IDSA "CAD" (Color Aided Design) Rendering Challenge

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Bringing CAD to color and color to CAD.

No more black and white renderings, tone down the grey and stop playing it safe! In support of the theme for this year's Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA’s 2013 Northeast District Design Conference, The Color of Design, IDSA is collaborating with GrabCAD, the world's largest online community of designers and engineers, to launch IDSA’s Color of Design "CAD" Rendering Challenge

Simply download any CAD model from the GrabCAD library – then develop it, re-arrange it, cut it, splice it, hack it…but most importantly implement color in a fresh and creative way.

Think about how color affects the design, improves the user experience and brings a 4th dimension to how an object, product, assembly or landscape is perceived. Use this challenge as an outlet for you and your design team to reimagine how we incorporate color into our creative process. Then submit your rendering to the Challenge in JPG format.

Our jury of leading industrial designers, engineers and graphic designers will evaluate and select the best and most creative submissions to be highlighted at the IDSA’s 2013 Northeast District Design Conference "The Color of Design" in April in Hartford.

1st place will be awarded a one complimentary registration for The Color of Design, IDSA’s Northeast District Design Conference, and a full custom spec build from BIKEID. In addition, 1st-4th places will be awarded KeyShot licenses. 1-6th place will receive GrabCAD shirt and mug, not to mention the admiration of your peers!

For a KeyShot trial without watermarked renderings, email license@luxion.com with "IDSA Color Aided Design Challenge" in the subject line. You will receive a 15 day license for use in the challenge.

Thank you to GrabCAD member Mehmet Turkan for the lens model, rendered in KeyShot 4 by Rex Roberts.

Requirements

Download specification

Rules

Only renderings that are based on CAD models from GrabCAD library are accepted in this Challenge. Only renderings with reference to the original CAD file are accepted. Along with model being from GrabCAD, model must also be rendered in KeyShot.

Along with IDSA logo on rendering, KeyShot logo must be on rendering. Logos are available under 'Specification' button.
This Challenge is open to everyone. You can submit several entries.
Team entries are welcome. In case of team win, prize will be transferred to team leader who is solely responsible for splitting it among team members.
Only entries uploaded to GrabCAD library through this challenge page here will participate in the competition.
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.
Tag your model with “idsa”. Only entries with valid tag will participate!
Winners will be chosen based on the rules and interpretation and value add of the choice of color and rendering to create a true product differentiation with the choice of color. Quality, realism and composition are also important in the judging criteria.
This Challenge starts on February 25, 2013 and ends on March 25, 2013, at 11:59pm UTC.
The winners will be announced at the IDSA’s 2013 Northeast District Design Conference, The Color of Design on 19th April 2013, as well as on GrabCAD not before April 19, 2013.

The winners will be contacted directly prior the event.
The contest sponsor has the right to promote the winning entries.

Prizes

: Prizes for top 6 entries
1st Prize: Free pass to the 2013 Northeast District Design Conference April 19-20 in Hartford (normally $350) + KeyShot / Animation 1 year license (value $1,495) + custom spec build from BIKEID + GrabCAD shirt and mug
2-4th Prize: KeyShot / Animation 1 year license (value $1,495) + GrabCAD shirt and mug
5-6th Prize: GrabCAD shirt and mug

About the jury?

Jury consists of leading industrial designers, engineers and graphic designers around the globe who will evaluate and select the best and most creative submissions for an exhibition at the conference.

Winners will be chosen based on the rules and interpretation and value add of the choice of color and rendering to create a true product differentiation with the choice of color. Quality, realism and composition are also important in the judging criteria.

About Industrial Designers Society of America

With its roots reaching back to 1938 and founded in 1965, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is the world’s oldest, largest, member-driven society for industrial design. IDSA represents professionals in product design, interaction design, human factors, ergonomics, design research, design management, universal design and related design fields. More info: http://idsa.org/

At IDSA’s 2013 Northeast District Design Conference, The Color of Design, a fantastic group of featured keynotes and other top-notch presenters will inspire us to explore what is The Color of Design? How does color affect the design, and how is color affected by design? What is its role in the process? How does it differ by design disciplin, and how do we employ color to augment and alter the products, services and experiences we design?

