Autodesk protection tool for Maxscript infections

As we reported in an earlier blog post, we were made aware of several MaxScript infections by Autodesk that could result in the corruption of your 3ds Max scene, environment, files, and software settings. These issues were designated as ALC, CRP and ADSL and each causes their own set of problems for users who encounter them. For those of you …

CheckMate Cancellation Warning

Hello, Artists! We wanted to let you know about a recent update we made to the CheckMate portion of the publisher. We have reached out to many of our CheckMate artists who have cancelled recent submissions so that we can determine why artists cancel jobs. What we found is that many artists cancel jobs because they find issues before an …

What types of digital products can I upload for sale?

Anything digital such as 3D Models, Texture Maps, Materials & Shaders, Motion Capture, Plugins & CG Scripts, Tutorials, Shapes & Vector Graphics, Game Levels and General Media. We support all file formats and all types of media. If you are confused how to present your products, please contact out support department.

What is the catch? What does TurboSquid get?

There is no catch! TurboSquid only makes money when you make money. When you make a sale, TurboSquid gets paid. We take a %  of the sale. How much depends on if you are a member of our SquidGuild (see more here: Click Here). Exclusivity at our site is not required, but as an exclusive member, you can earn extra royalties. When …

Member Dashboard

The Dashboard can be found in the “Member” area under Account in the Navigation Bar and is a personalized space where important sales data is available. If you are a SquidGuild member, the Dashboard will allow access to your SquidLevel benefits and exclusive selling intelligence such as “top-selling” reports, Affiliate Program process and much more.

Calculating my Lifetime Sales

Your Lifetime Sales total is the sum of all of your TurboSquid sales which includes your returned products or returns from fraudulent purchases (Chargebacks). Affiliate Program commissions and bundle product sales (such as the TurboToyboxes) are excluded from Lifetime Sales.

Understanding Ratings

Only those who have downloaded the asset or have been specifically selected as a Trusted Rater are allowed to rate an asset. The ratings scale is from 1-5 and each rater can only rate a particular asset once. Trusted Raters are selected from the vendors, customers and other members of the community who have a history and have built up trust …

Is there a way for artists to promote their work on TurboSquid?

Yes. One way is through an Affiliate link, which you can use to link from your personal website to any page at TurboSquid. You can link to your own products or a search, and if a sale results from that link, you will receive a percentage of that sale even if you didn’t link to that product directly. See the Affiliate Info link at …

How can I improve my product statistics?

Statistics have a cascading effect. As you increase the Small Preview count, the count will also increase for Full Previews, Shopping Cart additions, and Sales because users will be seeing your products more. You will have to experiment and see your results, but below are some possible ways to improve your results on TurboSquid: Small Previews: Add keywords and fill …