3D industry news, site updates and tips from the TurboSquid 3D marketplace crew!
StemCell, TurboSquid’s 3D model standardization solution, just received a huge update! This week we added support for OBJ and FBX (metallic and specular configurations included), two of the most popular exchange formats. Now, in combination with our gITF support announcement earlier this summer, each new StemCell model will have FBX, OBJ, and gITF formats included. Each of these exchange formats …
We’ve noticed a few things about customers. First, you love our sales. Second, you usually need more than one model at a time. So, we’re rolling out a new feature to help you save while you stock up on more of the models you need. Introducing our “Buy More, Save More” discounts. It’s easy – the more participating items you …
SIGGRAPH 2018 is almost here! This year’s conference spans over August 12-16 in Vancouver. Some of TurboSquid’s & PixelSquid’s finest will be present, so if you’re attending or just want to follow along through social media, here’s everything you’ll need to know. What does SIGGRAPH stand for? The Association of Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive …
We’ve very excited to announce that we’re adding glTF to our growing list of StemCell supported formats, making 3D even more accessible to users around the globe.We plan to convert the entire existing StemCell library (which currently encompasses several thousand models) into glTF 2.0 content. All new StemCell models will automatically flow into glTF as part of our automation process. …
For this week’s artist guest post, we wanted to share a tutorial highlighting basic shapes with well-done textures. Stroiny Lucian, better known as 3Dslm in the TurboSquid community, includes some WIP videos of how he made his Wooden Toys model. While the models are simple in shape, the quality of the textures are the true meat and potatoes of this …
We’ve watched as 3D modeling has become more and more realistic, but we’ve also really enjoyed the trend of beautifully crafted low-poly styled models. Some artists even specialize in this style, like TurboSquid artist Vitaliy Provkin, or Vilitay. His collection boasts a large number of cute, low-poly models that would look right at home in a retro video game. Our …
