2013 was a huge year for GrabCAD. The number of community members exploded, we had record-breaking Challenge participation, added great talent to our team and released GrabCAD Workbench. (more…)
Jan
13
Jan
13
In November, Al Dean wrote a nice review on Develop3D about the expansion of GrabCAD Workbench's CAD management features into the PDM and PLM space. Today he elaborated on that review and reported features that have been released since his original post (gotta love SaaS). (more…)
Jan
10
The 3D4D Dreambox Emergence Challenge asked GrabCADrs to develop highly cost effective sunglasses for children as a preventative measure for Pterygium (known in the US as Surfer’s Eye.) Matthew Hayto put together a quick summary that sheds some light on the manufacturing constraints their team and Challenge participants needed to... read more →
Jan
08
GrabCAD Community member Raul Juanatey recently won the Altran Foundation Award for Innovation in Spain for his Kick and Go Scooter. I interviewed Raul to find about more about his work, the award and what's next for his project. (more…)
Jan
06
Have you ever been confused about when to create a new version of your part or when to add a new revision? Is your company looking for a way to centralize and manage revision control? Read on. (more…)
Jan
03
There has been more attention recently for the GrabCAD and ModVic Steampunk Wheelchair Challenge. "See Wheelchairs Reimagined as Tricked-Out Steampunk Rides" was featured on Fast Company, and then ModVic successfully launched their indiegogo campaign for making the chair a reality. (more…)
Jan
01
"If you’re a SolidWorks user, and you’re not familiar with GrabCAD, you’re missing out on a great free learning resource. Already with one million registered users, GrabCAD is becoming the standard for sharing 3D models online. For the users, there is no limit to what you might be able to find... read more →
Dec
27
On Dec 26, 2013 GrabCAD passed the 1,000,000 member mark. If we were a country, we’d be ahead of Cyprus (477 GrabCAD members), Fiji (60 GrabCAD members) and Guyana (34 GrabCAD members). (more…)
Dec
20
We had the chance to talk design with Gianfranco Zaccai, Chairman, President & Chief Design Officer at Continuum. Their global design and innovation consultancy is headquartered in Boston and they're doing some pretty amazing work. (more…)
