Practical, hands-on 3D printing and CAD training for manufacturing, engineering and product development teams. Build in-house additive manufacturing capability, compress prototyping cycles, reduce supplier dependency, in days not years.
2 or 4 Days
At your site or ours
Free 3D Printer
Beginners to Professionals
This is a practical, applied programme built around what industry actually needs: engineers and technical staff who can design, prepare and produce parts without waiting on external resource, including parts that are difficult or impossible to produce through traditional machining alone. For many teams, this is the most compelling reason to build this capability in-house.
The course runs as a 2 or 4-day programme covering 3D printing operations and 3D CAD design end to end. It is relevant across automotive, aerospace, nuclear, energy, construction, medical devices and advanced manufacturing, and can be shaped around your production environment or a specific operational challenge.
This is not a classroom exercise. Everything you learn connects directly to how your business designs, iterates and makes things.
Internal channels, lattice structures, consolidated assemblies, complex geometries that conventional manufacturing cannot easily produce. Your team will learn to design for additive from the outset.
Move beyond off-the-shelf components. Learn to design and modify parts in Autodesk Fusion 360 and ZBrush for your specific application, material and print method
Replace slow, expensive external prototyping with an internal capability that turns around design iterations in hours. Master Cura slicing, print settings and workflow setup so your team can prepare and run prints reliably, without guesswork, rework or waiting on a supplier.
Understand how your 3D printer works from the inside out, including calibration, key adjustments and the maintenance routines that keep production reliable at pace.
Tooling, jigs, fixtures, bespoke components, end-use parts, the course uses industry-relevant tasks so skills transfer directly to your workflow.
Every delegate that completes the full 4-day course or the 2-day 3D printer route, takes back to your business a FREE 3D Printer and lthe processes, confidence and a repeatable approach that embeds across your operation.
This training is designed for businesses that want to get more from additive manufacturing technology, and for the people who will use it day to day.
What is 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing?
Industry applications for 3D Printing
Build a fully functioning 3D Printer
3D Printer Key Components
What slicers are and how they work / 3D Model slicing Where to get stl files, Hands on experience of using Cura slicer software, slicing upgrades / model files, 3D print upgrades. Troubleshooting and Maintenance.
Fundamental commands and first principles all 3D CAD systems follow 3D CAD used in STEM, Art DT and engineering. What are the key tools and commands. 3D modelling in Fusion 360. How to design for 3D printed components
Surfacing. Sheet metal. Produce a 3D part using surfacing.
Z Brush free form CAD modelling.
Reverse engineering exercises.
Assembling parts in 3D space
Our expert tutors are dedicated to equipping you with the latest skills and practical knowledge. With their passion for innovation and hands-on teaching approach, they’ll empower you to advance your career or business and seize opportunities in advanced manufacturing and technology.
Your questions answered
No. The programme is designed to work for beginners and more experienced staff in the same cohort. Trainers adapt the pace and depth to the group.
Yes, subject to the team size, location and availability. We can also deliver at our training facilities in Greater Manchester and Cumbria.
Our accredited 3D printing and CAD training is delivered as an intensive 2-day or 4-day course. The 2-day course focuses on core CAD skills and printer operation, while the 4-day “Digital Manufacturing” course covers advanced design for additive manufacturing, material science, and post-processing.
The package depends on the course duration. Participants on our 4-day Digital Manufacturing course or our specific 3D Printer module receive a 3D printer to keep as part of the training cost. All participants, including those on the 2-day CAD-only course, receive a comprehensive toolkit, training manuals, and lifetime access to our technical support community.
No, the 3D printer is included specifically for learners enrolled in the 4-day “Digital Manufacturing” program or those completing the 3D Printer module. This ensures that those learning the hardware side of additive manufacturing have the exact machine they were trained on ready to use in their own facility.
Autodesk Fusion 360 for parametric CAD and ZBrush for freeform modelling. Cura is used throughout for print preparation and slicing.
Yes. Tell us about your production environment, the materials you work with or the specific problem you are trying to solve, and we will configure the course accordingly.
Obviously that depends on the business and a number of other factors. However, many businesses recoup the training cost within the first few months or even weeks through reduced prototyping spend, faster design iterations and lower reliance on external suppliers. We are happy to talk through the commercial case for your operation.
It’s practical. You will build the printer, operate it, slice files and design models, then connect the CAD decisions to print outcomes so it makes sense in real classroom delivery.
Places are limited on each intake. If you want to build in-house additive manufacturing capability without a long lead time, the next step is a conversation.
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