Let’s get together in Hartford April 19-20 for The Color of Design, where we will embark on a two-day deep dive with inspiring speakers, practical workshops and in-depth discussions on the vibrant relationship between design and color.

117 comments

Tomas almost 2 years ago

Perfect :D

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Aref A almost 2 years ago

sweet. keyshot collaboration.

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Aleksandar Tomic almost 2 years ago

Can we upload some our existing render from our model?

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Matt Stinson almost 2 years ago

i've downloaded it, followed all the instructions but i only got a 10 day trial and i still get watermarks on the final render, why?

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Tomas almost 2 years ago

@Matt Stinson, email the keyshot4-request.txt file to license@luxion.com for approval.

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Alexei Kositsin almost 2 years ago

Nice!!!
Can i use photoshop to add some effects? as well as logos?
Rendering itself will be done totally in keyshot.

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Nemanja Ranković almost 2 years ago

When this challenge is over, do we keep those renderings as projects or shall we delete those becouse they are not really our projects, only renderings?

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Matt Stinson almost 2 years ago

@Tomas i have, then they sent me the .lic and i put it into keyshot but it didnt work

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Farzin Raafat almost 2 years ago

serious problems,with keyshot 4 after installing the license file(.lic).the trail time is 10 days-renderings still have keyshot marks on it-the program have problems sometimes with importing parts.

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Ziga almost 2 years ago

where can I get IDSA logo?

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Mohammad Shubbak almost 2 years ago

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/1888873283/IDSA_Logo.png

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Aleksei Ponomarev almost 2 years ago

Can we use logos of IDSA and KeyShot as etching on the details.

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Nemanja Ranković almost 2 years ago

Do we have to put those logos as texture or labels on those models or just on the rendered picture?

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daniel zientara almost 2 years ago

Where is the "specifications button" to find logos?

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Yeah, I would like to get some more specifics on logo placement as well; like where is the "specifications button" and are there any restrictions on how the logos are incorporated into the image?

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Stephen Nyberg almost 2 years ago

WOW! some top notch work here. the judges are going to have their work cut out for them on this one.

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

I will look into the specifications button, get what files you need, and get them online as soon as I can. Thanks for letting me know.

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Axiom34 almost 2 years ago

Can we use another program to place the logos like photoshop?

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ff8e10ac almost 2 years ago

Do we obligate to use KeyShot 4? Or KeyShot 3 will work also?

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ff8e10ac almost 2 years ago

Also will you allow to post private entries? or only public entries? Thanks in advance.

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Peeter Loomus almost 2 years ago

Looks like great challenge, interesting and innovative - let's you really show you'r creativity. Going to try to participate =)

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

...24% and counting... Can't wait to add my entry!

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Can we get the IDSA logo in same format as KeyShot logo? Or can anyone tell me easy way to clear background?

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KeyShot almost 2 years ago

You can grab the newest KeyShot logo here KeyShot Logo

For the IDSA logo, in Photoshop, you can create two layers of the logo image, set the bottom layer to 'Multiply' on the Layer options, then use the Magic Wand tool on the top layer to remove the white. Search for a .png of the IDSA logo myself and couldn't find one.

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

I am a mechanical designer and part-time render geek....I don't have Photoshop. Tried using Powerpoint to remove background, which should work in theory, but no luck. If I use the logo I have as a decal will I be able to remove background?

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Hevi almost 2 years ago

And I'm still waiting for license :/ ...how long it takes to get it? :(

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Mariusz Jablonski almost 2 years ago

I have a question. If my model has already been used in the competition (iDSA & Keyshot rendering competition), do I also still can report this same model to the challenge?

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

I just uploaded the IDSA logo in a large transparent PNG file. You can download it here: http://grabcad.com/library/living-life-by-the-sh-t/files/IDSA-logo-large.png

I can make it larger should anybody really need

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Thanks Tommy!

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german likes to make everything almost 2 years ago

Only Keyshot? That's like saying you can only participate to a creative colour drawing challenge if you use copic markers. Does it matter what tool you use to make your art?

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Hey German, I think it might be due to the fact that they are co-sponsoring the challenge ;)

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german likes to make everything almost 2 years ago

Yes. I can imagine.

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

I have updated the specifications to include the IDSA logo that @Tommy Mueller volunteered. Thanks!

