Show off your skills and solve real design problems
As you may already know, Stratasys is leading the way in how designers, engineers and innovators use 3D printing to solve complex challenges. For this challenge imagine you have unique access to best in class full-color multi-material PolyJet 3D printers. With that in mind we invite you to unleash your creativity and show us what is possible knowing that the winning work will be printed on this powerful design tool.
The challenge: design a “pebble” to showcase PolyJet capabilities and you could win a gift card, swag bag and special recognition. This special competition is open to all designers worldwide. The challenge asks you to showcase your ideas and skills while exploring the capabilities of full color, multi-material 3D printing. The winner should be able to provide a compelling written explanation of the characteristics they are showcasing, the design inspiration (origin of where the design idea came from), and how they iterated through their design cycle. The final submission will include this narrative, any relevant images, and the files (OBJ, STL or VRML) to produce a fully printable and well-designed 3D model. The more information supplied the better – images, renderings, videos and screenshots of the
design are encouraged! Winning models will demonstrate a specific set of capabilities within the build specifications given in the requirements below.
Entries will be accepted from Wednesday, July 1st through Monday, 3rd of August. and Winners will be announced mid-October
JUDGING CRITERIA
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
WHAT IS REQUIRED
1. 1-page (500 words or less) narrative on your design inspiration and PolyJet capabilities you are showcasing
ENTERING THE COMPETITION:
SUBMITTING AN ENTRY
AWARDING THE WINNERS
The sum of the Awards is the total gross amount of the reward. The awarded participant is solely liable for the payment of all taxes, duties, and other similar measures if imposed on the reward pursuant to the legislation of the country of his/her residence, domicile, citizenship, workplace, or any other criterion of similar nature. Only 1 award per person. Prizes may not be transferred or exchanged. All winners will be contacted by the GrabCAD staff to get their contact information and any other information needed to get the prize to them. Payment of cash awards is made through PayPal. All team awards will be transferred to the member who entered the Challenge.
We will release the finalists before the announcement of the winners to give the Community an opportunity to share their favorites in the comments, discuss concerns, and allow time for any testing or analysis by the Jury. The Jury will take the feedback into consideration when picking the winners.
Schedule
$3000 in Prizes
$1500
$1000
$500
If you don't receive the email within an hour (and you've checked your Spam folder), email us as confirmation@grabcad.com.
72 comments
Aayush Wadehra over 4 years ago
Very cool challenge! My one question is: Does the final design have to be only the "Pebble" or can the Pebble be a part of a larger, more complex design?
Kenneth G McNeil over 4 years ago
So, it seems like the only guidance that is given is the design being multi-color. What is the purpose of the design/product?
Kesa over 4 years ago
Her are some tutorials on how to use PolyJet.
How to 3D Print Textured Objects Inside Clear Plastic Blocks
Printing Full-Color FEA Results on 3D Printers
PolyJet 3D Printing: How to Assign Colors in GrabCAD Print
How to Color Proof Your 3D Prints (Using This Super-Secret Stratasys Website)
Kesa over 4 years ago
The design must be centered around the Pebble.
Kesa over 4 years ago
@Kenneth The purpose is to show off what Stratasys Multi-Color Printers can do for Prototyping a products and how many levels of color and detail can be printed from these printers.
Kenneth G McNeil over 4 years ago
@Kesa okay, that makes things a little more clear. I will look at the links you noited. I appreciate it.
Kenneth G McNeil over 4 years ago
@Kesa also I would like to apoligize I did not notice the, "Pebble", comment in the post.
serge vieillescaze over 4 years ago
Cool challenge. I know what to do next weeks evenings :)
Amit Athavale over 4 years ago
This is an exciting and cool challenge.
john mcbride over 4 years ago
What is a Pebble, what is it used for
Dhruv Gandhi over 4 years ago
what is the submission template/scorecard to be filled as mentioned in point 5 of 'What is Required'? please tell me where can i find it, it's not in the 'download specifications' folder
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
The Pebbles are sample parts that showcase Polyjet Capabilities. Each Pebble should highlight features that utilize the technology.
Gina Scala over 4 years ago
@JohnMcBride - Pebble is a shape we selected to have a basic canvas for everyone to design on. Here we are not concerned with geometry but what you can do with - color, texture, clear, etc -- and how you bring these design "swatches" to life --- think of this as a small way to test a concept.
Gina Scala over 4 years ago
@kenneth - The PolyJet technology is multi-material -- which means more then just color -- it is the full gamut of colors plus - transparency - flexibility - rigidity. What is magical is that this is all possible in ONE part - ONE print.... With those tools the possibilities are ENDLESS - check out some of our creations - https://www.stratasys.com/explore/video/design-inspiration-kit-unboxing - and then think of something you want to try and give it a shot!
