This page is part of HCDE’s Design Tools & Resources toolkit, created to help students explore and strengthen specific design skills. Explore the full toolkit here.
CAD & 3D modeling tools
SolidWorks
- SolidWorks beginner’s guide | tips for professional CAD
- Introducing SolidWorks - document
- Beginner’s guide to SolidWorks 2024
- 100+ SolidWorks tutorials and training videos
Onshape
- Learn Onshape
- New to CAD
- Get gertified and become a certified Onshape associate or professional
- Level Up - advanced learning courses & pathways
Autodesk Fusion / Fusion 360
- Try Fusion for free
- Fusion tutorials resource center
- Fusion setup
- Beginners’ essentials for Fusion
- Advanced techniques
Rhinoceros 3D
Vector graphics software
Adobe Illustrator
- Learn Illustrator
- Best free Illustrator resources & tutorials
- 200+ free resources for Adobe Illustrator
Inkscape
- An introduction to Inkscape
- Inkscape beginner step-by-step tutorials
- Inkscape beginners’ guide
- Inkscape tutorials blog
Cuttle.xyz
Electronics & physical computing
General resources
Arduino
- Resources for beginner coders
- Arduino 101 | Physical computing for beginners
- Getting started with Arduino
- Arduino starter kit: the complete beginner’s guide