3D Printing Summer Camp
Build your own 3D printer and learn professional CAD skills
Looking for an exciting engineering camp with an emphasis on design and practical skills?
Our 3D printing course teaches you how to build, modify and repair your own 3D printer. After building the printer, learn 3D design to make your own creations.
Of course, you'll take home everything including your 3D printer.
Age
9-17
Skill Required
Beginner to Advanced
Dates
Summer Holidays 2021
Length
5 Days
Venues
All
Making100%
Design100%
Coding0%
Electronics25%
Why do 3D Printing
WITH US?
Take it home
Don't just learn about them - build your own professional-quality 3D printer to take home
Professional Skills
Start simple and move to professional CAD software used by engineers
Unique Projects
Learn about real product design with our custom Tech Camp projects
You'll take home
- A professional-quality metal 3D printer (Ender 3)
- All of your 3D-printed designs you make
- A USB drive with your designs and CAD software
You'll learn
- How to Assemble, Use and Repair a 3D Printer
- 3D CAD in Tinkercad (ages 9-12)
- 3D CAD in Solidworks (ages 9-12)
- 3D CAD in Fusion 360 (ages 13-17)
- How to Create Parts Suited to 3D Printing
Need to Know
- 1:8 Staff-Student Ratio
- All Equipment Provided
3D Printing In Detail
Courses run 9:30am - 4:30pm* Mon-Fri
*Winchester venue finishes 5:30pm/3:15pm (Last Day)
Juniors (ages 9-13) - learn how to use Tinkercad, an online 3D design tool perfect for younger campers to make everything from custom stamps to name tags and personalised figures. Then graduate to the SolidWorks App, to learn mesh modelling of organic forms, animals and landscapes.
Seniors (ages 13-17) - learn Autodesk Fusion 360, professional software used daily by engineers. Create your very own designs such as phone stands, lampshades and custom game pieces. If you finish all that (or are a Fusion expert already!), learn about organic forms, assemblies and renders, and complete some real-world product design tasks with 3D printed prototypes.
Take home your 3D printer, designs and CAD software to continue working at home.
*Winchester venue finishes 5:30pm/3:15pm (Last Day)
Juniors (ages 9-13) - learn how to use Tinkercad, an online 3D design tool perfect for younger campers to make everything from custom stamps to name tags and personalised figures. Then graduate to the SolidWorks App, to learn mesh modelling of organic forms, animals and landscapes.
Seniors (ages 13-17) - learn Autodesk Fusion 360, professional software used daily by engineers. Create your very own designs such as phone stands, lampshades and custom game pieces. If you finish all that (or are a Fusion expert already!), learn about organic forms, assemblies and renders, and complete some real-world product design tasks with 3D printed prototypes.
Take home your 3D printer, designs and CAD software to continue working at home.
Day 1
Icebreaker activities
Learn about different types of 3D Printing
Build your 3D printer kit
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
FAQs
Can overseas students still take home the printer, on a plane for example?
Yes! If you are travelling home after camp on a flight or by rail, we will help you pack up your printer for transport. You will need an extra suitcase to carry it on an aircraft - the minimum size for the printer is 53cm x 38cm x 20cm. If you are travelling on a train or otherwise can't take your printer home fully assembled, it can be packed down into the cardboard box it comes with for you to take home.
You will be able to access the assembly instructions after the course to help you put it back together again.
You will be able to access the assembly instructions after the course to help you put it back together again.
My child has no experience at all of 3D printing or 3D design - can they still attend?
Should my child do anything to prepare for the course?
Can they continue with the course at home?
Our kids are back from their 3rd/1st trip to Tech Camp. They’re raving about it and already picking the courses for next year. My son (14) has done two game design courses on previous stays but tried his hand at making a 3D printer this year. It’s absolutely amazing and he’s designing and printing all sorts of things ...
Victoria Jane, August 2019
Childcare vouchers accepted
Upcoming 3D Printing Courses
Winchester
(Sparsholt College)
Summer Dates
Aug *1/2 - 6, 2021
Aug *8/9 - 14, 2021
Aug *15/16 - 21, 2021
Aug *22/23 - 28, 2021
* Residential Campers Start
Price
£695 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
£1145 (Sun-Fri Residential)
Reading
(UTC Reading)
Summer Dates
Jul 26-30, 2021
Price
£645 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
Abingdon
(St Helen & St Katharine)
Summer Dates
Jul 19 - 23, 2021
£695 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
Birmingham
(Harborne Academy)
Summer Dates
Aug 16-20, 2021
£645 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
London
(St Paul's)
Summer Dates
Jul 12 - 16, 2021
Jul 26 - 30, 2021
Price
£695 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
Edinburgh
(University of Edinburgh)
Summer Dates
Jul 5-Jul 9, 2021
Price
£645 (Mon-Fri Non-Residential)
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