iPhone 5 Accessory Design Challenge

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Design and model a crazy new accessory for the brand new iPhone 5 and win big.

From cases to docks to integrated keyboards, we're judging submissions based on two factors:

1. How creative is your idea? Does anything like it exist? (hint: we hope not!)
2. How easy is your design to manufacture?

The iPhone 5, touted by Apple as the "thinnest, lightest, fastest iPhone ever," provides a massive opportunity for you to rethink how people interact with their smartphones. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

TO GET YOU STARTED:

Dimensioned iPhone 5 for Case Design (STEP, STL and Solidworks formats- Thanks Bryan Morris!)

iPhone 5 for case designers (IGS format- Thanks Simon Kwan!)

Both of these designs are based on the official Apple iPhone 5 specifications: https://developer.apple.com/resources/cases/dimensions/iPhone-5-dimensions.pdf

This also may help: https://developer.apple.com/resources/cases/Case-Design-Guidelines.pdf

Note: Images below are just to get you started brainstorming! Get creative!

Requirements

Great renderings are a plus!
We'd also love it if a few renderings incorporate the GrabCAD logo (GrabCAD logo PDF) or our mascot, The Mighty Grabby!

Download specification

Rules

Challenge is open to everyone
Team/Company entries are welcome
You can submit several designs
Only models uploaded through this challenge will participate in the challenge
Tag your model "iPhone5"
Please upload an STL file format in addition to native formats

Prizes

$1,000 cash + GrabCAD T-shirts!

First Place Prize: A killer combo of creative, manufacturable and just plain cool!

$500 + GrabCAD T-shirt

Most creative submission

$100 + GrabCAD T-Shirt

Best 3D printable design incorporating Grabby the Bot

$100 + GrabCAD T-shirt!

Most Helpful Community Member Prize (limit: 6 prizes)

$50 to each GrabCAD member who contributes meaningful discussion and feedback to each model, mostly in the form of pins in the 3D viewer

If you aren't familiar with pins in the 3D viewer, check out: http://blog.grabcad.com/2012/05/grabcad-goes-3d-experience-cad-models-in-a-new-dimension-right-in-your-browser/)

About the jury?

The entire GrabCAD Team (http://grabcad.com/about) will convene and vote!

About GrabCAD

GrabCAD is an amazing online community of CAD engineers and designers.

63 comments

William 8 months ago

Super challange, going to see a lot for this one :P

William has uploaded 104 CAD models & has left 7862 comments.
Ravichandra Jp 8 months ago

Good.... Engineers model and engineers vote!

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Ravichandra Jp 8 months ago

And this too...
https://developer.apple.com/resources/cases/200_cm_Flash_Test_Target_R1.pdf

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Ashish Kumar 8 months ago

awesome challenge guys, l'd love to take part :)

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JF Brandon 8 months ago

Love to see you jumping in @Ashish. Can't wait to see all the entries on this one!

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Comed 8 months ago

So... I have one question: is it allowed to include other companys products as part of the entry? Like speakers, etc, or only the iPhone? And if yes, what is the maximum price of the product?

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Vaibhav Bhujbal 8 months ago

Ohhh another super duper challenge

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teigan 8 months ago

the world needs an iPhone accessory that can disguise the fact that the owner is a gullible fashion victim worthy only of pity.

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Gabe Blanchet 8 months ago

@Comed, you may include other established products in your design, so long as you do not intrude on their Intellectual Property; Use your best judgement. Price point is flexible, especially for the "most creative" prize.

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Ricky Montero 8 months ago

is there any cad object to download with exact measures?

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William 8 months ago

You can find it here Ricky - Dimensioned iPhone 5 for Case Design

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CJ Abraham 8 months ago

If any one here would like photo rendering of their accessory, I would be happy to help out. I've already created a model of the iPhone 5 for both rendering and case designing.

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William 8 months ago

Hi GrabCAD Staff I can no access the 3d viewer through Chrome to give feed back and also to put pins on for the person who uploaded there challenge model?

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EDISON PHOENIX 8 months ago

@William ,Try with firefox mate.Now only i feel the great effect of 3D viewer. It's really a awesome thing that i missed till now in our GC. Its really Greattttttttt!!!!! Thanks GC.

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William 8 months ago

Hey Edison, I have it was not working the other day with FF :( or Chrome :( I shall try again m8 thanx for the heads up //Handshake :)

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William 8 months ago

Still not working with my FF :(

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Olivia 8 months ago

Im pretty pumped about this contest!!

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Gabe Blanchet 8 months ago

@William, glad to hear the 3D viewer is working again!

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William 8 months ago

Yip all working again Gabe :) thank you

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trey haney 8 months ago

Can any one tell me the exact dimension for the corner radius on the iPhone 5 outside profile? This dimension is missing from Apples PDF or I am blind.

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Ravichandra Jp 8 months ago

@ trey haney , Even i dint find it in the pdf.... So found it in Dimensioned iPhone 5 for Case Design.... Check out.

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trey haney 8 months ago

I have that file downloaded. I was curious where he got the dimension and how accurate it is.

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Ravichandra Jp 8 months ago

@ trey, Even he just 'believes'..... he says in his comment on the file.... but cant say about accuracy!

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trey haney 8 months ago

Thanks. Hopefully I find time to look at file tomorrow. This the same issue with the other IPhone pdf's.

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Ross Aitken 8 months ago

What time does this challenge end?

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Björn Hessing 8 months ago

hey, i have one question. I uploaded a model in this challenge. Unfortunately, the model does not appear under the entries. What ist the mistake?

