Right now there are 1.13 billion people with special needs, from youngest to eldest. Probably someone close to you is one of these people. Design inclusively, that is, with their special needs in mind, is difficult but an awarding challenge. That is the idea behind the latest Design Challenge by Metropolis Magazine, the... read more →
Jan
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Jan
16
Wherever it started, the best one start with Lego. Considered by some the ultimate toy, it's certainly has never diminished after 80 years of popularity. What's better than adding together a bunch of dissimilar parts to make something totally unique. Reminds me of what everyone does here on GrabCAD -... read more →
Jan
15
Your work, whether you know it or not, will be seen by hundreds, maybe thousands of users here in GrabCAD. And sometimes, it's so good that someone outside the Community notices and shares it with the rest of the World. This has happened more than a few times over the... read more →
Jan
14
Back in October 2012, former Microsoft CTO and alleged patent troll Nathan Myhrvold and his group, Intellectual Ventures released a patent for a Digital Rights Management system for CAD models. If you buy music or videos online, often there are little tidbits of code that limit your ability to share it... read more →
Jan
11
What’s a great jet aircraft design without a jet engine? For most aerospace CAD designers, you’ve probably seen and downloaded the work of this fine GrabCAD Engineer, Chris Shakal. With 3 out of the top 5 most downloaded Jet Engine designs on GrabCAD, Chris has turned his passion for aviation... read more →
Jan
10
For the past few weeks, we've had more GrabCAD Design Challenges going than ever before, with 9 at one point. Four of them are going to ending within a week - this is your chance to up your credentials as an Engineers, Designer and Inventor and maybe win yourself a... read more →
Jan
09
If someone asked, 'I want to learn how to make a pencil, measure the various dimension arcs of said pencil and then carry out intensive flow analysis of a fluid around the pencil.' You would say 'Why would you?'. Because you can. At least, on GrabCAD Tutorial you can. Combined, you... read more →
Jan
08
A tire by itself isn't all that interesting - rims have to do the hard work. And the right rims make all the difference between a ho-hum car and something gorgeous. It really does. GrabCADrs have posted nearly 800 types of rims. A few of them are standard issue -... read more →
Jan
07
Last December, Organovo 3d Printing announced that they had partnered up with AutoDesk's Bio/Nano/Programmable Matter Research Group to develop CAD software that enables one to design, engineer and of course share 3D models of organs that can be printed. This is an incredible development that lends credibility to what was considered fiction... read more →
