ASME Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D Challenge



What is the ASME IAM3D® Challenge?

The ASME Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D (IAM3D®) Challenge is designed to give mechanical and multi-disciplinary undergraduate students around the world an opportunity to re-engineer existing products or create new designs. Students competing in IAM3D® will showcase their creativity by demonstrating the value added through their ingenuity, application of sound engineering design principles, and leveraging Additive Manufacturing technologies. 

The objective is to design, manufacture, and test a (R.A.T.T.R.V.) using additive manufacturing and an iterative design process that will gather and deposit construction resources.


ASME IAM3D® Competition Deadlines - Dallas 2027

Design Report (Submit via Google form)March 24, 2027 at 23:59 EDT
Registration DeadlineApril 15, 2027 at 23:59 EDT


Prizes

  • 1st place - $1,000
  • 2nd place - $500
  • 3rd place - $250

Official ASME competition winners will ALSO receive a DIGITAL BADGE! Competition winners can share their achievement on a resume, CV, LinkedIn profile, social media and much more. Learn about DIGITAL BADGES.


Rules

Download the AY26-27 ASME IAM3D® Competition Rules

Download AY26-27 ASME IAM3D® Course Files

Download AY26-27 ASME IAM3D® Cart Files


ASME IAM3D® Discord Channel and Q&A Forum: 

Join the ASME Student Community Discord server: https://discord.gg/jDSzTPEyH4 navigate to the “ASME COMPETITIONS EFX & EFEST Channel” and select the IAM3D® subchannel. Review questions and answers posted previously in the Q&A Forum and submit your new questions for review. Teams should proceed at their own risk following advice or interpretations from non-official sources.