Others download beautiful jpeg or tiff files to set as their desktop wallpapers at the office. @dafunk @S/C. Money rules! You can enter multiple email addresses separated by commas, Thank you for shopping at TurboSquid. Check out our picks of the best sites to download free 3D models for 3D printing, games & animation, graphic design, architecture, and more. Just uploading on turbosquid is a pain in the butt. With only a few days on CG trader, i can already see it is miles ahead of turbosquid. found jet another working example that makes CGt stand out. The utopian view here is a successful merge of all related activities (or at least part), connecting as much people as possibly can that are doing something that could potentially involve 3D, and in doing so eventually streamline part of the global 3D marketplace and increase the amount of successful transactions between many possible parties. It's sad cgtrader promote only printing models and forget about regular models. I'd rather look into ways to create my own site, cause it's a bit tedious to sift through neverending site rules from neverending projects. Doesnt matter the kind of kinky-dinky stuff the platform provides me. We'll let you know about that soon - all CGT sellers will receive via email, so stay tuned! A rig is like a skeleton of a 3D model, which lets you move and pose it with little effort. If the assumption is correct that a client goes to TS by default as a reflective action, "huh, there's another site, didn't know that! We can't even communicate on Ts, and that in an age of supper connectivity, it's just the world on his head. And it is convenient for the buyer and profitable for the seller. All because of search. I posted my first model today and have to say it was a very pleasant experience. I do agree with you regarding the search engine. My sales are not still on par with TS, but I haven't published new models for quite some time, because I only have time to create models to enter challenges from time to time. Hopefully this will start another interesting discussion . In my opinion, the worst Turbosquid is doing is minimizing the role and presence of the real content creators, being just a middleman reseller but trying to control all aspects of the product in a way that in the end the customer perceives it more like a "Turbosquid product" than a "Content-creator-X product". It also seems to me like CG trader is looking out a lot more for the artists. They also have multiple sellers selling the same products so that it is easier for people to avoid people paying for shipping in their country. IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. what you say doesn't make any sense because CGTrader has a 100 percent guarantee return policy on all models as far as I know. So it was sorted in your favor afterall? But Also Turbosquid actively promotes models on their site with the use o. That takes longer time. No matter how many 3D models you need, we'll take care of it. What I saw after that was a 50 to 50 ration decrease on Ts and increase on my CGt account. Hopefully that would make squids to react. People may think that having that option makes it more likely for sellers to see their work by placing their models in the incorrect category but actually that just irritates buyers who may just go elsewhere to buy. It certainly is an interesting read all together, thanks for documenting it so well and make the whole thing public, although I hope you don't stay embarked on a power struggle whit Ts management. You can upload a 20 mb large model here with 3 formats, 20 photos, 100 wording text, 20 tags in around 20 minutes. One of the biggest problems in this country is that the games and film studios are becoming a bit of a joke and not getting the funding they used to have. The longing to justice is something that cannot be eradicated, the hole of human history shows that clearly. When a buyer leaves a bad rating for a lame reason , TS investigate and contact the buyer and if he doesn't give a serious explanation, The items from CG and TS do not appear very far from each other in Google. ", then there is little one can do but wait out the rebalancing. I think I do a decent job at earning my keep.. And yes, it this is like if shapeways started doing cg. Maybe CG Trader should consider a large add-on to the site, where the customers can click a link, and go to a whole new site (owned by cg trader) that does sells strictly 3d printable models :) Just an idea :). I have always been amazed at how TS can pull off their selling stunt, I've got better stuff AND cheaper on here than on TS but the sales over there totally dominate. They should make more effort to advertise. this issue frequently occurs when a seller wants to break a competitor. Well, it was more than one year ago that I last intervened on this thread. You know what is cgtrader but as firstcomer you must have strong impression that this is 3d printing site where you can buy new 3d printed iphone case which will be shipped to you. When you search for specific models car, bike etc you usually end up finding a bunch of irrelevant models in there that don't even belong in that category and that is largely due to the fact that, they allow users to setup their own tags A rig is like a skeleton of a 3D model, which lets you move and pose it with little effort. There is indeed much structural work that needs to be done here but the core foundation/principal is here. I understand CGtrader's management don't want to bet on one horse but it probable lives the two horses crippled in this case. Searching for specific terms applying to a specific model, the results on Google are nearly on first page. As a game developer i will never buy a 3d models online since 95% are done on student version of software or pirated version. I think I like the another item the modeler has created (Modern Villa), but that item is $40. Let me explain - I like the look of the models here, but the site is even designed so end users, like me, can't even download more that 10 "free" items unless they've uploaded models of their own, written tutorials, posted topics to the forum (which is difficult if you're not an actual modeler) and/or jumped through about 1,500 other ridiculous hoops to get enough "reputation" points. Currently on a tight budget, would lose a substantial cut to pay for software licenses and hardware. Of course, as CGT reputation grows, this may change in the future (CGTrader has already beaten The3Dstudio in terms of statistics, but you also have to take into account that there are certainly a very significant amount of people coming here for 3D-printing only, which decreases the statistics in terms of regular CG models). My current store on CGTrader includes numerous items that were deemed to be infringing upon GW IP (link below). Rigged 3D Models | CGTrader 3D Models Buy or download free Rigged 3D Models Rigged 3D models are your best choice when you need a character or object to perform unique movements. Ts indeed was able to maneuver into a very dominant position regarding the Autodesk partnership, allot of us are very familiar with that place because of it. TS has more sales because : Chocofur.com6. I removed all products from TS. Considering it as a seller, CGtrader is NOT better because I have almost no sales at all while I have about 10 sales every month on TS. --GENERAL--. TurboSquid is not a company that practices any kind of #FairBusiness, and there is many other cases from other people stating the same for different reasons:
Thank you. When pressed, Turbosquid could give no clearer specification than "it is too similar". For example, make affiliation partnerships between people/storeowners possible. I was thinking about searching for specific 3d models through a site like Google, not generic visitation standing of a whole site, which in itself doesn't tell anything about what clients look for. Care to share your time machine?
