Enter Dimension's Extreme Redesign Contest

By DE Editors

The Dimension 3D Printing Group, a business unit of Stratasys, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced that submissions are due December 31 to submit a design for its 4th annual Extreme Redesign: The Ultimate 3D Printing Challenge, a global design and 3D printing contest for students that awards scholarships to winners.

Whether enhancing the capabilities or aesthetics of a part or product, or creating a new piece for the art or architecture category, Dimension is calling on computer-aided-design (CAD) students worldwide to send in their most creative, useful, and innovative submissions.

To enter the high school or university engineering categories, students need to identify an existing product and redesign it, making the original design better by adding new functionality or aesthetic qualities. For submissions in the art and architecture category, the emphasis should be on originality and the overall beauty or aesthetic of the design.

Once the design is complete, students send an .stl file of their Extreme Redesign, a completed submission form and a 200-word description of the value and benefit of the Extreme Redesign part via Dimension's website.

Winners will be selected in February 2008 and will receive $2,500 or $1,000 scholarships. Complete contest rules and submission information is available at Dimension Printing. For details, go to Stratasys.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.