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
08
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 →
Aug
09
In 2012 we launched our first software product - GrabCAD Workbench with the goal of helping engineers manage and share their CAD files. First, our viewer made it easy for you to share CAD models with non-CAD users. Then we added a variety of markup, measurement and communication tools so... read more →
Aug
03
Written By Laura Clark (Profile to be added soon!) Step right up, folks! It’s not a paper moon. Last month, 3DBio Therapeutics successfully created the world’s first 3D-printed ear. This federally regulated study represents the growing role of additive manufacturing technology in reconstructive surgery. And according to Grand View Research,... read more →