3D Printed Creature Contest
Show us Your Best Creature & Win $3500+ in Amazing Prizes
Unleash your creativity by designing a detailed monster, a new species, a celebrity turned into a zombie, or anything in between! Show us your most incredible, original work and you could be rewarded.
We’ve teamed up with Kast to give you super early access to their new 3D printer, so make sure to pay attention to the requirements of this contest so they can print your design! To get you started with design, check out this great SLA 3D printing tutorial by our friends at CGCookie.
11:59pm PST October 31
Win $3500+ in Incredible Prizes
First Place
- Kast 3D Printer - BEFORE their Kickstarter backers!
- 1 copy of Metaio Creator
- 6 Month Subscription to Loot Crate *
- 1 year of CGCookie Citizen
- Your design listed and sold on Amazon
- Coverage in our social media channels
Second & Third Place
- CGCookie Citizen membership*
- 1 month Cloud PRO + Creator bundle from Metaio
- Your design listed and sold on Amazon
- Coverage in our social media channels *2nd place receives a 3 month membership. 3rd place receives a 1 month membership.
Rules
Top 10% most liked will make it to the finals (share outside Pinshape to get more votes!) Judges will also be able to pick one toy each to add to the finals
Designs that advance to the finals will be judged on the following criteria:
- Design: overall quality, novelty, innovation, ease of printing, detail, compatibility with the Kast 3D Printer
- Presentation: detailed description (what it is, backstory, what inspired it, what settings should be used to print), high quality pictures (bonus for pictures of printed items), tags
- Contest closes at 23:59:59 PST, October 31, 2014
- Entries cannot have been previously submitted to Pinshape
- Entries must comply with Pinshape’s content policy
- Entrants must be registered with Pinshape to enter
- There is no fee to enter the challenge
- Entrants can submit as many unique entries as they would like
- Object must be deemed 3D printable by Pinshape
- Design should fit in 20cm x 15.4cm x 30cm (X,Y,Z) build area
- Contest open worldwide
Entries
FAQ
How do I enter the challenge?
Submit an original 3D printable design to Pinshape and make sure to check the “Submit this model to the Creature Design Contest” box on the upload form.
Can I submit designs I’ve made available on other sites or for other contests?
Yes you can. If it isn’t on Pinshape yet and it is something you’ve designed, it’s fair game!
I really want to win, how can I make sure I make the finals?
We like your enthusiasm! It’s up to you to convince as many people as possible to like your design on Pinshape. Post it on your social media account and ask friends and family to like your design. Remember though, they have to like it on Pinshape, Facebook likes, Twitter favorites etc. don’t count!
Do I still own my designs when I post them?
Of course! We will never take over control of your work, we’re on your side.
I want to sell my design, but not allow people to steal it. Can I do that?
To protect your file, you can stream it (pre-sliced file) directly to a 3D printer without giving away the source file, or you can restrict the sales to only physically printed items that are shipped directly to customers.
When will the winner be announced?
The winner will be announced a day after the contest finishes. We will ship prizes to the winner then also.
Does it matter if the designs are free or if I set a price?
Makes no difference to us! That being said, you’ll probably get more likes if the prices are at least reasonable.