SOLIDWORKS 30th Anniversary Competition

Show your design skills and win a trip to the 3EXPERIENCE World 2026 in Houston!

To celebrate 30 years of innovation, SOLIDWORKS is inviting you to showcase your creativity and design expertise. Share your most impressive project on LinkedIn with #SOLIDWORKS30Competition and mention @SOLIDWORKS, and you could be selected as one of 30 finalists. Collect as much interactions (likes, comments and sharing) on your LinkedIn post to get the chance to be selected as a finalist. Each finalist will receive an official 30th Anniversary Certificate as recognition of their skills and contribution to our community.

But that’s not all — from the finalists, our expert jury will select the Top 3 winners, who will be awarded an exclusive trip to 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 in Houston, USA (including flights and hotel). Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain global visibility, connect with fellow innovators, and celebrate three decades of design excellence.

📅 Contest runs from September 18 to November 5, 2025
👥 Open to SOLIDWORKS users aged 18+, with a valid license and a public LinkedIn profile

To know more about the contest rules and conditions, download the legal conditions.

Meet our jury of experts

Jonny Harrison

By day, Jonny Harrison leads a Design and Product Engineering team, and by night he brings cool ideas to life. He is self-taught in SOLIDWORKS and has been using it for over 10 years, both professionally and as a hobbyist. He is fortunate to be a SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader and Champion. His favourite quote and life motto is 'If you can dream it, you can do it,' and he believes that failure only means the correct solution has not yet been found.

Kirby Downey

Kirby Downey, A 3D Printing Specialist, CSWP, SOLIDWORKS Champion and SOLIDWORKS USer group leader. I am passionate about design and engineering. I spend a lot of my free time helping others learn new things about SOLIDWORKS and Creating spaces for others to network with each other. I always want to help give others the same opportunities I have been given and share in the knowledge and experiences I have had.

Ahmed Abdelnasser

Ahmed Abdelnaser is the SWUGN Committee Leader for Africa and the Middle East and founder of CADfinity. He empowers engineers through free educational content, training, and mentoring across the region.

Prasad Adiga

Prasad Adiga is a Mechanical Design Engineer with more than three years of experience. He has worked on projects ranging from early prototypes to full-scale new product development, using everything from cardboard mockups to advanced 3D-printed prototypes. He also serves as the SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader for Bengaluru and the SWUGN Committee Leader for India, where he connects students, professionals, and industry experts. As a Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert and SOLIDWORKS Champion, he is passionate about mentoring engineers and fostering collaborative, community-focused design.

Carlos Reyes

Carlos has an Engineering degree in Electromechanics and a Master in Productivity.
Originally from Mexico, Carlos has been living in France since 2017.
After a few important events in his life, he realized that life is too short to leave dreams and passions for later.That's why thanks to his background in electronics and 3D design he decided to launch himself as a content creator and create those wonderful projects that he dreamed of as a child.
Today, he is back to the real reason he studied engineering. “To create exceptional things and help people create their own”.