Prepare to run over and shake someone’s face skin. The contest of the year is here with a list of prizes you just won’t believe. T-Splines has launched the Make the World a Better Place contest and since they are making the world a better place with freeform modeling software like T-Splines for Rhino and tsElements for SolidWorks, it’s completely appropriate. They have five categories with over $15,000 in prizes to shell out to the winners. Ready to get your T-Points on?
The T-Splines Design Contest 2011, Make the World a Better Place, is designed to promote the creation of new and innovative 3D designs using T-Splines for Rhino and tsElements for SolidWorks. All design entries should reflect the theme of the contest, demonstrating a potential to improve the world in some way.
New and innovative 3D designs? Shouldn’t be a problem for the caliber of readers here on SolidSmack. Here are the contest details in brief. You can get all the gritty contest details on the T-Splines contest site.
Categories
- Architecture
- Transit
- Jewelry
- Consumer products
- Miscellaneous
Submission requirements
- Model: Final model can be a T-Splines, Rhino, or SolidWorks file.
- Render(s): Include a final render (up to 5) of the model.
- Explanation: Write up an explanation of your design.
Judging
Each design will be judged by a panel of experts based on the following criteria:
- Design – 33%
- Model – 50%
- Render – 17%
Prizes
Various prizes across the categories include:
- SolidWorks (standard) license
- KeyShot 2
- Matrix 7 (Includes Rhino and T-Splines)
- EvoluteTools for Rhino
- tsElements for SolidWorks
- V-Ray for Rhino
- iPad 2 with Wi-Fi (16 GB)
- SpacePilot Pro Mouse
- 3D Print of models
- T-Splines T-Shirt
Helmet created in Rhino/T-Splines by Joaquin Laborda of Trum Design (pdf)
