Assembly: A Robot BracketDesign a bracket that bolts onto your kit's structure using the documented hole pattern, put it in an assembly with fastened and revolute mates, check fit and interference, then save a named version and share it with your team. 75 min
Practice plate and kit bracket
Each student builds the practice plate from the first lesson on their own. Then, in pairs, design a bracket that bolts to one piece of your kit's structure, using the hole pattern from the kit's documentation. Place it in an assembly with the kit part, mate it, check fit and clearances, save a named version and share a view-only link with your team.
Tick items off as your team completes them.
0/4Learning objectives
- Create and navigate an Onshape document confidently
- Model a fully defined part driven by dimensions and a variable
- Design a bracket whose holes match your kit's documented hole pattern
- Assemble parts with fastened and revolute mates and check for interference
- Save named versions and share view-only access with teammates
Required materials
- A computer or Chromebook with an up-to-date web browser and internet access
- A free Onshape education account for each student
- A mouse with a scroll wheel (much easier than a touchpad)
- Your kit's official documentation or vendor CAD files for at least one structural part
- Calipers and one or two real kit parts for checking dimensions (optional but useful)
Expected outcomes
- Students can build a part from a blank sketch to a finished solid without help
- Students can explain why a sketch is black, blue or red and fix under-defined geometry
- Students can change one variable and watch the whole part update correctly
- Students can mate a custom bracket to a kit part and move a pivoting part through its range
- Students can create a named version and give teammates a view-only way to open it
Knowledge check
8 questions across this week's lessons. Your best score for each lesson is saved.
- Your First Part in Onshape–/4
- From Part to Assembly: A Robot Bracket–/4
Completion checklist
Tick items off as your team completes them.
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