This one day course will give you a thorough and detailed overview of Onshape 3D CAD software, that is free for schools. The course will look to use a large range of different Sketch tools as well as many Features to learn how to model complex forms in 3D in Onshape. The course will take teachers from beginner through to a more intermediate to advanced level and demonstrate different modelling strategies. Some of the skills the course will cover are:

Onshape working window / structure / menus

Sketch, dimensioning, constraints, offsets / contours, projected lines

Digital sketches and images on sketch planes and calibration

Extrude - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Revolve - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Loft - addition, remove, new and add, and modelling strategies.

Sweep - addition, remove, new and add, 3D sweeps, and modelling strategies.

Planes - offset, angles, manipulation

Offset surfaces

Shell feature

Surfaces

Split part feature

Boolean feature

Fillets, variable fillets, conic and round

Chamfers

Inserting standard components

Sharing / Master files for class work 

Public files

Assemblies

Exploded views

Engineering drawings

Exporting DXF and .stl files for laser cutting and 3D printing

AR viewing

2 point perspective drawings and export

Linking to Procreate

The aims of the day will be to cover a range of modelling techniques so you can quickly improve your own skill level and understanding, to then be able to teach these skills and develop confidence in solving student problems. The day will be progressive from learning basic modelling strategies before modelling more complex forms. 

This one day course is led by Stuart Douglas, a multi-award winning and highly successful Subject Leader for Design & Technology; Advanced Skills Teacher; CAD ‘guru’ and former Specialist Leader of Education; author and former consultant. Stuart was formerly a PTC Pro| Engineer National Trainer for D&T and has written a global 3D CAD education training programme.

What D&T teachers have said about Stuart's courses:

‘best course I’ve ever been on’; ‘excellent presentation and resources’; ‘an inspiring course’; ‘fantastic training!’; ‘It was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone. Seriously one of the best CPD I and my team have ever received specific to D&T.’

Booking details:

The fee for this one day course is £300. This includes all resources, materials, links, food, drinks and snacks.

Please complete the registration form to book a place(s) on the course. 

If you have any difficulties or queries please copy and paste the email: designandtechnologysupprt@gmail.com (no spelling mistake!) with your question.

Learn many of the countless sketching techniques used for communicating and presenting digital design ideas that work highly effectively on this in-person CPD course. Starting with simple line work, and some basic ‘rules’ of sketching, before focusing on more advanced use of layers, brushes and digital rendering techniques; applying materials and sketching over images and photographs, using Procreate on an iPad. 

The aims of this one day course will be to cover a range of 2D and 3D digital Procreate sketching techniques that can quickly improve your own teaching of these skills and develop confidence in presenting design intent effectively, whether using pencil and paper or through more advanced, integrated digital techniques. The sessions throughout this full day will be progressive and dedicated to techniques that enhance design communication including: 

Blue pencil underlay, weights of line, thick & thin lines, a range of different and highly effective digital marker rendering methods, shadows and highlights, 2 point perspective, masks, reference layers, sketching over photographs, enhancing models and images,  applying materials, annotation. The techniques you will learn are demonstrable and will culminate in you generating a range of digital examples to take away and practise, ready to share with students.

The one day course is led by Stuart Douglas, a multi-award winning and highly successful Head of Design & Technology; Advanced Skills Teacher; CAD ‘guru’ and former Specialist Leader of Education; author and consultant. 

This hands-on development opportunity will provide practical examples, strategies and techniques proven to significantly enhance the quality of your students’ coursework and design portfolios.

What D&T teachers have said about Stuart's courses:

‘best course I’ve ever been on’; ‘excellent presentation and resources’; ‘an inspiring course’; ‘fantastic training!’; ‘It was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone. Seriously one of the best CPD I and my team have ever received specific to D&T.’

Booking details:

The fee for this one day course is £300. This includes all digital resources, materials, links, food, drinks and snacks.

Please complete the registration form to book a place(s) on the course. 

If you have any difficulties or queries please copy and paste the email: designandtechnologysupprt@gmail.com (no spelling mistake!) with your question.

This one day course will give you a thorough and detailed overview of Onshape 3D CAD software, that is free for schools. The course will look to use a large range of different Sketch tools as well as many Features to learn how to model complex forms in 3D in Onshape. The course will take teachers from beginner through to a more intermediate to advanced level and demonstrate different modelling strategies. Some of the skills the course will cover are:

Onshape working window / structure / menus

Sketch, dimensioning, constraints, offsets / contours, projected lines

Digital sketches and images on sketch planes and calibration

Extrude - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Revolve - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Loft - addition, remove, new and add, and modelling strategies.

Sweep - addition, remove, new and add, 3D sweeps, and modelling strategies.

Planes - offset, angles, manipulation

Offset surfaces

Shell feature

Surfaces

Split part feature

Boolean feature

Fillets, variable fillets, conic and round

Chamfers

Inserting standard components

Sharing / Master files for class work 

Public files

Assemblies

Exploded views

Engineering drawings

Exporting DXF and .stl files for laser cutting and 3D printing

AR viewing

2 point perspective drawings and export

Linking to Procreate

The aims of the day will be to cover a range of modelling techniques so you can quickly improve your own skill level and understanding, to then be able to teach these skills and develop confidence in solving student problems. The day will be progressive from learning basic modelling strategies before modelling more complex forms. 

