Zoybar opened a 3D Design Contest!

[karender]

A platform for Open Hardware, working together with Open Software.

Since I still can`t post urls go to: www
zoybar.net/profiles/blogs/design-contest-unique

"The Challenge:
Design original hardware features that can be incorporated with the Zoybar instruments.

The prizes:

Function category prize (Open to all): A Full Zoybar Guitar or Bass Hardware kit provided by Zoybar, plus 3D print of the winning design entry in the amount of $200 (USD) provided by Shapeways. Total Value: $870 (USD)


Fantasy category prize: (Exclusive for Blender users only) A Full Zoybar Guitar or Bass Hardware kit. Valued: $670 (USD) provided by Zoybar.

Zoybar is an open R&D Lab for academic, hobbyist, and commercial developers to easily create music instruments and applications. Zoybar also provides fully produced hardware kits for those who are more interested in experimenting with these new instruments physicality. For this challenge however you don’t need to buy anything! Zoybar`s unique open R&D model provides access to both hardware and production files for further customizations and development by the end users themselves. Zoybar`s 3D CAD production files are available to download for non commercial use and can be used to design new hardware features on many 3D modeling softwares like Blender.

Blender is a free 3D graphic software that can be used for modeling 3D Cad files (Computer Aided Design) and interactive applications including video games, animated film, or visual effects. Released as free software under the GNU General Public License.

Shapeways is an online manufacturing platform for physical objects. Designers upload their design files to the Shapeways website, they print it and ship it to any destination you choose. Shapeways is using a technique called ‘3D Printing’ which has proven itself as a high-quality production technique, but up to now has always been very expensive."

[rojasjoseph]

Its just Industry choice. They both fall under the Autodesk banner now a-days. 3DSMAX tends to be used by the games industry whilst Maya for Films/TV. I wish they would just merge the features and make 1 do it all application. If you really want to get detail in your model check out Mudbox. You can import 3DSMAX models and 'sculpt' in the detail. Al.