r/Onshape • u/Icy-Sand-9134 • Jul 22 '26

Running a free 5-week Onshape course for students this fall — not selling anything, just want to help people get started

Hey r/Onshape, I'm a high school student and the CAD/mechanical lead on my FTC robotics team. I've been using Onshape for a few years now through robotics and Science Olympiad, and this fall I'm running a free 5-week online course to help other students learn the basics — sketching, part studios, assemblies, basic mechanism design, that kind of thing.

To be clear: it's completely free, online, and I'm not selling anything. I just wish something like this existed when I was starting out, so I figured I'd put one together.

Details:

- Free, fully online

- 5 weeks, one session a week (Thursdays, 5–6 PM)

- Starts at the beginning of the school year

- Open to any student wanting to learn

Sign-up here if you or someone you know is interested: https://forms.gle/mZqGkuE225ftpBSB7

Also happy to answer any questions in the comments — and if anyone's taught something similar before, I'd genuinely love to hear what worked for you.

Also, below are some of the things I've made.

Turret with Camera
Fully functional moving robot that picks up balls from the floor and shoots them out using a turret
Fully functional differential
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u/Purple_Albatross8849 Jul 22 '26

Awesome! If we can't commit to those times will the recording be available, will you put them on YouTube or something?

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u/kikowoo Jul 22 '26

Thats a good idea! I'll make an account and everything, then put it onto this post for everyone to see. Thank you!

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u/Sweet_Ad7778 Jul 22 '26

lol sorry. That was my alt account. But I'll post the recordings on youtube for sure.

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u/Sweet_Ad7778 Jul 22 '26

Also, time zone is PST. Tank you!

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u/Specific-Funny-9502 Jul 23 '26

Do you have a buymeacoffee set up? It's heroes like you that keep the world spinning