PTC Onshape Course (CAD and PDM System)

Explore the Part Studio environment in Onshape, mastering navigation, selection, measurements, materials, weight, and basic part modeling through guided exercises and a quick quiz.

Explore how Onshape part studios create parts from sketches and features, navigate the part studio interface, manage documents and tabs, and control orientation with the viewcube, view tools, and planes.

Learn to manipulate the model in Onshape using mouse controls: rotate with the right mouse button, zoom with the scroll wheel, and drag by holding the scroll button.

Create custom views in Onshape by rotating the model, naming each view, and saving with the plus icon; switch views using the dropdown and delete with the X icon.

Explore Onshape zoom options, including zoom to fit, zoom to window, and zoom to selection, using the camera and render menu to frame the part studio model.

Explore the Onshape display styles, including shaded, shaded without edge, shaded with hidden edge, hidden edge visible, and translucent, and learn to turn perspective on for realistic views.

Onshape uses persistent selection, enabling click for a single item or shift-click for consecutive features. Blue box selects items completely inside the box; orange box selects items that cross it.

Change workspace units in Onshape by opening the documents menu, selecting workspace unit, and choosing length, angle, and mechanical units before applying with the green check.

Show how to create a basic part in Onshape by sketching a square, extruding to a solid, and adding a second sketch with a circle.

Learn to measure distance, angles, areas, and more in Onshape by selecting entities, viewing results in the measure panel, and using options for max, min, center distance, and units.

Select the part, assign a material from the drop-down (e.g., aluminum 2024), and confirm with the green check. Then use the display mass properties tool to calculate weight and properties.

Execute an Onshape exercise by designing a part with two sketches and extrusions, constrain dimensions, assign A2 stainless steel, and determine its weight using mass properties.

Complete exercise 2 by creating a new Onshape part studio, sketching and extruding features, assigning aluminum 1060 as material, and viewing the mass properties.

Design the part in Onshape’s part studio using multiple sketches and extrusions with specified dimensions, assign copper as the material, and calculate the part weight.

Explore the sketch tools to model a part by creating a sketch, selecting a sketch tool, and choosing a sketch plane.

Master the line tool in Onshape to draw line segments in a sketch, set dimensions with numeric input, and speed design with keyboard shortcuts L and N.

Explore Onshape's rectangle tools: draw from corners, center, or align. Use shortcuts N, G, and R and the dimension tool to set sizes and create squares with the alt key.

Learn circle creation in Onshape using center-point and three-point methods in a part studio sketch on the top plane, with normal view and a 200 mm dimension.

Use Onshape’s ellipse tool in a sketch on the top plane to set center, major axis point, and minor axis point. Dimension or tilt the ellipse, then press escape.

Create arcs in Onshape on the top plane using endpoints and radius, including tangent arc and center point arc, then build a cone with start/end points and a raw value.

Create inscribed and circumscribed polygons in Onshape's part studio sketch, defining center and radius, adjusting size, and optionally dimensioning to 80 mm side and 100 mm circle.

Create spline and bezier curves in Onshape using the spline tool, bezier tool, and spline control points to add points, adjust tangency, and form closed shapes.

Use the slot tool in Onshape to create a slot from a line, arc, or spline. Adjust the slot width, switch to construction lines, and finalize with left-click and escape.

Learn how to add points in Onshape sketches by using the point tool on the top plane, insert points to reference geometry, and create splines, circles, or points along lines.

Explore the construction tool in Onshape to create construction geometry, convert between construction and normal geometry, and use reference geometry to drive features via extrusion.

Use the text tool in Onshape to add up to 250 characters to a sketch, adjust font, bold, italic, flip orientation, and set size with the dimension tool.

Learn to use the Onshape dimension tool to create linear, diagonal, diameter, radius, arc length, and angle dimensions between sketch geometry, circles, and planes, including drawing and driven dimensions.

Design and model a part in Onshape by sketching a custom profile, applying aluminum 1060 material, extruding symmetrically, and calculating mass properties to determine the part weight.

Insert an image as a sketch reference in Onshape, import from the current or other documents, set a dimension like 150 mm, and use it to guide geometry.

Use the use tool in Onshape to project edge silhouettes into the active sketch plane, then extrude to create features, with projected geometry updating when the reference part changes.

use the intersection tool to project the intersection between a surface and the active sketch plane in onshape, by selecting faces on the front plane.

Create a single sketch on the top plane to drive multiple extrudes, forming the final part, then assign A2 stainless steel and check mass properties.

