-    Any person wanting to claim the payment being offered must first email their intentions to attempt my tasks. When you do I will supply via email a non-disclosure document that you will need to print, fill out some details, sign and return via facsimile.

-    Having received the signed non-disclosure document I will return via email two (2) documents.  One, a dimensioned detail drawing of the first component to be modelled, in .PDF format.  The second an AutoCAD 2000 drawing of the profile outlines of the component that must be imported into Inventor in preference to having to re-draught these shapes.  The transmittal date of this return email is the start of the time limit to complete both models.

-    The information required for the second component will be provided only after the receipt of the .ipt file of the first component and details relating to the time taken to create the file.

-    As this is an information based task we reserve the right to request that any time claimed can be verified.  Those in the Sydney, Australia area will be required to repeat their construction of the model in our office using our Inventor** software.  The participant can have a single witness present for this verification***.

-    For those that this is not possible, the first step will be to email the .ipt files of the component with full details relating to the time and methods used to create the file.  Once this has been received I will decided if any further information is required and if I do the challenger will be requested to provide verification in the form of a video and a signed statuary declaration witnessed by an appropriately qualified person*** who witnessed the entire process and is prepared to ensure the software used conformed to our requirements and all our other conditions have been met.  In addition we reserve the right to request any further information we require to ensure all the conditions of the challenge have been followed and the timing provided is correct and accurate.  

-    The software used for this challenge can be any appropriate version of Autodesk’s Inventor* but it must not have any modifications installed that in any way changes the functions of Inventor that may be used to complete this challenge.  Also it is the Inventor component of Autodesk’s Inventor series software that it to be used for these tasks challenge.  With the exception of the AutoCAD files supplied containing the components outline profiles neither AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical or Mechanical Desktop are to be used in any way to assist the participant in the completion of these models.

-    The challenger must be the licensed owner of the Inventor software used for the challenge or be able to provide proof of permission of the licence holder granting the challenger the right to use their software for this challenge.  

-    Both tasks must be completed no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of my return email containing the first drawings as attachments and an acceptance of your challenge.  Once the fourteen days has past any person who has already challenged can request, via email, for an additional fourteen (14) days.  Only one extension of time will be considered and or granted.

-    The current offer of $150.00, to do this task is being withdrawn and replaced by the newer offer outlined in this document.

-    This challenge is being offered for a limited two week period of time only.  All requests to participate are to be received by me, by email no earlier than 13th August 2004 nor later than 5:00pm (Sydney time) 27th August 2004.

-    This is not a competition.  Each individual submitting model files is providing me information relating to the time and methods it takes to model these components.  In addition I am not asking for your first attempt, what I am asking for is your fastest (and repeatable) time and method.

-    All the data and material supplied by participants becomes the property of cadWest to use as we see fit and for any purpose we choose.  At no stage will the names or contact details of any participant or organisations, be published or supplied to any person or party outside of cadWest.

-    *All attempting these tasks must do so using Autodesk’s Inventor** software in its ‘raw out of the box’ commercially supplied form.  Absolutely no modifications (created by the user, any other person or software company) to the software can be used when doing these models. No version of Inventor that has not been released and already been shipping to users for at least three months and to all markets, or a later version of Inventor than I have can be used for this challenge.

-    **I currently have installed Autodesk’s Inventor Series 8 & 9, and it is these versions that will be used to read the supplied .ipt files. (This condition may change if another Inventor Series version becomes available during the duration of this invitation).

-    ***This invitation is open to users of Autodesk’s Inventor with the exception of users who are employed in any way with any software developer, Autodesk in any and all forms, any member of Autodesk’s dealer/marketing/sales or technical staff or network or any person who is directly engaged in developing or assisting in the development of those companies’ products. These conditions also apply to any person assisting, observing or witness of the challengers efforts.

-    All participants are comparing their speed at creating Inventor 3D models in direct comparison to me creating AutoCAD solids using both AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop in unison.

-    I reserve the right to accept or refuse any participant and have the final say as to whether or not information submitted conforms to my conditions and is accepted or not.  Absolutely no discussions will be entered into relating to these terms and conditions.