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108 modules · 124h 48m of video · Updated 1 November 2026
AutoCAD 2D and 3D Fundamentals course coverFree
FreeCADBeginner

AutoCAD 2D and 3D Fundamentals

Free AutoCAD course for beginners: draw, edit, dimension and plot 2D drawings, then model basic 3D parts. The certificate is optional and paid.

  • Navigate the interface, files, units and selection
  • Draw with lines, arcs, polylines, circles and hatch using snaps
  • Modify with trim, extend, offset, fillet and arrays
11 modules 16h 7mView course
SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings course coverFree
FreeCADBeginner

SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings

Mechanical CAD the way machine builders use it: interface, settings, units and planes, sketching with relations, extrude and revolve, sweep, loft and boundary, fillets, shells, ribs and drafts, patterns, hole wizard and threads, timed practice parts, assemblies and mates, drawings with BOM and exploded views, sheet metal, advanced surfacing, configurations and equations, materials, mass, import and export, and complete beginner courses.

  • Set up SOLIDWORKS and sketch fully defined profiles
  • Build parts with extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, fillet, shell, rib and patterns
  • Assemble parts with standard, advanced and mechanical mates
14 modules 26h 31mView course
Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing Prep course coverFree
FreeCADBeginner

Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing Prep

Cloud CAD for makers and product designers: the workspace and its key terms, sketching with constraints, extrude and revolve, fillets, shells, threads and holes, loft and sweep transitions, patterns and text, thin walls, user parameters, joints and assemblies, surfaces and T-spline forms, mesh and STL repair, moulds, sheet metal, rendering, 2D drawings and animations, practice exercises and a first CAM toolpath.

  • Master the Fusion workspace, components, bodies and the timeline
  • Sketch with constraints and build parts with extrude, revolve, loft and sweep
  • Shell, fillet, thread, pattern and parametrise designs
14 modules 12h 2mView course
Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation course coverFree
FreeCADBeginner

Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation

Free Revit MEP course for beginners: model electrical, HVAC and plumbing, circuit panels, make panel schedules and sheets. The certificate is optional and paid.

  • Start a Revit MEP project and link the architectural model correctly
  • Place spaces, zones, air terminals and HVAC systems
  • Build electrical families and circuit sockets, lighting and panels
14 modules 29h 11mView course
GD&T to ASME Y14.5: Read, Apply and Inspect Drawings course coverFree
FreeCADIntermediate

GD&T to ASME Y14.5: Read, Apply and Inspect Drawings

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing for engineers who design, make or inspect parts: why plus/minus tolerancing fails, Rule #1, ASME Y14.5-2018 and the ISO GPS equivalents, the feature control frame, datums, form, orientation, position with bonus tolerance and virtual condition, profile, runout, worst-case and RSS stack-ups, surface plate, gauge and CMM inspection, and GD&T in Fusion, Onshape and FreeCAD drawings.

  • Explain why plus/minus location tolerancing fails and what Rule #1 controls
  • Read any feature control frame to ASME Y14.5-2018 and recognise its ISO GPS equivalent
  • Choose datum features from function and build a datum reference frame
13 modules 9h 57mView course
Piping Design and Isometrics for Oil and Gas (ASME B31.3) course coverFree
FreeCADBeginner

Piping Design and Isometrics for Oil and Gas (ASME B31.3)

The piping fundamentals an EPC contractor or refinery works from: pipe sizes and schedules, fittings, flanges, gaskets, bolting and valves, materials and piping classes, ASME B31.3 wall thickness, plot plans, pipe racks and nozzle orientation, reading and drawing isometrics with cut lengths, weld numbers and a BOM, supports and spans, thermal expansion and flexibility, line lists, MTOs and hydrotest.

  • Read pipe tables: NPS, DN, OD and schedule, and work out bore, weight and water content
  • Choose fittings, flanges, gaskets and bolting, and pick a flange class from the B16.5 rating table
  • Select valves by duty and lay out the valves around a pair of pumps
13 modules 6h 19mView course
BIM Coordination with ISO 19650: Clash Detection and IFC course coverFree
FreeCADIntermediate

BIM Coordination with ISO 19650: Clash Detection and IFC

How a BIM coordinator runs the information side of a building project: the ISO 19650 process and roles, OIR, AIR, PIR and EIR, level of information need, the BEP, MIDP and TIDP, the common data environment with status codes and file naming, IFC and openBIM, IDS model checking, federating models in Navisworks, clash tests, rules and tolerances, clash reports and BCF issues, open-source clash detection in Bonsai, 4D and 5D, and COBie handover.

  • Follow the ISO 19650 process and name the appointing party, lead appointed party and task teams
  • Trace OIR and AIR to PIR and EIR, and write a level of information need for an object
  • Read a BIM execution plan, build a responsibility matrix, and check TIDPs against the MIDP
14 modules 12h 4mView course
FEA for Mechanical Engineers: Ansys Student and FreeCAD course coverFree
FreeCADIntermediate

FEA for Mechanical Engineers: Ansys Student and FreeCAD

How a mechanical engineer sets up, runs and checks a finite element analysis: the stiffness method, elements and degrees of freedom, geometry idealisation, meshing, supports and loads, static stress, mesh convergence and stress concentration, contacts and bolted joints, modal, thermal, buckling and fatigue, in Ansys Mechanical (the free Ansys Student edition) and the FreeCAD FEM workbench with CalculiX, with every result checked against a hand calculation.

  • Assemble and solve a spring or bar stiffness model by hand, and count degrees of freedom
  • Run static analyses in Ansys Student and in FreeCAD with CalculiX
  • Choose solid, shell, beam or 2D idealisations and mesh with quadratic elements
15 modules 12h 38mView course

Compare the CAD and 3D design courses

CourseLevelModulesVideoBrand
AutoCAD 2D and 3D FundamentalsBeginner1116h 7mAutodesk
SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and DrawingsBeginner1426h 31mDassault Systèmes
Autodesk Fusion 360: 3D Design, Modelling and Manufacturing PrepBeginner1412h 2mAutodesk
Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and DocumentationBeginner1429h 11mAutodesk
GD&T to ASME Y14.5: Read, Apply and Inspect DrawingsIntermediate139h 57mVendor-neutral
Piping Design and Isometrics for Oil and Gas (ASME B31.3)Beginner136h 19mVendor-neutral
BIM Coordination with ISO 19650: Clash Detection and IFCIntermediate1412h 4mVendor-neutral
FEA for Mechanical Engineers: Ansys Student and FreeCADIntermediate1512h 38mVendor-neutral

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Is the software free?
Autodesk gives education licences; SolidWorks has education and trial options; every course names what it needs.
Do I need a licence for SolidWorks or Fusion 360?
Fusion 360 has a free personal licence and SolidWorks a free-for-makers edition and student trials; every exercise in the courses runs in those.