Design Technology

To help you transition seamlessly into the rigours of the IB Diploma or Career-related Programme, this subject page houses your essential preparatory resources. Beyond the required Summer Task, designed to prime your analytical and subject-specific skills, you will find curated Recommended Reading and Recommended Viewing lists. These selections are handpicked by your future teachers to broaden your perspective, ignite your curiosity, and provide the cultural and academic context necessary for high-level inquiry. Engaging with these materials now will not only ease the step up from Grade 10 but will also give you a distinct advantage as you begin your two-year journey. 

Practice your 3D CAD modelling skills using Shapr3D

https://sites.google.com/view/designandinquiry/2025-dp-dt

https://ibidpress.campion.education/book/EM37338/view?page=1

Here is a bank of all the Video Tutorials created by Shapr 3D themselves. You should be using the library of tutorials to help you begin your understanding of how to use the online Software. It is essential you do this for your design projects.

Here is a list of the videos I would suggest you start with:

Starter guide

Introducing Shapr3D Basics Get started: A Shapr3D Overview

Control the view of your modeling environment

Introduction to 2D sketch tools and settings

Sketching fundamentals

Introduction to Sketching

Create sketches

Mastering the Project tool

3D modeling fundamentals: Extrude, Revolve, Loft

Introduction to 3D Modeling in Shapr3D

The Extrude tool

The Revolve tool

The Loft Tool 

https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/12208897524380-Video-tutorials#getting-started