Industrial Design Society of America challenges the GrabCAD community to redefine the use of colour in design. Take any model in the GrabCAD library and re-render it in a fresh... read more →
This was a damn exciting challenge - there have been very few challenges that involve supersonic vehicles. None, actually. So what a surprise that we got as many submissions as... read more →
Interchangeability is at the heart of good mechanical engineering. And usually it's nice to have at your disposal a collection of standard parts on you at all times. Which is... read more →
GrabCADr Extraordinaire Tommy Mueller has been working closely with our team to promote and experiment with GrabCAD's collaborative tools. The latest experiment has been to challenge everyone to develop a... read more →
Makerbot kindly sent us a Replicator 2 ever so recently in thanks for the Design Challenge we finished last week. So we decided to print off a copy of Grabby... read more →
If the recent dust-up between Tesla Motors and the New York Times is any indication, battery technology is the achilles heel of the electric car. However, a number of scientific... read more →
Richard Van As lost two fingers in a horrific carpentry accident. Like many disabled people, he had to find a prothetic hand to allow him to continue living a normal... read more →
Last September I had the opportunity to attend the launch of Solidworks 2013 and see a few things coming down the pipe. One thing that throughly impressed me was their... read more →
Admit it, it's every Engineer's favourite view. Orthographic? Isometric? Transparent? Nah.. Exploded is best. Every part in the air, arranged perfectly so one can see how even the hidden pieces... read more →
