2012 Abaqus Image & Animation Contest

Want to win an iPad?

Of course you do! Create a visually interesting animation or image from your Abaqus simulation and post it to the community as a comment in this blog for a chance to win.

Check out the winners!

We have 2 iPads to give away -  One winner will be selected from academia and one from the commercial sector. Winners will be selected on October 31st and notified shortly after. The winning images and animations will be featured in the SIMULIA Learning Community.

Guidelines

Images and animations should:

• Be visually attractive
• Have a reasonable duration (animations of at least 5 seconds)
• Be relevant application or technology highlight
• Be easily identifiable to general public audience
• Not include clutter such as color keys or coordinate systems
• Use a white or transparent background, unless you are using realistic rendering for your background.

The foot animation (a previous Abaqus Animation Contest winner) is shown courtesy of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Rules

The context of your animation or image should be identifiable or recognizable to a non-expert and you should include a 50-100 word description of your simulation and how you use Abaqus software. If you submit an animation it must be longer than 5 seconds. Winners will be selected by a panel of Abaqus experts. The contest terms & conditions can be found here. Dassault Systemes employees and their families are not eligible to win.

Make sure you follow the file size, type and resolution details, and of course make sure the file is yours or that you have appropriate permission to post it to the public domain.

To Enter

Simply submit your entry by adding it in the comment field below. Remember you must include a 50-100 word description of the model in the comment along with your name and company or academic institution. Use the icon in the Comment section to add your image or animation.

Please note that large files may take time to show up while they are processed by our server.