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Nathan Munoz 8 months ago

I think I am having the same problem as Hessing. I uploaded my model, but it has shown up. How can I fix this?

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Nils Aksnes 8 months ago

me too.

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Starnuti 8 months ago

Yes, i am having the same problem

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Aj Santiago 8 months ago

Same here, uploaded a model but it does not show up here.

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John B 8 months ago

I had the same problem

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Fidel Chirtes 8 months ago

Me too, they might show here later...I hope

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teigan 8 months ago

it keeps happening to me. is there a mystery step i don't know about when uploading to a challenge?

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chris hazzard 8 months ago

when do we find out who are the winners

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Arnaud 8 months ago

i got the uploading problem too... :)

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Julius Siador 8 months ago

I think the uploading will be completed only if you click OK at the finish of the uploading bar indicator.

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Kaspar Kiis 8 months ago

We will not miss off any of the entries. Please take another look at http://grabcad.com/challenges/iphone-5-accessory-design-challenge/entries and send me an e-mail to kaspar@grabcad,com if it is not listed.

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3DSolutions 8 months ago

Please take notice that the iPhone 5 model that Bryan Morris has provided needs to be modified accordingly...

1. The vertical location of the "Ringer Switch" needs to be relocated. (it was not defined and is lower than it should be)

2. Although, it is extremely minor... the volume buttons are not vertically aligned with eachother. One is defined and the other is not.

I discovered this problem when trying out one of my designs i had 3D printed. Other than these 2 small issues, the model is extremely accurate!

Thanks

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teigan 8 months ago

your grabcad peers are too "awesome" for measurements.

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mustafa zorlu 8 months ago

results will be announced when

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mustafa zorlu 7 months ago

looking forward to the results!!

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HAGAR NIBLETT 7 months ago

does anyone know when are the results going to be announced?

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Julius Siador 7 months ago

I hope they have more time to evaluate thoroughly the entries before deciding who truly deserve to win.

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Santoo 7 months ago

when do we get to see the results?

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teigan 7 months ago

when the iPhone 6 comes out.

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Santosh Nataraj 7 months ago

results?

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Julius Siador 7 months ago

I think they are waiting for Kaspar Kiis. He would be available by Nov. 5.

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JF Brandon 7 months ago

Hey everyone, apologize for the delays - we'll be announcing everything soon.

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Ravichandra Jp 7 months ago

can results be expect by 5th?

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Angelo 6 months ago

congrats to all the winners!

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Olivia 6 months ago

Congratulations to all the winners :)

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Romano Gaspari 6 months ago

I hope you don't wanna hold a cellphone closer to guitars humbucker pickups!

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teigan 6 months ago

why would a guitarist of even moderate skill level want to block off parts of the instrument that could be used for fingering? and to make things worse they are proposing hanging a telephone there to show you how to finger your chords. the entire world seems to be structured for amateurs, and grabcad is no exception. if there ever comes a motorcycle accessory challenge, the winning entry will be training wheels for recreational riders.

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JF Brandon 6 months ago

Dear Teigan, if you look closely at the design, it sits on your strap stretching in a different direction, away from, not over, the strings (as you instantly, and wrongly, suspected). If you've ever seen, or played a guitar, you know that the strap goes from the strapbutton on the top part of the guitar, across the shoulder and back to the rear of the guitar. The iRig case sits on the strap between the shoulder and the guitar, still within visibility of the player yet out of the way.....I play guitar lots, and as anyone else who's played one, it's a pretty useful idea. I can draw you a picture if you need further explaination.

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teigan 6 months ago

i play guitar too, and don't look at strap when i am playing. nor do i look at the strings. if you are still looking at the strings, then that's what's keeping you from being a guitarist.

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JF Brandon 6 months ago

What if you're learning? You have to start somewhere ... this helps people. And for lyrics, it could be really useful too.

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William 6 months ago

Woooow @ that crazy comment Teigan ((( the entire world seems to be structured for amateurs ))) totally in disbelieve that someone would even consider a comment like that.... IT WOULD HELP IF YOU DID NOT WALK AROUND WITH YOUR EYES SHUT AND JUST LOOK @ THE ADVANCEMENTS HUMANS, ENGINEERS/DESIGNERS HAVE GIVING US OVER THE PAST 200 YEARS.

LoL'ss

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Angelo 6 months ago

@teigan. please dont be closed minded. everyone here did the best job they could to the best of their abilities. Some people are beginners both in engineering and in this case guitar playing haha), we all have to start somewhere. Also, every comment you have left on this thread has been negative. we are all friends here, so lets try and make the criticism constructive :)

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William 6 months ago

Great comment
Angelo :P

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teigan 6 months ago

i tell it like it is. and if you can't do that too, then that's proof your "friend"ships here are superficial and shallow.

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Angelo 6 months ago

telling it like it is and being downright ignorant are two separate things all together. i find the positive to comment on and then help to correct anything that may be flawed or negative. its called ethics. being insulting and negative is never the right route to take. i could find flaws in any of the designs entered im sure, but calling the person out on how stupid an idea is, or criticizing other users is simply "e-bullying". That is simply not welcome here, in my opinion, and any one of the grad cad staff can feel free to correct me if i am wrong.

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JF Brandon 6 months ago

Alright, alright chill out everyone. No more snarky comments or personal insults. This is a comments page for a iPhone Case Design Challenge, not a mudfight.

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John B 6 months ago

we had a mudfight and I missed it O.o... damn...
anyway congrats to the winners! :D

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