We are tickled to tell you that we now have over 10,000 CheckMate certified models! It’s been a great journey since we launched the CheckMate certification program last August, and we look forward to many more great models getting certified in the months and years to come. Wondering which model pushed us over the top?
The CheckMate Difference – October Sales
CheckMate sales have passed the 20% mark! At present, about 3.5% of 3D models at TurboSquid are CheckMate certified, but sales of CheckMate models account for over 20% of 3D models sales revenue. Customers have told us over and over that they’d buy CheckMate models every time if they were available in every category. Get your models into CheckMate now, …
Digital Artists from Around the World Assemble in New Orleans To Discuss the Future of 3D
NEW ORLEANS, OCTOBER 25, 2012 – What do Weta Digital, Electronic Arts, and CNN have in common? Leading artists from these companies, all members of the CheckMate Advisory Board, convened last week at the TurboSquid headquarters to discuss best practices for constructing 3D models, the digital props and characters used in films, TV production, video games, and architectural visualization. While …
CheckMate Advisory Board Live and in Person
The CheckMate Advisory Board met last week at TurboSquid headquarters in New Orleans, and what a meeting it was! Over the two-day conference, Board members discussed a variety of topics ranging from UVs and gamma correction to outsourcing and education. Some of the key takeaways from the meeting: Accuracy and Reference Materials Because 3D models are used for match …
CheckMate Advisory Board Meets in New Orleans
The CheckMate Advisory Board will convene in New Orleans Oct 11-12. This group of individuals, each of which is dedicated to setting and enforcing 3D modeling standards within his own organization, will inform and shape development of the CheckMate standard to ensure it meets artists’ needs going forward. Meeting topics will include: Use of standards in production pipelines Standards for …
How-To Video: Fixing Isolated Vertices in 3ds Max
Check out our latest artist tutorial especially useful for those working through the steps to submit models for CheckMate Pro certification. The specification states (in item 2.1.1) that there can be no Isolated Vertices found in models submitted for certification. We hope this video will serve as a useful guide for 3D artists to find and fix Isolated Vertices using xView in 3ds Max …