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3D Printing Event Challenge 2nd edition

Suppose you had a 3D printer at home. Design the first consumer product you would like to 3D print and use.

Realize that you can go far beyond the traditional mass manufactured products.

Winners will be announced on October 23, 2012 during the 3D Printing Event 2012

Requirements

  • A 3D Printing at Home Competition entry must be an .STL or .OBJ file and max. 4 images

  • The description should briefly describe why you have chosen for that specific product and design

  • The overall size of the 3D Printing at Home Competition model must be no larger than 10" x 10" x 10" (254 x 254 x 254 mm)

  • Criteria used by the jury are: Degree of innovation, Functionality and Usefulness, 3D printablity, Aesthetic quality, Ergonomics, Marketability, Feasibility, Quality and clarity of presentation materials.

  • Entry to this competition is reserved for Individuals from every country in the world

  • Tag your model to "3DPrintingEvent"

Rules

  • Participation is open to anyone, from any country, who can design 3D objects

  • Registration is free and applicants must accept the underlying conditions

  • Any entry that does not include an .STL or .OBJ file, will be considered ineligible for the contest

  • Any entry that is not correct and not printable, will be considered ineligible for the contest

  • Members of staff of Jakajima and GrabCAD, Shapeways, Leapfrog, David-Laserscanner are not allowed to participate in the competition. Neither do spouses and family members of staff of the aforementioned companies and groups, and, in general, any persons involved in the planning and organisation of the competition, whether directly or indirectly

  • By entering this competition, you 1. Warrant that the work is your original work. 2. To the best of your knowledge, it is not, and has not been in production or otherwise previously published or exhibited. 3. Neither the work nor its use infringes the intellectual property rights (whether a patent, utility model, functional design right, aesthetic design right, trade mark, copyright or any other intellectual property right) of any other person

  • Acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the protection of any intellectual property rights you may have in the work

  • All 3D Printing at Home Competition entries (including descriptions, designs and/or images) submitted to 3D Printing at Home Competition will remain property of the designer but can be used by 3D Printing at Home Competition / GrabCAD/ Jakajima for promotional purposes

  • Applicants are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement for any costs. The applicant’s participation shall not constitute employment, assignment or offer of employment or assignment

  • Jakajima will use the personal data you submit in connection with the competition for the purpose of administering the competition and evaluating the work

  • By entering this competition you authorize Jakajima to use your name and to exhibit the work publicly, all for the purpose of this competition, and accept that Jakajima and the competition organizers are not responsible for any damages which you may suffer or claim to suffer by or as a result of taking part in this competition, the authorized use of your entry and/or any decision by the jury

  • You can submit several designs

Prizes

1st prize

LeapFrog Creatr 3D Printer (value $1565) http://www.lpfrg.com/product/creatr/

2nd prize

3D David-Laserscanner (value $563)
http://shop.david-vision-systems.de/product_info.php/language/en/info/p84_DAVID-Starter-Kit.html

3rd prize

3D print of the model, sponsored by Shapeways of € 250,- (incl. shipment and VAT). See material limitations http://www.shapeways.com/materials

4th prize

GrabCAD T-Shirt

5th prize

GrabCAD T-Shirt

6th prize

GrabCAD T-Shirt

About the jury?

After the closing of the registration period (October 16 2012), the submissions will be judged by a panel of independent judges from various industries.

About 3D Printing Event

3D Printing is hot and is going to change the way we are living and working!

Still 3D printing is very much a technology driven activity applied by designers and engineers, although several companies / start ups are offering 3D printing services for individuals who want to have their own designed product replicated and sold to others on order.

The 3D printing industry is growing at a fierce rate, and there are four trends visible:

- the established industry is not only introducing new professional 3D printers with more and more functionality, but has started to bring low end 3D printers as well

- the open source community works hard to create 3D printers which can be used in personal and professional environments

-the biggest bottleneck is still the 3D software for making great designs easily

- 3D Printing services are playing a very important role in creating new business and new business opportunities.

