Submission Guidelines

Collection and model descriptions must be in English.

Step 1: Create an account and 3D Warehouse collection

1. Create a Google Account for your entry using your name, and your email address you registered for the competition with. If you already have a Google Account, then use it to log into the 3D Warehouse.
2. Create a collection for your entry.

• To do this, click on the "Create A Collection" link located on the right-hand side of the 3D Warehouse home page.
  
  

• Important Information:

• In the Collection Name field, enter your name, and your school name. For example, your collection name would be: "Jane Smith, City University"
• In the Description field enter "2009 Bridge Modeling Competition entry"

Step 2: Publish your models to the 3D Warehouse one at a time

• Launch SketchUp (either Free or Pro will work)
• Open your final and checked model (refer to page 14 of the Best Practices Document for a checklist)
• Position your model so that the view is attractive. This view will become your model's screenshot in the 3D Warehouse.
  Tip: For a cleaner look in the screenshot, you can hide the edges in your model. Do this by deselecting Display Edges and Profiles by choosing View > Edge Style from the menu bar in SketchUp.
• Choose File > 3D Warehouse > Share model from the menu bar, or click the Share Model button in the Toolbar.
  
• The upload screen will appear. Complete the required information about your bridge
  Tip: Be sure to add a good description of your bridge, such as who designed it, when it was completed, and other historical information. This meta-data is important to include. This is the information that will appear in the balloon associated with your bridge when it's viewed in Google Earth.
• Click the Upload button.
• Your model will begin to upload (this can take several minutes depending on your internet connection and model file size).

• Note: Each bridge must be published individually. Do not publish multiple bridges as a single model.

Step 3: Add your models to your Collection

After you have uploaded all of your models, be sure to add them to the Competition Collection you created earlier.

• Ensure that you are logged into the 3D Warehouse with your team's Google Account.
• Click on the My Models link in the upper-right corner of the screen.
  
  
• For each of the models, click on the thumbnail to go to that model's Model Details page and click Add to my collection...
• Select your Bridge Collection from the drop-down menu, then click the Add this model to a collection button.
• Once you have added all of your models to your collection, you can review your collection by clicking My Collections in the uper-right corner of the screen.

Step 4: Submit your collection

• When your collection is ready, submit it by asking to be added to the offical competition collection.
  Note: You must be logged in to your team's Google Account for the link to work.

That's it. Good luck!