2010 was the best year for GrabCAD. I started the company late 2009 together with Indrek and created a simple website where clients could easily order CAD services and get the results in 24 hours. After the initial launch we worked like crazy to satisfy the first customers with projects ranging... read more →
Dec
30
Dec
28
I bet a lot is going to happen in 2011 within the MCAD industry. Software vendors are choosing different directions for their future - some love the cloud, others don't, some do a better job offering great user interface and user interaction, others don't, the list goes on. What do... read more →
Dec
27
Quick reminder to those new with us - there are still 7 days to join our rendering competition with your awesome models and shots. The idea is simple, best models with mind blowing renderings will win prizes from our partner Keyshot. They've given us $4000 worth of software so it's... read more →
Dec
23
This week has seen a number of smaller updates to our CAD library. No major new features this time as we've focused on cleaning some stuff under the bonnet and making tiny usability tweaks you might not even notice. Upload larger... read more →
Dec
21
When we launched GrabCAD we weren't quite sure what kind of models our users will start to upload. We were expecting to see a healthy mix of stuff with main focus on mechanical design. Interestingly enough some small niche topics are emerging that deserve some attention. One of them is... read more →
Dec
16
Bettina Giemsa (@BettinaGiemsa) over at Planet PTC community posted couple of shots of the desks of Creo's big shots (Rob Gremley and Mike Campell, to be exact). We're big fans of seeing what fellow engineers workspace setup looks like so here's what we have in the office. [caption id="attachment_1298" align="alignnone"... read more →
Dec
16
Gentlemen, and Ladies. The almost impossible has come true. The great news this time is that we have our first female engineer answering our monthly questions and giving a slightly different insight to the mostly guys dominated industry. How many women do you have as engineering workmates or college students? Emma... read more →
Dec
14
Indrek, our CTO, is a lecturer in Tallinn University of Technology and gave his students a challenge to design a sporty-looking boat as part of their course work. If you've checked out the new models in our library then you must have noticed a barrage of different boat designs uploaded... read more →
Dec
14
In some parts of Europe it has been constantly snowing for the past three weeks. The first 30 cm of snow is always exciting. The next 20 makes every sane person to throw a shovel in the car booth and the rest of the crowd to wax the skis and... read more →