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.
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. I had a conversation with Eduardas he confirmed that they will improve the feedback system. The reason the model is sold at low price .some models have so many other sellers which can lose models value . I remember fighting them at length to try to put my brand name withing the model description or my website link and eventually lost the battle. Search is terrible, and lost if you have to go backwards a page. Animated Camel 3D Model 13. IMHO that is main area where CGT must up their game significantly. Another thing that makes CGT better than TS is the friendships that one is able to make within the artist community. While this tactic worked very well at first and allowed to draw that many sellers in relatively short period of time, now it's time to think about buyers, as without them sellers will start to starve. Most small or midsized companies I worked with, did their best to cap their scene polygons at no more 500,000 all models included. Ts just took royalty's from other items I've sold to get the money back. I'm a bit afraid there's always going to be issues that leaves this community divided, leaving CGpeople with a platform not able to live up to its full potential and leaving 3D print people with a platform not living up to its full potential either. But based on the results, we see that it makes sense to show off the CG part on the homepage as well. CGtrader.com3. Check out our picks of the best sites to download free 3D models for 3D printing, games & animation, graphic design, architecture, and more. I agree with Captainmarlowe than one of the most important ideas to develop is more "education" for Sellers about all aspects involved in this business, and some kind of system that favors good and fair business practices and penalizes bad ones. [url=http://www.google.com]google2[/url] So click on a category. the only thing that has cgtrader extra is the freelance job posting area. and we lived the evolution of Turbosquid from being a pioneer of the 3D assets market working alongside the real content developers to become a typical corporation with financial backing from angel investors that only cares about financial results and is trying to strive the 3D market towards a monopoly where they can control both the producers and the customers, where acting as just a middleman gets Turbosquid the most profit from both. There are currently no models in your cart. Also you need to think about the advantage of not having to worry about shipping costs etc with digital art. Better for who? A shitstorm war is going on between the "Wisdom" brothers & their Top $ Corporate Investors against Marius' CGtrader, who is leading the inclusive people that don't dance to the song of dangling shiny coins in front of their eyes just for the time being and the now. As someone suggested most serious buyers will end up buying 100 bucks worth of models so putting down 1 Dollar isn't going to cause any trouble. How about the Royalty Rate??? (this would be the core of the human sorting out system). Login to PayPal to add your account as a payment method. 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. when the same type of issue occurs on CGTrader, the Staff policy is to do nothing.
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Typically, large corporate buyers, they find a way to contact me even and on TS and make an offer on a specific project. To bad this place is ridiculously expensive, you only get 33% of your sales. Using TurboSquid products in Browser based games. And in terms of openness and freedom CGTrader is the first. Show more, By subscribing you confirm that you have read and accept ourTerms of Use, max, fbx, blend, uasset, tbscene and more, obj, fbx, unitypackage, prefab, mat and more. 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 wanted to test if clients compare sites (eventually wanted to avoid clients would use the expensive Ts platform to get my items). For some people with experience that did the math taking all factors in count (not talking about just NoneCG, of course) it was crystal clear since many years ago. Yes CGtrader is great! So what I did was simply adding the 60% cut to the product on Ts. Just my opinion, but look at homepage. I think CGTrader just has to advertise itself more.. everything else will fall into place.. CG traders designer rank rep points. Yes, at this point the level of sales of the TS is higher than the CGTrader and TS has a more flexible search system. I do agree with you regarding the search engine. The claim Turbosquid made was that it infringed on Games Workshop IPs. Here is a quick test that can help understand why there aren't so many buyers. In fact, I had taken deliberate steps to ensure that I included no content in my designs that could even be construed as overlap. Yes, buyers has free will to express their opinion about model, but in case of negative feedback such opinion should be reasonable and motivated. Hello, Without checkmate Turbosquid would have gone out of business. They then review the model and contact seller to fix it. In something limonadinis says is true, but I agree with tomislavveg. And yes .. "CG Trader has made their world about 3d printing". The same goes for student projects. 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. Respect and good luck to everyone who is here! I can think up multiple scenarios to try get a grip on it but I don't actually care anymore. @interate CGI . TS going down. They're doing competitions, and that attracts artists, at least. This is hight quality female model with animation friendly topology. You can just buy and return it if it is not to your satisfaction. Payment Method This is due to discrimination in the pricing policy of the "TS" site. After all everyone can afford to put down 1 dollar so it is reasonable. Free models are posted for lots of different reasons, not just only to serve as an example to show of artist modeling skills/quality of work (sample data). Here only I have doubts it would be fair to do do is a difference of 20..25% in the price of its models, which are intended for sale in the CGT and TS? Some people mistaken de renders for real items already, can imagine how that would be on Ebay or amazon. in the name of freedom expression of the buyer (???). And also because of the complete isolation of the seller-buyer. I'm suggesting a collective of store owners. Hi adentonclark,
Of course if you have a PC with quad processors over 16 GB of ram things will be different but be warned students and low end users.
