TopMod 3d Printing Competition!

June 13th, 2008 | by admin |

TopMod3d and Shapeways

The folks over at Shapeways are sponsoring a 3d modeling competition for TopMod3d users. Here is more info:

A few weeks ago I wrote about TopMod3D, a ‘topological mesh modeling’ tool that allows you to create really far-out and intricate models. I gave it a try and quickly came up with a simple design that I had printed. It’s a crazy little thing, but if you put it on the table during a meeting, everyone will be playing with it all the time :-)

To give you an idea, the model only cost $26 to print because it’s just a wireframe and doesn’t contain a lot of material.

As my skills with this tool are obviously limited, I was wondering what someone with a bit more time and expertise would come up with.

So: I challenge you to come up with a fun and intriguing design using TopMod3D. I’ll hand out a $50 coupon to the designer of the best entry to have it printed.

To participate, place the object in your Shapeways account and leave link in a comment below this post. We’ll select the winner on Wednesday the 18th of June at 9am CEST (Amsterdam time). The winner will be announced later that day.

If you don’t have an account yet, register as a beta user and enter ‘TopMod3D’ in the ‘How did you hear about us?’ field. We’ll keep a close eye on the entries and invite you as soon as we can. Be sure to read ‘How Does Shapeways Work‘ after logging in for the first time.

Have fun!

Bart

-from http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/25-TopMod3D-Give-it-a-Try,-Win-a-50-Print.html

I strongly encourage you to participate in the competition!

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