Design the same part using a single sketch in Onshape, create a new part studio, apply aluminum 1060, and determine the part weight.

In Onshape, complete exercise 3 by creating a new part studio, sketching rectangles, extruding profiles to 10, 20, and 70 mm, assigning copper, and calculating the weight.

Apply tools to modify a sketch by selecting the sketch tool and sketch plane, then use fillet, trim, offset, mirror, and pattern tools to adjust geometry on the plane.

Explore the sketch fillet tool in Onshape by selecting two entities or a connecting point to create adjustable radii, with previews, precise radius input, and linked radii that update together.

Use the transform tool in Onshape to adjust position, orientation, and scale of entities with a manipulator, including precise measurements and rotations or scaling.

Use the mirror tool in Onshape to create a symmetrical reflection of selected entities across a chosen line. Notice how the mirrored relation stays intact as you move them.

Discover how the offset tool in Onshape creates a copy of a selected curve or loops a specified distance and direction from the original.

Explain using the trim tool to delete line and curve segments up to the first intersection or boundary, and remove multiple segments to finish a sketch.

Use the extend tool in Onshape to extend a line to the first intersection or boundary geometry, and if no intersection is found, extend until you click again.

Use the split tool in Onshape to divide open or closed sketch curves into multiple segments by selecting points to divide.

Learn to create multiple instances of sketch entities with the linear pattern tool in Onshape, controlling distance, count, direction, reference point, and angle to form precise patterns.

Use the circular pattern tool in Onshape to create multiple sketch entities, specify instance count and angle, choose a reference point, and edit patterns for uniform distribution.

Onshape sketch exercise: create a 50 by 50 mm rectangle on the front plane, offset lines by 3 mm, add a 3-point arc, trim, and finish with the green check.

Create a new part studio in Onshape, sketch a defined profile on the front plane, extrude five millimeters, assign aluminum 1060, and verify the resulting weight of 0.21 kg.

Apply sketch constraints to preserve design intent by defining geometric and positional relationships between sketch entities using the constraint tools window accessible via the sketch tool and sketch plane.

Explore the coincident constraint tool in Onshape to attach points, lines, circles, and planes by selecting entities and using the I shortcut, with constraints remaining as you move geometry.

Apply the concentric constraint to make circles, arcs, ellipses, or points share the same center. Activate the tool, select the shapes, watch the constraint maintain alignment as you move them.

Apply the parallel constraint tool in Onshape to make lines share the same angle, selecting lines and using the icon or B shortcut.

Learn how to use the tangent constraint in Onshape to create a tangent relationship between lines and circles, verify 90-degree angles between lines and circle radii, and build precise sketches.

Master horizontal and vertical constraints in Onshape by applying them to lines and points, using shortcuts H and B, with box selection to apply and maintain constraints.

Apply the perpendicular constraint in Onshape to enforce a 90-degree angle between two sketch lines. The constraint remains as you rotate lines and can be reused on other lines.

Use Onshape's equal constraint tool to make lines equal in length and circles equal in diameter by selecting geometry and pressing E.

Utilize the midpoint constraint to bind a sketch point to the center of a line or arc, including the center of a circle, in Onshape.

Explore the normal constraint tool in Onshape to create a line perpendicular to a circle or curve (including splines), maintaining a 90-degree relation to tangents.

Use the Pierce constraint to make a point in the active sketch coincident with a circumference in a separate sketch on another plane, refining tangency as needed.

Apply the symmetric constraint tool in Onshape to mirror two circles across a reference line, and extend to lines, maintaining symmetry when moving components.

Ground sketch entities with the fixed constraint in Onshape, locking points, circles, and lines to the sketch plane so they can't move, while remaining dimensions like diameter and length adjustable.

Show how to apply the curvature constraint tool in Onshape to create curvature continuous transitions between a spline or conics and surrounding geometry, by selecting the spline and line.

Explore how to use show constraint to toggle visibility of constraints in a sketch window on Onshape, and review the sketch plane selection and related checkbox options.

Explore how the show over defined option in Onshape highlights over defining constraints, distinguishes blue from black sketches, and guides removing the over defining constraint.

Learn how to use the disabled imprinting option in Onshape to control selection of sketch regions that overlap a part face during extrusion, enabling or restricting overlapping regions as needed.

Learn to use the final button in Onshape to preview sketch edits in real time up to the rollback bar, edit a dimension, and activate features with the rollback bar.

perform an Onshape exercise to sketch with constraints, extrude five millimeters into three separate aluminum 1060 parts, then determine their combined weight.

