Andy Homyk and Tim Higgins are Mechanical Engineers at HemoSonics developing point-of-care blood analysis systems that will guide patient care and prevent life-threatening clots in surgery and cancer patients. Challenging enough, right? Unfortunately their job was made more difficult when they found themselves lost in a sea of unmanaged CAD... read more →
Mar
20
Mar
19
We’ve written before about how hard it is to manage CAD models using standard file sharing tools. One of the big benefits of a PDM solution over non-CAD solutions is that it understands how different parts come together in an assembly. We’d like to share some tips for how to use... read more →
Mar
18
The F-F-Fiddle is an FFF 3D printable electric violin. The BOM cost is roughly $250 as designed and is licensed as Creative Commons Share Alike Attribution. Modify, distribute, and sell the design, but keep your source files open and credit OpenFab PDX, LLC. We give you a sneak peak into the... read more →
Mar
18
We talk about 3D printing quite a bit here at GrabCAD, including hosting some exciting Challenges and writing about the topic in Hardi’s book. But it’s a big topic with a lot going on, so we thought we’d draw your attention to the comprehensive overview that Develop3D just published. (more…)
Mar
17
Many small and mid-sized companies struggle with the question of when and how to invest in CAD file management. They muddle along with manual (or no) processes and put off the decision as long as they can. It’s not obvious when to make the investment to solve this problem. We’re here... read more →
Mar
14
Earlier this week Oleg and I met to discuss CAD collaboration and the cloud in an Engineering.com webinar. We weren't able to get to all of the questions during the live event, so here are the ones we missed! (more…)
Mar
12
Maker Galaxy is a podcast series from SolidSmack that explores the crossroads of Design, Technology, and the Future of Making. This week their special guest was GrabCAD founder and CEO, Hardi Meybaum. (more…)
Mar
11
Greylock Partners, one of the most prominent Venture Capital firms in the world, just posted a great presentation about 7 trends that illustrate cloud and SaaS (software as a service) are changing the Enterprise Software market. (more…)
Mar
10
There has been a lot of talk lately about “CAD in the cloud” - but I think there is an important distinction to make when discussing this. Are you talking about actual CAD design in the cloud, or referring to leveraging file storage and management on the cloud (while your... read more →
