Wildest Part Contest

CNC Software introduced the Wildest Part Contest more than a decade ago to provide teachers with strong incentive for their CAD/CAM students. This contest challenges students to be more creative and have more fun with their projects. And it gives them a chance to show off their work and even win cool prizes.

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Rules to the Mastercam Wildest Part Contest are as follows:

1. Part must be programmed with Mastercam.
2. Must be smaller than 1 cubic foot and no longer than 42" and no taller than 16".
3. Must be something we can proudly display
4. The part should not be painted.
5. The Mastercam logo must be engraved on your part. The Mastercam logo can be obtained from the Downloads box to the right.
6. CNC Software must be notified in writing when the part is entered, if the wildest part is to be returned.
   

Guidelines

• Deadline: June 1 2007 - all entries must be postmarked by this date.
• This competition is open to any current student, team of students, or instructor using Mastercam.
• The judging criteria will take into account the effort of one student compared to a team or class.
• Individual students have the same chance of winning as a team or a class.
• Divisions: High School - Post Secondary - Instructor
• Award Date: Prize awards will be September 2007.
• Packaging: package well to avoid damage in shipment.
• Send completed entrees to:
  
  Wildest Part Competition
  CNC Software, Inc.
  5717 W Wollochet Drive NW - Suite 2A
  Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Judging Considerations

One of the best things about working in education are the stories we hear about students using our software to design and make parts. Students have no fear when it comes to making things in Mastercam. Below are the most important things to us regarding the Wildest Part Contest.

Excellent Display:
In our show booths we have designed a display case just for the Wildest Part Contest. This case travels to the top Educational shows and people from all over the country always spend time looking at the parts inside. Many people attending these shows don't have any idea what CAD/CAM or CNC is and they are always interested to see the parts students make with our software. The opening dimension to the case is 16 inches. To make sure your part will fit in the case and travel to the educational shows with your name on it, we are limiting the size to one cubic foot.

Originality and Complexity:
This is a hard thing to qualify because sometimes simpler is better. This competition is not about the most difficult part. Simple or complex, large or small, the winning part has to be an eye catcher and to do that, it has to be an original design that isn't mainstream, interesting to the eye and made with the care and precision to stand above the competition.