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Learn
Free, structured instruction in CAD fundamentals.
Free CAD education · learn by doing
Learn CAD.
Build something real.
CADReach provides free, mentor-led CAD education for people of all ages, then helps learners apply those skills through guided projects and appropriate community design challenges.
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CADREACH / CONCEPT 01
Our model
A skill becomes more powerful
when it has somewhere to go.
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Design
Apply new skills through guided engineering and modeling projects.
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Serve
Use CAD skills to help solve appropriate needs identified by community partners.
Programs
A structured path from first sketch to finished model.
Begin with the fundamentals, practice through projects, and grow into mentoring or community design.
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Start here
CAD Foundations
Free beginner instruction for people with little or no CAD experience.
02
Practice with purpose
CAD Project Lab
Guided challenges that turn core tools into confident design habits.
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Flagship program
Design for Community
Educational design projects shaped around appropriate community needs.
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Learn together
CAD Mentors
A pathway for experienced participants and volunteers to support beginners.
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Show the process
Portfolio Pathway
Organize completed work and communicate the thinking behind each design.
Why CADReach
Talent is everywhere.
Access is not.
CAD can open doors to engineering, architecture, manufacturing, and creative problem-solving. But getting started can require expensive software, specialized classes, or a mentor who already knows the way.
CADReach is building a free, structured entry point—designed for people of all ages who are ready to learn by doing.
Why we startedWorkshop curriculum
Professional tools.
A human starting point.
Initial instruction focuses on two widely used CAD platforms, with room to expand as the program grows.
Explore CurriculumPATHWAY 01
AutoCAD
Drawing, geometry, layers, dimensions, and technical communication.PATHWAY 02
SOLIDWORKS
Parametric modeling, assemblies, drawings, and design intent.Additional platforms may be added over time. Software names are used for instructional context only.
Community design
Real needs can become meaningful design briefs.
We’re creating a way for schools, libraries, nonprofits, clubs, makerspaces, and other community organizations to propose appropriate, non-safety-critical design problems.
Participants can learn to listen, define requirements, model, review, and iterate—while partners gain a thoughtful educational collaboration.
Become a Community PartnerReady when you are
Your first design starts here.
No prior CAD experience required. CADReach workshops are free, mentor-led, and open to learners of all ages.