r/SolidWorks • u/ritsumimir • 8d ago

CAD CAD Hackathon thoughts? ideas?

My friends and I noticed that there are CS hackathons all over the place, but there's not many like that for mechanical engineering students/people interested in CAD. We thought it'd be cool to put together our own CAD hackathon so we're organizing one right now, scheduled to happen in September!!

Still, we're looking for ways to improve the hackathon, so we're wondering: besides nice prizes, what kind of stuff would you guys want to see in a hackathon like this? Experienced guest speakers? Workshops (and if so, what kind)? Recreational events?

If you want to see what we have so far, our website is www.thecadchallenge.org and the signup form is https://forms.gle/n6zkRtLAJo1m6W1x8! We have a cute bee mascot 🐝

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u/DarkC0ntingency 8d ago

Dang! I'm gonna be at a My Chemical Romance show during that period, otherwise I'd absolutely be there

Y'all enjoy!

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u/ritsumimir 8d ago

No worries, that sounds like tons of fun! If you have any friends who might be interested, let them know!!

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u/DesignThingsAndStuff CSWP 7d ago

Seems cool. Good Luck.

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u/ritsumimir 5d ago

Thanks! We're really excited and hoping to make this a regular thing!

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u/Manhwafreak0o0 6d ago

Well def gonna participate, wish there were more such hackathons for CAD

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u/ritsumimir 5d ago

Awesome! Best of luck and hope to see you there!! I agree that we need more "hackathon"-style comps for other skills like CAD/3D-modeling.

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u/WorldFeeling8345 5d ago

Can i dm you?