3D printing courses can help you learn design principles, material selection, and the additive manufacturing process. You can build skills in CAD software, prototyping techniques, and quality control methods. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Tinkercad, and various 3D printers, showing how these skills apply in creating functional prototypes, custom parts, and innovative designs across industries.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Engineering, Mechanics, Automation, 3D Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Virtual Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Matlab, Control Systems, Applied Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Computer Programming Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Adobe Premiere, Image Quality, Color Theory, Editing, Photography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Interactive Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Typography, Adobe Creative Cloud, Data Import/Export, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Style Guides, Writing and Editing, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Scripting, Software Architecture, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), UI Components, 3D Assets, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Virtual Environment
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, 3D Assets, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Data Store, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Scalability, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design, Debugging, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, C# (Programming Language), Scripting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Javascript, Application Deployment, Interactive Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Performance Tuning, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Scripting, Interactive Design, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Environment, Virtual Reality, 3D Assets, Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Animations, Interaction Design, Cross Platform Development, Emerging Technologies, User Experience Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months