What is Workbench
GrabCAD Workbench is Midnight Sun's file management software for mechanical documents. It's like Github but it's designed especially for CAD files. With GrabCAD Workbench, you can preview solidworks assemblies and parts in a web browser. GrabCAD Workbench also has a solidworks add-in to help with workflow.
Getting Setup
- Create a GrabCAD account by signing up here.
- Send Devon Copeland your the email with which you used to register your account.
- Devon will invite you Send Robin Pearce, Adam Marchand, Matt Suski or Devon Copeland the email you wish to use for your GrabCAD account through Slack
- You will get an invite to Midnight Sun's projects and assign you will be assigned the appropriate privileges. You will now be able to view Midnight Sun files in your web browser.
- Download the GrabCAD workbench desktop app.
- After installing the Workbench Desktop App and finishing the initial setup, you will see the project you were invited to in the left panel of the Desktop App. Select this project and click on the purple download panel to sync the project files to your computer.
More detailed instructions are available on GrabCAD's website.
Committing a File
With the desktop app
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- Make sure the GrabCAD add-in is running (go to Tools → Add-Ins and select GrabCAD Workbench)
- Go to the GrabCAD add-in tab
- Click "Upload"
- Add a descriptive upload comment. This is very important so we can track changes for each revision of a part, assembly or drawing. Be as specific as possible.
- Select the files you want to upload in the sidebar and click "Upload"
Standard Components Library
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Our "StandardComponents" library also includes drawing templates with the Midnight Sun boarder border and title block. More information here.