As 2011 comes to a close, we have an update on sales statistics at TurboSquid. The number of CheckMate 3D models in our catalog passed the 2500 mark in November, bringing the CheckMate count to 1% of the total number. In that month, sales of CheckMate models accounted for around 8% of total sales revenue. The total count for CheckMate models …
Artist Spotlight: C4DmodelSHOP
Our new homepage features a festive snow globe made by TurboSquid artist C4DmodelSHOP. We caught up with this versatile artist in France, where he lives and works as a CINEMA4D artist, to ask him a few questions about his work. Q: When did you start 3D modeling? Fifteen years ago I was studying architecture, and I got interested in using …
New Price Tiers for CheckMate Pro
As of today, we’re allowing prices of $49 and $99 in CheckMate Pro. This was a decision made after much consideration for our artists and customers. The new price tiers will open up CheckMate Pro to categories such as furniture, plants, and electronics. In these categories a high-quality model can have a much lower complexity than a vehicle or character, …
CheckMate October Milestones
With the CheckMate 3D Modeling Standards passing their three-month anniversary, we have a few important milestones to report. CheckMate Total Reaches 2000 TurboSquid now has over 2000 CheckMate certified 3D models in our catalog! Check out a few of our inspectors’ favorites below. CheckMate Sales Differential CheckMate 3D models now account for just under 0.9% of the TurboSquid catalog. In …
CheckMate Tools Now Available
For some time, our in-house inspectors have been using tools to assist them in CheckMate Pro inspections. Each tool generates a report regarding ngons, flipped faces, isolated vertices, and a number of other model attributes related to CheckMate Pro inspection. Although the tools can only do so much (a manual inspection is always required to truly pass or fail a model), …
CheckMate Queue Page
If you have already submitted to CheckMate, you know that tracking the progress of your model in the certification process was a bit of a chore. We would like to thank everyone for being patient during the submission process and not bombarding the team asking for status updates. The good news is that we now offer you the ability to …