Student Contest! Sketchfab FACEBOOK/TWITTER Share Challenge
Sketchfab loves our students. We really, really love you. A bajillion (that’s totally a real number) students signed up for our free student PRO account this week. We saved you money. You sent us tons...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #9: Animals
Thank you for participating in our Antiques #3DST, and congrats to 3DDW, winner with the Antique Guiro Frog! He picked the theme for the next 3DST: Animals. You can follow the submission thread...
View ArticleEnhance your Crowdfunding Campaign with Sketchfab
So you’re starting a crowdfunding campaign for your awesome new product? Well, a great representation can make the difference between tons of money and, well, zero. In this post, we’ll show you how...
View ArticleBaking Lighting in Blender Cycles
‘Baking’ lighting into your models is a great way to achieve realistic images that can still be displayed in real time. You can use area lights, ambient occlusion and even caustics this way - all of...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #10: Sports
Thank you for participating in our Animals #3DST, it has been our most active one so far! Congrats to Julien, winner with his annotated Spinosaurus. He picked the theme for the next 3DST: SPORTS. You...
View ArticleSketchfab Down Under: Join the Aus3D 3D Art Challenge!
The Australian 3D Artist Community is an active Facebook group with over 250 members. As their first ‘official’ activity, they’re now having a low poly challenge:What can you do with 1000 triangles and...
View ArticleWebsite Update: What’s new on Sketchfab.com this week?
Did you know we’re pushing out updates to our website all the time? Big changes are obvious, but we’re also continually tweaking and fixing small things, on a weekly basis. Often, these follow...
View ArticleJoin the Sketchfab Annotate the Earth Challenge!
Have you taken our new Annotations for a spin yet? They’re a great way to add more story and interaction to your designs!In our new contest we’re challenging you to tell YOUR story using a 3D model of...
View Articlei.materialise adds Sketchfab support to enhance your design listings
i.materialise is an online 3D printing service for all people with an eye for design and a head full of ideas. It lets you turn your ideas into 3D printed reality!We met with the team at the NYC 3D...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #11: music instruments
Thank you for participating in our Sports #3DST, and congrats to mcvities, winner with his Shoe. He picked the theme for the next 3DST: music instruments. You can follow the submission thread...
View ArticleCGCookie Tutorial: Showcasing Blender Models with Sketchfab
Jonathan from CGCookie has just published a great 3-step tutorial covering:How to publish 3D models directly from Blender to SketchfabHow to adjust your models inside SketchfabHow to add annotations on...
View ArticleA new ZBrush-to-Sketchfab Exporter is out
Big news for ZBrush users: with the Zbrush summit coming this weekend, we’ve just released version 2 of the ZBrush exporter! Optimizing your models and publishing straight to Sketchfab is now easier...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #12: Clothes
Thank you for participating in our Music instrument #3DST, and congrats to TheFrenchLeaf for his winning entry Cort acoustic guitar. He picked the theme for the next 3DST: clothes. You can follow the...
View ArticleAnnouncing Sketchfab cardboard aka #VR4ALL
When we saw the google cardboard initiative, we immediately fell in love with the concept, and started brainstorming on how we could bring this to our community. We are excited to announce we worked on...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #13: PLANTS
Thank you for participating in our Clothes #3DST, and Congrats to JanHorak, winner with My clothes #3DST12. He picked the theme for the next 3DST: PLANTS. You can follow the submission thread...
View ArticleGrow your own vegetables at home with 3Dponics
3Dponics is a low cost, open source 3D-printable hydroponics system. Once installed, you can easily grow your own vegetables at home – even inside or on a balcony!When we learned they were using...
View ArticleBack from Siggraph
Last week was a bit crazy, as 4 of us from the Sketchfab team attended Siggraph, the largest Computer Graphics trade show, in Vancouver. It was our second Siggraph, and it was a blast!We had a small...
View ArticleSketchfab 2014 Survey: What you told us
Back in June we asked you for your thoughts on Sketchfab. Over 700 people filled out our survey (which was really long, so thanks!!) and it took us a fair while to plough through all the data.What we...
View Article3D scanning Thursday #14: TCHOTCHKES
Thank you for participating in #3DST - PLANTS, and Congrats to rowrowfightdapowa, winner with Palo borracho (Ceiba speciosa) #3DST13! She picked the theme for the next 3DST: Tchotchkes.Now if you’re...
View ArticleGumroad adds Sketchfab support
Gumroad enables DIY producers to sell their digital products on an incredibly easy to use platform. Their widgets integrate easily into existing websites, making it a breeze to add e-commerce to your...
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