GrabCAD engineer Neil Louw took a little time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his work, his life and what motivates him. Neil lives in a Nelspruit, South Africa, very close to the world-renown Kruger National Park. It may seem far away to most of us... read more →
May
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May
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Figulo's Ceramic Home Décor Design Challenge generated a lot of submissions - 330 by last count. Prizes included $100 cash plus 50% of total profits. Now we just received word that now you can go to Shapeways and buy any of the winning designs! Lauri and I just returned from Figulo's... read more →
May
16
Our fellow GrabCAD workmate Gabe happens to attend MIT and borrowed their Makerbot for the Summer break. We've been fooling around with it and finally have it working. We want you to suggest or make something for us to print off for our Boston office! Have a crush on a... read more →
May
14
In case you'd hadn't noticed, GrabCAD has two new challenges up and running! Team-up, bring your best ideas, make an elegant design and have a chance to win it all! Dampening Device for Windbreaker doors for large Mega-Yachts -Under heavy winds, doors are difficult to open and close by passengers and... read more →
May
13
Another awesome week for GrabCAD and the community that uploads so many great models each week. Scaled figure by GrabCAD engineer Rory This very impressive model of a human looks great in any renders-- next to a car design, building, machinery. It's available to download in Solidworks and STEP format. Bypass turbofan by... read more →
May
09
Congratulations to all engineers who participated in the Solid Edge tutorial challenge. Here are the 10 engineers who each earned $50 with the best tutorials (with feedback from the jury)! 1. GrabCAD engineer Marek with "Solid Edge Frame Tutorial" "A nice tutorial showing the feature Frame Design in detail with proper... read more →
May
08
I had the pleasure of attending the "Sustainability - Innovation Services for a Smarter Economy" conference at the Nokia headquarters in Copenhagen to present the GrabCAD story, and our vision for the future. I enjoyed many of the other presentations as well. Mr. Charles Leadbeater, a British author and former advisor to... read more →
May
04
Quattro Eco Mechanics, a team of several young Greeks, is developing the Dominator prototype vehicle which is bound to race in the Shell Eco Marathon in the Netherlands from May 17th-19th. The team has uploaded many CAD files onto GrabCAD and is open to suggestions and feedback about the vehicle! (more…)
May
02
GrabCAD is excited to join consumer 3D printer company Makerbot, UK rapid prototyping firm Econolyst and charity group Techfortrade in setting a challenge to the world: How can you use 3D printing to help the Developing World? The prize: $100,000 dollars. It’s called the 3D4D challenge and anyone can enter. (more…)
