Challenges

Attention! Something went wrong in the parallel universe and it affected the one where we all live. There is not so much livable space left. It is the time, when the entire human race need to move in order to find new home. Of course, such disorder has its consequences - the races of the Universe had split in two sides. Members of the first one call themselves Enraged Verticians. They are willing to take...

Romeo and Juliet, Tristane and Isolde, Cleopatra and Mark Antony - these are just a few of the most famous lover couples in history. It is interesting - what gifts did they give each other for special occasions. For example - Valentine's day. Well, it is usual to give various romantic gifts for your lover on this day. Everything that reminds love goes - sweets, flowers, jewelry. If it is in a shape of a...

Welcome to 2014! New Year means that Christmas 3D Printing Challenge is over. We have challenged 3D designers to conquer create an unbeatable 3D printable answer to any move of Santa Claus. In other words, we have challenged that red-coated white-bearded monopolist of gift giving. And so it was... 36 daredevils accepted the challenge and sharpened their minds and produced 248 3D models which can become tangible gifts or decorations. We hope that your Christmas...

It took 21 years to build the Taj Mahal, 46 years to build the Palace of Versailles and only 7 weeks to create the new architectural masterpieces. Oh, one small difference - they were perfected as 3D models. That is right - I am talking about 3D Architecture Challenge. We asked 3D designers to make the world wonder. They did it. Well, world should wonder. And here is why. We are presenting you the best...

It was a very exciting autumn. We introduced an exclusive challenge for the designers of our community. Staples 3D Printing Challenge was a superb experience for 3D artists and us as well. Authors had a chance to create models for the MCor Iris 3D printer. We have searched for the best 3D printable model, which could be printed out of paper. And we have found them! After a while we had a challenge for 3D...

Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle - call him whatever you want, but he is not on your side right now. Are you getting same gifts each year? Yes, Santa's elves make them in the workshop at the North Pole and somehow manage to distribute all of them all over the world through one night. But, what the hell! How come some of those gifts are under some worldwide known brands? The Santa...

We all have dreams. To be sincere, we often dream about material things - devices, stylish clothes, jewelry, cars and houses. Big mansions, fancy villas, complex skyscrapers or even scrubby but detailed cribs. Feel free to dream about anything you want. And to show it to others. When you were a kid, you probably liked to draw a lot. Kids often draw houses or their rooms. It is relevant - home is the place where...

September and the first half of October was a tough time for all of our designers, who are keen gamers. They were invited to put away controllers of their game consoles and work hard on game models instead. And they did! We can just guess what inspired them. Whatever it was - it made great impact. This one was really challenging for us - designers made a great stack of incredible models. However, some of...

Have you ever wondered how would your 3D model look printed? Printed on paper. Yes, I said 3D, and I said on paper! To be precise, printed out of paper. Well, now you have an excellent chance to become the Michelangelo of the 21st century. Do you remember all those paper-cutting handiworks which you were doing in art class at school? I do. All that symmetrical cutting of simple designs. Though, the process of making...

3D Character Challenge was started in the beginning of August. 3D artists had a month and a half to take yoga classes, massage their heads, try hypnosis or do whatever they need to have an effective brainstorm to figure out what character they want to create and present in this competition. We had a hard week deciding who won this competition, but finally the winners are here! It was a really active month in our...