Name / Price / Specs Tab:

UI Text: Use the Name / Price / Specs tab to name and price your product for sale. Here is also where you enter a product's "vital statistics" to inform potential customers about what they are purchasing. Use this tab to upload additional file formats for the same product (such as .FBX or .OBJ versions of your 3D model), which will increase your product's appeal to a wider market.

 

RNow dialog explanation:

 

 Use the Name / Price / Specs tab to name and price your product for sale. Here is also where you enter a product's "vital statistics" to inform potential customers about what they are purchasing. It is important that you enter as much accurate information as possible in here; some customers won't purchase your model unless you provide this technical data. Finally, use this tab to upload additional file formats for the same product (such as .FBX or .OBJ versions of your 3D model), which will increase your product's appeal to a wider market.

Name: This is the name of your product as it will appear inside of the TurboSquid library. Please try to name your product appropriately so that it is easy to find. For example, if you've created a new car model, do not name it simply "Car", "NewCar" or "MyCar", as this will not help users. Instead, use descriptive text such as "Ferrari 360 Modena Hi-Res" or "Dodge Viper Game-Ready" that can help readily identify it within a search.

Type: This dropdown menu defines the kind of product you're publishing whether it's a 3D Model, a Texture Map, Motion Capture file or other media type. Please see below for product type specific descriptions.

Price ($): Use this field to enter the price you want to sell your product for within the TurboSquid library. In order to best price your model, please search our existing library for products that are similar to yours. Then objectively try to determine where yours fits into the existing pricing structure based on the quality of the other products you find. If your product is completely unique, then you get to set the initial pricing. It is important to note that you should not automatically take the low price road and assume you will get sales simply based on price. Customers may look at your product and it's price and assume that something is wrong with it due to its low price, so consider carefully how you best fit in the existing offering and how long it took you to create the model.

Designate as Mature Content: Turn on this checkbox if the product you are uploading could be considered offensive to various groups and can be filtered. Nudity, violence/gore and any disturbing imagery uploaded should use this checkbox.

File Formats: Tentacles allows you to publish a file in multiple formats. This is done for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that files in multiple formats appeal to a broader possible audience. For instance, if you're publishing a 3D model in 3ds Max format (.MAX), it also makes sense to export your model to other universal formats like .3DS, .OBJ and .FBX so that users of other 3D packages can purchase and import one of these open standards.

TIP: You are encouraged to re-import any model you export from your 3D application in an open standard to help ensure that the model re-imports properly. If you spot errors with the import, then you can fix the model prior to publishing.

 

+ add new: In order to publish a product onto the TurboSquid library, you have to first upload it to Tentacles.

NOTE: If you are running Tentacles within a supported 3D application, then you can also use the Publish to TurboSquid menu feature within the 3D application itself to initiate the publishing process and upload the native 3D file into the system automatically.

Click the + add new button to add one or more file formats for the product you want to publish. Beneath each product added to this list, you can add the version of the product. This is an arbitrary value that lets you keep track of which file is which in a long list.

Also, if you hover your mouse cursor over the file format type dropdown, it will pop up with the specific file associated with it, including the date it was uploaded and the product's filename as shown below.

 

When you click on the +add new button, the Add New Asset Formats dialog will appear:

 

You can add additional file formats of your product from any of three locations:

• · From your hard disk
• · From your Tentacles My Files area
• · From a shared Tentacles Workspace

NOTE: You can add more versions of your product from your Tentacles My Files area or Tentacles Workspace only if they were previously uploaded to those areas.

+ add file from disk: Use this option to open up a standard Windows file selection dialog to choose one or more files from your hard disk.

+ add file from Tentacles: Click this button to open a Tentacles explorer window, and navigate through your My Files area or Tentacles Workspaces to choose files.

remove selected: Once you've added files to the Add New Asset Formats dialog with one of the + add file buttons, you can delete them from the list before starting the upload process by clicking remove selected.

clear all: Once you've added files to the dialog with one of the + add file buttons, you can delete all the listed files from the list before starting the upload process by clicking the clear allbutton.

upload: After you've added all the desired files to the Add New Asset Formats dialog with one of the + add file buttons, click upload to transfer the files to the Publishing Wizard for access within the File Formats area.

cancel: Click the cancel button if you wish to abort the file upload process.

