SketchUp 3D Challenge #138 - Roadside Tourist Trap

Sunday, 26 February 2012 - Wednesday, 7 March 2012

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It's a popular past-time for the American road trip; driving off the beaten path to see these, many times off-beat, attractions. They are rarely the destination, rather a distraction on the way to the intended destination. Whether it be the giant Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox Babe statues in the California Redwoods or to the many disputed World's Largest Ball of Twine's across the mid-west; these tourist traps continue to draw great attention.

Your job is to model one of these tourist traps: a real attraction or one of your own imagination. Remember, Standard Participation Rules apply.

3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 138

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The Winner of Previous 3D Challenge #137 - Video Game Console is...

a.j.unknow with his Nintendo Wii model! Congratulations to our all-time champion, a.j.unknow, for winning for the 17th time going all the way back to Challenge #035 - Scooter/Moped!

SketchUp 3D Challenge #137 - Video Game Console

Sunday, 12 February 2012 - Wednesday, 22 February 2012

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Good morning, SketchUp modeler. It seems the 3D Warehouse is running short on Video Game Console models. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, will be to  model an existing Video Game Console or one of your own design. It may be a standard or handheld console, the choice is purely up to you. As always, should you run out of time to complete your mission, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.

This challenge will self-destruct in 10 days. Good luck, modeler.

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3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 137

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The Winner of Previous 3D Challenge #136 - Valentine's Day is,,,

ↁɪʟʙɛʀᴛ with Vase with Roses! Congratulations on your win!

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #135 - Municipal Airport is...

It's a tie! Congratulations to botos andrás for SketchUp Airport and mikZ for Alpha Airport!

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The winner of Special Challenge #001 - Modern Bedroom is...

ↁɪʟʙɛʀᴛ with his sleek modern bedroom featuring clean lines and urban textures. He will be receiving a professional V-Ray rendering from Rahul Desai for his efforts! Congratulations, ↁɪʟʙɛʀᴛ!

SketchUp 3D Challenge #136 - Valentine's Day

Sunday, 29 January 2012 - Wednesday, 8 January 2012

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The theme of this challenge is Valentine's Day. You can model anything that you want as long as it relates to Valentine's Day and what it means to you. Because of the freedom this challenge allows for, you can push SketchUp to it's limits in the name of free expression! And of course, keep it clean.

All standard rules apply.

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Special 3D Challenge - Modern Bedroom

Deadline: Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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In this special challenge you will be tasked with modeling a modern themed bedroom. Your finished room should be completely furnished with a high level of detail. You are encouraged to decorate your room with artwork and accessories that fit in the modern theme. Your room should be free of clutter and use clean lines and geometric shapes. Be sure to include walls, ceiling and floors, light fixtures and windows to let in adequate light. Create scenes to show off all of your room.

The winner of this challenge will receive a professional rendering of their completed bedroom from our own Rahul Desai using V-Ray.  Because of this we ask that you submit your finished model without any renderings.

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SketchUp 3D Challenge #135 - Municipal Airport

Sunday, 15 January 2012 - Thursday, 26 January 2012

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For this challenge your job is to create a municipal airport. Also known as a domestic or regional airport, a municipal airport is defined as a airport that only handles domestic flights within the same country and serve a small geographic region. These airports do not have any customs and immigration facilities needed by an international airport. Municipal airports are generally used for private aircraft, helicopters, smaller business jets and regional airlines.

Your municipal airport doesn't have to be very large hover it should include all the necessary structures used in the function of an airport. This should at a minimum include a control tower, a terminal and, of course, an airstrip with taxiways. There should be an area for loading passengers and places to park aircraft. If you need more information airports, a good place to start is Wikipedia.

Special rules for Challenge 135: you may use a few basic aircraft from the 3D Warehouse but they should be rather generic in appearance (the smaller the file size the better.) Do not modify any downloaded models besides scaling them to fit the scale of your model. All other standard rules apply.

3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 135

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #134 - Wristwatch is...

CK with his SEIKO 5!

Congratulations on the win, CK!

SketchUp 3D Challenge #134 - Wristwatch

Sunday, 1 January 2012 - Wednesday, 11 January 2012

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Happy New Year! To ring in the new year you are asked to model a wristwatch. It can be of any design, shape or size, digital or analog. As long as it tells time and straps onto a human wrist, the sky is the limit! Make sure you finish before time runs out...

3D Warehouse: 3D Challenge 134

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #133 - Community Christmas Tree is...

Manwe with Choinka Bozonarodzeniowa, Community Christmast Tree!

Congratulations on the win, Manwe!

SketchUp 3D Challenge #133 - Community Christmas Tree

Sunday, 18 December 2011 - Wednesday, 28 December 2011

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The community Christmas tree has been a holiday tradition around the United States since the early 20th Century that now spans around the world. Let us celebrate this tradition by modeling one in SketchUp!

You are not limited to just fresh cut or live trees, you may also decorate a structure that a community disguises to create their tree. Use your imagination and don't hold back. If you feel like doing the entire town square, go ahead but don't run out of time.

3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 133

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #132 - Snowmobiles is...
bronto with his Polaris 800 Dragon RMK 163!

Congratulations on the win, bronto!

SketchUp 3D Student Challenge #001 - Banks

Sunday, 20 November 2011 - Friday, 9 December 2011

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Mr. Gosselin, a 9th Grade Art teacher, heard about 3D Challenge #331 - Banks and thought it would be a perfect exercise for his students to participate in the challenge. He wrote on our Facebook page to let us know about it and asked if the challenge could be extended to accommodate his teaching schedule. A compromise was reached and it was decided to create a special challenge for his students to allow their work to be voted on and to receive recognition for their work. So here we are...

It's a tie! The winners of SketchUp 3D Student Challenge #001 - Banks are $uperBank by Morgan B. and Majectic Bank by Kaila V.  Congratulations on a job well done and thanks for all the great entries!

Mr. Gosselin's 9th Grade Art Students

SketchUp 3D Challenge #132 - Snowmobiles

Sunday, 4 December 2011 - Wednesday, 14 December 2011

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Snowmobile

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled, is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including frozen lakes, or driven on paths or trails. Usually designed to accommodate a driver and one passenger, their use is much like a motorcycle and an all-terrain vehicle (ATVs) intended for winter use on snow-covered ground and frozen ponds and waterways. They have no enclosure except for a windshield and their engine normally drives a continuous track or tracks at the rear; skis at the front provide directional control.

 A standard participation rules apply.

3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 132

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #131 - Banks is...

SketchUp Diva with Hometown Bank!

Congratulations to SketchUp Diva on her first win and may many future wins follow. The construction progress of her bank was every bit as interesting as the final result. Thanks for participating.  

SketchUp 3D Challenge #131 - Banks

Sunday, 20 November 2011 - Wednesday, 30 November 2011

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For this challenge you will be asked to Occupy SketchUp and model a bank. Piggy banks while cute and oh so cuddly in a cold, hard, porcelain kind of way, but they do not apply to this challenge. We are talking about commercial banks, the kind where you deposit your hard earned cash and fees begin to dwindle down your balance.

You can design a hometown branch, a credit union, a big institutional city bank with elaborate Gothic architecture or anything in between. In addition to this you may choose to model a bank of the past, present or future. And please, no mattresses, coffee cans or anything shoe involved because that may indicate you actually do that...

All standard participation rules apply.

3D Warehouse Tag: 3D Challenge 131

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The winner of previous 3D Challenge #130 - Flying Cars is...

Marian87 with his aptly named model: Flying Car

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