WINNERS ANNOUNCED (5/23/2022)

  • 1st Place:

    • Object Name: Skid Steer

    • School: Snowy Range Academy

    • Student: Hayden Donner

    • Link

  • 2nd Place

    • Object Name: Cat Excavator

    • School: Eagle Valley Middle School

    • Student: Scanlen Rogers

    • Link

  • 3rd Place

    • Object Name: Banana The Caterpillar

    • School: Jackson Middle School - Portland

    • Student: McKinley Fisher

    • Link

Spring Design Challenge

A special thanks to our friends at CATERPILLAR INC. for sponsoring the Design a caterpillar Challenge! There will be prizes awarded for each type of caterpillar design category.

Caterpillar (insect)

Design our favorite fuzzy creepy crawly friends in their larvae stage and be eligible to win a Polar Cloud Enabled 3D Printer for your school. Plus $50 will be awarded to the School that has the Caterpillar (insect) design with the most likes!

Caterpillar (CAT Inc.)

Design something to do with CAT heavy machinery! A new bucket for a bulldozer that moves or picks up something specific? A new type of tread meant for better traction on a different ground surface? Get creative and be eligible to win a Polar Cloud Enabled 3D Printer for your school. Plus $50 will be awarded to the School that has the Caterpillar (CAT Inc. machinery) design with the most likes!

 

Step 1 Decide & Define

Which type of caterpillar will you make?

Is your caterpillar large or small? Does it have a normal circular abdomen or something else, not found in nature?

Think about the daily use of a large piece of machinery. What might make you more comfortable in farm equipment? In times like these, what might help you sanitize the cabin or door before and after use? Use your imagination.



Step 2 Design

Launch Tinkercad and start designing the type of caterpillar you chose. If you’re looking for something more powerful, keep in mind that Autodesk’s Fusion 360 is free for schools.



Step 3 Print & Iterate!

Even if you’re learning from home, you can submit a job request to your School. Work with your teacher to arrange a part pickup or virtual feedback over webcam, whatever your school decides is best.



Step 4 Publish

Share your object with the Polar Cloud Community to officially enter it into the contest!

Requirements:

  • Your object has a photo or screenshot

  • If you’ve made changes, the object entered is your latest design (remember that you can send directly from Tinkercad)

  • Object is in the “Contest” category

  • Object is tagged with “#PCCatChallenge” and your “#SchoolName”

  • NEW: Add your object to your School Store, just go to the Store tab on your School’s Dashboard and click the green “Add” button. You get to choose your price!

Looking for inspiration or need help getting started?

Check out Tinkercad’s LESSONS / PROJECTS pages.

Prize & Deadline


Submissions: February 15 → April 15, 2022
Voting: Open Now
Grand Prize Winners announced: by May 1st, 2022

Printed on a Mosaic Palette 2S Pro and Dremel 3D45 from the Polar Cloud

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