 

Product Type specific data:

3D Models:

This is the most common product type on the TurboSquid library. This category type encompasses single 3D digital objects (such as a car or vase) as well as complete scenes including multiple 3D objects and animation

 

Geometry: Use this dropdown menu to select the type of geometry for your product. Depending on the 3D application you use, this can be either Polygonal, NURBS or Subdivision types. If you don't know the format, or it doesn't fit within these existing categories, choose Unknown, and add some notes to your description of the product to indicate what sort of 3D geometry type it uses.

Polygons: Use this field to enter the total polygon count for your product. If your uploaded product has more than one object, make sure that it covers the total scene polygon count.

Vertices: Use this field to enter the total vertex count for your product. If your uploaded product has more than one object, make sure that it covers the total scene vertex count.

Textures: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your product comes with texture maps or not. If your product has materials applied, but those materials do not have bitmap textures associated with them, choose No to this option.

Materials: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your product comes with materials assigned or not.

Rigged: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your product comes with some form of skeleton that is used to animate it.

Animated: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your product is animated.

 

Animation & Video:

This product type includes pre-rendered animation files and short films.

 

Length: Use this field to enter the number of frames the animation/video has.

Width: Use this field to enter the width of the animation/video in pixels.

Height: Use this field to enter the height of the animation/video in pixels.

Color Depth: Select the color bit-depth of the animation/video using this dropdown menu.

Audio: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your animation/video contains an audio track.

Codec: Use this field to enter the name of the codec needed to play the animation/video.

Compression Level: Enter the compression level used to create the animation/video using this dropdown menu.

 

Game Levels:

This product type includes custom game levels and mods designed to extend gameplay of existing games for the PC.

Game: Use this field to pick the game the level is associated with.

 

General Media:

General Type: Use this dropdown list to choose the general media type you want to publish.

 

Materials & Shaders:

This product type encompasses libraries of materials for 3D applications as well as custom shaders written for tools like Pixar's RenderMan or mental ray.

 

 

Bitmaps: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if the material or shader contains bitmap images.

Procedural Textures: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if the material or shader utilizes procedural textures.

Tileable: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether the material or shader is tileable.

Animated: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether the material or shader is animated.

 

Motion Capture:

This product type is designed to allow single motion capture data files to be uploaded for sale. You can also use this product type to encompass collections of motion capture data.

 

Length: Use this field to enter the total number of frames the motion capture file has.

Frame Rate: Choose the correct frame rate for the motion capture file using this dropdown. You can choose between Film, NTSC Video, PAL Video and several other custom format options. If you have used a custom frame rate for your data, then choose Other and be sure to specify it within your product description.

Biped: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether this motion capture data file come with a biped skeleton (3ds Max only). If you are using another 3D application to create your mocap data, set this to No.

Loopable: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether this motion capture data file is loopable. Essentially, if the motion repeats cleanly from the last frame to the first frame, then it is considered loopable.

 

Plug-ins:

This product type is designed to allow you to publish custom created plug-ins that run within one or more host 3d applications.

 

Category: Use this dropdown list to select the type of plug-in you are publishing. If your tool does not neatly fit into one of the preset categories, choose Other and be sure to describe the kind of plug-in technology you are posting for sale.

Version: Enter the current version number for your plug-in in this dialog.

Host Application: Choose the primary 3D application for your plug-in. If your tools works in a 3D application that is not listed, choose Other and be sure to indicate in your Description which core tool a user needs to run this plug-in.

Host Version: Since most plug-ins work with only one particular version of a core 3d application, please enter the version(s) of the host application the plug-in runs under.

Operating System: Use this dropdown to choose the supported operating systems for your plug-in.

 

Scripts:

Many 3d applications allow for users to create custom functionality through built-in scripting languages (like MaxScript and MEL). This product type allows you to publish your custom scripts for sale to the TurboSquid community.

 

Host Application: Choose the primary 3D application for your script. If your tools works in a 3D application that is not listed, choose Other and be sure to indicate in your Description which core tool a user needs to run this script.

Host Version: Since most scripts work with only one particular version of a core 3d application, please enter the version(s) of the host application the script runs under.

 

Shapes & Vector Graphics:

This product type lets you publish 2D vector artwork (as produced by products like Adobe Illustrator and Flash) to the TurboSquid library.