Explore essential tools for creating and modifying 3d models in Onshape, including extrude, revolve, sweep, in the Part Studio toolbar (feature toolbar), and reinforce learning with practical exercises.

Explore the extrude tool in Onshape to create solids or surfaces from selected faces. Choose end types, direction, offsets, symmetry, draft, and intersect options, with live previews.

Apply the extrude tool to add material to an existing part in Onshape, choose solid or surface, and merge the extrusion with selected parts or all contacting parts.

Master the extrude tool to remove material from an existing part in Onshape, using the solid and remove tabs, and the merge scope box to specify affected parts.

Master the extrude up to next operation in Onshape, selecting sketches, previewing results, and choosing to create a new part or add material while managing direction and geometry.

Use the extrude tool to push a profile up to a selected face or plane, choosing new or add material, with optional offset and draft angle.

Practice using the extrude tool's up to part option to extrude a profile to another part's surface, and choose to merge, add, or remove material with a defined merge scope.

Learn to use the extrude up-to-vertex feature in Onshape by selecting a profile, choosing a reference vertex, viewing the preview, and completing with the green check.

Learn to use the extrude through all tool in Onshape to remove material from selected parts, with merge and symmetric options for multi-part and opposite-direction extrusion.

Learn to use the revolve tool in Onshape to create solid or surface revolutions from sketches or faces, with add, remove, or intersect options and adjustable angles.

Explore the sweep tool to create a solid or surface by sweeping a sketch region along a path, with options for profile orientation and preview updates in Onshape.

Explore the love tool to create shapes by transitioning between profiles using optional guide curves and a path, with solid or surface outcomes, end conditions, and iso curves.

Learn loft end conditions in Onshape by setting start and end profile constraints, choosing normal, tangent, or match tangent/curvature to refine the loft.

Master the thicken tool in Onshape to add depth to surfaces, choosing faces, thickness direction, and whether to keep the reference surface.

Use the enclosed tool to create a solid by selecting boundaries around an empty space—surfaces, planes, faces, or solid—and decide to keep the reference surfaces before confirming in Onshape.

Learn to use the shell tool in Onshape to create cavities with constant wall thickness, select faces to remove, set shell thickness, and hollow parts for external or internal shells.

Explore the basic Onshape fillet tool, focusing on the edge tab to select edges, adjust radius or distance, and enable tangent propagation to adjacent tangent edges.

Learn to use the chamfer tool to bevel edges by selecting edges or faces, choose between equal distance or distance and angle, and apply tangent propagation as needed.

Learn how the mirror tool replicates features or faces about a plane in Onshape, selecting operation types, entities to mirror, and the mirror plane.

Learn to create holes in Onshape using the hole tool, selecting type (simple, counterbore, countersink, contour sink) with ISO, ANSI, or custom specifications by choosing points.

Learn to use split tool in onshape to divide a part or face by selecting a part and a plane or surface, with trim to boundary and keep both sides.

Learn to use the split tool in Onshape to divide a face by selecting faces and a splitting entity, with projection options in direction or normal to target, including previews.

Create ribs from sketch profiles in Onshape, selecting parts, setting rib thickness and direction (parallel or normal), and choosing to merge or add new ribs to existing parts.

Design a part in Onshape, assign aluminum 1060, and find its weight, guided through building sketches, extrudes, and a reference plane.

Complete exercise 2 in Onshape by designing the part, assigning 300 series stainless steel, and reviewing the finished pathway.

Create a part studio in Onshape. Sketch 75 mm line with a 25 mm fillet, sweep a 10 mm circle, assign 400 series stainless steel, and view mass properties.

Perform exercise four in Onshape by sketching a front plane layout with lines and tangent arcs, applying dimensions, creating a sweep, then assign aluminum 1060 and check mass properties.

Explore reference planes in Onshape CAD course, and learn methods to create custom planes for complex geometry, including offset, three point, midpoint, line angle, point normal, curve point, and tangent.

Create offset planes in Onshape by selecting a reference face, choosing offset distance, and using direction and orientation controls to place planes for sketches.

Create a plane through a point parallel to a selected face using the plane point option, then invert orientation with the flip normal checkbox.

Create a plane using the line angle option by selecting a reference edge and specifying an angle, with options to invert direction and flip normal for plane orientation.

Create a plane with the point normal option by selecting a line and a point, a plane normal to the line and passing through the point; flip to invert orientation.

Create a plane in Onshape by choosing three points with the plane tool, select the three point option, and use the flip normal checkbox to adjust orientation.

