If you haven't heard, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, known as Curiosity, is slated to land on Mars on August 6th at 1:30am EST. As if designing, testing, launching, navigating and surviving the fiery plunge into Mar's atmosphere isn't hard enough, NASA has upped the ante with one of the craziest... read more →
Aug
05
Aug
04
If you have a dirtbike and regularly hit the muddy trails, it’s a real hassle when you blow a tire out. Its not particularly easy to remove a tire unlike bicycle nor easy to carry around a spare tire and rim like you would a car tire. Rabaconda (formerly called... read more →
Aug
03
Hardi Meybaum, GrabCAD's cofounder and CEO, took an interview with Mixergy to explain how we've built a thriving community of over 250k engineers! Ultimately, it's thanks to the talented engineers who make GrabCAD the best place for mechanical engineers from all over the world. Here's the interview: What do... read more →
Jul
31
Grabby The Bot has been great for GrabCAD. As his profile says, "He crunches CAD models for breakfast, eats bugs in the code for dinner and keeps an eye on the system when everyone else is already asleep." We decided that it'd be best if the GrabCAD Community could give Grabby an... read more →
Jul
31
Another great week for GrabCAD Engineers; Models we browsed through this week had so many great features, were super high quality and displayed many engineer’s superior CAD skills. Vw golf mk i by GrabCAD engineer nagym This old classic of a racer's dream car. High quality modelling and photorealistic rendering. Awesome... read more →
Jul
30
Using CAD makes it easier to test and change a design before it is manufactured. Finite Element Analysis and Parametric Modelling save the Engineer and Designer time and money. And in the end, a great product is created. There is a growing field of research that combines the two elements... read more →
Jul
29
For those submitting something to the Design BUZZ Challenge or thinking of submitting something, take 13 minutes to watch this great TED talk on Urban Beekeeping, filmed at TEDxBoston. According to Bee-expert Noah Wilson-Rich, honeybees do much better in urban environments and play a positive role in the future of urban... read more →
Jul
28
Just a quick reminder that the clock is ticking. We've received some good entries so far and would love to see more. Got some time this weekend? Feel like you go for gold and earn a little cash? Click on our Challenges tab and take a look at what's going... read more →
Jul
27
An alarm clock that you have to wrestle to shut off? A web browser for parrots? By giving individuals the ability to be creative, design and fabricate whatever they want, Neil Gershenfeld (Director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms) is changing the way we think about personalization and customization... read more →