The event contains four linked activities:

1) the seminar will tackle business, social, technical, legal, cultural and design challenges, discuss innovative solutions, show new business opportunities and will give an outlook into the future of 3D printer industry.

2) The exhibition will show 3D printing in its current and future formats.

3) The 3D Printing Design competition is arranged in cooperation with GrabCAD.

4) The Hackathon about new 3D design tools, which will take place 5 and 6 October 2,5 week before the event.

The Event will take place 23 October 2012, Seat2Meet, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

http://3dprintingevent.com

116 comments

  • Azrael

    Azrael about 13 years ago

    Can 3Dprinter make hollow or moving parts?

    Azrael has uploaded 23 CAD models & has left 19 comments.
  • Fateh MERRAD

    Fateh MERRAD about 13 years ago

    Great challenge!!

    Fateh MERRAD has uploaded 22 CAD models & has left 792 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari about 13 years ago

    great and serious competition guys! every challenge must be like this

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • osiso

    osiso about 13 years ago

    what are the tol specs for this printer? rule of thumb i've used for 3D printing is that it is equivalent to injection molding. is this accurate with this 3D printer?

    osiso has uploaded 5 CAD models & has left 11 comments.
  • Pieter Hermans

    Pieter Hermans about 13 years ago

    @Azrael That shout be no problem

    Pieter Hermans has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • Pieter Hermans

    Pieter Hermans about 13 years ago

    @Fateh MERRAD thanks, hope to see some great results

    Pieter Hermans has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • William

    William about 13 years ago

    Interesting comp will be great to see all the designs/products that get modelled for this comp :P

    William has uploaded 112 CAD models & has left 6848 comments.
  • EDISON PHOENIX

    EDISON PHOENIX about 13 years ago

    Great Competition...!!!

    EDISON PHOENIX has uploaded 141 CAD models & has left 682 comments.
  • Reza Allahyari

    Reza Allahyari about 13 years ago

    all right :)

    Reza Allahyari has uploaded 141 CAD models & has left 1574 comments.
  • Amin Ghedmat

    Amin Ghedmat about 13 years ago

    Where is the 1st edition of this comp?!

    Amin Ghedmat has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 52 comments.
  • Tomas

    Tomas about 13 years ago

    :D I try to participate :) great competition :)

    Tomas has uploaded 50 CAD models & has left 752 comments.
  • Serjio Luchares

    Serjio Luchares about 13 years ago

    Legendary!))))

    Serjio Luchares has uploaded 7 CAD models & has left 26 comments.
  • JF Brandon

    JF Brandon about 13 years ago

    @Amin here it is http://3ddesigncompetition.com

    JF Brandon has uploaded 10 CAD models & has left 341 comments.
  • Tom Martin

    Tom Martin about 13 years ago

    Fun competition! What materials are allowed? plastic, metal, ceramic, etc.?

    Tom Martin has uploaded 60 CAD models & has left 109 comments.
  • 375Designs

    375Designs about 13 years ago

    Are team entries allowed?

    375Designs has uploaded 28 CAD models & has left 124 comments.
  • Amin Ghedmat

    Amin Ghedmat about 13 years ago

    Tnx Brandon ;)

    Amin Ghedmat has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 52 comments.
  • teigan

    teigan about 13 years ago

    in all honesty, too many of us would try and print a girlfriend.

    teigan has uploaded 9 CAD models & has left 167 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    @teigan... hahaha... so true...

    but on a serious note. i don't have any experience with a 3d printer. is there any link or any particular set of rules or guidelines for me to follow when creating my model?

    the two things that i get is that the parts i model should be relatively simple. but i don't know about the types of materials allowed. like the main body might be plastic but the hinges might be metal etc etc.

    thank you

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Frederik Vollbrecht

    Frederik Vollbrecht about 13 years ago

    @ ibrahim may this could help
    http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/03/14/10-excellent-tips-tutorials-on-3d-printing/

    Frederik Vollbrecht has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 237 comments.
  • Pieter Hermans

    Pieter Hermans about 13 years ago

    @375Designs you may enter the competition as a team, but you can win only one prize.

