From deep outer space construction to deep sea diving we’ve got you covered this time. Toss in some beautiful homes to live in and several ways to get to them and add just a pinch of humor to end up with a delightful blend of Top 10 ingredients. Hope you’re hungry!

The ten best 3D models and one 3DVIA Experience uploaded to 3DVIA.com during the weeks of Saturday, June 30th, 2012 through Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 are highlighted here. (The end date is a little early because of vacation schedules.)

(Easy links to all 136 previous Top 10 posts are right after the current week’s models and 3DVIA Experience.)

The Top 10:

I just plain love looking at and studying Crist 3D by frames-njut. It is both functionally and sculpturally fascinating. Make sure you take some time to check this one out! It was built using CATIA V5.

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Treehouse2 by Gcveykus looks like the ultimate get-away spot to relax and recharge. It almost blends in completely with the surrounding lush greenery. Both the main house and the simpler playhouse are beautifully done using Trimble SketchUp. [Gceykus lives in the US]

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The Smikorsky Sci-fi Interior Construction Kit – Corridors Buildings Set – Doors Open by smike allows you to download and quickly use his already constructed parts to let your imagination go wild and make your own sci-fi model. Not only that, he has even provided an example of a Corridor System using his kit. As always, his presentation is both fun and informative. smike uses Trimble SketchUp. [smike lives in Denmark]

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View How Brakes Work? on Internet Explorer and click “Use Composer Player” to be able to see Hemant Agarwal’s (from the VIT University) excellent model with an explanatory animation constructed by the 3DSAcademy using 3DVIA Composer. It’s definitely worth the effort to see the whole process explained so clearly.

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Torre BC5 by arqcvd is a great design for a building complex that is striking in its overall presentation. The concept offers many interesting perspectives on a wide variety of forms and colors. It was modeled using Trimble SketchUp.

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Make your ride look the way you want! Go have some fun with the Car Configurator developed by DPM Interactive using 3DVIA Studio. The big controls for color and environments are easy to find, but look a little closer and you’ll see small blue circles. Click on them for even more options. I had a good time playing with this one! It was uploaded by kabab. [kabab lives in Australia]

Brain2 by nixon_files demonstrates the outstanding ability of 3D models to help us understand our own bodies and help us improve our health. Careful viewing of this model will teach you a lot and probably leave you with more than a few questions about what’s inside your skull. It was uploaded in 3DS format.

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CMC 300 – Diving System by Penouil at CMC Industries shows off just one of their mobile saturation diving systems with this excellent model! The CMC 300 can hold up to 12 divers and includes a Hyperbaric Rescue Chamber. Penouil used SolidWorks to create this intricate model. [CMC Industries is in France]

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19052.5 Site Model by Mobilepaul will keep your eyes and imagination busy for quite some time. No matter where you look there is a surprise to keep you interested. I would love to have home like this! Trimble SketchUp was used to model this rustic wonder.

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Engine for Review – Global Factory by Jul57 is about as awesome as it gets. The details are phenomenal. Thank goodness for x-ray vision so we can see just how much work has been done. Dassault Systemes V6 and many, many hours of hard work made this model possible. [Jul57 lives in France]

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With great modeling and just the right amount of humor, Enrrique (perecat1) has created Botanical Boulevard. Both the shepard and his flock will be kept content in this oasis. Enrrique certainly knows his way around 3DVIA Shape. [Enrrique lives in Spain]

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roelverhagenkaptein won a Merit Award in the 2010 International Design Contest with his design of the Evolution Bike. The recumbent riding position is both comfortable and efficient. The Evolution Bike Front Hub CVT (Constantly Variable Transmission) allows the rider to always be in the right gear! It’s based on the NuVinci CVT principles. Rendered images were provided by roelverhagenkaptein (I just added the exploded view of the CVT). The model was uploaded it in VRML format.

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The incredible complexity of shipbuilding is rarely displayed this well. SFD Tanker by amdsoo4 shows details at a level that is just amazing! When you view the model in the 3DVIA model viewer, be sure to click on the tool that looks like a sphere. That will show the wireframe view and with one more click you’ll see all the geometry vertexes. It was modeled using CATIA V5.

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Just so everyone knows, the order that the Top 10 are displayed is based on color, type of model and how I’m feeling, not any particular ranking. I just rearrange them until I like the way it looks. It’s as simple as that!

Easy links to the previous Top 10 lists: 001 – 002 – 003 – 004 – 005 – 006 – 007 – 008 – 009 – 010 – 011 - 012 – 013 – 014 – 015 – 016 – 017 - 018 - 019 – 020 – 021 – 022 – 023 – 024 – 025 – 026 – 027 – 028 – 029 – 030 – 031 – 032 – 033 – 034 – 035 – 036 – 037 – 038 – 039 – 040 – 041 – 042 – 043 – 044 - 045 – 046 - 047 – 048 - 049 – 050 – 051 – 052 – 053 – 054 (seven weeks in one) – 055 – 056 – 057 – 058 – 059 – 060 – Best of the Best 2009 – 061 – 062 - 063 - 064 - 065 – 066 - 067 – 068 – 069 – 070 – 071 – 072 – 073 – 074 – 075 – 076 – 077 – 078 – 079 – 080 – 081 – 082 – 083 – 084 – 085 – 086 – 087 – 088 – 089 – 090 – 091 – 092 – 093 – 094 – 095 – 096 – 097 – 098 – 099 – 100 – 101 – 102 – 103 – 104 – 105 – 106 – 107 – 108 – 109 – Best of the Best 2010 – 110 – 111 – 112 – 113 – 114 – 115 – 116 – 117 – 118 – 119 – 120 – 121 – 122 – 123 – 124 – 125 – 126 – 127 – 128 – 129 – 130 – 131 – 132 – 133 – 134 – 135 – 136

Here’s a brief recap of what I look for when I select the Top 10:

Variety – One of the most important factors. I try to show models created using lots of different software products and showing lots of different ways of using 3D. I include brief comments on why I chose each model.

Creativity, unusual subject matter and humor – These are big factors. We should all be having fun and feel free to model our passions!

There is no reward given – Other than the satisfaction of being noticed, spotlighted and being brought to the attention of more modelers. In my personal experience, the pleasure of having my work appreciated is the ultimate reward anyway.

From time to time I will make mistakes and not follow my own rules – I will review these mistakes on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes I will change the post and sometimes I won’t. I will be consistently inconsistent. I am human.

Your comments are always welcomed and encouraged! Your responses will help the modelers and the 3DVIA community as a whole. Feel free to bring other models to my attention and let me know why they attracted you.

(PLEASE NOTE: In order to make it easier to explore, all photos are linked directly to the model’s page.)

One final note of caution: these are my choices (dswavely) and my choices alone. So, aim the tomatoes appropriately.