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

@Nemanja When the challenge is over, you could upload your rendering to the original project so it can be with the original model. What do you think?

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

@Sara I think it should be a part of the specs that we should upload our rendering(s) to show our thanks for the efforts that the original modeller has put in.

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Josef Snabb almost 2 years ago

How about post processing in Photoshop? Such as processing light, contrast, colors? How about adding backgrounds?

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2ea76538 almost 2 years ago

Up till keyshot 2.3 and before I was liking it a lot. Fast rendrers decent materialsthe new Keyshot 3 is crap I got it and went back to 2.3. Still yet to see what Keyshot 4 does.

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angel almost 2 years ago

can i use my own models to render ?

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Harrell Holloway almost 2 years ago

Just activated10 day license with watermarks vs.15 day with no watermarks as promised. What's the solution?

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820c635e almost 2 years ago

how long does it take to get a license?

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

@mariusz.jablonski and @angel You can use your model to render. Be sure to upload through the submit entry button. You can add it to your existing model after the challenge is complete.

@josef.snabb Only renderings with reference to the original CAD file are accepted. Model must be from GrabCAD library and you must render it in KeyShot.

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Aleksei Ponomarev almost 2 years ago

Can you send me logos in vector graphic.

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

@Aleksei I'm sorry but we don't have vector graphics available for the logos. You can get the available versions through the "Download specifications" button.

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

If you are waiting on a license or experiencing issues, please contact license@luxion.com. Give 24 hours to receive it and they can help you with any issues as well.

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Jerry almost 2 years ago

can you use more then one cad model?

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KeyShot almost 2 years ago

For anyone who hasn't received a KeyShot license, be sure to specify "IDSA Color Aided Design Challenge" in the subject line so you get a full, watermark free license to use. After you receive the license file, do the following:

- Start KeyShot, and click select "Install license file".
- Select the saved license file (keyshot4.lic) and KeyShot 4 is up and running.

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2ea76538 almost 2 years ago

^^^ to the guy above. How is keyshot 4? any detalied specifications on improvements

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Should we submit each image as a seperate entry?

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Aref A almost 2 years ago

@KeyShot I just put in my watermark free trial license request. Check you inbox. Thank you ! :)

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Robert Nightingale almost 2 years ago

Only 9 days to go with the challenge, entries are looking great. I just wanted to re-emphasize part of the original design brief - "Think about how color affects the design, improves the user experience and brings a 4th dimension to how an object, product, assembly or landscape is perceived. Use this challenge as an outlet for you and your design team to reimagine how we incorporate color into our creative process." Thanks and good luck!

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Harrell Holloway almost 2 years ago

Anyone having trouble with the "realtime render" feature?

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Aleksei Ponomarev almost 2 years ago

Can we complete Keyshot's render in Photoshop for example?

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

355 entries! Wow! I bet it'll break 500 before the challenge due date. It'll be a long day for the judges ;)

Congrats everyone!

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S.K. almost 2 years ago

Is it allowed to submit private entry? Or just public one? Thankv

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

If you submit a private entry you must add the judges and sara@grabcad.com as collaborators. Public entries are encouraged.

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Kevin Lo almost 2 years ago

How do I re-order images?

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don fullingim almost 2 years ago

How do i get these tags into my keyshot project?

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Our entries are not showing up, are the server's that delayed? Hmm...

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

The most recent KeyShot entry on my screen says March 20th, and ideas or answers?

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0f2f1f0f almost 2 years ago

I have never posted a render...how do I add reference to the original model?
Tanks, RonB

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jozedwardo almost 2 years ago

My entry is not showing up, I tagged the project with IDSA but it does not show up on the page!

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

My entry and many others are not showing up on the challenge page still. The challenge page shows the most recent entry of nearly 4 days ago.

Could we please get a word back on the comment feed in regards to this problem, many of us are curious, and the challenge has mere hours left.

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Andrew Coyne almost 2 years ago

Tommy, my latest entries were not appearing at the top of the list either, so try looking through all the entries, I did and found my latest entries buried way down in the list, your latest entry may there too, the most recent entries do not appear at the top for whatever reason. Hope this helps.

