The latest update in GrabCAD Print is live! This month's update offers even more exciting changes for Advanced FDM and Advanced PolyJet users. GrabCAD Print 1.33 Highlights: Access Some Advanced FDM Features While Preparing Your Tray Read more
We've talked about 3D printing your product prototype and how with the right team and software, you can do it yourself! However, when you need to mass produce your prototype, it's time to check out your options. Prototyping and manufacturing your new product are two key steps in the process of going from idea to selling-and-shipping. For entrepreneurs, startups and small vendors, a likely option will be to outsource. The process of finding, vetting and selecting a manufacturer, however, can be daunting and fraught: Read more
We often hear how numerous sectors of our world economy are using 3D printing in manufacturing and it's important to highlight that the military is quickly embracing 3D printing as well. All branches of the service are utilizing 3D printing in manifold ways to produce many different things in widely different applications. In fact, 3D printing helps the military gain a significant war fighting advantage and provide direct support to troops in the field. Dr. Philip Perconti, Director of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, said in a recent article that the Army is at the vanguard of using 3D printing to aid troops in the battlefield and help deployed soldiers become self-sufficient in remote areas. Read more
To celebrate our 6 million member milestone, we want to feature some of our most engaging and passionate members. For our final edition, we are recognizing Adam Snow. Adam has been a member since February 2013: Read more
Crowdsourcing allows participants to collaborate more, from basic tools like mailing lists and websites through platforms like StackSocial and uTest. Created in 2011, NASA CoECI included exploring crowdsourcing as one of its collaborative approaches. Read more
We are so excited to be celebrating our 6 million member milestone. As a result, we wanted to feature some of our most engaging and passionate members. To start, we are recognizing Tommy Mueller. Essentially, I ride that blurred edge between 3D art and 3D engineering.” -- Tommy Mueller Tommy has been a member since June 2012! Over the years, Tommy has uploaded two-hundred models, generated close to 600 followers and just under five-thousand likes! But that’s not why we’re celebrating Tommy. We’re recognizing Tommy for having the most badges in the Community: Read more
3D printing is rapidly gaining a reputation as a tool to aid the medical community as well as the patients they treat. For people with arthritis and the physicians who treat them, 3D printing is gaining reputation as an efficient, precise, and cost-effective solution in many ways. Read more
Christmas came early this year for the GrabCAD Marketing team. Thanks to the folks at MakerBot, our Marketing team received our very own MakerBot METHOD! Why are we so excited about this? Read more
To celebrate our 6 million member milestone, we want to feature some of our most engaging and passionate members. For our second edition, we are recognizing Juarez Felipe Jr. Juarez has been a member since September 2011! Over the years, Juarez has uploaded over a thousand models, eight tutorials, and generated over thirty-seven thousand Likes. But that’s not why we’re celebrating Juarez. We’re recognizing Juarez for having the most followers in the Community, reaching over nine thousand followers! Read more