Turbosquid
Turbosquid (proprietary notation: TurboSquid ) is one of the largest web portals for the sale of 3D models for 3D computer graphics . Founded in 1999 under the name iPublish , renamed in April 2000 and presented as “TurboSquid” (German: Turbo-octopus) at the Siggraph conference in August 2000 , the website now offers hundreds of thousands of 3D models as well as textures and movement data ( Mocap ) for 3D graphic artists, computer animators and web designers. Typical objects are detailed 3D views of major cities like Manhattan and anatomy visualizations, which can cost over $ 1,000, or everyday appliances such as tea kettles or room interiors that cost just a few dollars.
Turbosquid was founded by Matt and Andy Wisdom in New Orleans . The flooding of the city from Storm Katrina in 2005 led to the closure of the offices. However, the servers , which were physically located elsewhere, remained unaffected, so the website remained online. The company later moved back to town under the direction of Matt Wisdom. In 2011, according to the company's own information, the number of registered customers exceeded the mark of 2.3 million, and the number of artists who supplied the goods exceeded 20,000.
The data is available for download in several formats (fbx, obj, mb etc.) and can therefore be read in by most 3D computer programs such as 3Ds Max , Rhino or Maya . For example, if you have paid for a city scene at Turbosquid, you can let characters and animals you have developed yourself or bought in, insert your own light and weather and create virtual camera movements. City scenes are available with resolutions from 300 polygons up to over a million polygons. It would take a single artist weeks or months to build such a complex scene himself.
The licensing is usually done through the one-time purchase and does not include subsequent payments. Turbosquid is considered to be one of the first web portals where anyone can offer their digital work without editorial influence and where they are reimbursed for each download of an interested party minus the service fees. Its customers are mainly computer game developers , but also large companies such as Pixar , which produce 3D computer animations, advertising agencies and television broadcasters.
Competitors include Free3D (free objects), Squiggly Rigs (specializing in 3D characters), 3doecan (originally 3D landscapes and waters), and several others.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the company's own information, 679,000 3D objects and over 130,000 other products such as textures were online for licensing in 2018.
- ↑ Video: 3-D role in building up America. Accessed December 2, 2019 .
- ↑ TurboSquid Celebrates 11th Anniversary. In: TurboSquid Blog. April 1, 2011, Retrieved December 2, 2019 (American English).