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Right on Andrew, thanks for the word back. As you stated, the entries have been shuffled into the mix. I can stop going crazy now thanks to your assistance.
Kinda screwy, but all smiles now.

Time for coffee

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

Sorry for the delayed response on this issue - your entries are being uploaded but are not shown in consecutive or chronological order. Also please note that there is a delay in the entry count from here on out. You can confirm successful upload by checking here: http://grabcad.com/myfiles. Come to me with any questions!

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

Good luck to all fellow entrants, some of the entries are out-standing!

@GrabCAD thanks for giving us a wonderful opertunity

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Finally I can stop wondering what to KeyShot next! #keyshotrelief

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

@Tommy, It has been a marathon for sure, especially the editing of some of the models to get them to suit the way I work, but it's been fun and educational

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Right on Martin! I think the best part for me, was watching all the models here on GrabCAD become more alive, living with more color than ever expected.

It seams all of the talent on GrabCAD (and then some) came out of the "wood-work" to chime in to really make it an amazing event... a challenging, challenge ;)

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

Wonder if it's been a record breaking event with the number of entries ... It's too late or early for me to go through the past challenges to find out

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

386 entries was the next closest to this one - I guess GrabCAD can say this one was a highly colourful success .... When's the next render challange coming ?

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Hardi Meybaum almost 2 years ago

Martin, yes this was a new recorder. We at GrabCAD couldn't be more excited about this.

There will be next rendering challenge for sure.

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daniel zientara almost 2 years ago

Great entries all around. Very impressive. Good luck everyone!

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

Anybody else suffering withdrawals ... do we need a new support group - lol

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Uh, I am. I've been staring at my computer wondering what to do now...
For a month it was constantly on my mind; rendering something bright and true, now nothing. Just despair. haha

Bring on another challenge GrabCAD!!!
We're all addicted to CAD

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

I have some Buspirone if anybody struggles too much with the withdrawals - hehehe ;)

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Was fairly confident at first, not so sure now with over 500 entries! There are some really great renderings here, congrats to all who participated and good luck to all!

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Abed Sabeh almost 2 years ago

Good luck everyone!

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Nic almost 2 years ago

I know it got pretty frantic for me,couple late night stolen hours. I went back to my pc to start on another project i thought up,got some evil eyes from the fiancee and put that away for next time. Greatt comp guys.

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

I am really fortunate Nic - I have my wifes permission to tell people that i wear the trousers in this house :P

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Daniele Ventura almost 2 years ago

qunado si sa chi vince??

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

At a guess the winners would know by April 12th, the rest of us will have to wait until after April 19th which is after the IDSA has announced the winners at the Hartford event which is what the challenge was all about

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Daniele Ventura almost 2 years ago

thanks Martin!

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Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

@Martin, thanks! You're right winners will be announced April 19 at the event.

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Vladimir Palffy almost 2 years ago

I missed this challenge - I am very unhappy - I hope, I will win next time.
Here: www.4kside.com

you can find my rendering pictures and wallpapers. I hope do you like my rendering :)

Regards,
Vladimir

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

10 days and counting... ;D

Any predictions?

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

The colour machine and the model of the ford coupe hot rod, there-after anybodies guess ....

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daniel zientara almost 2 years ago

Tons of good entries. Judges have their work cut out for them. Some of the entries are very high quality, ultra realistic renderings, but do not capture a unique or creative use of color. It will be interesting to see how the judges weight all the criteria of the contest.

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

My money is on any of the renderings that focused on color as a part of overall product function, or any of the renderings by Martin Remiar. He has a great eye for composition and color choice. I agree with Daniel too, not enough focus on the value add of color in some of the renderings.; regardless of how incredibly realistic and high quality some may have been.

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Totally Nate, I agree. In the end, color usage will win in my opinion too. I've taken several look-throughs of all the entries, some are really stunning. I've even picked out 6 possible winners; placing a bet with myself. Some of the ones I think will win were not necessarily the most "Liked" models, so I'm curious/excited how the judges perspective on the entries will play out.

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Care to share your picks Tommy?

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Why not, you'll probably get me in trouble the GrabCAD community though :) j/k

Spray_Cans
Idsa render challenge entry no.2
Community Service (Keyshot/IDSA Challenge)
Constructed matches
IDSA Keyshot Challenge Entry "Bring Ideas To Life."
The colour of design

That's kinda where I think it stands.

