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Announcing the Grand Prize winners of the PhotoView 360 2010 Beta Rendering Contest

The day has finally come--it's time to announce the grand prize winners. These two winners were picked from all of the entries submitted during the five weeks of the rendering contest. Each winner will receive a SolidWorks-engraved iPod and one SolidWorks backpack.

So here they are:

Scott Woods

Jim Holland

Scott Baugh

Congratulations guys, and thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. All of the entries were great. And if you haven't don it yet, be sure to visit the SolidWorks Gallery where you can see all of the entries submitted and more.

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 5 Winners

Well, the PhotoView 360 Beta rendering contest is over. While we wait for the Grand Prize winners to be announced on Friday, I invite you to bask in the glory of the winners for week 5. As always, you can see these entries, as well as all of the other entries, in much higher resolution on the SolidWorks Gallery website.

Scott Baugh

Jim Holland

Jordan Tadic

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 4 Winners

It's that time again. We're in the home stretch of the PhotoView 360 rendering contest, and it's time to unveil the winners of week 4. So here they are.

Jim Holland

Lars Petersen

Jamie Cruz

Visit www.solidworksgallery.com to see these, as well as the other entries submitted, in much higher resolution.

And lastly, there's still time to submit an entry for the fifth (and final) week of the contest. Just go here to view the contest rules.

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 3 Winners

Yes, we're ready to announce the winners of the third week of the contest. They are, in no particular order...

Chris Cook

Christophe Demuynck

Scott Woods

You can go here to view all of the entries (at much larger sizes) from week 3. And don't forget, we're now accepting entries for week 4 of the contest. Send in an entry and it could be your name here next week.

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 Beta: Resource Pain Relief

A few months ago I was talking to my brother, who is an IT manager for a local company that uses SolidWorks for design, and I asked him what his biggest challenges were when rolling out new software.

Not surprisingly he said it was making sure that new releases played nice with their other systems and software. He believes that taking part in beta is a wise investment in ensuring that software upgrades run smoothly. His only wish is that he had more resources.

While talking to customers about beta participation it became clear that the lack of resources, both hardware and time, delayed or prevented participation.

In an effort to alleviate part of the resource issue, the SolidWorks Beta team has created a "Hosted EPDM Beta Environment" that our EPDM customers can use to beta test with minimal effort.

SolidWorks supplies the database and archive servers and all the customer has to do is install the corresponding beta client. The customer has the ability to try out new functionality by creating their own vault or using a pre-populated test vault.

Sound intriguing? If so, sign up for beta via the customer portal.

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest Extended

I just got word that the PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest is being extended for two additional weeks, for a total of five. Entries for week 3 are still due by 4:59 EDT tomorrow, but if you haven't entered yet, you have more time. You can find the updated rules here.

I've also been told that we'll be choosing three grand prize winners instead of two.

So keep those entries coming!

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 2 Winners

Yes, we're ready to announce the winners of the second week of the contest. They are, in no particular order...

Rob Rodriguez

Tyler Wheeler

Lars Petersen

You can go here to view all of the entries (at much larger sizes) from week 2. And don't forget, we're now accepting entries for week 3 of the contest. Send in an entry and it could be your name here next week.

Now live: 3D ContentCentral 2010 Beta program

The beta announcements are coming fast a furious lately, what with the PhotoView 360 beta contest announced last week, the new referral program and general SolidWorks 2010 beta goodness. So what's one more going to hurt?

Today, we are announcing the start of 3D Content Central Beta 2010. According to the 3DCC site,

"The 2010 3D ContentCentral Beta program is the first public availability of the 2010 3D ContentCentral.com release. The Beta program is designed to be the unveiling of new features planned for the 2010 release and provide community members with the opportunity to report issues and potential improvements.

The 2010 Beta Program is different than previous Beta programs in that there will be no contest. Participants are invited to earn product discounts by completing tasks, but no prizes or beta points will be awarded.

Any area of the 3D ContentCentral Beta site is open for testing. This year, submitting a Beta issue is easier than ever before, and there is a tremendous amount of new functionality to be tested. All 3D ContentCentral users and suppliers are welcome to participate in Beta.

Users will have the chance to explore new search tools, 2D content usability improvements, real time site activity feedback, and more."

So if you're interested, go on over to the 3DCC website and get started.

PhotoView 360 Rendering Contest: Week 1 Winners

Last week we announced the PhotoView 360 2010 Beta rendering contest. This week we're happy to announce the first three winners, as follows. Click on each image to view a larger version.

Jim Holland

Scott Baugh

Ralph Tide

If you didn't enter last week, there's still time to enter the Week 2 contest. Just click the link at the top to learn more and submit your entry. We'll be back next week with more winners.

Announcing the PhotoView 360 Beta 2010 Rendering Contest

Check it out—if you're currently a SolidWorks 2010 subscription service customer, you're cordially invited to participate in our PhotoView 360 2010 Beta Rendering Contest*. Three winners will be chosen each week, and all winning images will be qualified for the <echo voice> Grand Prize </echo voice>. 

 

Here’s how you can participate.

1. Once you've read the Official Contest Rules, create a new Beta Service Request with the following text in the summary: "PV360 Beta Rendering Contest." This will identify it as a contest entry.
2. Attach your image and a completed Authorization and Approval Statement to the Service Request. You can attach them to the SR individually, or combine them in a .zip or .rar file. The important thing is that the image and authorization are submitted together. Also, don’t forget to include a two to three word title for your image, as well as a short description.
3. Submit your entry SR by 4:59 PM EDT each Friday, from now until the end of the beta period. Winners will be determined and announced on or around the Monday following the Friday deadline. Any submissions made after 4:59 PM EST will be judged in the following week's contest.
4. At our discretion, submitted images will be posted to http://www.solidworksgallery.com.

Winners will be contacted individually, and their images will be highlighted on the SolidWorks Gallery website.

There will be three winners per week and all winning images will be qualified for the Grand Prize. After the weekly contests have ended, the judges will choose two Grand Prize winners from the list of weekly winners. You can see the prizes by clicking here. I see an iPod in there, as well as messenger bags like the one I use every day.

If you're not a SolidWorks 2010 beta tester, it's not too late to sign up. Just go here and get started.

* Certain restrictions apply. Check contest rules for eligibility details.