Teacher setup guide
Setting up a class with CadCraft
Five steps, most of them done once. The eight apps are free for every student and every computer, so there are no seats to count.
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Try your first lesson yourself
The apps are early builds (version 0.8). Before the first class, run through the lesson in the app you plan to use, on the kind of computer your students will have. If something you need is missing or does not work, tell us at getcadcraft.com/support.
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Choose the browser or the install
The browser is the fastest start: send students to getcadcraft.com/use and they pick an app. Nothing to install, nothing for IT to approve. For lab computers, or for working offline, install CadCraft Studio from getcadcraft.com/download. Read the notes on the download page first; your IT team may want them.
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Decide how work is saved and turned in
Students save to their own computer, a USB drive or the school's shared drive, as ordinary files. Ask for the drawing file (DWG, IFC, STEP and so on) or a PDF of the sheets. On shared lab computers, remind students to copy their files before they log out.
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Get your students SuperCad Studio
SuperCad Studio is free for students. Each student applies at getcadcraft.com/education with their school email; with an address ending in .edu, the license is issued the moment they click the link we send. You can apply too: choose "I teach".
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Know where to get help
Step-by-step tutorials for every app are at getcadcraft.com/tutorials. Questions about the Student Program or your class go to getcadcraft.com/support.
| In the browser | Installed: CadCraft Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | getcadcraft.com/use | getcadcraft.com/download |
| Setup | Nothing to install | One install holds all eight apps |
| Best for | Day one, home computers, mixed labs | Lab computers, working offline |
| Files | Saved as ordinary files on the computer, in open formats, either way | |
Student Program
SuperCad Studio for your students
SuperCad Studio, the eight apps working as one, is free for students while they are in school ($250 a seat for everyone else). Each student applies on their own; there is nothing for the school to buy or manage.
Students
Apply at getcadcraft.com/education with their school email. A .edu address gets the license the moment they click our link; other addresses are checked by a person. Once a year, a one-click "Yep, still a student" keeps it active.
Teachers
Apply at the same page and choose "I teach". Tell us about your course and how many students take it. Classroom licenses are being set up, and we will work with you directly.
Questions teachers ask
- Is it really free?
- Yes. The eight apps are free and open source for everyone, with every feature, and Community use includes commercial work. SuperCad Studio, the paid all-in-one app ($250 a seat for everyone else), is free for students for as long as they are in school.
- Do students need an account?
- Not to use the eight apps, in the browser or installed. A student needs a CadCraft account, with the same school email, only to download SuperCad Studio with a student license.
- Is it finished software?
- Not yet. Every app is an early build (version 0.8), and new versions come out often. Plan a lesson on what works today, and try it yourself first. We would rather hear from you than have a class lose an hour.
- Can I get a classroom or lab license for SuperCad Studio?
- Classroom licenses are being set up. For now each student applies for their own free license, and you can apply as a teacher for yours. Tell us about your course when you apply and we will work with you directly.
- What happens when a student graduates?
- The SuperCad Studio they installed keeps working. Only new versions stop, until they choose a graduate license ($75, with 2 years of upgrades). Their price path is locked in the day they join.
- What do you ask of students, and what do you see?
- An email address, a school and a graduation year. Once a year we email a one-click check that the student can still read their school email; after 45 days without an answer the license stops getting new versions. We don't watch what students make or how they use the apps. Files stay on their computers unless they send them somewhere.
- Can my class work on one drawing together?
- Yes, with Live TeamWork. Host the drawing from CadCraft Studio and students join on the school network with a short code, free, from Studio or a browser. Everyone sees every edit as it happens, and undo only undoes each person's own work. For a remote class, an invite link works from anywhere: only the host needs a Team Cloud Plan seat, students join free.
The whole kit, online
The brochure, flyer and student handout, an announcement to paste into your course page, and logos: getcadcraft.com/education/kit. Questions: getcadcraft.com/support.