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The 11th Annual Stratasys Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge is now accepting entries, which means it’s time for Engineering, Architecture, and Design and Art students to use 3D printing to create a new product that improves how a task is accomplished or to redesign an existing product for a chance to win some awesome prizes. Here’s how it works:
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Who is eligible to compete?
Students around the world can submit for the following categories:
- Engineering: Secondary Education – This category is open to students in middle or high schools worldwide
- Engineering: Post-Secondary – This category is open to students enrolled at a university, college or post-secondary school worldwide
- Art and Architecture – This category is open to students worldwide of any grade level
How do I submit an entry?
Individual students or two-person teams must create designs using 3D CAD software and submit their design files in .STL format to Stratasys, along with a written description and/or a 30-second video explaining the value and benefit of the Extreme Redesign model. The description of your original design should include:
- The current product you’re redesigning (or the current way something is done)
- The weakness of the current product or situation
- Why and how your design will improve on the existing solution
- Images and/or screen shots of your design (encouraged, but not required)
* The way you describe your new design is critical. It is recommend you have someone unfamiliar with the project review it for improvement before submission!
What is the deadline?
February 11, 2015
How will entries be judged?
Entries should be mechanically sound, realistic and achievable, and are judged based on:
- Sound mechanical design and part integrity
- Compelling description (written and/or video)
- Design creativity
- Product usefulness
- Aesthetic appeal
What can I win?
- First-place student winner in the Post-Secondary category – a trip to a 3D printing/additive manufacturing conference in 2015 (location TBD)
- First-place winners in every category – $2,500 USD scholarships
- + instructors of these students receive a demo Stratasys 3D Printer for a limited time to use in the classroom!
- Second and third place winners in every category – $1,000 USD scholarships
- Top 10 entries in each category – Stratasys apparel item (value up to $50)
- Regional semi-finalists in each category – 3D printed model of their design
- Every entrant – official Extreme Redesign T-shirt
You can find a full list of Contest Rules here and you can find a couple examples of last year’s winners over on the Stratasys blog.
Good luck students!
