when one ends, another one begins
February 26, 2009 2 Comments
SolidWorks related design contests seem to be few and far between. Every now and then you can find a fun contest on the net that you can participate in but it is not all that common. The one contest that was always available for you was the PhotoWorks Contests that Rob Rodriguez did on his blog. This was always a great contest that resulted in some awesome renderings from a wide range of PhotoWorks users. But, all great things must come to an end. In February Rob announced that this contest, the 36th one that he has held, would be the last. To see what Rob had to say about his experiences and the reason for ending the contest check out his blog post here.
Well, as I stated in the title of this post, another one has begun. Matt Lombard, owner of Dezignstuff and author of the SolidWorks Bibles & the Dezignstuff blog, has started his own contest. Matt started a surfacing challenge that is open to all of his readers. It looks like a really fun challenge whether you are an experienced surface modeler or a beginner. As for myself, I rarely get the opportunity to do any surface modeling so when I first saw this contest I got kind of excited. This contest will give me the opportunity to do some surfacing on my own time and then see how it compares with other users files when the contest closes. Although I haven’t officially entered or submitted any of my models yet (due to time constraints on my end right now), I am definitely planning on participating in the future.
So if you are looking for some different challenges to sharpen your SolidWorks surfacing skills be sure to check out Matt’s blog. And on the flip side, I want to personally thank Rob for all of the work that he has done in the past with his contest.
Jason,
Hey, thanks for the mention! I’d love to have you stop by and leave a model. It’s just an informal thing, no prizes, no winners, I’m just appointing myself the Simon Cowell of SolidWorks surfacing. I don’t make anybody cry, hopefully. I go through each model and talk about interesting techniques that the person used, and stuff that worked or stuff that didn’t work. It’s fun, and I’m learning a lot from the models. So far I’m trying to keep the models simple, just a couple of shapes that require interesting techniques or special features. I’ve got several ideas lined up. Join the fun!
thanks for the comment matt! great contests deserve mentions. i really like what you are doing with it and i hope that i will have time to submit some of my models. thanks again for what you are doing!