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It is evident that 3D printing has place in schools and will continue to have a significant impact and value for education. That's why we decided to contribute to the worldwide initiative and organize an educational project called "History Through 3D Printing". The expected outcomes will be grouped in two model categories: 1. Miniatures / busts of US presidents 2. Miniatures representing architectural styles. How will it work? You can find the list of required...

It was our second Flora and Fauna challenge. Surprisingly, not only the challenge theme became a tradition, but also the 1st place winner! That only shows us how loyal, dedicated and concentrated on the specific topics our designers are! Thank you all for your patience, effort and amazing work! Your biggest motivation is incredible prizes, isn't it? So, we want to thank for all the sponsors, which helped us to attract marvelous designers: Rayvision, Happy...

Is there life on Mars or are we alone in the entire universe? There are thousands of UFO stories and aliens being spotted around the world every day... are all of them pure lies? And what about the future? Will those creatures (if they exist?!) live among us and become part of our society? These questions have been tackled in various sci-fi movies, games and books about alien attacks and invasions. However, fantasy films aren't...

Step by step… we have just stepped into the middle of summer. Time moves faster while all are getting slower and more relaxed. Probably at this moment you are reading this blog post lying on the sunny beach, having a cold drink in your hands. Meanwhile, CGTrader's team is sitting at the office desks ready to bring you some exciting news. Miicraft+ Jewelry challenge ended a few weeks ago and, finally, after long discussions the...

Summer is yet to come bringing joy and warmness not only to people, but also to all living creatures. Thus, we decided to take the opportunity and launch Flora and Fauna challenge as the upcoming season will certainly help you to get inspired for such a topic! In nature, flora and fauna complement each other, but since you are given a blank page, it's up to you to decide whether to model only plants, animals...

670. It's a number of models tagged for CG Low Poly Model challenge. We've never had such a huge amount of models uploaded for any other CG contest! Seeing so much interest in low poly designs creation, we can promise you even more specific low poly challenges! Not only the number of entries is impressive, but also their quality. Amazing job, keep it up! Unfortunately, there are only four winning places. Let's give a huge...

One more challenge has come to an end and we want to congratulate all 3D Printed Miniatures challenge participants! We saw dozens of great models and it was not easy to make the final decision, but here it is! Thank you for your effort, imagination and persistence! Best model Ork Berserk by Strannik1988 What the winners get: 3Doodler 2.0 pen by 3Doodler, 1 roll of filament by 3D FilaPrint, 2 rolls of filament of any...

Easter has passed, but let's go back in time and remember the festive spirit! Easter 3D Printing challenge has just finished and we are introducing the winners! It was a pleasure to browse through the models and evaluate them as a lot of amazing works were uploaded for this contest. Congratulations for all the participants! Best model Vase Easter Rabit by Novel63 What the winner gets: 3Doodler 2.0 pen by 3Doodler, 1 roll of filament...

One more challenge has come to an end. The end of the challenge means the start of the extremely difficult models' evaluation process. Lots of high quality designs, dozens of discussion and just six places for the winners. We've selected the best ones, because it is what we have to do, but huge applause goes to all the participants! Looking through the models uploaded for the challenge it is no-brainer to see that our community...

The upcoming release of Apple Watch was creating so much media buzz that considering whether to launch the Apple Watch challenge or not didn't take us a lot of time. If the world is excited about this, it will most likely catch 3D designers' eye, too, right? This challenge was way shorter than others, but it didn't make any harm, as the models uploaded were extremely original. Huge round of applause for all the participants...