This one day course is led by Stuart Douglas, a multi-award winning and highly successful Subject Leader for Design & Technology; Advanced Skills Teacher; CAD ‘guru’ and former Specialist Leader of Education; author and former consultant. Stuart was formerly a PTC Pro| Engineer National Trainer for D&T and has written a global 3D CAD education training programme.

What D&T teachers have said about Stuart's courses:

‘best course I’ve ever been on’; ‘excellent presentation and resources’; ‘an inspiring course’; ‘fantastic training!’; ‘It was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone. Seriously one of the best CPD I and my team have ever received specific to D&T.’

Booking details:

The fee for this one day course is £300. This includes all resources, materials, links, food, drinks and snacks.

Please complete the registration form to book a place(s) on the course. 

If you have any difficulties or queries please copy and paste the email: designandtechnologysupprt@gmail.com (no spelling mistake!) with your question.

Learn many of the countless sketching techniques used for communicating and presenting digital design ideas that work highly effectively on this in-person CPD course. Starting with simple line work, and some basic ‘rules’ of sketching, before focusing on more advanced use of layers, brushes and digital rendering techniques; applying materials and sketching over images and photographs, using Procreate on an iPad. 

The aims of this one day course will be to cover a range of 2D and 3D digital Procreate sketching techniques that can quickly improve your own teaching of these skills and develop confidence in presenting design intent effectively, whether using pencil and paper or through more advanced, integrated digital techniques. The sessions throughout this full day will be progressive and dedicated to techniques that enhance design communication including: 

Blue pencil underlay, weights of line, thick & thin lines, a range of different and highly effective digital marker rendering methods, shadows and highlights, 2 point perspective, masks, reference layers, sketching over photographs, enhancing models and images,  applying materials, annotation. The techniques you will learn are demonstrable and will culminate in you generating a range of digital examples to take away and practise, ready to share with students.

The one day course is led by Stuart Douglas, a multi-award winning and highly successful Head of Design & Technology; Advanced Skills Teacher; CAD ‘guru’ and former Specialist Leader of Education; author and consultant. 

This hands-on development opportunity will provide practical examples, strategies and techniques proven to significantly enhance the quality of your students’ coursework and design portfolios.

What D&T teachers have said about Stuart's courses:

‘best course I’ve ever been on’; ‘excellent presentation and resources’; ‘an inspiring course’; ‘fantastic training!’; ‘It was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone. Seriously one of the best CPD I and my team have ever received specific to D&T.’

Booking details:

The fee for this one day course is £300. This includes all digital resources, materials, links, food, drinks and snacks.

Please complete the registration form to book a place(s) on the course. 

If you have any difficulties or queries please copy and paste the email: designandtechnologysupprt@gmail.com (no spelling mistake!) with your question.

This one day course will give you a thorough and detailed overview of Onshape 3D CAD software, that is free for schools. The course will look to use a large range of different Sketch tools as well as many Features to learn how to model complex forms in 3D in Onshape. The course will take teachers from beginner through to a more intermediate to advanced level and demonstrate different modelling strategies. Some of the skills the course will cover are:

Onshape working window / structure / menus

Sketch, dimensioning, constraints, offsets / contours, projected lines

Digital sketches and images on sketch planes and calibration

Extrude - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Revolve - addition, remove, new and add, surfaces, symmetrical, to surfaces, and modelling strategies.

Loft - addition, remove, new and add, and modelling strategies.

Sweep - addition, remove, new and add, 3D sweeps, and modelling strategies.

Planes - offset, angles, manipulation

Offset surfaces

Shell feature

Surfaces

Split part feature

Boolean feature

Fillets, variable fillets, conic and round

Chamfers

Inserting standard components

Sharing / Master files for class work 

Public files

Assemblies

Exploded views

Engineering drawings

Exporting DXF and .stl files for laser cutting and 3D printing

AR viewing

2 point perspective drawings and export

Linking to Procreate

The aims of the day will be to cover a range of modelling techniques so you can quickly improve your own skill level and understanding, to then be able to teach these skills and develop confidence in solving student problems. The day will be progressive from learning basic modelling strategies before modelling more complex forms. 

This one day course is led by Stuart Douglas, a multi-award winning and highly successful Subject Leader for Design & Technology; Advanced Skills Teacher; CAD ‘guru’ and former Specialist Leader of Education; author and former consultant. Stuart was formerly a PTC Pro| Engineer National Trainer for D&T and has written a global 3D CAD education training programme.

What D&T teachers have said about Stuart's courses:

‘best course I’ve ever been on’; ‘excellent presentation and resources’; ‘an inspiring course’; ‘fantastic training!’; ‘It was incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone. Seriously one of the best CPD I and my team have ever received specific to D&T.’

Booking details:

The fee for this one day course is £300. This includes all resources, materials, links, food, drinks and snacks.

Please complete the registration form to book a place(s) on the course. 

If you have any difficulties or queries please copy and paste the email: designandtechnologysupprt@gmail.com (no spelling mistake!) with your question.