Keeping your scene clean and organized is important while making any 3D model. A well constructed scene will make modelling and editing your own model easier, and it may encourage customers to buy your product. The examples below are from 3ds Max, but these concepts can apply to any 3D package. 1. Organize Objects If a 3D scene is …
TurboTips: A Guide for PSD Structure
Photoshop is the most commonly used program in creating textures for 3d models, but what about the customer who needs to edit these textures ? The majority of TurboSquid customers edit the textures of a model after purchase, and more often than not, they are using Photoshop to do so. Letting the customer know that a well-organized PSD is included …
TurboTips: Optimizing Render Speed
Tick, tock… if your render is taking a maddeningly long time, we’ve got a few tips to help you speed up the process, in this edition of TurboTips. There are many places where your settings can be optimized to speed up your render time. Decreasing the render time will make the model easier to work with (and it can even …
TurboTip: Quad Cylinder Cap Plug-in for 3ds Max
Welcome to TurboTips: where we give you quick tips that will make your 3D modeling easier, cleaner, and better. This week, we’re taking a look at a Quad Cylinder Cap Plug-in for 3ds Max. Vertices or poles with more than 5 edges can cause a variety of issues with a 3D model. Using these vertices should be avoided whenever possible, …
TurboSquid Releases Major Revisions to Terms of Use
Documents like licenses, privacy policies and other related terms of use have historically been overly complicated for those that are most affected by their content. We, at TurboSquid, recognized that not only were our policy documents difficult to understand, but that as the industry has changed, so must the guidelines that govern participation within it. Today we are releasing significant …
The Great TurboSquid Holiday Gingerbread Throwdown
Before our Squids trek back to their respective homelands for the holidays, our amazing HR department worked tirelessly to bring an early holiday bash to the Squid Tank. Last week’s festivities included a filling lunch at Red Fish Grill, soothing massages from Balance Massage, holiday bartending tips from Ralph & Kacoo’s, holiday film favorites, ornament arts-and-crafts, and the star of …