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Turkey Cookie Cutter by wstrinz

First off, I want to give a shout-out to pomalin for their Bucket Of OctopSTA and second entry in the “moregangsta” challenge.  As the first-challenge-uploader and first-to-upload two separate entries, Pomalin receives 27,000 internet points AND bragging rights^3!  ¹

Second, how about another lightning design challenge?!  Can you design and upload a turkey design² before midnight on November 24, 2011?  9000 internet points, bragging rights, and mad blog-nods to:

• First to upload
• Most realistic
• Most awesome

Please be sure and tag your entries with “turkeyday2011” so everyone can find your contribution.  Also, don’t forget to add other appropriate other tags to your designs.

Turkey Cookie Cutter by wstrinz

I made this for thanksgiving biscuits. It's not really in season now, but you could print one out for next year

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1. That’s just “bragging rights” to the power of three, not to the power of “3!” [↩]
2. With an open license please! [↩]

hipsta by pomalin

Thingiverse citizen pomalin is the winner of 9000 internet points and bragging rights for being the first to upload a “moregangsta” challenge mashup! ¹ The one I was really hoping someone would upload first was a HipSTA – and thanks to pomalin  now there is one!

There are still more points and bragging rights to be had!

hipsta by pomalin

First try for an hipsta, don't know yet if it's printable without raft, because I run out of filament, but will try as soon as I have some. Hipsta-third uploaded, it's a three parts print, should print better, and be taller. edit : Bobble head hipsta uploaded edit 2 : add each three parts to fit a thing-o-matic

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1. Pomalin also gets another 9000 points for being the first to upload one of the specific models for the challenge. [↩]

snakesta by cibomahto

Thingiverse’s all time most-mashed up model on Thingiverse has got to be the “gangsta” by Yzorg.  However, there are a number of things on Thingiverse that really should be mashed up with a gangsta.

1. STAtue of Liberty – She stands for liberty and freedom…  and slouching.
2. The ThinkSTA – He’s thinking… about his life as a gangsta.
3. DeathSTAr – The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the potential of the gangsta.
4. NatashSTA the pen holder -  Don’t mess with her.  She’s carrying… a pen.
5. GnomeSTA – Because it would be so cool to have a bunch of GnomeSTAs lounging around a garden.
6. Project ShellSTA – Because even hermit crabs need a gangsta hideout.
7. Bucket of OctopSTA – What has eight arms and is more gangsta than you?
8. SkullSTA – Nothing has more gangsta street cred than an actual skull.
9. STArfish – Sure, there’s already a *sta, but don’t you want a gangsta that’s a little more… fishy?
10. HipSTA – Because I really really really want a HipSTA.  I want to put it on the edge of my desk and wait for someone to ask what it is.  “Oh, it’s this mashup-meme.  You’ve probably never heard of it.”

This challenge is pretty easy with 10 possible winners.  All you have to do is mashup the gangsta with one of the models above.  Tag your entries with “moregangsta.”  Please also be sure to add appropriate other tags to your designs.  It’s also good form to add derivative links to the designs of others’ you use.  9000 internet points, bragging rights, and a blog-nod to the first-to-upload-a-challenge-entry and to each first entry in one of the 10 categories above.

Good luck!

Just a reminder that there are only 12 days left to enter the New Museum MakerBot challenge!

Ever wished you had a device or object that doesn’t really exist? Ever used something like a bottle opener or door handle and thought you can make it better? Now is your chance, you can win a Thing-O-Matic and be featured in the New Museum Store! Now is your chance to show off your skills as a designer!

Have a look at some of the best submissions, and then get to work — only 12 days left!

Klein Bottle from simple primitives by MakeALot

First, I need to preface this by saying I can’t believe I overlooked coasterman’s low-polygon count Klein Bottle posted about a year ago.  Although created in Sketchup, this design is about as low-poly as you can get.  Now!  On to the imaginary awards show!

• First to upload that wasn’t me:  MakeAlot with a Klein Bottle from simple primatives for uploading his designs within about 3 hours of the challenge being posted.
• Fewest lines of code:  MakeAlot with a Klein Bottle from simple primatives with just 33 lines of code.
• Fewest facets:  Low poly (but still) klein bottle by aubenc with just 40 faces!
• Most resembling a traditional Klein Bottle:  MakeAlot with a Klein Bottle from simple primatives for his very curvaceous OpenSCAD designs.

Building on the work of these fine designers, can you design a Klein Bottle in OpenSCAD that uses fewer lines of code, has fewer faces, or is even more traditional looking?

Klein Bottle from simple primitives by MakeALot

A more traditional looking Klein bottle made from torus halves and tubes.

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Low poly (but still) klein bottle by aubenc

Quick, easy and dirty OpenSCAD to make a low poly klein bottle. Ehem... Quick? Not as much as I thought (1h-1h30) Easy? Easy would have been using cylinders $fn=3 instead of polyhedrons! Dirty? Yes! It looks like a parametric thing but it's NOT! Low Poly? Neither, OpenScad reports 40 faces but there's some misalignment that's adding 4 more than needed.

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OpenSCAD Klein Bottle by MakerBlock

Yes, I realize I declared this challenge and am entering it myself. ( makerbot.com/blog/2011/10/11/openscad-challenge-klein-bottle/ ) I didn't start designing this until well after I had already posted it. Since there are no real prizes, I figure you'll forgive me claiming the "first to upload", "fewest number of facets" and "most resembles either Kelsorj’s Klein Bottle ( thingiverse.com/thing:5217 ) or RotoScan’s Klein Bottle ( thingiverse.com/thing:11976 )" The bottle could be rendered with even fewer facets by just reducing the number of faces on the cylinders in the OpenSCAD file. Also, I hereby claim 9000 internet points! Mu-ah-ha-ha! Also, a shout-out to CloudSCAD is in order for letting me draft this up from my browser.

