Name: Move Past the Starbucks Napkin and Build Your Dreams for Free with Onshape CAD
Start: 2025-08-17T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-08-17T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Technology Career Institute

**Sunday just got more creative! Join us for a FREE hands-on Onshape workshop—no installs, no cost, just pure making. We have 500 free seats for makers ready to design anything from 3D prints to robots, all from a browser. Bring your laptop, let’s build something awesome together!**

**Agenda (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)**
**10:00 AM – Doors Open & Quick Welcome**
**\- Check\-in & Light Refreshments $drinks/snacks are available for purchase$**
**\- "Why Cloud CAD?" $Short slides/video loop showing cost savings vs\. traditional CAD$**
**\- Networking Icebreaker $e\.g\.\, "Is there someone who’s never used CAD before\!"$**

**10:15 AM – Kickoff & Why Onshape?**
**\- Quick intro to cloud\-based CAD $5 min$**
**\- "No installs\, no expensive PCs—just a browser\!"**
**\- "500 Free Seats Available\!" $3 min$**
**\- Explain Onshape's free tier $unlimited public projects\, full CAD tools$**
**\- Showcase a Cool Project $2 min$**
**\- "This drone/robot/custom part was made in Onshape—for $0\!"**

**10:25 AM – Hands-On Onshape Demo**
**\- "Let’s Design a Simple 3D\-Printable something Together\!" $25 min$**
**\- Basic sketching\, extruding\, and modifying in real time**
**\- How to save/share designs $public vs\. private projects$**
**\- Interactive Q&A $Answer questions as you design$**

**11:10 AM – Cloud CAD Showdown**
**\- Quick Comparison: Onshape vs\. TinkerCAD vs\. Fusion 360 $Free Tier$ $10 min$**
**\- "Which tool is right for you?" $Hobbyist vs\. pro use cases$**

**💬 11:20 AM – Open Q&A + Next Steps**
**\- "How to Keep Learning for Free" $Onshape docs\, YouTube tutorials\, local makerspaces$**
**\- "Join Our North County Makerspace Cloud CAD Community\!"**

**🎉 11:40 AM – Wrap-Up & Networking**
**\- Final Giveaways $e\.g\.\, free trial upgrades\, stickers$**
**\- Group Photo \+ Social Sharing $"Tag us with 500FreeMakers\!"$**
**\- Optional Stay\-and\-Hack $Until 12:00 PM for 1\-on\-1 help$**

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