At the end of 2017, robotic history was made. Two years after the challenge was posed, the world’s first giant robot duel took place in September. And, in case you missed it, I’m breaking it down. (more…)
Jan
15
Jan
10
For this week's GrabCAD Community spotlight of top 3D CAD models we selected member John Fall to pick out some of his favorite models. John Fall is a retired engineer who lives in Ireland and worked in transmission design, graphic art equipment design, electronic soldering machine design, and the aerospace industry.... read more →
Jan
08
The self-service industry has been around for more than two decades, but the emergency of 3D printing vending machines could change both that and the 3D printing industry. Self-serving machines such as self-help kiosks and vending machines have served a wide range of clientele including retail, entertainment, travel, financial services,... read more →
Jan
04
As you know, we recently launched GrabCAD Voxel Print, an innovative and groundbreaking way to digitally design and fabricate more complex composite materials on the Stratasys J750 PolyJet printer. We had help in creating this feature rich software enhancement from the rapid prototyping group at LAIKA, the production house that... read more →
Jan
03
Dape is a designer out of Slavonski Brod, Croatia who joined the GrabCAD Community in August of 2014 and has been a very active member since then, with a GrabCAD Score of more than 113,000 whose models have been downloaded 68,705 times. We asked Dape to share some of his... read more →
Jan
02
The automotive industry has toyed with the idea of using augmented reality for years. Most applications have stayed in the realm of concepts, but Porsche is making strides toward real-world application. Instead of helping drivers to spot dangers on the road like Jaguar and Land Rover, or supplying first responders... read more →
Dec
20
We thought it would be fun to ask a few of the more active members of the GrabCAD Community to share some of their favorite models with us. This week we picked FredSWUG, a CAD expert who first joined the GrabCAD Community in 2013 and whose models have been downloaded... read more →
Dec
19
The world of 3D printing is constantly evolving and expanding, and one area in which we are seeing a technological renaissance of sorts is the footwear realm. 3D printing technology has now enabled product customization of sneakers, not only with regard to aesthetics but with the aim of physically helping... read more →