MakePrintable Challenge: 3D Printed Sci-fi Ships
It's been a while, but we're back in with a new 3D Printing competition! And this time we came up with no ordinary task - we want to see you putting your artist mind to make 3D printable Sci-fi ships!
We're teaming up with MakePrintable - 3D printing solution that makes everyone lives easier by preparing 3D files for 3D printing automatically and is great for those challenging characters with various wall thickness. Together with New Matter who are bringing their MOD-t 3D Printer for the winner and Form Futura, who once again offer their innovative MetalFil™ 3D printing filaments to the second place winner of this competition! The third place winner will get a 3D printed model of his own ship!
The challenge winners will be decided together by judges from MakePrintable and CGTrader. The challenge will go on until October 10th, so make sure you come up with a good artwork - a worthy winner, if you may. Have in mind, that all submissions must be uploaded and prepared for 3D printing using MakePrintable - just a 4 stage process that can make a 3D file into a 3D print-ready one.
The most important part - enjoy yourself while creating an entry for this competition - to the sci-fi ship battle we go!
Entries
Below are the top quality models that were participating in this challenge.
Awards & Prizes
There will be one category of awards in this challenge. Awards will be given for the best model - it will have one winner and two runner-ups.
Best 3D Printed Sci-fi ship Model
For the 1st place winner
- MOD-t 3D Printer by New Matter
For the 1st runner-up
- 1 Spool of 1.75 mm of MetalFil™ - Ancient Bronze Filament by Formfutura
- 1 Spool of 1.75 mm of MetalFil™ - Classic Copper Filament by Formfutura
For the 2nd runner-up
- 3D Print of the winners' own Sci-fi ship by MakePrintable
Terms & Conditions
In order to qualify for the prize winnings, you must agree to terms & conditions.
Things you must know
- MakePrintable Challenge: 3D Printed Sci-fi Ships will run from the 3rd of August, 2016, to the 10th of October, 2016.
- Only Models uploaded during the challenge time are considered as entries in the competition.
- When uploading your entry be sure to check the sci-fi ships challenge checkbox to get your model tagged and counted to the challenge.
- Cool renderings are optional but we will definitely consider this when judging.
- If the first prize winner is outside the US or Canada or in a territory that is not in service by a New Matter customer support facility, the Warranty on the printer will not apply.
- We can only offer shipping which does not include local taxes, tariffs, customer duties, or any additional fees. The printer will be shipped using a carrier service and once it shipped a tracking number will be issued for the winner to follow up the shipment.
- All submissions must be uploaded and prepared for 3D printing using MakePrintable.
Things you should know
- Designs uploaded to the gallery are not treated as valid entries.
- Upon joining this challenge, you agree that your rendering scene might be used by sponsors for marketing (non commercial!) purposes.
- You can have as much entry models as you want.
- The challenge is open to everyone, including teams, legal entities and people from all over the world.
- Participating in the challenge and uploading 3D Printing models to CGTrader platform is free of charge.
- All the entries must be original and not derivable.
- Employees and relatives of CGTrader and sponsor teams are not allowed to participate in this challenge.
- Any existing taxes or duties must be paid by the winner. CGTrader is not responsible for any illegal actions taken by the prize winners.
- We are independent sheriffs of this challenge, so stick to the rules and don't do anything stupid.
- Got some questions? Have suggestions? Check for FAQ or drop us a line at info@cgtrader.com.
Partners
Below is the information about sponsors and the products that are giveaways for the challenge.
MakePrintable Challenge: 3D Printed Sci-fi Ships Challenge Partners
MakePrintable
MakePrintable is a cloud based 3D CAD file fixing solution created by Mixed Dimensions. that provides 3D files error free optimization services, through a simplified interfaces that requires close to no experience in 3D printing to get any 3D file fixed and ready for printing on any 3d printer.
New Matter
New Matter was founded in 2014 with a mission to bring 3D printing to every home, school, and office. Led by its flagship products, the MOD-t 3D printer and the New Matter Store, New Matteris poised to revolutionize the consumer 3D printing market by providing the first and only affordable, fully integrated, end-to-end consumer 3D printing experience.
Formfutura
Formfutura offers a wide variety of ABS, PLA and “Specialty” filaments. All ABS, PLA and Specialty filaments are extruded with the latest technologies available, ensuring very tight tolerances with respect to the filament’s diameter and roundness.
Judging
The judging of the challenge is supervised by CGTrader staff. Winners will be chosen following the requirements below:
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- Quality of the 3D Printed Sci-fi Ships challenge model
- Uniqueness, innovation, and general achievement in design of 3D 3D Printed Sci-fi Ships Challenge model
- Clear and attractive presentation on CGTrader.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Please go through these questions before contacting us
Do I need to upload files or only images of my 3D print design?
You need to upload files and images of your 3D printing design in order to participate in the challenge.
I don't want to put my entry model for sale. Do you have any suggestions?
Does earning money from your digital files sounds like a bad idea? Just try to put higher price on it, let's say 300 USD.
I don't want to lose copyrights on my model after it is sold.
There are General, Editorial and Custom licenses for you to choose under which you want to operate. Individuals or companies which bought your model can't use it for commercial purposes if it hasn't been changed. So no worries - you won't lose the copyright.
How can I participate in the challenge?
Design a unique 3D Printable model for 3D Printed Kitchen Accessories Challenge and upload it to CGTrader.
What if I put the required tag on my already published 3D model on CGTrader - do you treat it as a valid entry?
No. Only 3D Printable models uploaded in the period from the 3rd of August, 2016, to the 10th of October, 2016 will be treated as valid entries.
Do free 3D Print models participate in the challenge?
Yes, absolutely. Sharing artwork is always appreciated in the community.
Can I enter with 3D Print models which participated in other challenges elsewhere?
Yes. There are no restrictions on publishing and selling your models elsewhere.
Do price tags play any importance when entries are being judged?
No. But do not forget that the prices are always judged by the customers.
I want to participate in the challenge so I am going to delete my already uploaded models and upload them again to meet the "publishing period" requirement. Can I do that?
No. We are tracking every deleted and uploaded model, so it is useless to drive-through our requirements of the challenge.
