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Free Onshape Projects with instruction sheets, drawings and step by step videos available

John_GrangerJohn_Granger Member Posts: 11 EDU
in Educator Discussion
Hi, I am a retired teacher and have developed a series of instructional projects for teaching Onshape in the classroom or online.  Each project has a free downloadable instruction sheet with dimensioned drawings and link to step by step videos.  There are projects for making parts, assemblies and animations.  Projects like a fidget spinner, do nothing machine, toy airplane or robot gripper are available in this format.  There is also a set of 20 part modeling projects to teach many aspects of sketching and part modeling. New materials is being added.  Please check it out
https://cadvideotutor.com
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  • Ste_WilsonSte_Wilson Member Posts: 504 EDU
    Cheers for this! I will check it out next week! 
    https://hwh.stephenteacher.com/txtbook.html
  • HakroHakro Member Posts: 67 ✭✭✭
    Very helpfull for beginners. Thanks.
  • nick_papageorge_dayjobnick_papageorge_dayjob Member, csevp Posts: 1,003 PRO
    I browsed the website but didn't try the assignments yet. The website looks very well laid out.
  • Ste_WilsonSte_Wilson Member Posts: 504 EDU
    Some really good stuff there!  I might steal borrow some of those for my students.
    https://hwh.stephenteacher.com/txtbook.html
  • justin_36justin_36 Member Posts: 23 EDU
    Thank you @John_Granger

    I've been teaching Onshape for a while but could always use new projects
  • Ed_CharlwoodEd_Charlwood Member, User Group Leader, Channel partner Posts: 4 EDU
    edited October 2022
    This is great, thanks for all the work you have put in, and for sharing!
    Just an idea, but how about having some context-based, open-ended challenges after each project? For example, in the Robot Gripper you could customize the gripper jaw to increase the grip, or for a specific purpose like picking up a cable on a submarine arm?

    It would also be so cool if all the project set parts could be assembled into something like a pair of headphones or micro-scooter?
  • jascha_narvesonjascha_narveson Member Posts: 3 EDU
    Thank you for these - they're a great addition to my list of projects for students to check out. 
  • René_SartorioRené_Sartorio Member, pcbaevp Posts: 58 PRO
    Good job! That certainly took a lot of time.
  • terry_brileyterry_briley Member Posts: 7 EDU
    Thank you for sharing.  I have used this website in my class.  It was very helpful to the students, thanks again.
  • kevin_papkekevin_papke Member Posts: 2 EDU
    John's instructional videos are AWESOME!   I use the "do-nothing" machine with my class to start out learning how to use some of the basic skills.  My students love it!   I even 3D printed one of the do-nothing machines so they can see what it looks like when it's finished.
    Thank you so much for putting all the time into these videos.  They are great!
  • donkina_phani_kumardonkina_phani_kumar Member Posts: 2 ✭

    SIR GIVE ME AN AGRICULTURE PROJECT THAT I CAN DRAW ON ONSHAPE

  • John_GrangerJohn_Granger Member Posts: 11 EDU

    If you have a project in mind, send me a link or drawing. I will consider any project that would be appropriate for a beginning student. A single part or multi part project. Cheers.

  • John_GrangerJohn_Granger Member Posts: 11 EDU

    Contact me at cadvideotutorials@gmail.com

  • david_kaufman069david_kaufman069 Member Posts: 2 ✭

    John's videos are amazing. They are broken down into digestible pieces that are perfect for the classroom.

    Thank you for sharing, John!

  • John_GrangerJohn_Granger Member Posts: 11 EDU

    Hi, I have just updated all of the projects and instruction for 2025. I have added video instruction for reading engineering drawings and working with design intent as well as modeling parts and assemblies in Onshape. Also, directing students to check the accuracy of their modeling using mass properties and make revisions to check the design intent was met. Check these updates as well as a new website for accessing them for the comming school year. https://www.cadvideotutor.com/

  • mark_hefnermark_hefner Member Posts: 4 EDU

    Wow, John! These look great! I might have to move from PTC to John Granger's CVT. Thank you so much!

    If you don't mind, I would like to include your website in a tutorial GPT I pieced together for Onshape. I'm using all the training matieral from PTC as well for the GPT. It's kind of like an Onshape assistant that works with you to make designs. Just tell it what you want and it will provide text based instructions for you to build a project. Its also instructed to give credit for any source it uses, including yours.

    Here is the tutorial GPT.

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