A few weeks ago
I wrote about TopMod3D, a 'topological mesh modeling' tool that allows you to create really far-out and intricate models. I gave it a try and quickly
came up with a simple design that I had printed. It's a crazy little thing, but if you put it on the table during a meeting, everyone will be playing with it all the time

To give you an idea, the model only cost $26 to print because it's just a wireframe and doesn't contain a lot of material.
As my skills with this tool are obviously limited, I was wondering what someone with a bit more time and expertise would come up with.
So: I challenge you to come up with a fun and intriguing design using TopMod3D. I'll hand out a $50 coupon to the designer of the best entry to have it printed.
To participate, place the object in your Shapeways account and leave link in a comment below this post. We'll select the winner on Wednesday the 18th of June at 9am CEST (Amsterdam time). The winner will be announced later that day.
If you don't have an account yet, register as a beta user and enter 'TopMod3D' in the 'How did you hear about us?' field. We'll keep a close eye on the entries and invite you as soon as we can. Be sure to read '
How Does Shapeways Work' after logging in for the first time.
Have fun!
Bart
I suspect I've made a fairly bad mistake somewhere (trying to upload this close to the deadline, for one thing
Although I suspect it might show up twice, and I'm still a little uncertain about the fact that it's decided to be eight metres across...
Bart
PS: You could also try making the thinnest parts a bit thicker. Our software will check if your model is printable, but with such thin parts it might still break easily..
That's my entry...I have a smaller version which should cost a lot less uploaded as well....
Can we have more than one entry here?