A TurboSquid model was recently used as part of the graphics in the Fox TV show Bones, a drama where crimes are solved using computer graphics. In the March 10 episode The Killer in the Crosshairs, a 3D scope was used as part of a demonstration of how a “smart bullet” could hit a target hidden around a corner. You …
New Orleans Hosts White House CTO
Matt Wisdom, CEO of TurboSquid, joined Aneesh Chopra, CTO and Associate Director for Technology in the Obama administration, and five New Orleans business leaders in a roundtable discussion Tuesday about how to use technology to spur the next generation of entrepreneurial leadership. The discussion, which took place at the Idea Village in downtown New Orleans, focused on strategies to foster …
Meet Member Services at TurboSquid
As the 3D modeling industry has grown and changed, so have customers’ needs at TurboSquid. You told us what you wanted in your support, and we listened. The result is a new approach to support that gives fast answers to technical questions about 3D models. In years past, the most common questions were things like “How do I download the …
TurboSquid, Falling Pixel, & Exchange3D
Over the past few months, we’ve been talking extensively to competing stock 3D sites FallingPixel.com and Exchange3D.com. The discussion has centered around challenges common to the whole industry—quality control and content certification, international languages and currencies, licensing rights and undercutting. We quickly realized that we at TurboSquid are not the only ones who are concerned about these issues. And while …
One-Click Zip and Other Features
We released some updates today. Most of them are stuff you won’t notice, including a set of improvements to our sales support systems. Here’s what you might notice: Disabled Game-Ready certification submission: The option to submit for game-ready certification is retired. Any models currently submitted will go through the queue, and those that pass will receive the badge. Previously certified …
Introducing the TurboSquid 3D Modeling Series
For the past year, TurboSquid has been on a valiant quest. Our goal was to find the answer to this important question: “What is a quality 3D model?” We searched high and low for the answer. We looked at resources on the Internet. We read and re-read books on 3D modeling. We perused forums, both ours and outside ones, for …