Create a mid plane in Onshape by selecting two faces or two planes, preview the result, and use flip normal or flip alignment to adjust orientation.

learn to create a plane using the curve point option by selecting a curve and a point; the plane is perpendicular to the curve, with normal tangent to the curve.

Explore what a multiparty studio is, its advantages, and common bad practices to avoid. Learn design intent and master sketch to control and organize your model for well-structured, flexible designs.

Master multi-part part studios to model several unique, interrelated parts in one file, enabling double and multiple design, tool usage, and bridging of separately designed parts.

Avoid placing unrelated parts in one part studio and modeling multiple instances of the same part there; use assemblies to manage instances and keep the feature tree clear.

Explore design intent in Onshape by ensuring every sketch, dimension, and feature serves a purpose, enabling future edits to update symmetrically and predictably.

Master the master sketch technique to control multiple parts from a single sketch in Onshape, using extrusion, holes, and up to face features to build a pillow block.

Begin working in the assembly environment by inserting components to form a mechanism, and define relationships with mates through practical exercise. Explore mate types such as slider, revolute, and cylindrical.

Explore the Onshape assembly interface, insert parts and assemblies, define product structure and component relationships, and use mouse controls, viewcube, and bill of material table to manage mates and configurations.

Insert components in an Onshape assembly with the insert button, selecting part studios or assemblies. Preview, align the origin, and press the green check to place.

Learn to apply relationships between components in Onshape using mate tools—revolute, slider, planar, cylindrical, pin, slot, ball, parallel, and tangent mates—where a single mate defines component movement.

Apply the slider mate in Onshape to create a translational motion along the x axis between two components, using mate connectors, faces or edges, and coordinate systems to verify behavior.

Explore how to create a revolute mate in Onshape to enable rotational movement between two components in an assembly, using pin and leaf parts and mate connectors.

Apply the fastnet mate in Onshape to fully fix components, remove degrees of freedom, and assemble a table by selecting mate connectors and faces.

Explore assembling ball end and spherical cavity in Onshape using the barmaid to allow rotation about the x, y, and z axes, with insertion, fixing, and motion preview.

Learn how to use the cylindrical mate in Onshape to constrain two components for z-axis translation and z-axis rotation, with a practical sea clam example and step-by-step assembly setup.

Create an Onshape assembly using a pin slot mate to enable rotational movement about the z axis and translational movement along the x axis.

Explore the tangent mate in Onshape to constrain two components tangent to selected faces, edges, or vertices, with a camshaft example and a step-by-step assembly workflow.

Apply a parallel mate in Onshape to connect two components by selecting mate connectors, enabling translational movement along any axis and parallel rotation along any axis in an assembly.

Onshape demonstrates using a planar mate to constrain two parts, allowing movement along x and y and rotation about z, shown via a preview animation.

Learn to build an Onshape assembly by inserting parts, fixing the base, applying revolute and fixed mates with mate connectors, and adding bolts, then validate through an animation.

Create a basic drawing by selecting templates and ISO standards, inserting a base view, projected views, and an isometric view, then adjust orientation and scale and set materials and approvals.

Access and control the sheet panel and view properties to manage sheets, create and rename views, set isometric views at 1:1, and toggle view labels and scales.

Explore using Onshape's section view tool to create vertical, horizontal, or angular sections from a drawing view, including positioning, editing names, and optional geometry filtering.

Learn to create a circular detailed view in Onshape drawings using the Detailed View tool, place the detail over a region, set a 3 to 1 scale, and insert it.

Learn to create auxiliary views in Onshape by selecting a reference edge and choosing normal to the edge, then insert the view and dimension the hole position.

Use the break view tool in Onshape to shorten a drawing view by vertical or horizontal break lines, set gap distances, and insert the view.

Insert a new Onshape view, switch to the top view, set the scale, and crop a section by drawing a spline to close the profile, then press the green check.

Explore basic dimension tools in Onshape to place and customize dimensions on lines, arcs, circles, chamfers, and holes, including radius, diameter, angular, minimum and maximum, and center-to-center dimensions.

Use the hole table tool in onshape to insert hole positions on a drawing. Configure origin and x direction, show location data, and adjust location precision and table properties.

Insert an exploded view into a drawing via the assembly tab, isometric view, and explode view, preview, and insert with the green check mark.

Place a bill of materials table from an assembly in an Onshape drawing, adjust its properties, and add callouts to parts with item numbers.

Export an Onshape drawing tab to a different format by right-clicking it, selecting export, and choosing properties such as name and format (pdf or dwg) before exporting.