Overview over courses
Current information
You can register for StutCAD courses via C@MPUS. Links to the courses can be found above.
The registration for the courses is binding.
A certificate of attendance will only be issued if you attend all four days of the course. No certificate of attendance will be issued for participation in the online course.
Attendance at the relevant basic course is required before attending the advanced course.
After registering in Campus, you will be added to the Ilias group where you will find all the necessary course materials. The StutCAD computer lab is equipped with enough computers and software for the course, so you do not need to bring your own. If you wish to read the script during the course, you are welcome to bring an additional tablet or laptop.
3D model of a seal test bench
Image: Institut für Maschinenelemente
General information
The StutCAD Center is an inter-faculty institution that ensures a uniform CAD education for students at the University of Stuttgart. The StutCAD Center is managed by the Institute of Machine Components (IMA). It is available to the following faculties
- Faculty 4: Energy-, Process- and Bio-Engineering
- Faculty 6: Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy
- Faculty 7: Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering
Since the winter semester of 92/93, more than 10,000 students and numerous academic staff have been trained at the StutCAD Centre.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 23:00, Saturday from 08:00 to 12:00
Office Hours
During the semester: Mondays to Wednesdays from 13:00 to 14:00
In the semester holidays: Wednesday from 13:00 to 14:00
The office is closed during the Whitsun and Christmas holidays.
Institution
The set-up of the StutCAD center with modern software and hardware was financed by the state of Baden-Württemberg. To date, two of the four staff positions approved for operation have been allocated. Since the winter semester 92/93, a total of more than 10,000 students as well as numerous academic staff members have been trained.
Plots and 3D printing at StutCAD
FAQ
In general, all students and university employees of the following faculties have access to the StutCAD computer lab:
- Faculty 4: Energy-, Process- and Bio-Engineering
- Faculty 6: Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy
- Faculty 7: Engineering Design, Production Engineering and Automotive Engineering
If you wish to use the StutCAD facilities outside of course hours, you can have your ecus student card authorized for access. To do this, send an e-mail with your student ID number to stutcad.beratung@ima.uni-stuttgart.de. With the activated ecus card you will have access to the StutCAD rooms during opening hours.
Both Creo Parametric and Siemens NX can be installed on a Windows computer. The licenses provided by the university can be found here. To install the latest software version of the CAD software, please contact the tutor of the StutCAD course or send an e-mail to stutcad.beratung@ima.uni-stuttgart.de.
In order to provide sufficient places for students of the lectures Design Theory II / III or GdM II / GdP I, there are courses during the semester for which only students of the respective degree programme can register. At the end of each semester, each CAD course is offered again to all staff and students of the University of Stuttgart.
If you would like to attend a course that is not intended for your degree programme, please contact stutcad.beratung@ima.uni-stuttgart.de.
In order to receive the bonus points for the KL, GdM or GdP lectures, the certificate of attendance for the following course is required:
KL II (Mechanical Engineering): Creo basic course
KL II and GdM II (FMT & TeMa courses): NX basic course
KL III (Mechanical Engineering): Creo advanced course
KL III and GdP I (FMT & TeMa courses): NX advanced course
Certificates of attendance will only be issued if all 4 days of the course are attended in person.
The equipment of the StutCAD Centre with modern software and hardware was financed by the state of Baden-Württemberg.
- 55 workstations
- Bambu Lab X1 Carbon FDM 3D-Printer with AMS
- Sovol SV06 Plus FDM 3D-Printer
- 3D-Printer ZPrinter 450
- Laser cutting machine
- DIN A0 inkjet colour plotter HP Designjet T930
- DIN A3 laser printer HP Laserjet 9050
- 2 x Windows 2012 Server
A DIN A3 laser printer (HP Laserjet 9050) is available to students for CAD printouts and for printing out student work. An A0 inkjet colour plotter (HP Designjet T930) is also available for students to use by prior arrangement.
The 3D printer can be used to print student projects or designs from bachelor's, student research projects and master's theses. Just get in touch with us.
Site plan of the StutCAD center
Contact to StutCAD
StutCAD - CAD Training Center of the University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 Stuttgart
Jacqueline Gerhard (geb. Hannss)
M.Sc.Research Associate
Marco Gohs
M.Sc.Research Associate