Congrats to Our Winners!

Watch the video to see the winning projects. Thank you to all of those that participated in Project of the Year 2021.


How to Enter Project of the Year

  1. Students created an awesome project using Dassault Systèmes solutions.
  2. Submissions were open from May 4th - June 13th.
  3. Voting was open June 14 – 25th.
  4. It’s official! The winners are announced! Congrats!

How to Win

  • 5 Winners will be chosen by popular vote here starting June 14th
  • 3 Brand projects will be chosen: these will be awarded to the best CATIA, SIMULIA, and SOLIDWORKS projects; selected by a dedicated Dassault Systèmes Jury
  • 1 Jury prize winner will be chosen by a Jury
  • 3 Sustainability prize winners will be chosen by a Jury
  • 3 of the best 3DEXPERIENCE projects will be selected by Dassault Systèmes employees
  • 1 Instagram prize rewarding the most liked reposted Instagram project showcased on our page @3DXEdu

All the results will be published here and on our Facebook page.

You have 5 ways to win 16 different prizes including an iPad, Nintendo Switch, and more!

Judging Criteria

100 total possible points + 20 potential bonus points.

  • Innovation (20 pts)
    • Originality and creativity of the project
    • Innovative nature of the design
  • Design (30 pts)
    • Multidisciplinary nature of the project
    • Quality and complexity of the model(s)
  • Collaboration (20 pts)
    • Number of participants/collaborators
    • Teamwork
    • Time spent on project
  • Sustainability (15 pts)
    • Positive impact on nature i.e. materials, energy, etc.
  • Pitch (project presentation) (15 pts)
    • Description and screenshot(s) of the rendered project
    • Rendering visual quality
    • Interactive explanation or video
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)

100 total possible points + 20 potential bonus points.

  • Innovation (20 pts)
    • Originality and creativity of the project
    • Innovative nature of the design
  • Design (30 pts)
    • Multidisciplinary nature of the project
    • Quality and complexity of the model(s)
  • Collaboration (20 pts)
    • Number of participants/collaborators
    • Teamwork
    • Time spent on project
  • Sustainability (15 pts)
    • Positive impact on nature i.e. materials, energy, etc.
  • Pitch (project presentation) (15 pts)
    • Description and screenshot(s) of the rendered project
    • Rendering visual quality
    • Interactive explanation or video
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)

100 total possible points + 20 potential bonus points.

  • Innovation (20 pts)
    • Originality of the project
    • Innovative design
  • Design (20 pts)
    • Multidisciplinary nature of the project
    • Quality and complexity of the model(s)
  • Sustainability (50 pts)
    • Positive impact on the environment i.e. materials, energy, etc.
  • Pitch (project presentation) (10 pts)
    • Description and screenshot(s) of the rendered project
    • Rendering visual quality
    • Interactive explanation or video
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)

100 total possible points + 20 bonus points.

  • Pitch (project presentation) (20 pts)
    • Photo(s) and/or video(s) of the project
    • Description of the project
  • Design (50 pts)
    • Complexity of the model(s)
    • Multidisciplinary nature of the project
  • Innovation (30 pts)
    • Originality of the project
    • Innovative nature of the project design
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)

100 total possible points + 20 bonus points.

  • Innovation (20 pts)
    • Originality and creativity of the project
    • Innovative design
  • Design (40 pts)
    • Multidisciplinary nature of the project
    • Quality and complexity of the model(s)
  • Sustainability (20 pts)
    • Positive impact on the environment i.e. materials, energy, etc.
  • Pitch (project presentation) (20 pts)
    • Description and screenshot(s) of the rendered project
    • Rendering visual quality
    • Interactive explanation or video of the project
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)

100 total possible points + 20 potential bonus points.

  • Engineering: challenges and impacts (20 pts)
    • The project has a positive impact in a particular field
  • Originality (20 pts)
    • The project displays originality or creativity in its research methodology and/or interpretation of the results
    • The project explores a new issue, or an existing issue with an original approach
  • Overall communication (20 pts)
    • The student has the capacity to communicate in a simple, clear and concise manner about the challenges, results and limitations of his or her project.
    • The project makes use of images, videos, presentations to support the project pitch
  • Level of difficulty of the project (20 pts)
    • The results make a meaningful scientific contribution
    • The project’s complexity in view of the Participant’s academic level
  • Teamwork, collaboration and management (20 pts)
    • The project pitch evidences group work and meaningful collaboration
    • The project arouses the interest of other groups or makes them want to contribute to it
  • Bonus Points (20 pts)