Gina Scala over 4 years ago
@Aayush - YES!! We want everyone to use the same geometry -- think of this as a swatch that inspires future bigger designs -- the possibilities are really endless!
shreyas over 4 years ago
In tech spec "the design should consider the current text location"
means what can you clear little bit
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
@shreyas - It means that when creating your new pebble, the text on the base pebble and it's location should stay there. hope that clarifies.
Dhruv Gandhi over 4 years ago
are we allowed to integrate electronics in the pebble? (i.e a LED, speaker, or other kind of small electronics)
Mohsen Ojani over 4 years ago
Does the printer add support structures automatically or must be design ?
Kesa over 4 years ago
Moshen, it should already add support in the printer itself.
stewart lindsay over 4 years ago
0.5mm does not equal 0.2" . Why not correct it rather than delete the comment?
Ashu Singhal over 4 years ago
Can one designer submit multiple entries? Also do we have to keep "000" in logo as given in sample design or "101" as shown in pebble drawing PDF?
stewart lindsay over 4 years ago
Now the question is , which dimension did you really mean ? was is 5mm or 0.5mm? Inspiring confidence LOL!
Ashu Singhal over 4 years ago
@kesa @GinaScala thin wall dimension is 5mm or 0.5mm?🤔
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
0.5 mm / 0.02 inch - there was a typo we will correct it. sorry for that
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
@Ashu Singhal - I see no reason not to submit multiple entries - the more the merrier :) just not that there will be only one prize per participant.
As for the text - the number doesn't matter as long as the 3 digits stay there. (it's just how we number them)
Kesa over 4 years ago
Due to discussion with the Sponsor of this challenge, We are extending the Challenge to end on September 7th.
Yifei Wu over 4 years ago
Hi my Obj file is a little big, I can't upload to the system, do you have solution?
Kesa over 4 years ago
@Yifei, There is no size limit but if you could compress your file size in a zip file that would be great.
Winston Jennings over 4 years ago
What printer will be used?
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
The Pebbles will be printed on Stratasys PolyJet J8-series and/or J55 printers.
https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/j8-series
https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/j55
Winston Jennings over 4 years ago
What's your most elastic material?
OTOYI KOTSIKPA DAMIEN over 4 years ago
i will participate
Miguel De Haro over 4 years ago
the most elastic material, its called agiuls 30, googoled and you get info about this material
Sachin Adhwaria over 4 years ago
Last date to submit the design
Abe Gladstone over 4 years ago
@sachin there are still 20 days left in the challenge. Last day of the challenge is on September 7th.
cem çapanoğlu over 4 years ago
1- "Entries will be accepted from Wednesday, July 1st through Monday, 3rd of August. and Winners will be announced mid-September."
2- "Schedule
This Challenge ends on September 7th, 2020 (23:59 EST.) Finalists and Winners will be announced in Mid-September"
-There is two date, and deadline shows there is 16 more days to deadline. Which one is true?
Dragan Beljan over 4 years ago
Same question i have, there is no clarity in deadline description.
Kesa over 4 years ago
The Sponsor of the Challenge extended the challenge. The Deadline is September 7th.
Naveena B v over 4 years ago
can someone tell me the steps to submit my pebble model?
M.S.KIRAN KARTHIK over 4 years ago
Is the round text at the back mandatory. In my case it damages the look of the pebble?
Ikponmwosa Obasogie over 4 years ago
Is it compulsory to use multiple materials in our models. Thank you.
Kesa over 4 years ago
I dont believe the letters are Mandatory
Kesa over 4 years ago
@Ikponwosa Using multiple materials would be beneficial to this project
Ikponmwosa Obasogie over 4 years ago
Thanks for your @kesa I'll look into that.
rahadyan muhammad over 4 years ago
hi I just want to make sure, the minimum size /filament size is 5mm?
can I make a hair thin motif somewhere like 0,5-1 mm wide?
Dean over 4 years ago
@rahadyan muhammad Thin walls should be not less than 0.02 inch, you can make 0.5mm wide is OK.
Julian Groeli over 4 years ago
@Gina and @Kesa. Cool challenge! I see that geometry can be submitted in a number of formats, but the linked instructions about printing textured objects in clear blocks specifies VRML format. Is that required, or can we submit a STEP file, a rendering and a text description?
Hila Desheh over 4 years ago
@Julian, it depends on your design. if you have texture maps in your design than obj, vrml or 3mf are file formats that include that information. STEP does not.
if your design is composed of rgb colors / Stratasys materials, you can submit STEP with supporting documents on what color / material should be assigned to each part. (if it was not assigned in the cad)
M.S.KIRAN KARTHIK over 4 years ago
when will the results get published @Kesa
Kesa over 4 years ago
Results will be posted soon.
