August 2011 sales at TurboSquid reached an all-time monthly high! Not just the best August ever, but the best month ever. Usually March and October are our highest months, and August is at the tail end of the summer dip in sales. The fact that we had our highest-ever month in August makes it even more exciting. August was when …
Updates to CheckMate Specifications
We’ve been running CheckMate officially since August 4, and we’ve made a few updates to the specification based on feedback and submissions. These aren’t major changes, but it’s important that you know about them to make your CheckMate submissions go as smoothly as possible. Descriptions Descriptions need to use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and correct use of 3D product names …
CheckMate Pro Webinar
It’s finally here: the webinar you’ve all been waiting for! Find out how to prepare your 3D model to pass CheckMate Pro. This free webinar is offered at three different times: Tuesday, September 20, 8PM PST (GMT -7) Thursday, September 22, 8AM PST (GMT -7) Thursday, September 29, 8AM PST (GMT -7) Register now and reserve your seat! Space …
Video: Preparing Your 3D Model for CheckMate Lite
We held a webinar on “Preparing Your 3D Model for CheckMate Lite” this week. Artists cited the “little tips, suggestions, and inside data” as a main benefit, and also liked finding out about “sales and CheckMate progress overall”. We also had numerous requests was that we post the webinar on our YouTube channel so those who couldn’t attend could see …
CheckMate Alert: Rendered Preview Images
CheckMate submissions continue to come in fast and furious, and we couldn’t be more pleased. One of the most important things for an artist to understand is that we want to certify your 3D models! In an ideal world, your products would pass CheckMate Certification on the first try, but it isn’t always so. Last week I blogged about zipping …
CheckMate Count Reaches 1000 3D Models
CheckMate, the industry’s first standard for 3D models, has reached an important milestone: the 1000th 3D model was CheckMate-certified today! Artist shop3ds got the honors on a 3D model of the Sony Aibo ERS-7 Robot Toy Dog, earning a CheckMate Lite badge. In fact, you’ll see more than 1000 certified models when you limit your search to CheckMate models only. …