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3D & CAD Training Courses
Our 2D and 3D modelling training courses are tailored to help visual designers to draw, manipulate, animate, and organise 2D and 3D models. We appeal to visual designers of all abilities, from complete beginners to experienced professionals.
Many of our courses involve Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce content that can be used in a huge range of industries. With our guidance, you can get the skills to supply design services in construction, interior design, engineering, garden design and much more.
Our 2D and 3D modelling training courses are tailored to help visual designers to draw, manipulate, animate, and organise 2D and 3D models. We appeal to visual designers of all abilities, from complete beginners to experienced professionals.
Many of our courses involve Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce content that can be used in a huge range of industries. With our guidance, you can get the skills to supply design services in construction, interior design, engineering, garden design and much more.
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Autodesk 3ds Max Courses
Whether you are an experienced 3ds Max user or a beginner to 3D-design we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful 3D tool for professional modelling and panoramas with a choice of Certified scheduled classes Live online and in our UK Training Centres.
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Autodesk AutoCAD Courses
Whether you are an experienced AutoCAD user or a beginner to CAD-design we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful CAD tool for professional 2D drawing and drafting projects with a choice of Certified scheduled classes live online and in London, Manchester & UK wide.
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Maxon Cinema 4D Courses
Whether you are an experienced Cinema 4D user or a beginner we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful tool for professional modelling and animation with a choice of Certified scheduled classes live online and in London, Manchester & UK wide.
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Chaos Enscape Courses
Whether you are an experienced Enscape user or a beginner we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful tool for professional modelling and animation with a choice of Certified scheduled classes live online and in London, Manchester & UK wide.
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Trimble SketchUp Courses
Whether you are an experienced SketchUp user or a beginner to 3D design we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful programme for professional 2D & 3D modelling with a choice of Certified scheduled classes live online and in our London, Manchester & Glasgow training centres.
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Vectorworks Courses
Whether you are an experienced Vectorworks user or a beginner to 3D CAD design we have the course to suit you! Get the most out of this powerful 2D & 3D tool for professional CAD design creations with a choice of live online or scheduled classes in London, Manchester and UK centres
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between AutoCAD,
SketchUp and Cinema 4D?
AutoCAD is an application primarily used for drawing 2D designs used heavily in urban planning, graphic designers, civil engineers and architects. SketchUp is a modelling tool for 3D designs used by interior designers, architects and product designers. Cinema 4D is also a 3D design application with tools in motion graphics and animation, used extensively in game development.
Which of the modelling tools is best
suited to 2D and which for 3D?
AutoCAD allows users to draft and design 2D and 3D models with realistic representations of meshes and solid surfaces. Cinema 4D offers 3D modelling with motion graphics and animations, and SketchUp also offers 3D modelling with a fast learning curve and includes customisable palettes, lighting effects and access to Trimble 3D warehouse.
What is the best course for a
beginner to 3D modelling?
For those at the beginning of their journey with 3D modelling, we would recommend our SketchUp Introduction Masterclass due to ease of use, flexibility and rapid progress to creating models.
Do you offer tailored/bespoke courses
for 3D Modelling and CAD?
We provide bespoke sessions for 3D modelling and CAD with course content that is tailored to your level of knowledge, experience and ability. The content can also be tailored to the projects that you will applying them to, making sure you get the most out of the training. These bespoke courses can be delivered to groups or as 1-to-1 learning in our centres, onsite or online.
Do you offer custom 3D modelling
design work for clients?
Yes we offer custom 3D modelling design. Using SketchUp and other applications, we provide consultancy to work with clients on their project, offering smaller input where required through to handling full projects. Our consultancy begins with our experts assessing your project requirements to help you get projects off the ground even in the absence of digital data, develop concepts into final products and support your progress through remote sessions and file sharing.
Over 15 years of providing Certified 3D & CAD training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was a great teacher with outstanding knowledge in the software. He showed patience as we were learning a new software, along side a clear real passion and enthusiasm for AutoCAD, and passing on his knowledge. He was a crucial part of my understanding of AutoCAD and continuous development from the moment I logged in, to the moment the course was over. I would like to thank him for delivering such an expectational course.
15/07/2025
5/5 Stars
Course went to swiftly and smooth, Ricardo was great at explaining the hierarchy and reason of how things work in the interface, also he was very attentive at checking we got everything we were going through.
01/07/2025
5/5 Stars
I came in already knowing 3D software such as Maya and Blender but noticed Cinema 4D in most job applications so needed an in-depth course to get me to an advanced level. Ricardo was really great and took us through the basics all the way to more advanced techniques such as simulations and particles. Very confident in the program now and I'm easily able to switch it to my main software.
01/07/2025
5/5 Stars
Covered everything very quickly and thoroughly. Did specific exercises for what I need for my job. Went into detail about any useful tools that can be used. Made sure that I understood everything before moving on.
19/06/2025
5/5 Stars
Great course, Ricardo was really friendly and delivered the course really well. Always willing to explain and help as well.
17/06/2025
5/5 Stars
Very helpful, explained simply and was patient when needed. Now have a much better understanding of CAD and feel much more comfortable with the software.
17/06/2025
5/5 Stars
Very pleasant and comfortable experience. Equipment and venue is great and Phil has a great attitude for teaching. I felt supported and un-rushed. many thanks
24/04/2025
5/5 Stars
Just personal prefeerence but would have liked more info about creating working documents like plans/elevations from sketchup models/. Great course...have really found it confidence boosting!
