Visit the EDU Booth at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026

 The following story is written with my colleague, Nirali Jain, SOLIDWORKS EDU Marketing team, supporting educators and students.  Meet Nirali at the EDU Zone in the Exhibition Hall at 3DEXPERIENCE World.

3DEXPERIENCE World 2026, February 1-4, Houston Texas is only days away. If you are coming to 3DEXPERIENCE World, we invite you to visit the EDU Zone (Exhibition Hall). There are many areas to visit.

  • Talk to the SOLIDWORKS EDU team at the EDU Welcome Desk.
  • Get career advice and hiring tips from a SOLIDWORKS Recruiting & Career Professional.
  • Connect with SOLIDWORKS User Champions.
  • Meet our Innovative Students

To help students with their careers, get your professional LinkedIn headshot taken with our photographer,  Luigi Photography.

For 20 years, we have featured students’ designs at World.

Texas A&M WIRED Underwater Robotics Team

 

WIRED Underwater Robotics is a student-led project team at Texas A&M University (TAMU), and a part of the Women In Robotics, Engineering, and Development (WIRED).

TAMU’s Underwater Robotics AUV team designs and builds fully autonomous underwater vehicles for the international AUVSI RoboNation RoboSub competition. The team uses SOLIDWORKS to design, test, and engineer their robotic systems for real-world ocean challenges.

Project Legacy Electric Motorcycle University of Houston’s Khanh Vu.

 

Project Legacy Electric Motorcycle designed by University of Houston’s student, Khanh Vu. This student-built electric motorcycle showcases advanced mechanical design, electric powertrain engineering, and sustainable mobility innovation.

The motorcycle is designed in SOLIDWORKS and integrates modern safety technologies to improve rider visibility and protection.

We are excited to host the AAKRUTI Finale.  You can meet the 12 AAKRUTI student teams, showcasing their SOLIDWORKS projects in the EDU Zone.

Check out their sustainable product designs featuring the Apple Vision Pro.

One of these lucky teams with be the grand winner, announced at 3DEXPERIENCE World.

Please celebrate our with us by visiting the EDU Zone in the Playground (Exhibition Hall).

Design well, Marie

 

Marie Planchard

Marie Planchard

Senior Director, Early Engagement, 3DEXPERIENCE Works at Dassault Systemes
Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. As Senior Director of Education & Early Engagement, SOLIDWORKS, she is responsible for global development of content and social outreach across all levels of learning.
Marie Planchard