Get 15$ : Keychain CustomMaker Challenge

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Andrewsimonthomas, Aug 31, 2015.

  1. Andrewsimonthomas
    Andrewsimonthomas Well-Known Member
    Join the Keychain CustomMaker Challenge by Sunday September 13th at 12 PM EST and get 15$ by replying to this message with a link to your product.

    3D printing enables anyone to create amazing products - from jewelry and figurines to drone accessories and keychains. Now, with the release of CustomMaker, every product can be instantly personalized to every shopper.

    Over the next few months, we'll be putting out design challenges to our community to challenge you to use CustomMaker to make the best products for shoppers! Our first CustomMaker Challenge for phone cases was great, you can see the results and join the conversation here. For this challenge, design a keychain, upload it to Shapeways.com, enable CustomMaker to let your customers personalize it and share it with the community to get $15 in Shapeways Money. No purchase is necessary to participate and receive the credit - all you need to do is upload a case you designed, enable CustomMaker and share it below.

    Shapeways will also choose our favorite models to be printed, professionally photographed and included in promotional material. By participating in the challenge you grant us permission to do so. Models be picked on the basis of creativity, manufacturing feasibility and presentation.

    All Submission are due by Sunday September 13th at 12 PM EST. Shapeways Money will be processed the following week.



    How to Join the Challenge:



    1

    Design a keychain

    Using your favorite 3D modeling software, design a keychain. Keychains do not need to be new, you can use keychains you've already designed. Feel free to design for whatever material you think is best.

    2

    Upload Your Design to Shapeways

    Open up a Shapeways shop (if you don't already have one). Upload your model* using the upload button. Put your model in the 'Accessories' and 'Keychains' categories and tag it as is relevant. Set your model to 'public' and 'for sale' in your Model Details page. Set the prices with your markup for the materials you want to offer in (we'd recommend the Strong and Flexible family) Models must be *.stl or *.obj

    3

    Activate CustomMaker to Personalize Your Design

    In your model's 'Customization' field, enable CustomMaker so shoppers can personalize your phone case with text and/or an image. Make sure that the text or image fits on the case correctly and that the shopper has instructions to understand the maximum number of characters they can use. Remember to set an adequate embossed or engraved depth for the materials that shoppers could purchase

    4

    Share Your Entry!

    Share a link to your product in the thread below along with a photograph or render. Remember you can share as many products as you want, but only one credit will be given per shop. Then help choose which you think are the best entries.

    Terms:

    Credits are limited to one per person.

    By participating in the CustomMaker Challenge you are granting Shapeways a perpetual, nonexclusive, sublicensable, royalty-free, and worldwide license to use your model, description, and photographs, as well as print and distribute prints of your model, for promotional purposes.

    All submissions must be awesome

    All submissions must be submitted by Sunday September 13th at 12 PM EST.

    All submission must comply with the Shapeways Terms & Conditions and Content Policy.
     
    Last edited: Nov 5, 2015
  2. MrNibbles
    MrNibbles Well-Known Member
    Technically speaking this challenge is not to necessarily design an actual key chain or key ring, but rather to design the personalized bobble that would be included on a key chain or a key ring. Correct?
     
  3. PP_Hofman
    PP_Hofman Member

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  4. The latest Andromeda Trade Collective product comes all the way from Gallifrey (even though that world is technically time locked). It's a key that will fit a Type 40 time travel capsule - aka TARDIS.

    And to make sure you don't get it confused with some other time lord's key, you can get it personalized with a phrase or picture!

    Check it out here.

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    Embossed circular Gallifreyan text reads: "Andromeda Trade Co."
     
  5. blackbitz
    blackbitz Member
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  6. SparkyAMS
    SparkyAMS Member

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  7. MrNibbles
    MrNibbles Well-Known Member

    "Models must be *.stl or *.obj"

    What is the reason for this? I have taken to the habit of uploading almost everything in x3d (generally with full white coloring) because it leaves open long term compatibility with color printing processes, potential ShapeJS based color customization down the line, and other various reasons relating to the use of external renders. I could re-upload them in stl format but why?




    "and that the shopper has instructions to understand the maximum number of characters they can use"

    This can be rather nebulous seeing as a character box might end up displaying 2 small letter m, 3 capital letter M, or 21 small letter i. Can you stipulate a better rule here? The letter sizes and horizontal spaces are all over the place depending on the text string entered so if you could state a standard way of specifying text line holding capability it would help us all to better convey this information to the shoppers.




     
  8. MrNibbles
    MrNibbles Well-Known Member
    Here is my first round of key chain bobbles with lanyard holes.

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    There are two versions of the the scratch card scraper (for instant Lotto type scratch cards). Same design for both but one for embossing and the other for engraving. Text on one side, image on the other.
    www.shapeways.com/product/SMUVECWAN/tool-scratch-card-scrape r-personalize-emboss
    www.shapeways.com/product/T947JSDNS/tool-scratch-card-scrape r-personalize-engrave
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    A board center finder having engraving capability for text and image, separately located.
    www.shapeways.com/product/KMMMH5T6S/tool-board-center-finder -personalize
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    And a cylinder center finder having engraving capability for text and image, separately located.
    www.shapeways.com/product/6U88CHQLG/tool-cylinder-center-fin der-personalize
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  9. Kebsou
    Kebsou Member
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  10. CG_Slotcars
    CG_Slotcars Member
    Not a winner.... But 4 minutes for $15! Can't beat that!!!
    Rotation/Pan/Zoom gets a little funky after inserting the text box BTW....

    http://shpws.me/JVCz

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    Last edited: Sep 4, 2015
  11. wondercat
    wondercat Member

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  12. Aramsee
    Aramsee Member
  13. panguver
    panguver Well-Known Member
    Model is here http://shpws.me/JVJK recommended in polished bronze but printable and customizable in steel also.

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    Customization example

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    Result

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  14. drloris
    drloris Well-Known Member
    Does it have to be exactly custom maker, or can I enter my ShapeJS-based (and highly personalisable) patterned letter keychain?

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    You can choose any English-alphabet letter, (or a digit, or some punctuation), and there are a range of patterns, you can even change the loop size.
     
  15. TheMeshMaker
    TheMeshMaker Member
  16. GaryKb
    GaryKb Member
    My Lego Block Keychain, on the back you can put your initials there (max.2 characters)
    http://shpws.me/JWwE
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  17. KSND
    KSND Member
  18. designsoul
    designsoul Well-Known Member

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  19. StyledForYou
    StyledForYou Active Member
  20. itsme23
    itsme23 Member