GRABCAD

Updated 05-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about GRABCAD!

GrabCAD launches “Workbench” Beta:

New lightweight file-sharing tool is designed to let engineers collaborate more easily starting today.

GrabCAD Workbench, Expanding Its Influence Across the Known World:

GrabCAD, the world-dominating “Dropbox for CAD” expands its reaches with the release from beta of its CPD features and a new integration with Solidworks.  diu in imperio (“Long live the empire” via Google Translate)

GrabCAD Workbench Officially Released from Beta:

In a short celebration marked by press release, GrabCAD announced the release of Workbench out of Beta.

3D Printer Company Stratasys Acquires GrabCAD: Stratasys, a manufacturer of 3D printers and materials, has acquired GrabCAD. GrabCAD is a Cambridge, Massachusetts based startup that created collaborative product development software for engineering teams to manage and share CAD files. The terms of the all-cash deal were undisclosed, but TechCrunch is reporting that it is worth about […]

Letter to the Community: How far GrabCAD has come – GrabCAD Blog: From the very early days of GrabCAD, I’ve had dreams of what it could be. It wasn’t “get to one million users” or “earn one million dollars.” It was always “wouldn’t it be cool if you could share CAD and have integrated tools all in one place?”

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: GrabCAD moved its HQ to Cambridge, MA in 2011 . GrabCAD evolved into a community for engineers to share CAD models . on September 16, 2014 GrabCAD was acquired by Stratasys . the Community also offers pro bono challenges like ModVic’s “Steampunk Wheelchair” and the “Eyes to Hear” Challenge . Workbench is used by companies to support the design of physical products . Workbench users can view 3D models, markup, explode, measure and pin comments, all directly in the browser . Currently there are four apps available from Keyshot, Autodesk, IronCAD and Solid Edge .