Welcome to the Onshape forum! Ask questions and join in the discussions about everything Onshape.
First time visiting? Here are some places to start:- Looking for a certain topic? Check out the categories filter or use Search (upper right).
- Need support? Ask a question to our Community Support category.
- Please submit support tickets for bugs but you can request improvements in the Product Feedback category.
- Be respectful, on topic and if you see a problem, Flag it.
If you would like to contact our Community Manager personally, feel free to send a private message or an email.
Is this a good way to learn CAD from the beginning?
randy_johnson375
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I want to learn a CAD system. I have extensive CAM experience but no CAD experience.(Virtual Gibbs, Mastercam) I would like to design and machine some of my own products.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
0
Best Answers
-
owen_sparks
Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
Hi, I might be missing the point. Is what a good way to learn CAD?
Do you mean is Onshape a good CAD package to start learning on? If so then yes. It has a nice user interface, plenty of training materials, good frequent webinars, a responsive staff, and a forum full of helpful folks.
Cheers,
Owen S.Business Systems and Configuration Controller
HWM-Water Ltd8 -
john_mcclary
Member, Developers Posts: 3,938 PRO
If you are used to mastercam you should be used to terrible sketch tools. This will be much different, but much better, and very familiar if you decide to move on to a solidworks or autodesk product.
Onshape is a great place to start. It's free for standard users, and offers the same sketch - > extrude parametric modeling you will find in the high dollar CAD systems. For the shop guys at work I recommend Onshape when they say they want to draw up some stuff or say they are going to enroll in a solidworks course. I tell them to "save your money and learn how do do it with Onshape, they have plenty of free tutorials and content to play with at YOUR pace, rather than some expensive class you will only remember bits and pieces of..."
When it comes to parametric CAD, once you learn 1, you pretty much learn them all. everyone has their little quarks but fundamentally they are identical. so this should be a great place to start, and end, as it is breaking new grounds with cloud based infrastructure that eliminates all that file management headache you will need to learn on top of learning how to model simple geometry with traditional desktop CAD.9
Answers
Do you mean is Onshape a good CAD package to start learning on? If so then yes. It has a nice user interface, plenty of training materials, good frequent webinars, a responsive staff, and a forum full of helpful folks.
Cheers,
Owen S.
HWM-Water Ltd
Onshape is a great place to start. It's free for standard users, and offers the same sketch - > extrude parametric modeling you will find in the high dollar CAD systems. For the shop guys at work I recommend Onshape when they say they want to draw up some stuff or say they are going to enroll in a solidworks course. I tell them to "save your money and learn how do do it with Onshape, they have plenty of free tutorials and content to play with at YOUR pace, rather than some expensive class you will only remember bits and pieces of..."
When it comes to parametric CAD, once you learn 1, you pretty much learn them all. everyone has their little quarks but fundamentally they are identical. so this should be a great place to start, and end, as it is breaking new grounds with cloud based infrastructure that eliminates all that file management headache you will need to learn on top of learning how to model simple geometry with traditional desktop CAD.