Dropped into New York City to witness World Makerfaire last weekend, an annual event of Makers, Engineers and Designers from around the Globe. Literally thousands upon thousands of people showing off their ideas and work, companies like AutoDesk and Makerbot. And one really big, 50,000 lbs. Rube Goldberg. (more…)
Oct
07
Oct
06
It's the Weekend! Time to kick-back, relax and CAD. First off, thanks to everyone that submitted to the iPhone 5 Case Challenge. In the last few hours we received a lot of entries - totalling 122! And as one winds down, more are ramping up. As of this moment, we... read more →
Oct
04
Airplanes - yeah we've done airplanes before. But there are too many good ones out there. Too many sweetly styled, solidly rendered and CAD-crafted models out there that they deserve a mention. Like this picture below - the Fairey Firefly, made by GrabCADr Michal. Up for a few days and... read more →
Oct
03
Our former Community Manager and friend Josh Mings posted on Solidsmack one of the funniest pieces of music ever heard by our ears. Music that really only GrabCAD would understand. Check these lyrics out. "I drew me a Rolex, so I looked the bomb/Threw in an exploded view and a... read more →
Oct
01
Well, guess who rolled into our office today? Fresh from the print-bed, Ladies and Gents, I would like to formally introduce Grabby the Bot. From now on, he will be moving between physical form in our World to come and hang out, and the immaterial world of the Internet to fix... read more →
Oct
01
Alexander Papadopoulos is a Mechanical Engineering student from Greece, now on an internship at Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp, Belgium. You’ve probably come across his best known design, the 3D printed Synchromesh Gearbox. A pretty wicked design, deserving of a little time in our spotlight. (more…)
Sep
29
To date, GrabCAD has hosted dozens of Challenges with an average of 83 entries per Challenge and total number of entries well over 3,000! Let’s see more options how to tap into this huge opportunity and harness our community of hundreds of thousands of members. (more…)
Sep
27
First off, thanks for everyone that participated. I looked at each design, weighed the pros and cons of each and then slept on it. A day later, my mind was clear about which was best and why. I wanted to choose an aesthetically pleasing design, but functionality and 3d Printability/ease... read more →
Sep
27
Another great week with uploads from the GrabCAD community here. There are few that are out of this world, showing off some creative thinking and impressive CAD and rendering skills that we are custom to seeing at GrabCAD. Portal gun by GrabCAD engineer w.wolf This is a very impressive model of... read more →
