We had a great time this year at Siggraph 2010, the premier show for CG artists in the USA. Siggraph has an exhibition of all things bright and beautiful in CG, and lots of evening activities for rubbing elbows with our fellow artists. Not surprisingly, many vendors used TurboSquid models to show off their hardware and software. This year, TurboSquid …
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 …
TurboSquid Congratulates Psychic Cephalopod
Here at TurboSquid, we wanted to give a shout-out to our fellow mollusk, Paul the Psychic Octopus. Paul, who lives in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, correctly predicted the winner of Germany’s seven World Cup matches, as well as the Spain-Netherlands final. That’s as many games as Paul has legs! And how, exactly, were these predictions made? Before each match, …
Today’s site upgrades
The site was upgraded today to improve the Publisher and fix a number of small bugs. We’ve run through all the requests from those who were still using the old Publisher. After six months of fixes, upgrades, new features, and multiple contacts to all interested parties, we’ve removed the links to the old Download area, Product Manager, and Upload pages. …
TurboSquid at Siggraph 2010
TurboSquid will be attending Siggraph 2010 in Los Angeles July 26-30. At the exhibition, we’ll be in the ATI booth (#301) demonstrating the use of TurboSquid products and services with the FirePro video cards with Eyefinity technology. Look for the squid on the dark blue shirt, and stop on by to say hello.
101 Uses for 3D Models
Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew — 3D models have more uses than taters. Instruction manuals. Cut open and pull apart a model, and use the pieces to illustrate the instructions for any technical process. Product faking. Need to show a person interacting with a product, but don’t have the product itself handy? Save the time and …