In spring 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forced universities across the globe to move all teaching from in person to online. This pivot led to instructors needing to support students who became dispersed all over the world with little time to prepare. Whilst online teaching is not a new concept, there is relatively little literature devoted to how to teach computer-aided design (CAD) online effectively. This transition to online teaching midway through the semester offered a unique opportunity to compare the student experience of a fully in person class with a hybrid experience -- the first half in person, and the second half online. To investigate this impact, research was conducted to assess whether this experience was affected by the transition to online learning for a course that is traditionally based in a physical computer lab. This paper discusses the challenges and positive insights from teaching CAD online to undergraduate students and provides recommendations for how delivery could be further improved.