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.
Siggraph 2013: TurboSquid and CGSociety
On July 24, TurboSquid got together with CGSociety at Siggraph to present a panel called “Teaching CG and VFX Online”. Four instructors talked about the challenges they’ve overcome using online training to teach computer graphics, and then the panel opened up a discussion with the 40-odd attendees. Michele Bousquet talked about how TurboSquid uses YouTube’s Closed Caption option when creating CheckMate …
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 …
CheckMate Pro v2: Submissions and Topology Requirements
CheckMate Pro v2, the new highest standard of quality for 3D models, will go into effect on June 15, 2013. This version of CheckMate Pro gets the same badge as v1, but has much stricter topology requirements. We understand that the new topology requirements can take some time to meet, and that your current CheckMate Pro submissions might not meet these …
CheckMate Pro v2 Coming Soon
When CheckMate Pro was released in August 2011, we knew there would be regular updates to it. Since then, there have been a few minor updates such as new pricing tiers and clarifications of presentation requirements. But on June 15, for the first time since CheckMate Pro was first released, there will be a major update to the specification. These …