Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

The animation prompt has been posted at students.autodesk.com. Good luck everyone!

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

The Official Rules and Contest Descriptions for the Excellence in Design Contest are now available! Please visit the “2012 Awards” tab for more information. There you will also find links to product training, tips and tricks for submitting your entry and more!

www.autodesk.com/first

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

From how I read it we are actually supposed to show it in schools? Is that correct or am I reading too far into it.

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Daniel, I am not sure what you mean with your last question?

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

The rules state that an animation may get a score of 100 points. Looking at the scoring section of the rules I see 50 points accounted for: Concept-to-completion, 20 pts; Creativity, 20 pts; Technical execution, 10 pts. What am I missing.

-Dave

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Anyone know where I can find an Iiko Rig for Maya?

Checked autodesk quickly but couldn't find anything.

Thanks
-Crash

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Please note that you will have to learn to use Inventor Publisher this year and teams will not be submitting a robot design as we have done in the past.
I am not sure why this change has occurred...
(This is for the Design Challenge)

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

I noticed this also. Our team utilized Publisher and the mobile app that links with it last year, but only as a promotional device at competitions and demos. It seems as though this total shift from robot design to marketability is to perhaps level the playing field a little, with the finer CAD not as heavily influenced, while it also attracts more teams that are adept with the Autodesk animation software to participate in the 3D Design competition. This is all merely speculation.

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Hi -

A few things..

The score is is out of 50 - we will be fixing that shortly.

As for the rigs - all the 3d files, including rigs, storyboard templates, etc can be found in our within the Project Packet included in the Digital STEAM learning content we created for the competition: http://curriculum.autodesk.com/stude.../project_id/34

Thanks!
Jennifer

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Wait, are you saying that BOTH awards compete nationally?

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Why is the animation no longer a regional based award?

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

I just checked this link right here

http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...nal_awards.pdf

And turns out that the Excellence in Design award is still listed as a regional award. But the Autodesk prompt causes some confusion. I'm not sure which one to reference...

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

From what I read it seemed like you wanted us to actually show our animation in the schools. Or is that just part of the story?

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Autodesk is running the contest so I think I am more apt to take what they say as gospel truth but I would like clarification on the matter.

Re: Excellence in Design Awards, sponsored by Autodesk 2012
 

Mongai & Koko Ed - The Excellence in Design Award - 3D Animation is only at Championships this year, but we could also be doing something similar to the Wilburs again too.

Eagleeyedan - That's part of the story.