Sometimes you want to host and share a CAD model on the internet but you want to restrict the access to just a few people. Perhaps the model belongs to your company and you don't have the rights to release it into public domain. Or it's a pet project that... read more →
Dec
14
Dec
09
Here's another way to show off your 3D models - Zebra Imaging's so called ZScape prints. It's impressive stuff they pull of on a 2D surface, doesn't matter that it's based on old school hologram technology. These prints are made using a variety of 3D data sources -- think AutoCad... read more →
Dec
06
One of our members, Azim Hamid, is not happy just uploading his excellent models and helping us build the largest open source CAD library, oh no. He's keen on sharing his knowledge on how to make those models. So go get his propeller model and then watch his SolidWorks 2011... read more →
Dec
03
When Adam Rizzutti shared his house designs in the Library, one model - 3D Vray House immediately draw my attention. Continuing our nice Friday hobby series tradition and being of the bunch who appreciates good an sophisticated design, I could not help it and did a Youtube search for one... read more →
Dec
03
We had a small update to the site yesterday with bunch of updates and bug fixes. Here's a laundry list of things we added, you might find some of them interesting. Support for bigger files - upload file size limit increased from 50 MB to 100 MB. Similar models shown... read more →
Nov
29
The winners of GrabCAD's first ever 3D printing Challenge are chosen. We looked through almost half a thousand drawings, were torn between very technical looking models and some original artwork, considered some hobby projects, yet could not overlook all the professional drawings uploaded in the Library. We read your comments,... read more →
Nov
29
Listen up, hotshots! Our friends over at KeyShot headquarters have given us some fantastic prizes which we'll happily hand out as late Christmas presents. To figure out who gets these awesome prizes we're going to have a race. No wait, make that a rendering competition! Modeled... read more →
Nov
26
Coming from Estonia I'm an unlikely wave surfer. I grew up inland, spending my summers in ponds and rivers. Even moving to the coast didn't help, the Baltic Sea simply does not produce surfable waves around here. So my surfing career started quite late in the west coast of UK,... read more →