Real CAD for Education
Tens of thousands of students and educators worldwide use Onshape’s free Education Standard Plan to learn professional-grade 3D CAD in the classroom. Professional-grade 3D CAD accessible from any device, anywhere, anytime. Built for teams, Onshape lets everyone design together in real time. Nothing to get in the way of design: no installing, saving, or syncing.
AET Labs supports this product through remote and on-site professional development sessions.
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Get Started in Seconds From Anywhere
There is no need to download or install software. You and your students can simply create an account and begin using Onshape from anywhere in minutes, all without involving IT. Onshape works on ALL of your devices, including mobile.
Built for Collaboration
Work together in the same document, without checking out files or causing version conflicts. Students and teachers can collaborate together in real time, making it easy to work together. Onshape keeps a complete history of changes so students will never accidentally lose work or overwrite each other’s data.
Data in the Cloud
Onshape manages all of your data in the cloud, so it’s always available. There is a complete history and built-in version control so you will never lose work and can always roll back if you make a mistake. Never worry about saving again and never lose your work because of a crash.
Onshape for education brings CAD out of the computer lab and into the modern era.
Technical Requirements
Onshape is built on a cloud-based architecture which has two primary and distinct advantages:
- Hardware requirements are significantly less for Onshape than for installed desktop CAD programs.
- Onshape technology is lightweight and consists of short, intermittent messages, yielding much greater performance for any given bandwidth.
The primary requirement for using Onshape is a reliable Internet connection. An intermittent connection results in a sub-optimal Onshape experience – you will be asked to refresh your browser tab with each dropped connection. However, no work or data is ever lost
Browsers
Onshape currently supports these tested and approved browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari (Mac OS only)
- Opera
- Microsoft Edge
AET Labs Professional Development
Basics:
- OnShape CAD Essentials (4-6 hrs)
Advanced:
- OnShape CAD – Design for Additive Manufacturing (4-6 hrs)
OnShape Learning Center
Self-paced activities and projects for your students to follow along with.
