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"500 Pencils" by Shenlei Winkler for Case Design Competition for 500 Colored Pencils

Transparent Lexan Injection Molded and MilledTransportation & Display case for 500 pencils. The design features modular pencil holders which slip over a central fixed pin in the center of the case, which is attached to a pair of plates at top and bottom, and which are connected to the outer case through a central back hinge. New pencil units can be easily slipped over the pin. The pencil modules spin freely to allow easy access to each color. The case closes easily with three toggle-type closures, with all hardware developed in a high-shine lacquered nickel-plated metal. The case carries with a simple handbag-style handle, which moves freely through a pair of rings which connect handle and case. The design was modeled using the built-in 3D modeling tools of an open source virtual world platform (opensimulator.org), which is a rapid, very low-cost method of prototyping 3-D objects. Because this technique does not require a physical model, it is a low-cost, very low environmental impact methodology of design development. The pencil case can be seen in this movie: http://blip.tv/file/2627580. This model can also be visited in the OpenSim-based virtual world, ScienceSim. To visit, go to sciencesim.com, and make an avatar. Then just come play in the pencils!
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Transparent Lexan Injection Molded and MilledTransportation & Display case for 500 pencils. The design features modular pencil holders which slip over a central fixed pin in the center of the case, which is attached to a pair of plates at top and bottom, and which are connected to the outer case through a central back hinge. New pencil units can be easily slipped over the pin. The pencil modules spin freely to allow easy access to each color. The case closes easily with three toggle-type closures, with all hardware developed in a high-shine lacquered nickel-plated metal. The case carries with a simple handbag-style handle, which moves freely through a pair of rings which connect handle and case. The design was modeled using the built-in 3D modeling tools of an open source virtual world platform (opensimulator.org), which is a rapid, very low-cost method of prototyping 3-D objects. Because this technique does not require a physical model, it is a low-cost, very low environmental impact methodology of design development. The pencil case can be seen in this movie: http://blip.tv/file/2627580. This model can also be visited in the OpenSim-based virtual world, ScienceSim. To visit, go to sciencesim.com, and make an avatar. Then just come play in the pencils!