They may not end up following your ideas, but they will certainly take them into account. It sells almost nothing, except, perhaps, with very low prices. Exclusivity to any marketplace has been proved a revenue loss. 3dsky.org2. It's the artist that need to make a stand and simply take the short term loss from less traffic and exposure and join the marketplace that respects the artists. Although I agree the presentation of CGtraders home page is heavily focused at 3D printing, NoneCG did not suffer ANY drop in sales. Please let us know if you have any feedback. NoneCG will be up for it. captainmarlowe is right. Then there is the stupid "reputation" point issue. Looks to me like they are providing a very content creator friendly environment. 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. That's why I won't model one single model for online sale until this heinous situation is rectified. Turbosquid just has it backwards. i think cgtrader can grow stronger with higher quality traffic. I think this game can only be won by the best community building force and that is CGt. Dear Kanga you are absolutely right and on top of that you won't have to worry about their super buggy uploading system either. --GENERAL--. All because of search. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/industrial/other/shipping-container--4. Another point in favor cgtrader is that the royalties and buy a model possible in the payment system WebMoney. . And reasons can be any. Having a direct link/communication is also critical in detecting possible needs and potential new business. No overt similarites in armor designs, guns, vehicles, naming- nothing. In 2020, I've opened a CGT account and start selling interesting 3D Models. 3. I will leave the items here to see if cg trader does manage to change things around over the next 12 months and if not will simply sell them on turbosquid. I have it is about 5%. Turbosquid is the exact opposite. Be very wary when the artist is from India or other similar countries. My price at the time was same both on Ts as on CGt but after some time position on CGt got better and sales was picking up. Thor (Rig) for Maya 15. Female Escorts in Mumbai, [link:http://www.google.com]your link text[/link] The sellers for which, CGtrader liked can help for this resource. Is it the return guarantee if not satisfied? - Are you interested in just some quick cash grabs and extras here and there while you can, or would you like to be able to contribute to a fair market where you can make a living out of your passion? We even stopped publishing new models there. However, the behavior of these clients kept me thinking and I had some dilemmas about what was actually going on here. That place is dead for me. 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. Order 3D models. Basically, they continue to sell their previous models or are selling non-liquid assets. Renderer: Cyclse. If any of you think this is a show of strength from Matt Wisdom and his Corporate brother Andy, think twice. People are followers they have always been and always will be. By registering you confirm that you have read and accept ourTerms of Use. Thus by searching to widen its audience, the buyer only decrease the site credibility. . [13google->http://www.google.com/] But i think its not only the responsability of cgtrader to turn this around. According to TS "Marmoset Toolbag's watermark" is an overlay and a no no. A rig is like a skeleton of a 3D model, which lets you move and pose it with little effort. [quote]2. it is a sad reality, some sellers are ready to buy a model of their competitor to post a bad rating. TurboCrooks should be boycotted by artists since they are the one responsible for the situation! I don't know how reputation points work for sellers, they may work fine if you're an actual modeler, but for end-users it's just a dead-end. It's an example of waste of human recourses and time, because how many more are performing this same conversion work without telling? Best of luck to cg trader, they have a great business model and site, it is just going to be incredibly difficult to take any of the market share from such a well established company. Having too many high poly models in 1 scene can considerably slow down rendering times, work flow and even crash your computer making the entire scene unusable. And it offers a more strategic dimension. A customer coming in from outside can view stores, search inside a store or still search the global data base. Buyer can contact seller directly, which can save him/her lot's of time and frustrations. In short I propose an integration of global search ore collections made by designers. Large studios with "turbosquid" collaborate very limitedly.