    Pieter Hermans has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • Pieter Hermans

    Pieter Hermans about 13 years ago

    @Tom Martin
    Good point. Basically any material, but it is obvious that designs based on special material can not be printed easily or can not be printed at all.

    Pieter Hermans has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • Pieter Hermans

    Pieter Hermans about 13 years ago

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    Pieter Hermans has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • JF Brandon

    JF Brandon about 13 years ago

    @Pieter Hermans, are you printing on Shapeways? Should people check what materials are available there and what design tolerances are allowable?

    JF Brandon has uploaded 10 CAD models & has left 341 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago

    I have a question about:

    "A 3D Printing at Home Competition entry must contain a .STL or .OBJ file along with a completed online submission form and max. 4 images"

    What is the submission form? And does that mean we can only have a max of 4 rendering or are we supposed to put together a separate PDF or PowerPoint explaining our part that includes only 4 pictures?

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Chris Norman

    Chris Norman about 13 years ago

    Why print at Shapeways? This contest is about a 3D printer for your house! I'm just sayin!

    Chris Norman has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 16 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    i'd also like to know about this submission form... and... why does the deadline keep saying about 1 month...

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Patrik Johansson

    Patrik Johansson about 13 years ago

    Is the model supposed to be printable on a specific machine or does it just have to be a printable *.stl? I mean, "printable" depends a lot on the which type of machine you print with.

    Patrik Johansson has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 1 comments.
  • Aqil Ghaffar

    Aqil Ghaffar about 13 years ago

    can assembly and electric circuits be used to make different models or not

    Aqil Ghaffar has uploaded 99 CAD models & has left 203 comments.
  • simon winter

    simon winter about 13 years ago

    What type of printing is the model meant to be as this will create different restrictions to the level of complexity ( FDM, SLS, SLA, ect)

    simon winter has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 1 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    i am done with my model... but still waiting for the above user queries to be answered before submitting... and while i wait i might as well try and make a mock cardboard prototype to see if this works as i think it would... mmmh

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago

    Does anyone else feel that almost half the entries so far are not for this challenge?

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Brahim Koubaa

    Brahim Koubaa about 13 years ago

    why the Deadline still always about 1 month ?

    Brahim Koubaa has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 21 comments.
  • Aqil Ghaffar

    Aqil Ghaffar about 13 years ago

    can assembly and electric circuits be used to make different models or not

    Aqil Ghaffar has uploaded 99 CAD models & has left 203 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    hahaha... @bibou: yes I have been wondering the same thing. hehehe...

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari about 13 years ago

    @stephen Nyberg yes I do... Please guys, don't submit your entries if they are not agree to the challenge rules

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    okay... this is getting ridiculous. why does it still say 'about 1 month' as the deadline?

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago

    @Ibrahim and @BiBou as said in the description the deadline is 16 October.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    @Kaspar... hi hi... listen i only stated it cos' that seems to be the intended place to have that bit of information. whats the point of the developers leaving a quick reference notice then? just thinking out loud... or typing out loud to be specific...

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed about 13 years ago

    @Flaviano... hey I didn't get any message or notice of a spam report. It was a mistake so no worries yeah.

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Flaviano Crespi

    Flaviano Crespi about 13 years ago

    @Ibrahim, Ok, that's good

    Flaviano Crespi has uploaded 365 CAD models & has left 1688 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago

    I have noticed a few entries that are not new to GrabCAD and have been entered into other challenges here at GrabCAD. Is this an acceptable practice? And if so, should I upload a new set of files and renderings to better stay in the guideline?

