How to download files from grabcad

When you connect a Workbench project to a folder on your computer, you keep them in sync using the Desktop App. This way, you and your team always have the complete set of files, and they are always up to date.

You can upload any new files or versions of files you create while working, and you can download those made by your teammates as soon as they are available. Because you can choose when to update the project, you don't have the problems typical of working from a network drive or shared folder, such as a teammate accidentally overwriting a work in progress.

All projects you have collaborator or view-only access to on your default account will appear in this list. Projects from other accounts must be connected manually. Projects listed under Manual Connections are linked to folders in other locations on your computer. To create a manual connection use the gear menu and select Manually Connect Project. When you select a project from the project list, you will see at a glance if you have changes waiting to be uploaded or downloaded.

Click the one of the blue areas to upload and download changes. Click Open Folder to see the files in this project and open them. Click Open Project to go straight to the project on grabcad. When the upload panel is blue, click it to view the list of changes pending from your local folder.

From here you can resolve file conflicts, select and deselect changes to upload, and add a description to the update. Click on the column headings to sort by file size, date modified, or file path. Click Upload Selected to begin pushing the selected changes to the Workbench project. When the download panel is blue, click it to view the list of changes pending from the project online.

From here you can resolve file conflicts, and select and deselect changes to download. Click Download to begin pulling the selected changes to your local folder. The download details panel. Note: You may have conflicts to resolve when uploading or downloading files. For more information on resolving conflicts, see here. To connect a disconnected local or GrabCAD project, click the green Connect button from the connection overview.

If you would like to make a manual connection from a disconnected GrabCAD project, click "Manually Connect Project" from the gear menu. To disconnect a connected project in your GrabCAD folder, simply delete the local folder. You may want to upload any pending changes before doing so. Since the project remains on GrabCAD, you can always reconnect to it and download the files again. To disconnect a manually connected project, click on the connection and select "Disconnect Project" from the dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the connection overview.

Go into the project and click the Settings menu in the top navigation bar. To delete a manually connected project, disconnect as described above, then delete the project online. If you have access to more than one account, you can create connections to them in one of two ways:. Can't find what you need? Send us a message Send us a message. Before launching for the first time, we do a preliminary check for internet access, and if that fails we offer Offline Mode as an option.

To force this to happen, all you need to do is temporarily turn off your internet connection while launching the app for the first time. You can read more about the limitations of Offline Mode here. If you are having problems logging in, check out the Troubleshooting Guide.

Can't find what you need? Send us a message Send us a message. Other situations: If you think you may have signed up before but can't remember your login credentials, you can reset your password here. If you've signed up for GrabCAD before to use the community, you might not have access to a company account.

Log into grabcad. If you're a member of a company account that is not related to your 3D printers and you'd like to make a new company account, log into grabcad. Then switch to Print in the upper left corner. If you need to set up an account for someone else, use this link to create a new account, switch to the Company Admin page in the upper left dropdown, then invite them to Print. Once invited, change their account role to admin so they can manage the account. If your company restricts the use of internet connectivity If you are unable to connect to the internet at any point while using GrabCAD Print, then you may skip signup.