diff --git a/Important-Dates.md b/Important-Dates.md index a9fd1f8..e229810 100644 --- a/Important-Dates.md +++ b/Important-Dates.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Mark your calendars for our upcoming 2026 meeting dates (regularly 6:00 PM - 8:0 | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **September 16, 2026** | **Practi"FALL" Prints Challenge Judging** | West Fargo Public Library | Completed | | **October 28, 2026** | **October Meetup & Halloween Prints Challenge** | West Fargo Public Library | Completed | -| **November 18, 2026** | **November Meetup & Thanksgiving Table & Kitchen Prints** | West Fargo Public Library | **Next Meetup** | +| **November 18, 2026** | **November Meetup & Print the AI Model Challenge** | West Fargo Public Library | **Next Meetup** | | **December 16, 2026** | **Annual Holiday Maker Showcase** | West Fargo Public Library | Scheduled | ## Meeting Location diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index a6f52bb..d33bdca 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Upcoming meeting dates, challenge milestones, and venue information for our regu Monthly design challenges and competitions. Currently featuring: -- **[Active Challenge](./challenges/current/current.md)**: Thanksgiving & Fall Table Prints, covering holiday table decor, serving helpers, and kitchen tools, with judging on November 18, 2026 +- **[Active Challenge](./challenges/current/current.md)**: Print the AI-Generated Model, download the model from Discord and print it at any size for judging on November 18, 2026 - **[Upcoming Preview](./challenges/current/upcoming.md)**: December 2026 challenge preview - **[Challenge Archive](./challenges/archive/readme.md)**: Historical past challenges from 2025 and 2026 - Challenge rules, judging criteria, and submission guidelines @@ -148,6 +148,6 @@ West Fargo, ND 58078 **Next Meeting**: November 18, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the West Fargo Public Library. -**Active Challenge**: Print something for the dinner table or kitchen with [Thanksgiving & Fall Table Prints](./challenges/current/current.md) for our November 18th meetup. +**Active Challenge**: Grab our October AI-generated model from Discord and print it at any size for [Print the AI-Generated Model](./challenges/current/current.md) at our November 18th meetup. **Last Updated**: October 30, 2026 diff --git a/announcements/November2026.md b/announcements/November2026.md index 9ce31a1..b58600e 100644 --- a/announcements/November2026.md +++ b/announcements/November2026.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "November 2026 Meetup Announcement" category: "announcements" subcategory: "2026" order: 202611 -description: "Join Us November 18th: 3D Printing Meetup, AI CAD Follow-Up, and Thanksgiving Table & Kitchen Prints Challenge!" +description: "Join Us November 18th: 3D Printing Meetup + Print the AI-Generated Model Challenge!" tags: - announcements - 2026 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: ## Email subject line -November 3D Printing Meetup on Nov 18th: AI CAD Follow-Up + Thanksgiving Table & Kitchen Prints! +November 3D Printing Meetup on Nov 18th: Print the AI-Generated Model Challenge! --- @@ -21,39 +21,37 @@ November 3D Printing Meetup on Nov 18th: AI CAD Follow-Up + Thanksgiving Table & Hey everyone! -Thanks to everyone who came out to our October meetup and brought objects to test out the photo-to-CAD workflow. We are back on our regular third-Wednesday schedule for November. +Thanks to everyone who came out to our October meetup and brought objects to test our photo-to-CAD workflow. We are back on our regular third-Wednesday schedule for November. -You can always check the schedule and past challenge details at [www.fargo3d.com](https://www.fargo3d.com). +You can check the full schedule and challenge details at [www.fargo3d.com](https://www.fargo3d.com). **Date:** Wednesday, November 18th, 2026 **Time:** 6:00 to 8:00 PM **Location:** West Fargo Public Library, 215 Third St. E., West Fargo, ND 58078 -John will kick things off with industry news, followed by show and tell, a second round of building CAD with AI, and judging for our November print challenge. +John will kick things off with industry news, followed by show and tell, a follow-up on building CAD with AI, and judging for our November print challenge. --- ### Special session: Building CAD with AI follow-up -Last month we started testing an AI agent skill that generates 3D models from photos. We learned a lot about what works well and what trips it up, so we are continuing the experiment this month. - -- If you printed a model generated during the October session, bring the physical print and the original object so we can compare them side by side. -- If you missed last month or have another broken part, bracket, or household item you want to model, bring it along and we will run it through the updated workflow. +Last month we tested an AI agent skill that generates 3D models from photos. This month we will look at how the generated model actually prints on different machines and talk through what worked and what needed cleanup. If you have another object you want to try converting from photos to CAD, bring it along. --- -### November challenge: Thanksgiving & fall table prints +### November challenge: Print the AI-generated model -With Thanksgiving the following week, our November challenge focuses on the kitchen and the dinner table. Bring a print that helps with cooking, serving, or decorating for the holiday meal. +We are posting the 3D model we generated with AI during the October meetup in the [Fargo 3D Discord](https://discord.gg/EAwhSGMaA). For this month's challenge, download the file from Discord, print your own version of it at any size, and bring it to the November 18th meetup. -**Ideas for entries:** -- **Table decor.** Napkin rings, place card holders, autumn centerpieces, or candle holders. -- **Kitchen and serving tools.** Pie crust shields, cookie cutters, measuring scoops, utensil holders, coasters, or trivet stands. -- **Any model works.** You can design your own part from scratch, use the AI CAD tools, or print a community file from Printables, MakerWorld, or Thangs. +**Challenge guidelines:** +- **Grab the file on Discord.** Download the AI-generated model from the [Fargo 3D Discord](https://discord.gg/EAwhSGMaA), or generate your own model with AI. +- **Print it at any scale.