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago

    @Stephen we haven't set restrictions submitting models that have already been submitted to other challenges. I would just say it is not a nice practice.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago

    would it bad practice to submit an older model if it was never for a challenge? I have a printed copy of my swizzle ball and it is cool so I thought it could be a good entry for this one but I don't want to use bad practices here.

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago

    Is the max of 4 images for renders, or the number of files needed to make the model?

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Odysseas Erodotou

    Odysseas Erodotou about 13 years ago

    I designed two models a month ago and when I had finished them I WISHED to had a 3D printer to print them. Can I upload them into the 3D Printing Event Challenge?? (because I had already uploaded them in the GrabCAD library.)

    Odysseas Erodotou has uploaded 85 CAD models & has left 242 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari about 13 years ago

    @odysseas erodotou add the right tag

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Leo Grignafini

    Leo Grignafini about 13 years ago

    Can i upload a model whit movement? or just something static. Thanks

    Leo Grignafini has uploaded 15 CAD models & has left 9 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    Do I need upload model with fully functional mechanism of my idea?

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • JF Brandon

    JF Brandon almost 13 years ago

    @Leo @Hevi most 3D printers can make parts that are moveable...so yes.

    JF Brandon has uploaded 10 CAD models & has left 341 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    No, I mean.... do I need upload fully functional model for this challenge? I would like to upload model that shows whole Idea, shape, 3d printable, but without mechanism :] ...it's my idea and I dont want to share it now... please understand that :]

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • JF Brandon

    JF Brandon almost 13 years ago

    Ah I understand - Sure, why not? You can share just a render

    JF Brandon has uploaded 10 CAD models & has left 341 comments.
  • John Frangella

    John Frangella almost 13 years ago

    has anyone been elected yet?

    John Frangella has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 12 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg almost 13 years ago

    @John Frangella - Elected to what?

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • pedders

    pedders almost 13 years ago

    has two heads the printer where to print the design? I need to know if you can print in two materials: one of them that is soluble in water ...

    pedders has uploaded 22 CAD models & has left 43 comments.
  • Robert de Roode

    Robert de Roode almost 13 years ago

    I build my own 3d printer (Mendel prusa) and if you want to have "floating parts" you need to slice the model with support structures enabled. But afterwards you need to cut these away,

    better is to design it with angles not topping 45 degrees, else seperate and glue the parts together ;)

    There are printers with multiple extruders but due the difference in heating (pla requires about 170 degrees, and ABS around 220) i would not recomend these together. Also, ABS is petrolium based and much stronger, while pla is more brittle but more "food friendly".

    Robert de Roode has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 17 comments.
  • Robert de Roode

    Robert de Roode almost 13 years ago

    On the topic, this one is easy, (im keeping this descreet), a pair of knitting needles for my wife!!!

    Robert de Roode has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 17 comments.
  • Hardi Meybaum

    Hardi Meybaum almost 13 years ago

    It's so much fun browsing the submissions for this Challenge.

    Hardi Meybaum has uploaded 6 CAD models & has left 771 comments.
  • Robert Harnack

    Robert Harnack almost 13 years ago

    I have a question on my design. Who should I e-mail about that?

    Robert Harnack has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis almost 13 years ago

    @Robert, I would recommend you to ask a question here.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Robert Harnack

    Robert Harnack almost 13 years ago

    Ok. Am i allowed to have more than one seperate part? like free floating parts? I have never worked with 3d printers before so i dont know

    Robert Harnack has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari almost 13 years ago

    are private entries allowed?

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis almost 13 years ago

    Yes, but you have to make it public in the end of the challenge.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Angelo

    Angelo almost 13 years ago

    you can have parts floating inside of other parts when 3d printing, thats one of the beauties of it!

