Greetings from Monaco! I hit the road last week to spread the word of CheckMate, and just kept on going. From Texas to Turkey, here’s what’s going on.
CheckMate Tools Contest: $1750 in prizes
TurboSquid will be holding a programming contest for the next generation of CheckMate Tools. The challenge is to write a tool that automatically inspects a 3D model in 3ds Max, then generates a detailed report about how well the model meets the CheckMate Pro standard. This report enables the artist to quickly find areas of the model that need to …
TurboSquid at Austin AAUGA
TurboSquid heads to Texas for a meeting with the Austin AAUGA on January 31, 2012, to share the benefits of CheckMate Certification program and answer user questions.
CheckMate Products Now Editable
Until now, you haven’t been able to edit CheckMate products. We have now opened up editing so you can tweak and adjust your CheckMate products. There are two levels of changes you can make. Critical Change – Temporary Badge Loss If you make a change to the price or to the model itself, the CheckMate badge is temporarily removed. The inspection …
Pimp that Product!
TurboSquid is starting a new series of free webinars called “Pimp that Product!” The idea is to take a 3D model published years ago and freshen up its presentation for 2012. These webinars are open to all TurboSquid members. The first Pimp that Product! webinar will be held on Thursday, February 2 at 8am PST. You can find time conversion information on …
Artist Spotlight: QLEE
We’ve just updated our homepage image to show a fabulous VW Beetle 3D model by TurboSquid artist QLEE. This prolific artist has a wide variety of content at TurboSquid, over 1600 models in all, with more than 100 in our CheckMate certification program. QLEE’s work, particularly his vehicle and machinery models, have been featured numerous times in books and magazines …