3d design challenge
3D Printing and Robotics Changing the World: Winners of the Third Round of 2017 Hackaday Prize Announced
The 2017 Hackaday Prize challenge launched just a few months ago, charging participants to create something that makes a positive difference in the world. It’s always interesting to follow the multi-tiered…
Building in the Stars: Phase Two, Level Two Winners Announced for NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
My husband and I are science fiction fans, and as such own some of Ray Bradbury’s works, including short story collection The Martian Chronicles. I especially like “The Million-Year Picnic,”…
3D Printing News Briefs: July 7, 2017
Happy July! We’ve got a lot of news for you today in this week’s only edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, covering everything from 3D printers and hackathons to business…
3D Pioneers Challenge Winners from Rapid.Tech + FabCon 3.D. Announced
The Rapid.Tech trade show and conference, recently held at Messe Erfurt in Germany, was pretty busy – CRP Technology discussed the construction of the prototype for a 3D printed Parrot Bebop…
There’s Still Time to Hone Your 3D Printing Design Skills This Summer
If you thought you missed the boat to sign up for one of our 3D Print design courses, you’re in luck. Though our Beginner Design course has already begun, there’s…
RESHAPE 17: Programmable Skins Competition Kicks Off With Partners IN(3D)USTRY and Noumena Studio
Online digital platform RESHAPE promotes the design, research, and production of digital ideas, and represents a large international community of makers, designers, and customers who are inspired by innovation and…
Jewelry Inspired by Art is the Focus of New 3D Design Challenge by Shapeways and the National Gallery of Denmark
I don’t usually wear earrings unless I’m attending a formal event, and I have only a few necklaces that are in regular rotation, but I love wearing unique rings. One…
3D Printing to Learn: Winners Announced for Envision the Future Design Challenge
After the stunning success of the Within Reach 3D Design Challenge brought about impressive winning designs in 2016, e-NABLE, MatterHackers, and Pinshape wanted to keep going, and see what would happen with…
3D Printing Design Courses: Roundup and Contest Winners
We’ve just wrapped the Spring session of our Beginner and Advanced Design for 3D Printing course, an interactive online workshop which takes 3D printing design skills to the next level…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 5, 2017
In this week’s second helping of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about challenges and awards, 3D printer distribution, and a little business. Airwolf 3D is sponsoring the fourth annual…
ISS Design Challenge Winner Successfully 3D Printed in Zero Gravity
Last summer, electronics distribution company Mouser Electronics, together with celebrity engineer and inventor Grant Imahara, put college students, makers, and engineers to the 3D design test. They issued a challenge to create…
Additive Industries Announces the Winners of the Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge
We cover a lot of 3D printing and 3D design contests on a regular basis, which I love because we get to see such a wide range of design talent…
Envision the Future: Design a 3D Printed Educational Model for the Visually Impaired
Last year, a large team effort was launched by the 3D printing community to help one woman. The Within Reach 3D Design Challenge, led by MatterHackers, e-NABLE, Pinshape and Ultimaker, challenged…
Frustum-GrabCAD 3D Printed Quadcopter Challenge Winners Announced
We’ve seen GrabCAD team up with Stratasys for 3D printing challenges, but this time, the digital manufacturing hub has joined with topology optimization software company Frustum, focused on developing the latest design…
e-NABLE Works to Create New Fundraising Opportunities and Design Challenges for Growing Community of Global Volunteers
We always enjoy writing about the vast network of volunteers that make up the global e-NABLE community, who collaborate to make free 3D printed prosthetic hands available to the people…
MyMiniFactory Launches 3D Design and Printing Contest with WildBrain for New Early Learning Character Designs
MyMiniFactory, the world’s largest curated download platform for free 3D printable models, and the sister site of 3D printer reseller iMakr, launched a 3D design and printing contest this week,…
Pasta Gets Smart! Barilla Launches Second 3D Design Contest for 3D Printable Pasta Shapes
Back in my day, wagon wheels and vague dinosaur shapes were considered the height of sophisticated pasta shapes. I never would have imagined three-dimensional roses and cratered moons, but that’s…
Floreon Announces Competition to 3D Print Spectacles for Footballer Ian Wright
Ian Wright’s football story is one of a boy with humble beginnings making good after a long and difficult struggle. The third son of Jamaican immigrants, he was brought up by…
Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Announce Winners of ISS Design Challenge
Just a few months ago, we told you about the 2016 International Space Station Design Challenge, brought to you by electronics distribution company Mouser Electronics and renowned American engineer Grant…
Mars Medical Challenge Asks Students to Design 3D Printable Items to Keep Astronauts Healthy on Mars
The team of NASA, the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), and online educational platform Future Engineers has been a lot of fun to follow over the last year. Their collaborative 3D…
NASA, ASME and Future Engineers Announce Winners of the Think Outside the Box 3D Printing Challenge
The ingenuity of kids never ceases to amaze me – and young students have had plenty of opportunities to showcase their brilliance lately through 3D printing and design competitions offered…
The 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge Launches Through GrabCAD Community
3D printing has had major impacts in the aerospace industry. Some of the most brilliant engineering minds have been put to the test designing parts for rockets that one day…
3D Design Challenge: Rinkak and Unitcom Invite You to Help Customize the Level Infinity Gaming PC
Something about 3D printing just screams “design competition!” We see new 3D printing and design contests every few days, it seems, from a multitude of organizations eager to attract publicity and…
Polish Up Your Spaceship Design Skills for a New 3D Design Challenge from CGTrader and MakePrintable
A few months ago, CGTrader hit a major milestone when it officially became the largest 3D model marketplace in the world. An impressive feat indeed, considering how many online 3D marketplaces are out…
