With Thanksgiving just finished the world is coming into the most festive and joy filled time of the year. Whether it be Christmas or any other celebrations this December, decorating and gifting is part of what makes the holidays so special! Anyone can go to a store and buy something... read more →
Nov
30
Nov
16
Additive manufacturing has been making great strides in the field of medicine. Through AM’s rapid production, we were able to combat the spread of disease during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. When surgeons and young medical professionals needed training, additive was able to create hyper-realistic medical models. In a... read more →
Nov
08
The GrabCAD community has faithfully stayed together for more than 10 years! It has seen millions of models be uploaded and downloaded, thousands of tutorials created, hundreds of specialised groups, and tens of challenges for the community to participate in. In less than 3 years the community has grown by... read more →
Nov
03
The Winners of The NASA Challenge: Spacecraft Docking Adapter with a Flexible but Load-Bearing Floor
To wrap up our trio of NASA challenges these past few months, the GrabCAD Community hosted a NASA challenge that asked participants to design a flexible, but load-bearing floor for use in both microgravity and gravity. The design will be used as part of a docking system that can articulate... read more →
Sep
28
Not too long ago, NASA challenged the GrabCAD Community to design an innovative wind tunnel test section(s) that can increase the effectiveness of an advanced transonic (between Mach 0.05 to 1.6) wind tunnel facility. NASA issued a new challenge to the GrabCAD community asking them to design an ultralight starshade... read more →
Sep
21
This late summer, the GrabCAD Community hosted a NASA challenge that asked participants to design innovative wind tunnel test section(s) that can increase the effectiveness of an advanced transonic (between Mach 0.05 to 1.6) wind tunnel facility. In the past NASA has challenged the GrabCAD community to design rovers, mobility... read more →
Sep
07
Societal woes are many nowadays. One notable problem in many parts of the United States and the world is affordable housing. This is especially true in inflationary times and is one added to the wake of a worldwide pandemic along with many other economic factors. 3D printing may be part... read more →
Aug
23
The GrabCAD community has come a long way since its founding in 2010. From a small group of engineers in Tallinn, Estonia, to the largest online community of engineers, hobbyists, students, and 3D printing creatives. GrabCAD was founded with the vision of providing the tools needed for engineers to manage... read more →
Aug
16
Sustainability is on everyone's radar nowadays. Companies have audacious goals to reduce their overall carbon footprint. In some instances, banks and lenders mandate that a company show that they have sustainability goals and plans. Many contracts with public agencies require a proposal to have a sustainability plan or provide evidence... read more →