    Angelo has uploaded 4 CAD models & has left 45 comments.
  • pedders

    pedders almost 13 years ago

    hello, in the requirements appears "A 3D Printing at Home Competition entry must be an .STL or .OBJ file and max. 4 images"... what happends if any of the other engineers upload a rendering and with your renderings, they are more than 4 images? have I to choose 4 and delete the others?

    pedders has uploaded 22 CAD models & has left 43 comments.
  • Nathan Caswell

    Nathan Caswell almost 13 years ago

    Can one entry contain more than one .stl file? For example, parts of an assembly?

    Nathan Caswell has uploaded 6 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Marcuz

    Marcuz almost 13 years ago

    Pieter Hermans and Kaspar Kiis - I don't get something... an entry should be something entirely new thing or can it be existing thing but remodeled/redesigned for 3D printing?

    Marcuz has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 4 comments.
  • teigan

    teigan almost 13 years ago

    i noticed many ipod contest entries have found their way into this contest. is that allowed? because if so, then every entry from the previous contest would be eligible for this one.

    teigan has uploaded 9 CAD models & has left 167 comments.
  • Kaspar Kiis

    Kaspar Kiis almost 13 years ago

    @Marcuz please re-phrase your question to make it more clear. @Teigan this is not a good practice to upload entries to both challenge, but not something we will pay attention to as long a they apply for the requirements.

    Kaspar Kiis has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 635 comments.
  • Marcuz

    Marcuz almost 13 years ago

    telgan - read rules, please... "2. To the best of your knowledge, it is not, and has not been in production or otherwise previously published or exhibited. "

    Marcuz has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 4 comments.
  • hamidsani

    hamidsani almost 13 years ago

    I was wondering if it's okay to design something that requires transparent material? Do you have such material available?

    hamidsani has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 3 comments.
  • Er

    Er almost 13 years ago

    why can't seem to upload a private entry for the competition?

    Er has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Nathan Caswell

    Nathan Caswell almost 13 years ago

    It seems that several entries that were uploaded in the past 24 hours are showing up on pages 6-7 of the entries instead of page 1.

    I mention this because I don't want any entries to be overlooked due to a bug in the upload system.

    Nathan Caswell has uploaded 6 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Musa Lorgat

    Musa Lorgat almost 13 years ago

    does this competition end midnight tonight or the end of the 16th, and im having serious problems uploading stl files which is the main file needed for this event can you guys double check if its ok from your side cheers.

    Musa Lorgat has uploaded 22 CAD models & has left 6 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    same here, maybe u should add some counting clock... I'm not sure when is the deadline :/

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Ashish Kumar

    Ashish Kumar almost 13 years ago

    I have tagged my modal Parthenon as 3dprintingevent but still it's not shown on the entries page.

    Ashish Kumar has uploaded 25 CAD models & has left 35 comments.
  • Bob Spikman

    Bob Spikman almost 13 years ago

    "ashish" they first check your file - so they probably did not do that yet. No worries, it will show up later.

    Bob Spikman has uploaded 4 CAD models & has left 11 comments.
  • Ashish Kumar

    Ashish Kumar almost 13 years ago

    Thanks Bob :)

    Ashish Kumar has uploaded 25 CAD models & has left 35 comments.
  • Er

    Er almost 13 years ago

    I uploaded my entry about 5-6 hours before the end of the competition and i still can't see it. why is that?

    Er has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 7 comments.
  • Ardo Rand

    Ardo Rand almost 13 years ago

    Same here, I uploaded my project before the end, but it's not in here.

    Ardo Rand has uploaded 14 CAD models & has left 75 comments.
  • Kris

    Kris almost 13 years ago

    Same here, doesn't show ;)

    Kris has uploaded 19 CAD models & has left 19 comments.
  • Gabe Blanchet

    Gabe Blanchet almost 13 years ago

    @ashish, @Er, @Ardo, @Kris - Please email me (gabe@grabcad.com) with the link to your project. I will make sure your submissions are included before the jury takes a look.