But I will look there only because I know what is cgtrader and how it works. Some may post their old stuff they just don't want to ask money for, consequentially it is also not representative of the work they currently do. We need to broaden our spectrum and clientele if we want to make more money. Every freelancer is corporation of it's own. Matt Wisdom describes Turbosquid as "a sort of Ebay" when in fact Turbosquid works exactly the same as classic "supermarket providers" where the reseller profits the most from the producers by keeping them totally apart from the customers. or do you prefer to do business with companies you trust and feel comfortable working with while knowing you are supporting a #FairBusiness model that in the future will revert in your own direct benefit? Every vendor who is exclusive is losing money and customers. I guess it is because of the youth of the site, which has not yet reached its maturity. I'm glad CGtrader and its community of supporters is able to make this situation come to an end. The fact that you can upload models immediately rather than waiting 3 months for them to get reviewed by some random people that won't have the time + the website design and the community inside CGTrader. In the long run I'm going to quit selling on TS also. If they want free models then they can go elsewhere!!! This use is prohibited if the virtual world-type is an open MMO, like Second Life. Rigged Female 3D Models | CGTrader Everything we do is going on between people, we are all in this together, none of us is separate now matter how hard we would like to think so. I agree structural arrangements need to be done to support this bud it needs to be done in a way so it supports the main axiom of openness. This is a bit OT, but although I obviously ain't a squidguild member, I always try to design objects that are "checkmate" compliant to be sure that my models are OK, and I also beta test the .OBJ version in a lot of other applications that LW to be sure that they upload without hassle) http://content.screencast.com/users/Lenwe/folders/Default/media/96a1c5f2-d18b-4e5c-ab3c-01bd5189b9ca/TurboSquid_Monopoly.png
They will be very enlightening and useful to you especially if you have never built 3D models and don't know what to expect. This site is bloated with 3D print ready models, crap models and "adult content / i cant see it". Gritsuk : Hello Friends, glad to present you my model Female Hand Realistic. Fantasy is a bit better, but sic-fi gets me 10 copyright infringements on the first page alone (star wars characters, mainly). Also you need to think about the advantage of not having to worry about shipping costs etc with digital art. Work directly with a 3D artist for your project. The more people ho place your item in their stores the higher your ranking for that product gets "in the pool that is". https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/exterior/landmark/notre-dame-de-paris-cathedral-61d97afb1b1a62861673c23f15b75c12, All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. In previous post the buyer mentioned he don't get reputation points for buying models? You have to realize that TS is recognized by autodesk and even had a direct tab link to their site in max itself. There are lots of fun ways can gain points on cg trader . In this case a collaborative action could be established to make the product more attractive. That's why I won't model one single model for online sale until this heinous situation is rectified. Hi from Will and Mr Data :) :] - Forcing people to choose a proper tagging to their objects so that we don't get scanned high poly print-ready objects in the way when we tick the "low-poly" filter, But they must realise that attracting more buyers only through more aggresive marketing is not enough. In other countries like China film production is far better funded so perhaps CGTrader could try opening it's doors to Hong Kong film studios etc Japan is also far better funded and in fact Turbosquid is also selling models on the Japanese market. http://content.screencast.com/users/Lenwe/folders/Default/media/d7b76144-43db-4cbe-b27b-8ea42b3a7cb0/TurboSquid_Low_Sales.png
Buyer can contact seller directly, which can save him/her lot's of time and frustrations. 3D 3D Photorealistic Female Rigged - TurboSquid 1789052 (so you basically pay for a fraud protection system for people hoe sell themselves out exclusively). This is my principle decision . I have to be honest about my view else who am i. TS beside ripping off taxes have a terrible support, I just was told in the civilized manner to F OFF, as I complained on an admin who kept my 3D model suspended for over 4 days. Hopefully we can find a way that would plrase all sides. On TS buyer cant do such thing, he needs to contact support on TS. Pleas just stand your ground, we need people coming in not leaving out. Cgtrader better sell my shoes here than ts.plus webmoney plus royalty rate. video services, 3D viewers, social media , crowd funding platforms, etc.) Why is CGTrader better? When I started on cgtrader I had more sales than on TS. I'm about to bail on this site now - unless I can find any other topics that I might be qualified to post toapparently if I'm friendly enough I can earn some points, but it's seriously unlikely