Mechanical CAD Track

SolidWorks and AutoCAD Mechanical — to manufacturing tolerances.

Every module is taught by an engineer holding an active role at a mechanical design firm. The tools, the constraints, and the assembly standards match what the shop floor actually checks.

Close-up over-shoulder shot of a student's hands on a keyboard and mouse, SolidWorks feature tree visible on the left panel of the screen, a dimensioned mechanical part rotating mid-screen, engineering notebook open to the right of the keyboard with handwritten tolerance notes, cool office fluorescent light
Close-up over-shoulder shot of a student's hands on a keyboard and mouse, SolidWorks feature tree visible on the left panel of the screen, a dimensioned mechanical part rotating mid-screen, engineering notebook open to the right of the keyboard with handwritten tolerance notes, cool office fluorescent light
— What You Learn

Tools mapped to real manufacturing workflows.

SolidWorks: part modeling, assembly constraints, GD&T annotation, and drawing packages to ASME Y14.5. AutoCAD Mechanical: standard parts libraries, fit tolerances, and fabrication-ready 2D output.

Your instructor holds an active mechanical design role. Session examples come from current client work — tolerancing decisions, material callouts, and revision workflows are shown in context, not abstraction.

Wide desk-level view of a monitor showing a fully dimensioned 3D mechanical assembly model — a multi-part bracket and shaft assembly with cross-section view open, GD&T callout balloons visible, printed engineering drawing spread beside the keyboard, a steel component prototype resting on the desk in the foreground, daylight from an office window to the left
Wide desk-level view of a monitor showing a fully dimensioned 3D mechanical assembly model — a multi-part bracket and shaft assembly with cross-section view open, GD&T callout balloons visible, printed engineering drawing spread beside the keyboard, a steel component prototype resting on the desk in the foreground, daylight from an office window to the left
▸ Capstone Deliverable

A fully dimensioned assembly model from an actual client brief.

The course capstone is sourced from a real industrial design brief — a multi-part mechanical assembly with defined load conditions, material specs, and drawing package requirements.

You leave with a portfolio piece that hiring engineers can review against an actual scope of work — not a textbook exercise. That distinction is what makes the difference in a technical interview.

Your portfolio starts with the next cohort.

Seats are limited per cohort to maintain the instructor-to-student ratio that keeps feedback specific and technical. Enrollment closes when the cohort fills.