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U3DA Graphic Art Challenge - June 2013

3D Printing

Create anything that you think can made using 3D printers as a 3D Model.

Which means just about anything that is a 3D model.

For example: The military wants to use 3D printers to create drones or some entrepreneurs have created lamps using 3D Printers. There have been 3D printed rifles, 3D printed knives, 3D Printed tools and 3D printed house (display model).

Your imagination and technology are the limitations.


The Rules:

1) You can use any software.
2) You may create as many entries as you like but each must be a separate project.
3) No pre-made models.
3.a.) Exceptions: You may use pre-made free or purchased plants.
4) Post your entry in this thread. For each entry include:
-- One finished image or animation no larger than 1024x768 or 1080p.
-- One wire frame.
-- One WIP thread link. (Optional)

Note, program generated models count as models you made if you use it to create a new item or modify a base model or example. (Daz, Make Human, Bryce, Plant Studio, XFrog, Ivy Generator, World Machine, Terragen ...)

Dates and Deadlines:

The challenge begins now - June 3, 2013 and ends on June 27, 2013 at midnight in your location.

The poll will start on June 28, 2013 and end on June 30, 2013

Organization:

Main Contest Thread, this thread, is reserved for the theme, rules and the posting by contestants of entries.

Comments Thread. A thread for general discussion will be created for this challenge.

Poll Thread. A poll thread will appear on the day specified above.

Alien STL

WIP: vi ... f=5&t=4059

Hexagon, Kerkythea, and a little TS and Paint Shop.

Modeled using Moi 2.0
Lighting and Scene trueSpace workSpace
VRay rendering with GI

My lamp would be 3d printed resembling a sea creature having flowing organic lines. Using the latest materials of the 21st century
the flapping wings would be it's own power source.

3D Crane Printed Asteroid Outpost

During solar burst, live astronauts have to quickly fabricate shelter on large mined asteroids in the Kepler belt before being doused in space radiation. Most cranes are equipped with an ample supply of anti-radiation material. These cheap cranes can print structures that house 15 workers within under an hour. Due to their emergency nature, they are able to to use asteroid de-processed carbon residues when supplies are low or damaged.
The spherical electromagnetic wheel structures provide tactile mobilty under low gravity environments, meanwhile providing carbon breakdown at a non nuclear fission carbon level.
If astronauts provide stranded, power, water and oxygen can be produced by the same non nuclear carbon fission technology. This technology can only be produced on earth, shot to space only every other month.
The space mining corporation have ordered a fleet of these cranes. As most of their parts are readily printed from silicon harvested and produced on the moon, they often are left erect on the Kepler asteroid upon harvest. Due to the expense of non nuclear carbon fission technology, many astronauts have been caught stranded a few days too many with little or now water or oxygen.
Asteroid mining unions are fighting for astronaut labor rights.


Modeled and rendered in trueSpace 7.61 (workspace side)

Final Entry:


Wireframe:


Gallery