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

In no particular order:

rendering (truck-v1) The dirty Version
Metronome Speaker for B&O
SpaceNavigator (IDSA Rendering Challenge)
Time for color
Eames meets Van Gogh
Colourstone Custom

Honestly, these are just a few of my favorites that I feel do an exceptional job of using color to add value. I could easily list a dozen more that I feel have a good chance of winning. So many great entries; so much talent in the GrabCad community!

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Haha, it's so great to see through another's eyes. Those are some great pics Nate, thanks for sharing back!

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Ljuba almost 2 years ago

Same model, two completely different ways. Both are excellent.
IDSA "CAD" (Color Aided Design) Rendering Challenge
Modern past

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Martin Remiar almost 2 years ago

Nate, I appreciate you interest in my renderings...but think twice before you bet all your money :-)

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Abed Sabeh almost 2 years ago

It's not about who is going to win guys, it's about keeping us motivated :-) and again good luck for who ever gets the 1st prize! :-)

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

Yeah - we need some more fresh meat to get our teeth into :) Or at least I do

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

Tomorrow's the big day!!!!

Who's excited?

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Abed Sabeh almost 2 years ago

ME!!! :-)

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Looks like we will know the winners sometime after 10:30 EST.?

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

I'll just keep chewing on my nails until I hear the news... :)

Best of luck to everybody, looking forward to the event today!

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Farzin Raafat almost 2 years ago

how much time should we wait?

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Farzin Raafat almost 2 years ago

good luck for everyone.

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Tommy Mueller almost 2 years ago

AWESOME! Those are some terrific winners.
Congrats to you all ;) You all did so well!!!

Many of us will be back next time :D

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Congrats to all of the winners! I must admit that I clearly misunderstood the criteria of this challenge. There is no doubt that some beautiful and very realistic renderings were chosen as winners; I am, however, curious to see some comments from the judges on how they came to their decision.

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nate arachikavitz almost 2 years ago

Good job with your pics Tommy! You sure you didn't have some intel? ;)
And I would also like to add that both Abed and Tomas have been an inspiration to me since I first picked up the Keyshot/Hypershot "paintbrush" a few years ago. Not suprising that they are both in the top 6...

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daniel zientara almost 2 years ago

Congrats to the winners! Aparently my piano didn't have enough color! Hahaha

ISDA Rendering Contest - Piano

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lorenIPSVM almost 2 years ago

congrats all- awesome work!

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Martin Remiar almost 2 years ago

Congrats to winner

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0f2f1f0f almost 2 years ago

Congrats to all!
And I agree with nate regarding comments from the judges.

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Martin Spencer-Ford almost 2 years ago

Well i got 2 out of the top 3 right, well done to the winners!!

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Varinder Pal Singh almost 2 years ago

congrats to all

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Farzin Raafat almost 2 years ago

congratulations!

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Paul Tripon almost 2 years ago

Congratulations to the winners and to all participants.
Many thanks to the organizers for this great challenge.

Paul Tripon has uploaded 70 CAD models & has left 2131 comments.
Andrew Coyne almost 2 years ago

There is a good retrospective video on the Keyshot website which shows them doing a tutorial on the Colour design entry. See - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=78rxFQOXMVs

Andrew Coyne has uploaded 39 CAD models & has left 63 comments.
Sara Sigel almost 2 years ago

Thank you to everyone who participated! We hope to have more Challenges like this in the future. We ask that all participants upload their work to the original models who inspired them and say thank you!

Sara Sigel has uploaded 1 CAD models & has left 2064 comments.

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Who’s in the jury?
Adam Wendel
Senior Industrial Designer at Fahrenheit 212 & President, IDSA NY
Gina Reimann
Design Director at Redscout
Nicholas Oxley
Senior Engineer at Quirky
Allen Zadeh
Co-Founder at LOVARO LLC
Robert Nightingale
Creative Strategist, RBRTNGHTNGL, IDSA NY
Stephan Clambaneva
Global PLM Industry Consultant, Dassault Systemes and IDSA’s Northeast District V.P.
Kaspar Kiis
Senior Engineer, GrabCAD