    Gabe Blanchet has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 97 comments.
  • Julius Siador

    Julius Siador almost 13 years ago

    Hi Gabe, I place my project in private. I hope it is still qualified as I fully accept the rules/agreement for this contest.

    Julius Siador has uploaded 16 CAD models & has left 62 comments.
  • Ardo Rand

    Ardo Rand almost 13 years ago

    Thanks for Your efforts, Gabe ;)

    Ardo Rand has uploaded 14 CAD models & has left 75 comments.
  • Simonr

    Simonr almost 13 years ago

    Am I too late? It's past the deadline in the UK - but probably not in the US?

    Simonr has uploaded 24 CAD models & has left 214 comments.
  • Gabe Blanchet

    Gabe Blanchet almost 13 years ago

    All models submitted before the deadline should now be shown in the entries. Please email me (gabe@grabcad.com) if your submission is not in the entries.

    Gabe Blanchet has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 97 comments.
  • Gabe Blanchet

    Gabe Blanchet almost 13 years ago

    @Simonr - yes, the challenge is over

    Gabe Blanchet has uploaded 3 CAD models & has left 97 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    @Gabe - my entrie is "private" ( https://grabcad.com/library/data-guardian ) ...so I don't know for sure that it's in the challenge? :/ After challenge it will be switched to all other entries or it will stay as private?

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Kris

    Kris almost 13 years ago

    Hm still cannot see it. I did email it to you Gabe...

    Kris has uploaded 19 CAD models & has left 19 comments.
  • Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed almost 13 years ago

    ooh... its over. awesome. so... when does the results come in?

    Ibrahim Sanih Ahmed has uploaded 12 CAD models & has left 83 comments.
  • Ardo Rand

    Ardo Rand almost 13 years ago

    My project is still not in the list. Gabe, can You help me on that?

    Ardo Rand has uploaded 14 CAD models & has left 75 comments.
  • Romanych

    Romanych almost 13 years ago

    I just load my project, but I can't see it in the list. Why? Thanks...

    Romanych has uploaded 41 CAD models & has left 73 comments.
  • teigan

    teigan almost 13 years ago

    my project is also still missing. already messaged Gabe days ago. would appreciate any assistance. thanks.

    teigan has uploaded 9 CAD models & has left 167 comments.
  • Iain Shields

    Iain Shields almost 13 years ago

    Well the event is today, how is going to win. I hope they announce the winners on their website because I can't attend the event.

    Iain Shields has uploaded 26 CAD models & has left 15 comments.
  • julienlamo

    julienlamo almost 13 years ago

    my project is missing too...

    julienlamo has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 1 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    I don't even know that my entrie is on the list :/ ...is a private entrie so it's hard to obtain this... I see that GC.com has some issue about entries... so I don't know... I'm in or I'm not :(

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Sara Sigel

    Sara Sigel almost 13 years ago

    @Hevi I checked and your entry made it in with no problem. @Gabe is taking care of the other entries since we are experiencing technical problems. If your entry did not show up in the entries page but was submitted by the deadline - he made sure they got to the judges. Sorry the problems!

    Sara Sigel has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 1841 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    @Sara - thank you :)

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Iain Shields

    Iain Shields almost 13 years ago

    Where / how can i find out if my entry won or not, please advise. thank you.

    Iain Shields has uploaded 26 CAD models & has left 15 comments.
  • Gijs Houdijk

    Gijs Houdijk almost 13 years ago

    The event was nice but I couldn't stay for the announcement of the winning design, hope the results will be posted soon on GrabCAD!

    Gijs Houdijk has uploaded 0 CAD models & has left 1 comments.
  • Mateus Vinicius Tomasi

    Mateus Vinicius Tomasi almost 13 years ago

    It's going to be a hard decision for the jurys to decide the better, there are a lot of great models worth the prize.

