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CheckMate Pro v2 Specification: Poles
One of the most common questions we get about the CheckMate Pro v2 standard is about poles. A pole is a set of edges coming into a single vertex, the way edges are arranged around a vertex at the top of a sphere primitive. In CheckMate Pro v2, we do not allow poles with 6 or more edges on curved …
The CheckMate Difference – July Sales
CheckMate 3D models make up for 23% of 3D models sales. Find out what you need to do to get CheckMate certified today.
Day One of Siggraph 2013 with TurboSquid
Greetings from sunny Anaheim, CA, where the 40th annual SIGGRAPH conference is being held this year. I arrived on Sunday just in time to go to some early sessions and see a few of the exhibits. Going early gave me time to review the Posters display and play “spot the TurboSquid model”. This year, Andrey Kravchenko’s Masha won the contest …
CheckMate Pro v2 Refinements
Since we released CheckMate Pro v2 on June 15, many artists have risen to the challenge and improved their 3D models to meet the updated specification. We’ve also heard from some artists with questions about how certain 3D models could possibly fit the new requirements. We take these questions seriously. Every week, the CheckMate team reviews these concerns and looks …
Snuffing Snuffy: Shark Week Ad Evokes Emotional Response and Other 3D Scares
The Discovery Channel series Shark Week’s latest TV spot appears to be both horrifying and entertaining viewers everywhere. The advert features a fake local news report, where a conservation group is preparing to release a rescued (likely 3D model) seal, Snuffy, back into the wild just off the Jersey Shore. As they lower the creature into the ocean via crane, …