ONSHAPE FOR EDUCATION

Professional CAD and PDM software available for education

Onshape brings professional CAD and PDM into the classroom with no installs, no file management, and seamless collaboration. Educators gain visibility into student work while students learn modern engineering workflows used in industry.

Onshape provides benefits beyond best-in-class CAD

SIMPLIFY GROUP PROJECTS

Simultaneous real-time collaboration with a single source of truth

UPHOLD ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Documents stored securely in the cloud with history of who edited or copied information

FORGET CRASHES & LOST WORK

Every change is auto-saved enabling infinite restore to any point of the design

DISTRIBUTE & REVIEW ASSIGNMENTS

Built-in Classes & Assignments workflows automatically share 
and organize work

AVOID INSTALLATION & VERSION ISSUES

Auto-updates every 3 weeks  without the need to install or  manage file compatibility

UNDERSTAND ASSIGNMENT 
DIFFICULTY*

Usage analytics help identify student engagement and assignment completion

Prepare your students for modern engineering with cloud-native CAD

Onshape is used by leading companies to support modern, cloud‑native engineering workflows. Universities can prepare students through access to professional‑grade CAD and PDM, guided learning resources, and industry‑recognized certification.

Programs & Partners

Onshape supports student teams participating in engineering competitions.

FIRST Robotics

Access Onshape CAD and CAM, as well as resources specific to FRC and FTC including curriculum and parts libraries.

Science Olympiad

Access resources to support the engineering CAD event, including practice tests and guides for event supervisors, coaches, and participants

University Teams

Onshape sponsors collegiate teams participating in design competitions including Formula Student, Formula SAE, BAJA SAE, IREC, and more.

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Millions of students and educators worldwide use Onshape’s online CAD platform to learn engineering design. Onshape brings CAD out of the computer lab and into the modern classroom.

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