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About BlocksCAD
BlocksCAD lets students build 3D models by snapping together programming blocks instead of writing code, which makes it a way to teach coding and geometry at the same time. It runs in the browser.
The project is run by the BlocksCAD Initiative, a nonprofit. Anyone can create a basic account, and educators can use a teacher dashboard with standards-aligned lesson plans through a 30-day trial or a school or district access code.
Strengths
- Block-based programming suited to beginners
- Runs in the browser with no install
- Teacher dashboard and lesson plans for classrooms
Limitations
- Education features require a trial or school code
- Aimed at learning rather than detailed engineering work
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumBasic accounts are free; education features have a 30-day trial or come through a school access code.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- The BlocksCAD Initiative
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application
- Best suited for
- Teachers and students in grades 3 to 12 learning 3D design and coding
- Categories
- 3D and CAD, Learning tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to BlocksCAD
Compare allSoftware that can replace BlocksCAD for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
OpenSCAD
A 3D modeller you write rather than draw: a script describes the object, and the program compiles it into a solid.
OpenSCAD replaces visual blocks with written scripts that compile into solids, is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, and also has a browser playground.
Tinkercad
Create simple 3D designs and explore electronic circuits in a browser.
Tinkercad is a free browser tool using shape-based modeling rather than code blocks, with circuit and coding activities included, and it needs an account to save projects.
3D Slash
A beginner-friendly 3D modeling tool where you shape models by carving and adding blocks.
3D Slash replaces programming with carving and adding blocks, runs on desktop, mobile and web, and includes team features for schools, though pricing is not clearly shown.
CQ-editor
Build parametric CAD models with Python scripts in CQ-editor.
CQ-editor builds parametric CAD models from Python scripts as free, open-source desktop software, suiting older learners but requiring CadQuery and Python instead of blocks.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
SketchUp Free
Browser-based 3D modeler that offers an easy start into 3D design.
SelfCAD
Browser-based 3D modeler that combines mesh editing with basic slicing tools.
Sumo
Browser-based suite of creative apps for painting, photo editing, music, audio, 3D and coding.
