Well now. Last week we had a little challenge for ya. Model up a light design, the best one winning a 3D Print from 3D Print service i.materialise. We had just a few entries. With the new year starting, many were likely too busy. Either that, or one of the entrants hunted you down, strangled…
It’s a fresh, slightly still doughy new year and what better way to start it off than with a contest and giveaway. This time i.materialise is bringing the opportunity to try out their fresh 3D printing service with a very slick tool you can use to create your own – very special, very unique -…
Hands down this has been the biggest giveaway on SolidSmack and you all made it an absolute BLAST. I know you’re all anxious to know who won, or if you won, or didn’t, so I’ll cut tho the chase real fast like. The winner of the the HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation is…
Hot bags of greased hardware! It’s officially two weeks and two days away from Christmas which means it’s officially time for a bakin’ hot tray of high-end hardware to be thrown into webosphere for ONE lucky person to WIN. You may have seen the unboxing yesterday. Now, we’re giving away HP’s top of the line…
Our models. They’re dead… dead, pasty monoliths of engineering excellence plagued by the cold touch of a default color scheme. It must end. You must show the world what you’ve got and as the result, risk the chance of winning the ultimate in speed rendering technology, a license of KeyShot 2 Pro. GrabCAD and KeyShot…
Yellow is for me graphic by Azrol Kassim using Sketchbook Pro You remember that time you won a spanking for sketching all over your little brother with permanent marker? No? You’ve probably just repressed that event. No matter, because you can channel your creative sketching ability once again and win 1 MILLION spankings… in the…
BEEEEHOLD!!! Oh, ouch! Ok, muscles have tensed cracking most of the bones in my upper torso, but… (deep breath) No worries, because the endorphins are kicking in and some good ol’ modeling fun approacheth. T-Splines is holding a contest. Yes, a modeling contest using T-Splines for Rhino. The winner will be chosen from the best…
Here’s your chance to be part of the future… and also part of the remains left over after a rebel group goes after the people responsible for the creation of our friendly humanoid companions. You may be familiar with the REEM-A or REEM-B developed by PAL Robitics. Well, as you might be able to guess,…
Well, I don’t know about you, but it’s been a tense couple of weeks watching the entries come in for the iPad model rendering challenge. The wait is over… Or is it? YES, it is! All together we had 28 submissions and over 50 renderings from people using a variety of top-notch rendering tools -…
If your nerves, family or free-time have been affected by the frenzy of the shiny new iPad from Apple, you’re not alone. In less than a month Apple sold over 1 million of the 10″ touch-screen tablets. However, only a small percent of those people are obsessed with getting a 3D model of the iPad…
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well… ahem… it’s no big surprise that when I asked if I should upgrade to Windows 7 and SolidWorks 2010 or just start vomiting, that 61% of you said to UPGRADE, while 14% said to just start vomiting. We all know there are reasons to upgrade. We’ll touch on…
Have you ever tried to model a car in SolidWorks? How about rendering a car? How about being an adventuresome adaptation of a Japanese Manga comic and racing around the world? That last one sounds fun, but could be dangerous. However, Ricky Jordan is giving you the opportunity to take the Mach4 SpeedRacer he’s modeled…
The random number generator from random.org picked the number 80. Out of 113 entries that means the winner is: John D! John works for GageMaker, maker of, yep, fine gages. His PDF video idea was to, “use video in PDF’s to demonstrate the use of our gages and assembly procedures of our gages.” So what…
The giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announce Monday July 28th! Thanks for entering and be on the lookout for more contest coming up soon! This is the 500th post here at SolidSmack and what better way to celebrate than giving away an expensive piece of software that will make you so productive…
Recently, SolidWorks thwarted a would-be Zombie attack by launching the SolidWorks Geniuses marketing campaign. First up was the Leonardo Da Vince Self-Powered (Zombie-eliminating) Cart. You saw it, I’m sure, and desired to get your hands on the model so you too could prevent an ensuing Zombie onslaught. Well, you’re in luck. Rob Rodriguez is putting…
Wow, you all have some really interesting ideas about the future. I think you need to be in charge of some stuff or hooked into a giant hummin’ glowing thing that sucks all your good ideas out and turns the bad ones into compost for a colony of really nitrogen-depleted scientists. Until then, congratulate the…
If you haven’t made a comment to win the 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator, you have until tomorrow morning to add one! The comments so far have been an interesting look at what some think the future of CAD might be or how they would use this handy device. You can see them below and if you add…
Ahh, It’s one stormy day before April. What better time than this to give away a SpaceNavigator courtesy of 3DConnexion. Don’t know what it is? It’s a 3D mouse that allows you to move every which way in a 3D environment. I’ve been using one and really like it after getting use to it. So,…
…you could win a SolidWorks compliant video card. CGSociety.com is tempting you to make something more inspirational that a block sitting on a mound of dirt. With some of the submission already, it’s more like a dare for SolidWorks users. Personally, I’m not sure if anyone can do create an architectural marvel in SolidWorks that…
January 31st is the last day to enter the Acrobat 3D contest and if you’re a SOlidWorks users there’s really no reason why you shouldn’t enter because it’s super dang easy to create a 3D PDF. Hey, you don’t even need Adobe Acrobat installed. 2 step process for SolidWorks Users Open your favorite model and…
So, SpaceClaim has been sending out the vibes for a while and now they’re turning on the charm with a little contest. For those that are not aware, SpaceClaim is a CAD system, that is either trying to take over SolidWorks… or complement it. I’m not sure yet, but, I’ll tell you right now, it’s…
That’s right, a Dell Precision M4300 laptop valued at $1500. And it couldn’t be easier for SolidWorks Users. Adobe Acrobat Users Community is running a contest for users to submit example of 3D PDFs that show the capabilities of Acrobat 3D and 3D PDFs. Other prizes include Apple iPhones, Apple Video iPods, 3Dconnexion navigation devices,…
Thanks to everyone who joined in the contest. It was a great way to start off September and really interesting to see what you all enjoy. I’m please to announce that Shawn M ,who likes sun dresses and disc golf, is the proud new owner of a Sandisk 4GB Flash Drive. Way to go Shawn.…
I wanted to start September off with another contest. This time it’s even easier to join in the fun and you have the chance to win this shiny new SanDisk 4GB Cruzer Micro USB 2.0 Flash Drive. You can store lots o’ junk on this thing. To enter this contest, just reply to this post…
Yep, it’s easier than pushing an orange through a keyhole. You can become famous just by doing what you do everyday (that would be thinking) and come up with a new and innovative product or just show off your crazy skills. There are currently two design contest going on for you to expose your genius…
Congrats to Steve Calvert for winning the 2GB SanDisk Crusier in lasts weeks dimensioning tip contest. He now has 2GB more room to carry stuff around with him. I have one and have even run an Apache web server off of it! enjoy Steve! Keep an eye out because there will definitely be more contest…