| 3D Print Forum & Contest 2007 |
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FESPA is a federation of trade associations and an organiser of exhibitions and conferences for the screen and digital printing industry. FESPA fair is the world’s largest exhibition for screen printing, large format digital imaging, pad printing and associated product decoration and the number one place to view new products & services, learn more about this fast growing industry and network with colleagues from across the globe. In the year 2007, for the second time, SDT Institute Sezana, Slovenia (Section for Screen, Digital and Pad printing) in cooperation with the Center for Screen Digital and Pad printing Portal Community CeSDT (http://www.all4print.net/) and the Section for Screen, Pad and Digital Print at the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, supported by FESPA was holding a contest for students in 3D printing. “3D Youth Model Competition 2006'' with central exhibition of best 3D models at 3D Print Forum at FESPA fair in Amsterdam succeeded in gaining lots of interest among the professional public and other visitors. One of the greatest attractions at the FESPA fair was premiere presentation of 3D printing. Therefore, we decided to organize this competition for the next time. Success from first year bins us up to organise and even upgrade student Competition also in 2007. The main goal of Student Contest 2007 was to present 3D technology of scanning and printing through creativity and knowledge of students. The main goal was to introduce new technologies of 3D scanning and 3D printing to a wider printing public at the upcoming FESPA fair in Berlin (June 6-8, 2007), through creativity and knowledge of young people. In addition, the best 3D models was exhibited at 3D Print Forum 2007 the fair. 3D Print Forum 2007 at FESPA Berlin was divided in three different events:
The 3D Student Contest 2007 named “Let's make it in 3D!” arouses public interest from different design and production branches. We were enthusiastic of the participation shown for the 2nd category where the jury have a hard job to decide which of the 20 models author deserve the first place. Professional jury committee consisted of 10 experts in technically and artistically supported fields. For the first category making a copy of an authorial artistic composition in a 3D program with a 3D scanned element we received one work of the author Diana Blumen Kosak from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture; which was placed 1st and wins her 3D printed model. The 2nd category making a copy of an existing architectural building or some other 3D work of art arouses contester’s interest from different part of the world. In this category the committee have a difficult job to choose the winners. The contest was divided in two categories: 1st CATEGORY: Making of an authorial artistic composition in a 3D program with a 3D scanned element 1st place The Hand Table, author: Diana Blumer Kosak, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
2nd CATEGORY: Making a copy of an existing architectural building or some other 3D work of art 1st place Dragon fly, author: Ales Vaupotic, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts 2nd place Tubestation, author: Slavko Milanovic, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture 3rd place Copy of Pantheon, author: Lea Terseglav, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering Sponsors Praises: The Voronoi Architecture, Author: Miljan Cizmovic, Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade  Screw, Author: Sebastian Domula, Technical University of Berlin  Authors of every awarded and praised model received their own 3D printed 3D model (average value of a single model cost up to approximately € 500). Every awarded and praised model were exhibited at 3D Print Forum 2007 booth at the FESPA fair in Berlin, Germany from 5th to 9th of June 2007. Ales Vaupotic, author of Dragonfly, winning 3D model selected by FESPA Berlin 2007 visitors received a cheque for 3D colour printed model in value of 2.000 €. After the fair we raffled one of the visitors who voted for his opinion best model and he received a small 3D printed model. Model Screw sent to visitor in Mexico. Body Scanning and Printing One of the biggest attractions on 3D Print Forum 2007 was fair visitor face scanning. Every scanned visitor received as a gift personalised replica of his face with a venece theme or texture based on visitor face picture. First, reflective points have to be stuck on the visitor face which ZScanner 700 use them for callibration. Scanning process took few minutes. After the scanning was finished, a texture was pasted to the computer model and printed on the Context 3D colour printer ZPrinter 450.  3D Scanning of Andres Nilsson, FESPA president. Picture right: Andres Nilsson with a copy of his face together with David Skrl (left) and Edvard Sternad (right). Seminar: How can we do it? Within 3D Print Forum 2007, during the last day of the FESPA Berlin 2007 Fair, there was a seminar entitled How we can do it?. In the opening part, one of the attendees was picked, and her face was scanned during the seminar, in order to show entire procedure, starting with scanning, using 3D laser scanner ZScanner 700, and endind with 3D printing by Contex colour printers. Selected attendee then received her own 3D portret. Seminar was continued by detailed presentations of 3D printing and 3D scanning technologies, and at the very end of the seminar, authors of student-contest 2007 Let's make it in 3D! prices - winning models, received their own models printed by Contex colour printer.  |
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