Can nature produce transparent materials? Yes it can! Glasswing butterfly (greta oto) is a marvelous piece of "engineering" and we challenge you to model and render it. Hang on, butterflies and CAD, seriously? Indeed. It all started when Bettina Giemsa posted an article called Engineers & Butterflies over at PTC... read more →
Jul
27
Jul
26
Would you rather model your very own lightsaber (never know when the droids attack) or a Tie fighter that you’ll then 3D print and fly to the galaxy far, far away? Star Wars saga is so deep in our pop culture brain that it would be weird if GrabCAD’s model... read more →
Jul
25
A whole week left in the Exo scooter fender design competition - plenty of time to get out that sketchbook of yours, brainstorm a little and blow other contenders away. Quick recap of the contest - Exo Neutrino is a small electrical scooter and it needs new fenders. The current... read more →
Jul
22
Oh boy, we have another hot batch of incredible models from the GrabCAD community this week. Which ones did you find interesting? As always, if you need a model in another format, just leave a comment asking the uploader for a neutral format (step, iges, etc.) What are your favorites?... read more →
Jul
18
Our next much awaited Spotlight interview is with the first crowdCAD challenge winner Danny Tasmakis aka Danny Tas. Danny took home the first prize of the Amarok triple clamp competition, not an easy task among the 150 high quality entries. He’s been an active community member, and was happy to... read more →
Jul
15
Leaving the plants, bushes, trees and inflatable swimming pools aside, there are some edgy things you can do to a typical 4-bedroom family house garden that not only leave any mother-in-law speechless, but earn a few coolness points from even the most anti-gardening friends around. The first thing you can... read more →
Jul
15
Time to show off 10 more gems from the GrabCAD Vault! Scott Bruins takes a look at 10 awesome new models this week. Which ones did you find interesting? As always, if you need a model in another format, just leave a comment asking the uploader for a neutral format... read more →
Jul
12
This is a special guest post from GrabCAD user Scott Bruins. For an updated (7/2015) post with more modern specs and prices, click here. Tired of trying to do 3D CAD on an outdated system? Can you read a novel in between rebuilds? Waiting days for a rendering? It may... read more →
Jul
08
What models are dropping our jaws in the GrabCAD library? Yours are. Here are 10 models from the last week that thoroughly impressed us. As always, if you need a model in another format, just leave a comment asking the uploader for a neutral format (step, iges, etc.) What are... read more →
