TurboTips: A Guide for PSD Structure

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Photoshop is the most commonly used program in creating textures for 3d models, but what about the customer who needs to edit these textures ? The majority of TurboSquid customers edit the textures of a model after purchase, and more often than not, they are using Photoshop to do so.  Letting the customer know that a well-organized PSD is included …

TurboTip: Quad Cylinder Cap Plug-in for 3ds Max

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Welcome to TurboTips: where we give you quick tips that will make your 3D modeling easier, cleaner, and better.  This week, we’re taking a look at a Quad Cylinder Cap Plug-in for 3ds Max. Vertices or poles with more than 5 edges can cause a variety of issues with a 3D model. Using these vertices should be avoided whenever possible, …

TurboSquid Releases Major Revisions to Terms of Use

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Documents like licenses, privacy policies and other related terms of use have historically been overly complicated for those that are most affected by their content. We, at TurboSquid, recognized that not only were our policy documents difficult to understand, but that as the industry has changed, so must the guidelines that govern participation within it. Today we are releasing significant …

Round-Up: CheckMate Advisory Board Meeting 2013

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This year’s CheckMate Advisory Board Meeting was a rousing success!  While we made sure to feed and entertain everyone while they were in New Orleans, 3D Modeling was, as usual, at the forefront of everyone’s minds. We also got to add a number of new board members, representing IKEA, Armstrong & White, as well as welcoming Michele Bousquet back in …