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.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Processes, Materials science, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Production Process, Equipment Design, Laboratory Experience, Experimentation, Prototyping, Process Development, Analytical Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animations, Adobe After Effects, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Animation and Game Design, Motion Graphics, Image Quality, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Post-Production, Video Editing, Virtual Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphical Tools, Data Import/Export, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Processes, Materials science, Mechanical Engineering, 3D Modeling, Manufacturing Operations, Equipment Design, Computer-Aided Design, Experimentation, Process Analysis, Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Mechanical Design, Engineering Drawings, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Prototyping, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Animations, 3D Modeling, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Game Design, Performance Tuning, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Computer Vision, Linear Algebra
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creativity
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Design, Typography, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Color Matching, Computer Graphic Techniques
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Data Validation, C# (Programming Language), Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling, Graphical Tools
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks