Show off your skills and solve real design problems
Our last design challenge with Figulo brought out lots of great ideas from the GrabCAD community. Therefore, Figulo and GrabCAD have decided to do it again.
Your submissions have to be either vase, table lamp or candle holder. Each submission must have also a certain sized surface area so we can keep cost low.
Read carefully the design rules. Submissions that don’t fit the criteria will be disqualified.
GrabCAD is offering two $100 prizes for team who is working together on all three challenge items (vase, table lamp and candle) to have the similar features. Please upload all the entries to team leaders' profile together with the names of team members.
Models here are by Marko Dacovic (Flower Vase Decoration), Don Carlos (Modern candle holder), Dizingof (http://grabcad.com/library/klein-bottle-table-lamp-math-art-by-dizingof-3dprinting) for pictures, Vince Haley (Interweave Cool Flow Trivet), Jonathan Robson (Salt and pepper shaker) and Greg H (Mug)
X - Height, Y - Width, Z - Length
Minimum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 120 mm
Maximum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 400 mm
Minimum fill per cent > 5 %. Fill = Volume of Piece / Bounding Box
For bounding box size 120mm < X+Y+Z < 200mm wall thickness 3.0mm
For bounding box size 201mm < X+Y+Z < 300mm wall thickness 4.0mm
For bounding box size 301mm < X+Y+Z < 400mm wall thickness 6.0mm
Submit as STL, so it can be viewed and commented in our 3D viewer, and it must be sized exactly as it would be 3D printed
Joining faces should have a radius of 2.0mm
Large sections should be lower in the part
No Moving parts
Part must have an obvious base
See screenshots for more requirements
Items are priced by surface, not volume because Figulo wants to encourage robust yet elegant designs. This is important because ceramics are good under compression, but not tension - they do not bend at all without breaking.
This challenge is open to everyone
Winners will be chosen by a joint jury of Figulo and GrabCAD
Team entries are welcome. In case of team win, prize money will be transferred to team leader who is solely responsible for splitting it among team members
You can submit several designs
Only models uploaded to GrabCAD library will participate in the competition
Only models uploaded through this challenge page here will participate in the competition
Tag your model with “figuloceramic2” to make it easier to find
You may upload a private model but you need to share access to kaspar@grabcad.com and abj@figulo.com
Privately uploaded models will be made public after the competition deadline
Competition ends 01.07.12, last time zone
Winners will be announced during one month after the end of competition
$500
$500
$500
Winning product designs chosen based on aesthetics, quality of design, manufacturability, and sales potential by a joint jury of Figulo and GrabCAD and announced on the GrabCAD Challenges website. Honorable member of jury is Sherman Hall, Managing Director and Editor of Ceramics Monthly Magazine.
Figulo is founded to produce ceramic pieces and objects for consumers, architects and artists. The Figulo production process uses patented Three Dimensional Printing technology developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and advanced ceramic materials research and development to produce ceramic pieces.
The company leverages 16 years of experience in production of ceramics for industrial applications to enter the consumer, architectural and art markets.
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62 comments
Amos Roger over 13 years ago
Awesome !!! I missed the last one cause of my university projects, good to get another chance ! Will surely take part :)
manjesh over 13 years ago
KINDLY CAN YOU GIVE THIS IN COMMON WORD
I AM NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND.
Minimum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 120 mm
Maximum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 400 mm
Minimum fill per cent > 5 %. Fill = Volume of Piece / Bounding Box
For bounding box size 120mm < X+Y+Z < 200mm wall thickness 3.0mm
For bounding box size 201mm < X+Y+Z < 300mm wall thickness 4.0mm
For bounding box size 301mm < X+Y+Z < 400mm wall thickness 6.0mm
Amos Roger over 13 years ago
When you give 5 % as the minimum fill per cent, does that the higher it is the better. Or is it better to keep it at a minimum as long as it crosses 5 % ?
Aldo Maresca over 13 years ago
cool! maybe this time i will actually have an idea :D
Siva Praneeth V over 13 years ago
It will reach more than 400 entries :D
Nick Hampton over 13 years ago
Another great challenge, will be huge no doubt!
Andy Jeffery over 13 years ago
Hi there have been some questions about fill %. For ceramic pieces we cannot print pieces that have a (part volume)/(bounding box) less than 0.05 or 5%. We encourage robust but elegant designs. At Figulo we have a different pricing model where we charge on surface area not volume. This is different to most other RP processes that use volume.
Also take a look at our max and minimum wall thicknesses. We do not like walls greater than 15 mm thick so if you are designing a brick please make it hollow. Do not go less than 3.0 mm thick either.
Sun Zhongji over 13 years ago
Hi Andy: Is there any requirement of what type of lighting source used for the table lamp? Thanks
Aldo Maresca over 13 years ago
I think many of us need some boundary conditions for the lamp, has it got to be electric? do we have to insert a socket? or design a lamp shade for it? can it use fire?
Hevi over 13 years ago
What kind of vase you want? For flowers or what? ;)
Martha over 13 years ago
I will give it a try
Andy Jeffery over 13 years ago
The lamp design is for a lamp base, so it should have a hole for a cord and electrical fittings to be attached.
Andy Jeffery over 13 years ago
The vase can be purely decorative or functional so that it can hold flowers or other objects that can be displayed.
Hevi over 13 years ago
Thank you Andy.
Jeff Gao over 13 years ago
can some please explain the requirements for the dimensions to me please? im new to the software! if you could message me that would be great! thank you :)
Amos Roger about 13 years ago
Are you sure its like that ? I think its like the sum of X, Y, Z must be between 120mm and 400mm !
Amos Roger about 13 years ago
Where, X - Height, Y - Width, Z - Length !
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
You are correct Amos. It is clearly stated on the requirements that the sum of X (Height), Y (Width), Z (Length) should be minimum of 120mm and maximum of 400mm.
Amos Roger about 13 years ago
Thanks for the clarification Kaspar !
Andy Jeffery about 13 years ago
The idea is that there are three separate items to design.
Filipe Rocha about 13 years ago
Hi, my model is made with 2 separate parts: (a base for the lamp, and a top). My question is how to arrange this two parts for the STL export and 3D print, when they are mounted, the bounding box is within limits, however they can not be printed already mounted (i think), so my question is: can my entry me made by two separate parts and those parts would be printed separately, or can i give some gap between these two parts, so they will not join in the printing process, if yes... how much distance between objects (the gap would be horizontal, between bottom and top). Thanks!
Filipe Rocha about 13 years ago
Jordi, thanks for the quick reply :) . My problem is not exporting in 1 STL (in max we can export a scene in STL, export selected objects doesn't work).. my problem is arranging the parts for 3D print, a gap of 1mm i think it's good for me. After upload maybe someone can give me more advice ;) . Just finishing the renders.
Filipe Rocha about 13 years ago
Ok, i've uploaded. if someone can check my Stl file to see if it's suitable for 3D printing it would be much appreciated. I have good experience in 3D for animation and rendering.... i'm a newbie for 3D print but i'm really interested in learn more! Thanks.
Michael Geraghty about 13 years ago
Have I got the parameters right here?. My vase would fall into the 301mm bounding box, it is 116mm x 116mm x 166mm , with a minimum wall thickness of any part being 6mm , with an overall 2mm minimum radius. and a minimum aperture size of 5mm.
Also is the 301mm intended to be the minimum for the bounding box with a 400mm max?.
Michael Geraghty about 13 years ago
Another question, do the 3 bounding box sizes apply to the vase, lamp and candlestick holder?. In other words , can any of the items be made with any of the bounding box sizes, although it is reasonable to assume that the lamp would fall into the largest bounding box.
Any standard candle sizes also?.
Andy Jeffery about 13 years ago
yes, the bounding box sizes apply to each of the items.
Michael Geraghty about 13 years ago
Thanks for the feedback Andy!.
LeParfait about 13 years ago
Hi! Please add my file "Flower candle holder" also into the contest. Because I forgot to tag it, it does not show up in the entries. Thanks!
Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago
When I view all entries my mushroom vase is not showing up. All my other submitions are there and I uploaded it the same as the others from this chalenge page. Is it still entered in the challenge if it is not showing up?
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
@LeParfait and @Stephen your designs are in the list of entries now.
Virtox / Stijn van der Linden about 13 years ago
Do I understand correctly from the Challenge Terms and Conditions that when we submit a design, ALL rights will be transferred to GrabCAD and Figulo?
So after entering we have no right to sell or share this design?
Nor do we retain the right to share it according to CC-NC-ND?
Please advice!
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
@Virtox / Stijn van der Linden - Engineer waives any author’s rights to GrabCAD. Everybody can read the terms and conditions on http://grabcad.com/challenges/terms
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
@Virtox / Stijn van der Linden - Things aren't so black and white. This is an opportunity to show people what they are capable of and also learn from other peoples designs. I had a word with Andy from Figulo. Please read their comment below.
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
Comment from Figulo:
Figulo provides a way to turn the Ceramic Challenge designs into reality and then market and sell the best online and in retail settings. It is our policy to share the retail profits with the designer on a 50:50 basis. We will also work with the designer in any way to make the pieces commercial.
The participation of the GrabCAD community in the Figulo Design Challenge has been fantastic with many fabulous and unique designs. We would like the challenge to be the start of a ceramic collaboration and partnership with all of the designers.
Virtox / Stijn van der Linden about 13 years ago
Ok cool, now that sounds a lot more friendly than the standard terms and conditions :-)
Nick Hampton about 13 years ago
I say 456 entrants :)
Siva Vikranth about 13 years ago
22 min more ... Let's see what happens ...
Siva Vikranth about 13 years ago
And it's finally 400 .... :D :D .. Awesome challenge finally ends ....
JF Brandon about 13 years ago
On behalf of GrabCAD and Figulo I'd like to thank all the participants for their efforts. An unbelievable 400 entries - a new record for GrabCAD!
Andy Jeffery about 13 years ago
Figulo would like to thank everyone who submitted entries to our Ceramic Challenge. It is an unbelievable result and we would like to continue to engage with everyone who submitted a design. Feel free to contact us at Figulo and discuss your design.
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
We are going to start selecting the winners. Please make sure your designs are listed in http://grabcad.com/challenges/figulo-ceramic-challenge/entries and all the private models are made public. For any problems send me an e-mail to kaspar@grabcad.com
375Designs about 13 years ago
Congrats to all the winners, well done everyone who participated and finally a brilliant job by the jury for selecting the best of the entries :D
Tomek F. about 13 years ago
Congratulations to the winners!
Stephen Nyberg about 13 years ago
Congrats everyone! It was a fun one.
Andy Jeffery about 13 years ago
Thanks to all who participated - it was an extremely difficult task to select the winners and honorable mentions with so many fabulous designs.
The winning designs will be made this week and we will post photographs on our website. The winners and honorable mention designs will be offered for sale on our Figulo stores at Shapeways and Ponoko.
Thanks again to everyone and lets keep this fantastic ceramic design community growing.
Andy Jeffery
President and CEO, Figulo Corporation
Mohomed Nusry about 13 years ago
Congrats to all the winners. :)
Romano Gaspari about 13 years ago
no congrats to winners, 5 minutes projects or maths drawing. it seems to me like a lottery istead a artistic challenge. congrats to all no winners who did fantastics drawing I saw.
Amos Roger about 13 years ago
Thank so much guys ! Such a surprise. A big thanx to Andy and the GC crew :) congrats to the other winners and the participants !!!
Nick Hampton about 13 years ago
Congrats to everyone, awesome winning designs! Hope to see another Figulo challenge in the near future!
Hardi Meybaum about 13 years ago
inspiration for next Figulo challenge - http://www.photographyblogger.net/14-great-coffee-cup-pictures/
Romano Gaspari about 13 years ago
new winner here with a new amazing composition http://grabcad.com/library/new-challenge-winner
Siva Praneeth V about 13 years ago
wasn't there a team entry prize by grabcad?
"GrabCAD is offering two $100 prizes for team who is working together on all three challenge items"
Kaspar Kiis about 13 years ago
There was few team entries but unfortunately non of the complied with the requirements. You can read more from our blog: http://blog.grabcad.com/2012/07/figulo-ceramic-challenge-results-are-in/
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