    Mateus Vinicius Tomasi has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 33 comments.
  • WenHua Zhang

    WenHua Zhang almost 13 years ago

    Hello there! I submitted my design and I tagged 3Dprint event, but I can not find my piece in the show case. :(

    WenHua Zhang has uploaded 4 CAD models & has left 13 comments.
  • WatchMeDesign

    WatchMeDesign almost 13 years ago

    When can we expect results from this competition?

    WatchMeDesign has uploaded 2 CAD models & has left 5 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari almost 13 years ago

    Also in this challenge there was needing pre selection during entries submitions... a lot of models are unprintable

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    So, what now? Who is "in", who is "out"? We would like to know what and when? :D

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Stephen Nyberg

    Stephen Nyberg almost 13 years ago

    It has only been a week and most challenges I have seen take a few to judge. They should not have given a date of when the winner would be announced if they were not going to follow through but I would give the judges a few more weeks.

    Stephen Nyberg has uploaded 127 CAD models & has left 1227 comments.
  • Kris

    Kris almost 13 years ago

    Who won?

    Kris has uploaded 19 CAD models & has left 19 comments.
  • Iain Shields

    Iain Shields almost 13 years ago

    well it has been 24 hours what's the verdict. who won?

    Iain Shields has uploaded 26 CAD models & has left 15 comments.
  • Sara Sigel

    Sara Sigel almost 13 years ago

    Hi everyone. I apologize for the delay as the announcement of the winners was postponed. But we will be releasing them shortly. Thank you for being patient.

    Sara Sigel has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 1841 comments.
  • Ardo Rand

    Ardo Rand almost 13 years ago

    Thanks, Gabe, for not keeping Your word as You said.
    The Competition is finished, winners announced, but my project didn't compete, because somebody didn't do what he said:
    Gabe: "Please email me (gabe@grabcad.com) with the link to your project. I will make sure your submissions are included before the jury takes a look."
    ________________

    But most important:
    Congrats to the winners, Your jobs are awesome!

    Ardo Rand has uploaded 14 CAD models & has left 75 comments.
  • Iain Shields

    Iain Shields almost 13 years ago

    CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINERS OF THE 3d PRINT EVENT.

    Iain Shields has uploaded 26 CAD models & has left 15 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari almost 13 years ago

    congratulations to all winners but another time I have something to suggest to grabcad staff... Please give more details in the description before starting a new challenge because Someone follow them to thinking about models to submit. for ex: this competion was designed for a live event and setted to be a fast selection winner during the event. so I thought fast printing objects and above all something that can be used immediatly in the event to show how much it is usefull and well simple drawn. In this case, probably, I did wrong reading of the description or the models weren't printed during the event... the goal of the staff should be a non interpretable detailed description so as nobody can say "I did not uderstood". I hope to be helpfull to design better challange settings. thank you.

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    @Romano - u r right... for example I don't know why my entrie was wrong etc etc :/

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari almost 13 years ago

    @Hevi I believe your data guardian is too complex for this challenge... including elctronics and mechanism it become hard to be examined... this should be a fast selecion challenge... maybe :D

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Hevi

    Hevi almost 13 years ago

    @Romano - u have right, but they should say that :/

    Hevi has uploaded 40 CAD models & has left 468 comments.
  • Romano Gaspari

    Romano Gaspari almost 13 years ago

    it never is too late to improve site staff comunication. I had suggest grabcad team to make a pre-selection during the entire challenge long so as kick off models not accorded with rules and requirements at first view. I hope they'll change method soon

    Romano Gaspari has uploaded 8 CAD models & has left 113 comments.
  • Sara Sigel

    Sara Sigel almost 13 years ago

    @Hevi I believe we followed up on this via private message, but feel free to contact me with any other questions. I apologize for the confusion.

    Sara Sigel has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 1841 comments.

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  • Who’s in the jury?
  • Pieter Hermans
    Initiator and Founder, 3D Printing Event
  • Kaspar Kiis
    Engineer, GrabCAD
  • Martijn Otten
    www.flexologic.nl

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