Okpamen Obasogie over 4 years ago
Thank you to GrabCad and Stratasys. This was a great challenge and really helped me think more creatively. Learning how to do a lot with a little pebble.
Matthias Seitz over 4 years ago
Dear Challenge Team, thank you so much for your trust and to allow me to be in the next round! There are very nice ideas around.
Per the last email received, I was wondering if we need to post here our final comments or directly on the different concepts pages. Thanks!
Dean over 4 years ago
I am thrilled to become one of the finalists of this competition.
I see a lot of outstanding designs and talented designers around the world via this opportunity, for example, I was astounded by the creativity and hard work of Anouar Barodi, Aniello Sessa and Okpaman.
The design by Ben Chann was simple yet powerful; while the work of Nick Tyrer visualised the elasticity and vitality of the pebble.
Among the finalists, I like Allan Morel’s Black Hole Pebble rendering the most, I see both rich texture and smooth details in his masterpiece; while my favourite work is Julian Groeli’s Concept Wave, he leveraged radiating lines with a consistent flow to clash with the border of the pebbles, creating a beautiful and artistic dividing line - the only down side from my perspective is the three colours that he created, which I believe one colour would be sufficient for beautiful creations like this.
In general, people like to predict the future, and the edge of my design is to use pebbles with Stratasys Polyjet 3D printing technology to predict the next milestone of the 3D printing industry. I believe the ultimate goal of 3D printing would go beyond merely printing a decoration or a building, but to print the way we live and the way we sustain our lives for the generations to come.
Wouldn’t it be interesting if in 5 or 10 years’ time, this design on biological printing can really come to life?
Finally, I believe that Stratasys Polyjet 3D printing technology would be able to bring out the best in each and every designs, regardless of how wild or detailed the concepts are.
I wish to express my gratitude to Stratasys and Grabcad for organising this competition, and thanks to all the other contestants for enriching my understanding of the unlimited possibilities brought by 3D printing technology.
Jouni Huopana over 4 years ago
This was an interesting challenge and being among the finalists is amazing. The possibilities are endless with these kind of competitions and applications. I liked the E-heart and automotive pebbles, as education and specific engineering solutions have always been close to my heart. Good luck to all!
Kesa over 4 years ago
Hello Everyone, We are waiting for the winners to be chosen. its taking a bit longer than normal we will keep you posted when it happens.
Thanks
Kesa
GrabCAD CM
N Tyrer over 4 years ago
Good Afternoon Kesa. I don't suppose you have an update as to when you think there will be further news? Thanks,
Nick
Hila Desheh about 4 years ago
Hi Nick and all, really sorry for the delay in the announcement, we are working on printing and evaluating the parts as we speak, we had some delays due to covid lockdown, hopefully we will have the results next week.
Kesa about 4 years ago
Just a reminder. We will be getting the Results later this week. Thank you so much for you patience.
Okpamen Obasogie about 4 years ago
Thank you Kesa.
Kesa about 4 years ago
Winners are now posted. You will be informed on how to get your winnings soon.
ANOUAR BARODI about 4 years ago
Congrats to the winners !!!
Okpamen Obasogie about 4 years ago
So much appreciation to Stratasys and grabcad community for this amazing project. I really am grateful to be named a winner. I also wish we all could get to see pictures of these beautiful pebble prints online somehow. Cheers.
ficheux david about 4 years ago
Congrats !
Aniello Sessa about 4 years ago
Congratulations to the Winners!!
Julian Groeli about 4 years ago
Congratulations to the winners! I had a great time with this challenge, and look forward to seeing you all on the next one.
N Tyrer about 4 years ago
Fantastic! Thank you very much Grabcad + Stratasys. Very proud to have been selected from such a strong line-up.
Ben Cann about 4 years ago
Many thanks to Grabcad and Stratasys ! I am very honored to receive the first price.
There are a lot of very interesting entries that deserves a nice print in my opinion.
I am excited to see some finished prints and observe how far the Polyjet technology has been pushed !
Mohsen Ojani about 4 years ago
Congratulation Ben 👍
Struan Laurence Robertson about 4 years ago
Congrats to the winners :) To the judges, who can I speak to to receieve feedback on my design? This is the first time I have ever designed anything and would love some direction so I know what I can do better next time.
Sergi Bada about 3 years ago
Hey guys, I have been in Formnext in Frankfurt this week and could see some of the pebbles from the challenge at Stratasys booth. Great job;)
https://pasteboard.co/sbYA4TJMs6XE.jpg
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