Returning for its fourth 12 months, the Mannequin Mania® SOLIDWORKS Cloud Problem is now open to all 3DEXPERIENCE World attendees, in-person and digital. Beforehand often called the 3DEXPERIENCE Problem, the SOLIDWORKS Cloud Problem places the ability of browser-based design apps in your fingers so you’ll be able to showcase your design expertise and have an opportunity to win some large prizes.
To assist set you up for fulfillment, let me present you what this 12 months’s SOLIDWORKS Cloud Problem is all about, how one can take part, and a few ideas for bringing your entry to the subsequent stage for a greater likelihood at successful.
This 12 months’s problem is all about Music Metropolis! Specific your creativity and showcase your modeling expertise utilizing the 3D Creator (xDesign app) and 3D Sculptor (xShape app) design roles on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Your duties are:
- Create a design impressed by Music Metropolis, a.ok.a. Nashville, TN
- Publish a high-quality picture that exhibits off the design
Our panel of design specialists will choose the highest three submissions for each customers and resellers primarily based on the next standards:
- Creativity (20%)
- Complexity (20%)
- Presentation (the standard of your posted picture) (25%)
- How nicely does it meet the Music Metropolis Theme (35%)
The highest three chosen submissions for each customers and resellers will win a money prize!
- 1st place wins $500
- 2nd place wins $400
- third place wins $250.
Winners will likely be introduced at 12:30PM CST on February fifteenth reside on the Playground Theater at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2023. This announcement can even be broadcasted on SOLIDWORKS Reside for all these attending the convention just about.
Getting Began
If you want to take part on this problem, you have to be a registered attendee of 3DEXPERIENCE World 2023 and at the very least 18 years of age. In case you are not but registered to attend 3DEXPERIENCE World, click on right here to enroll now.
To register for the problem you will need to full this net type to get entry to the Mannequin Mania dashboard and design apps. Necessary observe: use the identical electronic mail tackle you used to register for 3DEXPERIENCE World 2023.
When you full the shape, you’ll obtain an electronic mail with a hyperlink to “Launch your 3DEXPERIENCE platform.” Click on the hyperlink, and both register together with your 3DEXPERIENCE ID or log in together with your present credentials, then go to this dashboard to start out the problem. In case you are unable to entry the dashboard or expertise any difficulties getting began, ship an electronic mail to gian.calise@3ds.com.
The Design
With the 3D Creator and 3D Sculptor roles, you should have entry to the xDesign and xShape apps. The xShape app provides you entry to subdivision (Sub-D) modeling instruments, that are simple to study and open up a whole new world of design potentialities. From throughout the xShape app, it’s also possible to entry your favourite parametric options, like extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, and way more.
You can begin your design from scratch or use one of many nice pattern fashions created by a few of our gifted design specialists right here at SOLIDWORKS. Do not forget that one of many judging standards is creativity, so should you begin with a pattern mannequin, remember to modify it considerably to extend your odds of successful.
The Picture
Earlier than you submit your last picture, regulate a few of the newly launched view modes and visible high quality settings as proven under. Extra directions will likely be out there within the Mannequin Mania dashboard that will help you out.
Submitting Your Entry
After getting accomplished your design and modified the view and visible settings, submit a picture of it as an “Thought” submit to our designated neighborhood. That is your entry to the problem. Posting the concept from one of many design apps is straightforward. Go to the Instruments tab on the motion bar, and increase the Share button to Share as Image.
Submit your picture between 8:00 AM CST on Sunday, February twelfth, and a pair of:30 PM CST on Tuesday, February 14th to be thought of for the prizes. You’ll be able to solely submit ONE picture. A number of entries will end in disqualification. If you must resubmit your entry, you will need to delete your earlier submissions. This may be accomplished by navigating to your submit, clicking the caret within the prime proper nook of the submit, and clicking “delete.”
Able to win large? Join the Mannequin Mania SOLIDWORKS Cloud Problem now, and begin designing!
In case you haven’t registered for 3DEXPERIENCE World but, there’s nonetheless time! Register now!
Gian Calise started his profession with SOLIDWORKS in 2018 with positions in R&D and Technical Gross sales. He at present works as an Business Course of Advisor delivering 3DEXPERIENCE Works options to engineers throughout. Gian accomplished his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts College, and now teaches a course there in SOLIDWORKS as a part-time lecturer. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, portray, bicycling, and something outside.