** Scale it up as big as your build volume allows, shrink it down to a miniature test print, or keep it at 100% scale. +- **No AI model? Bring a cool print.** If you do not have an AI-created object printed in time, bring any cool print you have been working on so you can still join in. +- **Bring it on November 18th.** Bring your physical print to the meetup and tell us how it printed, what scale and material you picked, and how your slicer handled it. ### Voting and prizes -- Everyone at the meetup gets a vote for their favorite entry based on usefulness, print quality, and how well it fits the Thanksgiving theme. +- Everyone at the meetup votes on their favorite print of the model based on print quality, scale, material choice, and execution. - The winner takes home a free spool of filament. See you on **Wednesday, November 18th** at 6:00 PM! @@ -61,4 +59,3 @@ See you on **Wednesday, November 18th** at 6:00 PM! --- **Last Updated**: October 30, 2026 - diff --git a/challenges/current/current.md b/challenges/current/current.md index 22f3a3b..9e67dcd 100644 --- a/challenges/current/current.md +++ b/challenges/current/current.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- -title: "November 2026: Thanksgiving & Fall Table Prints" +title: "November 2026: Print the AI-Generated Model" category: "challenges" subcategory: "current" order: 1 -description: "November 2026 Thanksgiving and fall table and kitchen prints challenge details, judging criteria, and submission rules." +description: "November 2026 challenge to print the AI-generated CAD model from Discord at any size." tags: - challenge - active - - thanksgiving + - ai-cad - contest - challenge-012 --- @@ -16,27 +16,27 @@ tags: # Current challenge: November 2026 -## Challenge: Thanksgiving & fall table prints +## Challenge: Print the AI-generated model -With Thanksgiving around the corner, this month's challenge is all about the kitchen and the dinner table. Print something useful for prepping a big meal, serving food, or decorating the table for family and guests. +During our October meetup, we used an AI agent skill to generate a 3D model from photos. We have shared that generated model file in the [Fargo 3D Discord](https://discord.gg/EAwhSGMaA). Your challenge for November is to download the model, print a version of it at any size, and bring it to the November 18th meetup. -### What to build +### How to approach it -Bring a print built for the kitchen or holiday table: -- **Table decor and centerpieces.** Napkin rings, place card holders, autumn centerpieces, or tea light holders. -- **Kitchen prep and organization.** Measuring scoops, pie crust shields, cookie cutters, spice racks, or drawer organizers. -- **Serving and hosting helpers.** Trivet stands, coaster sets, bottle openers, or utensil caddies. -- **Food-contact note.** If your print touches food directly, tell us how you handled food safety, such as using a food-safe resin coating, clean nozzle setup, or keeping the print as an outer holder for a glass or dish. +Since everyone starts with the same AI-generated geometry, you can take your print in any direction: +- **Any scale counts.** Print a tiny nozzle test version, keep it at original scale, or scale it up to max out your printer bed. +- **Material and color choice.** Run it in silk PLA, multi-color, CF filament, flexible TPU, or translucent PETG. +- **Slicer and support tuning.** AI-generated CAD models can have quirky overhangs or geometry. Tell us how you oriented the part, tuned supports, or remixed the mesh to get a clean print. ### Submission rules -* **Physical model.** Bring your print to the **November 18th, 2026** meetup. -* **Open to all makers.** Original CAD models and community files from Printables, MakerWorld, or Thangs are both welcome. Bonus points if you built or modified your CAD model using the AI workflow from last month's session. -* **The story.** Tell the group how you printed it, what filament you chose, especially if heat resistance mattered, and how it worked in the kitchen. +* **Get the file.** Download the model from the [Fargo 3D Discord](https://discord.gg/EAwhSGMaA), or generate your own model with AI. +* **No AI model? Bring a cool print.** If you do not have an AI-created object ready, bring any cool print you have made recently so everyone can still participate. +* **Physical model.** Bring your print, at any size, to the **November 18th, 2026** meetup. +* **The story.** Share your scale percentage, filament, slicer settings, and how the print turned out on your machine. ### Judging and prize -* **Voting.** Everyone at the November meetup votes on their favorite entry based on usefulness, print quality, and seasonal fit. +* **Voting.** Everyone at the November meetup votes on their favorite print of the model. * **Prize.** The winner takes home a free spool of filament. ### Timeline diff --git a/challenges/current/readme.md b/challenges/current/readme.md index c0788c5..3d8345f 100644 --- a/challenges/current/readme.md +++ b/challenges/current/readme.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Our monthly challenges follow a 3-stage lifecycle: ## Current Files -- **[Active Challenge](current.md)**: November 2026 Thanksgiving & Fall Table Prints, with judging on November 18th, 2026. +- **[Active Challenge](current.md)**: November 2026 Print the AI-Generated Model, with judging on November 18th, 2026. - **[Upcoming Challenge Preview](upcoming.md)**: December 2026 preview, to be announced at the November 18th meetup. - **[Challenge Archive](../archive/readme.md)**: Browse all completed past challenges from 2025 and 2026. diff --git a/challenges/readme.md b/challenges/readme.md index 6e7637b..5f4863a 100644 --- a/challenges/readme.md +++ b/challenges/readme.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Welcome to the monthly 3D printing challenges for the Fargo 3D Print Meetup! Eac ## Challenge Sections - **[Current & Upcoming Challenges](current/readme.md)** - - **[Active Challenge](current/current.md)**: November 2026 Thanksgiving & Fall Table Prints, bring models to the November 18th meetup + - **[Active Challenge](current/current.md)**: November 2026 Print the AI-Generated Model, grab the file on Discord and bring your print at any size to the November 18th meetup - **[Upcoming Preview](current/upcoming.md)**: December 2026 challenge preview - **[Challenge Archive](archive/readme.md)** - Complete history of past 2025 and 2026 challenges, guidelines, and winner spotlights.