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Klein Bottle by kelsorj

I recently posted about a Klein Bottle shared on Thingiverse by RotoScan. ¹  This got me thinking – are there any OpenSCAD versions?  After poking around Thingiverse a bit, I haven’t found any.

The challenge for you is as follows:

• Design a Klein Bottle using OpenSCAD.
• Upload an STL and OpenSCAD design file to Thingiverse.
• Tag your design with “openscad,klein bottle,openscad klein bottle”²

Do you want to join the ranks of the OpenSCAD design challenge winners?  Do you want to bask in the glory that is everlasting internet fame?!  Internet points, the sum of 9,000, shall be awarded to:

• The first to upload an OpenSCAD Klein Bottle
• The person who uploads an OpenSCAD Klein Bottle with the fewest lines of code
• The person who uploads an OpenSCAD Klein Bottle with the fewest number of facets
• The person who uploads an OpenSCAD Klein Bottle that most resembles either Kelsorj’s Klein Bottle or RotoScan’s Klein Bottle

As always, the use of OpenSCAD libraries is allowed and encouraged.  If you’ve got a rules question, just post it here! ³⁴⁵

1. For the unfamiliar, a Klein Bottle is an object that essentially has just one continuous surface. [↩]
2. That will actually create three tags.  Mostly so that it will be easy for people to find your work in the future! [↩]
3. No purchase necessary! [↩]
4. Void where prohibited! [↩]
5. Offers not outside of the continental United States or two-dimensional space [↩]

Ada Lovelace

I’d like to think of last week’s design challenges as a great success.  The first was an OpenSCAD challenge to recreate an inverse Turner’s Cube and the second was another OpenSCAD challenge to create a 20-sided die that had the number “20″ imprinted into each side.

Given that today is Ada Lovelace day the lightning challenge is to share something inspired by the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace.¹  If you need help finding inspiration, just check out the marathon of posts at Adafruit Industries as they profile women in technology, science, and math throughout the day in celebration.  Here’s how you can participate in this challenge:

1. Create a printable design inspired by Ada Lovelace or awesome woman in technology, science, mathematics
2. Upload your STL to Thingiverse and tag it with “adalovelace“

Super awesome best happy good luck friendship points shall be awarded to (1) the first person to upload their Ada Lovelace inspired design and (2) the most creative design.

1. Thanks for reminding me Schmarty! [↩]

I Roll 20's by polymaker

This, my friends, THIS is why I freaking LOVE Thingiverse.  Turner’s Cubes too easy?  You want an the exact opposite of a Turner’s Cube?  No problem, br3ttb and Whosawhatsis have got your back.

Oh, what’s that?  You just have to have a 20-sided die that says “20″ on each side?  Pssh!  A trifle!  Polymaker has got you covered.  As the first uploader with an STL and OpenSCAD file, he is also the proud recipient of 9000 internet points, crazy mad bragging rights, and OpenSCAD kudos!

Seriously though, I’ve wanted one of these for the longest time.  I cannot wait to start churning these out.

Don’t forget – you can earn some awesome imaginary prizes by designing your own 20-sided all 20′s die if you can do it in fewer lines of code.  A point of clarification, it is not only acceptable to use an OpenSCAD library, it is encouraged.

I Roll 20's by polymaker

makerbot.com/blog/2011/09/29/openscad-challenge-regular-icosahedron/ It didn't take me too many lines of code, but I did use two libraries so make of it what you will. ;) BTW, just because it's OpenSCAD code, don't assume it's 100% parametric. It's pretty close though, someone just needs to come around and iron out the formulas. Uses: WilliamAAdams's Platonic Solids: thingiverse.com/thing:10725 Tony Buser's Bitmap module: thingiverse.com/thing:2054 Update ====== For extra geek factor, I've included some options with some fantasy fonts. There's even an elvish option! All the text, except for the blocky original, was created with my own text2surface.py (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:10404) with commands like: ./text2surface.py -t 20 -f "Tengwar Annatar" -z 7 -rn -d 12 -o 20_tengwarannatar.stl Update2 ======= Positioned for printing.

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Booyah!

Congratulations to br3ttb who crushed the Inverse Turner’s Cube challenge within about an hour of the post going up. ¹  Also, congratulations are in order to Whosawhatsis for posting the most elegant OpenSCAD solution using the least amount of code.  They are each the recipient of 9000 internet points, bragging rights, and OpenSCAD kudos.

Given that these guys just smashed that challenge almost immediately, I feel compelled to post another challenge.

I want to roll 20′s.

1. Create a regular icosahedron, a 20-sided polyhedron, with the number 20 on each side.
2. Upload your STL and OpenSCAD design file to Thingiverse
3. Tag your design with “iroll20s“

As always, the totally imaginary and elusive prizes shall be awarded to (1) the first to upload and (2) the person who upload with the fewest lines of code. ²

first? by br3ttb

tried to bang this out as quickly as possible to win 9000 internet points ( makerbot.com/blog/2011/09/29/openscad-puzzle-challenge-how-would-you-make-this/) openscad's modular nature made this challenge pretty easy. make one shpere with 3 square through-holes, then repeat 3 times with a different radius.

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1. Photo courtesy of Camera John [↩]
2. You’re not going to let these two guys win twice in one day, are you? [↩]

Toy Robot Toolkit by tbuser

There are now 21 entries in the MakerBot Mascot GrabCAD Challenge with just 9 days to go!  You can check out the hopeful robot mascot competitors here.  There’s still time to design and upload your own!