The winners of the Thingiverse challenge to use the open source parametric design app OpenSCAD to create hosted “Customizer” projects have been announced over at MakerBot:

So, huge kudos to the winners, who have each won a new MakerBot Replicator 2X Experimental 3D Printer, and all the runners-up, who are fast becoming Thingiverse celebrities.

USEFUL

WINNER

Wally – Wall Plate Customizer, by TheNewHobbyist

RUNNERS-UP

• Retro Font Word Pen, by BrandonW6
• Gear Bearing, by Emmett
• Customizable Cable Tie, by jetty

ARTISTIC

WINNER

Parametric Music Box, by wizard23

RUNNERS-UP

• Customizable Zoetrope, by SamM
• Cartoon Character Maker, by sethmoser
• Stencil-o-Matic, by Benjamin

WEARABLE

WINNER

for the birds, by Benjamin

RUNNERS-UP

• Customizable Chainlink Bracelet, by sethmoser
• Customizable Word Glasses, by leodin
• Customizable Word Rings, by kataze

 
Special Note

An honorable mention also goes to Thingiverse user Walter, who contributed several beautiful designs and who has really set an admirable standard for creating Thingiverse pages. We love your work, Walter!

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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!