- Social Media Sharing (Required): To qualify for the contest, please complete all the following steps:
- Post your project on Atomm with the tag #2026backtoschoolcontest.
- Share your project on social media with tags #2026backtoschoolcontest and #atomm, and make sure to @Atomm's official account if it exists.
- Add the social media post link in your Project Instruction to complete your entry eligibility.
- Reddit Sharing (Extra Bonus):
- Publish your project on Atomm.
- Share your project images and project details on Reddit in one of the following subreddits: r/xToolOfficial | r/laserengraving | r/lasercutting | r/UVprinting | r/SmallBusiness. If your Reddit post gets removed, it won't count toward the reward.
- To help avoid post removal, please do not include hashtags or external project links in the Reddit post body. We recommend adding your project link in the comments section after the post is published if you would like to share it.
- Add the Reddit post link in your Project Instruction to complete your entry eligibility.
- Final Project Photos
- Submit at least one clear photo of the finished project.
- 2–5 photos are recommended to better showcase details and presentation.
- Process & Detail Images
- We strongly encourage uploading 3 or more process or detail photos to show how your project was made and improve visibility within the community.
- Submit Multiple Entries: You can enter more than once—more entries mean more chances to win!
- Write a Clear & Complete Tutorial: A well-structured and easy-to-follow tutorial significantly improves your overall score.
- Upload Valid, Reusable Files: Ensure your files are clean and usable, such as XCS, SVG, DXF, or other editable formats.
- Core Awards:
- Project Creativity (50%): We check if your project matches the theme, plus its creativity, visual style, practicality and meaningful keepsake value.
- Community Engagement (30%): Score based on how many downloads your project gets within our community.
- Social Media Engagement (20%): Scored by likes and comments on social platforms to measure public exposure and overall popularity online.
- Special Awards:
- Reddit Sharing Award: Share your project on Reddit according to the rules to earn $50 xTool Gift Card. One reward per valid participant.
- Other Awards:
- Participation Award: Each valid participant will receive 50 Credits.
- New Creator Prize: 900 Credits awarded if you publish your first project within 30 days of registration; 800 Credits awarded after 30 days.
Submission Guidelines:
- Originality & Verification: All entries must be your own original work. The judging panel will conduct a comprehensive web-wide search to verify originality. Entries found to have a high degree of similarity to existing works will not be eligible for prizes to protect the rights of original creators.
- AI Usage: Your submission must include at least one actual photograph of the finished physical project. Purely digital renders or AI-generated images without a physical prototype will not be eligible for prizes.
- Third-Party IP: To avoid copyright infringement, entries containing third-party Intellectual Property will not be eligible for prizes.
Ineligible Projects
- No file(s) uploaded.
- Incorrectly tagged submissions.
- Using someone else's image; all projects must be original.
- Projects that were published before the Contest Period.
Once the results are announced, all winning projects must remain on Atomm. If any winning projects are removed, the prizes will not be awarded, and the Atomm team reserves the right to repost the project.
Free Copyright
The project you submitted should be copyright-free.
Compliance
The projects you submit should not contain obscene, pornographic, gambling, superstition, horror, violent content, discriminatory content on nationality, race, religion, gender, content on political beliefs and any other contents which are forbidden by participants’ local laws and regulations.
Terms & Conditions
With the submission of an entry, you authorize Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of Sponsor or their respective licensees, successors and assigns to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use, without any further notice, review or consent, throughout the world and in any media now known or hereafter developed in perpetuity, where permitted by law, your entry, including but not limited to the name, likeness, picture, portrait, voice, image or statements about the Sweepstakes, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without further compensation. Information relating to entries is protected by the privacy policy, as detailed in https://passport.xtool.com/policy.html