What happens when a bunch of Turkish 3D artists get together at a cozy little bistro in Istanbul? That’s what TurboSquid found out last week when we invited some of our top artists from Turkey, along with a few customers and even some TurboSquid newbies, to join us for food and drink at the TAG Bistro in Istanbul’s New District. There …
Artist Spotlight: FraP
Every month, TurboSquid selects a digital artist to profile, this month, we’ve selected the talented FraP, an Italian digital designer with serious design chops.
Announcing the CheckMate Tools Contest
TurboSquid is holding a programming contest for the next generation of CheckMate 3D model quality checking tools. The challenge is to create a tool that automatically inspects a 3D model within 3ds Max, then generates a detailed report outlining how well the model meets the CheckMate Pro standard. This report enables artists to quickly find areas of a model that need to be …
cebas Ships finalRender 3.5 and 3.5SE for 3ds Max
The folks at cebas Visual Technology, Inc. have been keeping very busy and last month they released a major upgrade to their flagship finalRender rendering engine for 3ds Max, and launched the 3.5 and 3.5 SE versions of these impressive tools. “We have brought this new release of our industry leading tool finalRender to market much faster than usual,” said …
AfterBurn to FumeFX 2 Crossgrade Opportunity
For all of you loyal AfterBurn 3.x and 4.x users out there, TurboSquid and Sitni Sati have decided to offer a special promotion for you until the end of 2010. You can now crossgrade your copy of AfterBurn to the recently released FumeFX 2.0 for only $495 (over 40% off the retail price of FumeFX 2). This promotion means you …
Chatting Cat on iTunes, iPhone
What do the Brits, Germans, French and Russians have in common these days? The most popular free iPhone and iTunes application in these countries is 3D Talking Tom Cat, an application where you can indulge your particular feeling towards cats without getting fur on your clothes or, heaven forbid, actually having to touch an actual cat. Outfit7 Ltd., a startup …