24/04/2025
5/5 Stars
phil is very knowledgeable and very helpful with my questions
24/04/2025
5/5 Stars
Phil was excellent and 5 stars . Very knowledgable and patient and also loads of energy. Dealt with every question and material covered in a short period of time got us to a high level of competence really quickly . Very enjoyable day and would certainly come for further training . Excellent trainer and location
24/02/2025
5/5 Stars
Phil was very friendly and engaging. I appreciated his flexibility and openness to explaining things twice or showing us extra concepts.
24/02/2025
5/5 Stars
Phil was great, detailed and adapted to our groups needs. I've come away with exactly what I was looking for so very happy. Thank you!
24/02/2025
4/5 Stars
Ricardo the instructor was brilliant, super detailed but also patient at the same time. Our group had a varied level of C4D experience but I feel like all of us still learnt something new every day. Although it was only 3 days we have covered a lot!
12/02/2025
5/5 Stars
Mostly relevant content for our discipline, and where it wasn't as relevant, we were able to adapt what we wanted to learn. Very flexible, well paced and friendly.
12/02/2025
4/5 Stars
- Basic understanding of how to model elements and set up cameras and lights using the standard rendering settings - Layered understanding of how to apply deformers and volume tools - Basic understanding on how to apply and edit material
12/02/2025
5/5 Stars
As a beginner at using cinema 4D my previous knowledge of the software was very limited, after completing the course I feel like I have learnt all the basics and more. I would feel comfortable creating a model fully by myself now.
12/02/2025
5/5 Stars
I feel more confident about using AutoCAD by doing this course. I like the class option, as I needed a person to talk to. I like that the course is 2 days, so you don't have many days off work and price of course is good. I also like the fact that the course is in Manchester city centre. More accessible.
30/01/2025
5/5 Stars
I came in as intermediate user, but even though the curriculum assumes no prior knowledge, everyone in the class was on the same page by the end of the first day. I appreciated correcting some of my poor habits.
30/01/2025
4/5 Stars
very helpful, its great to have different excercises to practise what we learnt
29/01/2025
5/5 Stars
Excellent and fast paced course, very engaging.
28/01/2025
5/5 Stars
Great technical training course, engaging the whole way through. Would recommend the course and instructor to other members of the team.
28/01/2025
5/5 Stars
Ricardo was a brilliant instructor - very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The course was very fast paced for a complete beginner but this was good to gain as much understanding as possible.
28/01/2025
5/5 Stars
Everything was well explained at good speed
28/01/2025
5/5 Stars
Phil was great, patient and thorough with the training, I will be looking to do further training!
19/12/2024
5/5 Stars
great location, instructor had a high knowledge and understanding of Auto-cad and understood the parts i was struggling with, took time for me to catch up and understand making the learning experience a good on.
19/11/2024
5/5 Stars
Loved the course from Minute 1. Brilliant insight, Brilliant instructor
19/11/2024
5/5 Stars
The 2 day training course was very informative and engaging. There was a lot of really useful techniques that we can take forward in our day to day working. We learnt new skills, such as animation, that was clearly demonstrated and done in a way that was easy to follow along. It was good to ask any specific questions about lighting and material creation that we struggle with or need further help with, and that was answered and explained.
01/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Please note, i unfortunately missed Day 2 of the training, but my co-workers shared their experience and knowledge gained. thanks.
01/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was fantastic, he was extremely knowledgeable, patient and took the time to explain why we were doing what we were doing and then showed us different ways to approach the task in hand
24/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was a great tutor, very knowledgeable and engaging. Would recommend to others.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Great beginners course to Sketchup, gained the ability to create geometrical shapes and begin creating superstructure models. May require further investigation into collaborating ground models into 3D site plans.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max C. has delivered the 2-day SketchUp course very well. He was clear and concise, and delivered the course with lots of humour and a friendly, positive attitude. He was able to start from absolute basics for those on the course who had never used SketchUp before, but he also provided lots of high-level expertise which was very useful to me - a SketchUp user with a few years of self-taught experience. Max is an excellent teacher, and this was a very positive experience.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was excellent along with the course we could restyle designs to our own industry
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
Brilliant 2 days, with the instructor who was super knowledgable, approachable & passionate about getting the best out of each delegate. Learnt so much, everything was explained clearly, very easy to ask question
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
The course leader was very engaging and I was able to learn so much in 2 days that will really help me with my job.
13/08/2024
4/5 Stars
It was a great refresher course after not having used the programme regularly for many years, especially useful to discover the updates to SketchUp since I learnt the programme.
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
Really enjoyed the training, very helpfull.
01/08/2024
5/5 Stars
Instructor easy to understand and explain the best way of drawing. Using examples i could relate in order to understand what he was trying to explain. Enjoyed very much.
30/07/2024
5/5 Stars
very helpful and knowledgeable
02/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was very knowledgeable and made the whole course very entertaining
02/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Very knowledgeable and easy to ask any questions.
02/07/2024
5/5 Stars
max was very knowledgeable and the course was delivered with humour :)
02/07/2024
5/5 Stars
very helpful and has massive benefits to the team and some major skills to take away training style fun, friendly and professional Thanks Max!
02/07/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was great and extremely knowledgable. He went through the programme in a way that made it easy to understand and answered any questions that i had. The curse was 1-1 so it was very tailored to my needs and will be very beneficial to me in the near future.
01/07/2024
4/5 Stars
My knowledge of Sketchup miniscule compraed to fellow delegates who had spent many hours working with product. I had spent less than 2 hours and enrolled thinking other delegates would have same experience. Max and my fellow delegates were kind, generous and patient with an old snail in their midst. I also was unaware how different the iPad version is to Windows and MAC
10/05/2024
Whats Included:
Your choice of Mac or Windows
Certified hands-on training
Small class size (max 4-8)
6 months post course support
Authorised Course Certificate