that I'll find any topics to which I can actually contribute. I like, CG Trader is ascent. This would have probably be true for newcomers 5 years ago, but now that is different. With the support of a strong community we can get this thing going, don't worry about that. i think cgtrader can grow stronger with higher quality traffic. Although I agree the presentation of CGtraders home page is heavily focused at 3D printing, NoneCG did not suffer ANY drop in sales. See ourPrivacy Policyfor more information. Do not forget to check out rigged vehicles, guns and other objects, including environments, in addition to rigged characters to increase the control and interactivity you can achieve in your project. I started uploading some of my items to cg trader to see if it generated any income but as I have 70+ items and 0 sales I have decided to stop. If you have any questions about these. I'm just dreading that sober moment when TS offers to buy CGT to kill off the competition. 2. with the recent requirements to upload a 3D product on TS, CGT became my number one no doubt, i'm not gonna wast half my life rendering turntables that wouldn't make much of a difference when every seller is doing the same thing. About TS: They lie about your rights on Turbosquid. They recently changed their search engine over there and when you search for Free models it comes up with a few free ones and many more paid ones so from that perspective Turbosquid makes your life even harder lol. Answer (1 of 7): I'm a CGtrader member for almost two years now and in my opinion it is the best platform for stock media developers available today. Why should the artist suffer? So click on a category. Regarding the support case, perhaps you could share the exact details on the case by a message or email to me (dalia@cgtrader.com) - we would like to look more into it and ensure that no cases like that are unsolved. I'm not a modeler, I come here to buy models and this site is surprisingly obtuse when it comes to layout. the only thing that has cgtrader extra is the freelance job posting area. Next we would have the sales/customers feedback factor coming in to sort out the stores ranking. In this case the fastest support can not help. Dude, I have from 500$ a month at SGtride and i don't feed fat Turbosquid bastards. Which is good, since we are the ones who will bring in the profits. I've often (not just at this site) downloaded "free" items to verify their quality before purchasing models from a vendorI had problems with 3-4 of the "free" items I looked at first here (having no idea there was a limit), and now I can download no more. But we forgot about the buyers. Hmm, i went to your profile and i see no negative feedback.
Over the years they have shown me that they really care about we think about the way things should be run and they have been adapting the website based on our combined ideas. That is where the true value of 3D is today but unless someone can show the masses that this kind of thing can be done at a reasonable price ,(based on market value), then 3D will continue to be a half dead market until it will die completely because robotics have reached an advanced stage where they will soon be able to replace artists. Needed something better and found it at CGt. CGT is the only website that really understand both the artists and customer needs! We are writing to inform you that we are taking your content offline for 60 days as you have continued to change your prices to be higher on TurboSquid. We will rather stick with cgtrader and know our models are safe, although the issue with finding CG models on the site is a little problem, but as long as they stay honest well be supporting them rather than supporting a bunch of thiefs and if we need to up our prices then so be it. From point of buyer who wants to buy a classic 3D model (cg) there is no way I will start searching on cgtrader. You have insufficient credit to complete your purchase. Animated Lion 3D Model 14. It might be a good idea to see what the customer experience is with various market places by making an experimental purchase at each and seeing who has the most effective methods of enticing return visits and encouraging word-of-mouth bumps. No matter what the Wisdoms offer you now, they will make you pay x10 later once they are done with their competitors (again). There is a lamp that looks pretty cool (Gervasoni Bolla Floor light), and is supposedly free. TS staff do their best and is not responsible for the strategic choice of TS You are clearly one of the professional buyers who doesn't take advantage of the system but there are so many out there who do that and 3D sites are beginning to try to safe guard their artist's work by not making it so easy to just get everything you want for free. Royalty rate of CGTrader allows the seller to make a model cheaper than on TurboSquid. Get this item for $ when you bundle it with the items in your cart. rigged People SixPack 003 - Photogrammetry Population Character Rig, Realistic Human Body Basemesh - UVMapped - Rigged, CARTOON MAN AND WOMAN - TOON MOTHER AND FATHER, Worker Mining Safety Female - Bella - Harness, Naked Fitness Blonde Woman with Tied Hair. Honestly I feel that it would be better to sell n bit slower that to have your models stolen.