Comments on: GrabCAD grabs $4M for open-source CAD

By: Stefan Maerz

Stefan Maerz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:30:31 +0000

Ahh, if nothing else this is a useful tool for me that I may not have heard about otherwise.

I just downloaded the Millennium Falcon. :)

By: Barb Darrow

Barb Darrow — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:01 +0000

To clarify, GrabCAD promotes an online marketplace of mechanical engineers to share information and collaborate. It includes open source libraries here http://grabcad.com/library

more here: http://grabcad.com/about

i should have made this clearer. thanks for your comment.

By: Hendra

Hendra — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:01:10 +0000

Nevermind, just another so-called “tech writer” who doesn’t really know what she’s talking about..

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:53:28 +0000

I don’t see any reference to CAD software on their website. It looks like a solid model repository. This article reads like a press release. You can’t draw with GrabCAD, because it’s not CAD software -crappy article.

By: Manne

Manne — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:36:32 +0000

? There is no mention of open source at GrabCAD? Can you please clarify the connection.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:02:45 +0000

I am pretty sure that Dave is right. I have seen nothing that suggests that this is about making their own software.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:05:41 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but it doesn’t look like GrabCAD really has anything to do with actual CAD software, or much of anything open-source for that matter. Browsing their web site, it appears to simply be a community for engineers to exchange models…