Crowdsourcing. It’s a hot topic right now thanks to developments in technology. Before, there were barriers to asking a large group for input and ideas. Now, these barriers are quickly falling away. The Internet is always on, which makes it faster and easier to connect the world’s talent. Books like Makers and Decisive are bringing the practice of open and cooperative design and decision processes to the mainstream. Below are some different examples of companies using crowdsourcing in new and interesting ways.
Do you know how to set a camera path or import a DWG? There are some burning CAD questions out there that have not gotten help… yet. Each question answered with a tutorial, short or long, will help many other engineers get the job done better and faster. This is what GrabCADrs are all about so, we would like to put a bounty out on some of our top unanswered questions. Give these questions a tutorial and get a surprise!
If you answered that question immediately, this blog post isn’t for you. If like most CAD users you’ve heard the term “kernel” but aren’t sure what it is or why it’s important, keep reading.
In fact, if you’re like most CAD users, at some point you have struggled to import a CAD model created in a different CAD system. If so, you’ve run into a kernel problem. In that case, this blog post is definitely for you. Let’s start with the basics… Read the rest of this entry »
What if the secret to success is actually failure? Failing is all about testing what you believe in the real world and then learning from the results. I’ve been able to learn so much about the failures experienced day to day by our community of engineers with our customer development process for GrabCAD Workbench of “Learn. Build. Repeat.” I want to share some of our most commonly heard CAD collaboration fails so you can learn from their mistakes:
Have you ever noticed that there are more types of CAD file formats than there are CAD systems?
A precise gear (left) as compared to a tessellated gear (right).
Not only do most CAD systems create several different types of files, there are a myriad of interoperability formats that have different advantages when collaborating with your partners and customers. Let’s take a look at some of the formats supported by GrabCAD’s 3D viewer, along with the strengths and weaknesses of those formats. Read the rest of this entry »
Want to see a CAD file at work, home, or on the go? Now you can view any CAD file in 3D right in your browser thanks to the brand new 3D viewer for the GrabCAD Community!
…might as well start with GrabCAD Tutorial page! We’ve been growing lots as of recent and more GrabCADrs are uploaded (and viewing) some pretty valuable tutorials. Whether you’re a Professional looking to expand your skill-set or a student working your chops, there are plenty of great tutorials – here are some of the best.
