BlocksCAD
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BlocksCAD, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BlocksCAD's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Account | Free | Create a BlocksCAD account |
The facts
Each one read from BlocksCAD's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D print export
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- 3D printing
- Educators can download students’ STL files for use with a 3D printer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site describes BlocksCAD as suitable for educators, students, makers, and parents, with lessons aimed at grades 3 and up.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- The privacy policy says account creation may collect a username, country, birth month and year, gender, and email address, or a parent or guardian’s email for users under 14.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Education dashboard
- BlocksCAD for Education lets educators create classes, manage student accounts, view and edit student code, and see how long students spend on designs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- FERPA
- The privacy policy states that BlocksCAD is FERPA compliant and does not share student information with third parties.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Google Classroom
- The Education interface includes an option to import Google Classroom courses.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Lessons
- The Education offering includes lessons for grades 3–12, including introductory, Common Core math-aligned, and CSTA standards-aligned lessons, plus tools to create custom lessons.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open-source basis
- BlocksCAD is based on OpenSCAD, which the site describes as an open-source programming language used in the 3D maker community.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Parametric modeling
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security
- The privacy policy says BlocksCAD uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and that sensitive student data are stored in ways that are not publicly accessible; it also states that security audits are regularly performed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Programming features
- Students can use variables, loops, randomness, conditional logic, and modules to create 3D models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BlocksCAD is teacher-designed 3D modeling software that uses a block-based programming interface to help students learn geometry, math, and computer programming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Render engine
- built-inchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Support and training
- The Education page lists support from the BlocksCAD team, skills videos, an online Basics course, and online and in-person professional development options for schools.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- BlocksCAD can be used in Chrome or Firefox on notebooks, Chromebooks, and tablets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platform access
- browserchecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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