 

Vertices: Insert the number of vertices in your vector shape file in this dialog.

Shape Type: Choose the type of vector shape your file is from this dropdown list. All vector shapes fall into one of two categories, either Open (meaning the shape consists of a series of lines that do not form loops or complete shapes; or Closed which indicates that the forms within the graphic file are lines that are closed and form specific shapes like circles or stars.

Number: Use this dialog to indicate how many individual 2d vector shapes are part of the file.

 

 

Software:

This product type allows you to publish standalone software products to the TurboSquid library. In contrast to Plug-ins and Scripts, Software products do not need any other core application be installed first in order to work on your system.

 

Operating System: Use this dropdown menu to choose the host operating system for your software. If it supports both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, choose Other and indicate which flavors of these host operating systems are needed to run your software product.

Software Source: Select the appropriate checkbox to indicate whether your program includes the program source code as part of the purchase. If you intend to provide the source code, be sure to include any special licensing agreement (such as GNU) to ensure purchasers know what they can do with it once downloaded.

Sound Effects:

This product type allows you to publish individual sound effect files such as gunshots, car crashes, etc. in a number of common sound formats including .MP3, .WAV and .MID.

 

Length: Use this dialog to enter the length of your sound file in seconds.

Bit Rate: Choose the appropriate audio bit rate for your sound file using this dropdown list.

Frequency: Choose the appropriate audio frequency for your sound file using this dropdown list.

Looping: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if you sound file can be looped seamlessly.

Stereo: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if your sound file is recorded in stereo.

Stock Music:

This product type allows you to publish royalty-free, stock music beds and loops for video and animation production.

 

Length: Use this dialog to enter the length of your sound file in seconds.

Bit Rate: Choose the appropriate audio bit rate for your sound file using this dropdown list.

Frequency: Choose the appropriate audio frequency for your sound file using this dropdown list.

Looping: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if you sound file can be looped seamlessly.

Stereo: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate if your sound file is recorded in stereo.

 

Stock Photography:

This product type lets you publish royalty-free stock photography images for sale through the TurboSquid library.

 

Width: Use this dialog to enter the width of your photograph in pixels.

Height: Use this dialog to enter the height of your photograph in pixels.

Color Bit Depth: Choose the appropriate color bit-depth of your photograph file from this dropdown list. If you are unsure of the bit-depth, or it isn't listed in the pre-populated list, choose Other and be sure to add a complete description to the product text in the Tags/Categories tab.

 

Stock Video:

This product type allows you to publish royalty-free stock video beds for use in video and animation

 

Length: Enter the length of your video in seconds using this dialog.

Width: Enter the width of your video in pixels using this dialog.

Height: Enter the height of your video in pixels using this dialog.

Color Depth: Choose the appropriate color bit-depth of your video from this dropdown list. If you are unsure of the bit-depth, or it isn't listed in the pre-populated list, choose Other and be sure to add a complete description to the product text in the Tags/Categories tab.

Audio: Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether your video has embedded audio in it.

Codec: Use this dialog to enter the name of the video codec needed to play the video. It is recommended that you provide a link to the codec in your product description if it is not readily installed on most PCs.

Compression Level: Enter the appropriate compression level used to create the video from this dropdown list.

 

TextureMap:

This product type allows you to publish individual or collections of texture maps for use within animation and video production.

 

Width: Enter the width of your texture map in pixels using this dialog.

Height: Enter the height of your texture map in pixels using this dialog.

Color Depth: Choose the appropriate color bit-depth of your texture map from this dropdown list.

Tileable: Select the correct radio button to indicate whether your texture map is tileable.

Alpha Channel: Select the correct radio button to indicate whether your texture map has an embedded alpha channel in it.

Multiple Layers: Select the correct radio button to indicate whether your texture map has multiple layers to it. A good example of this is a Photoshop file that has been created using multiple layers.

Animated: Select the correct radio button to indicate whether your texture map is animated over time.

 

Training & Tutorials:

This product type allows you to publish downloadable training materials on any graphics topic you wish including Photoshop, Painter, 3ds Max, Maya, modo, XSI, CINEMA 4D, Z-Brush, etc. In most cases, you will want to compress your training file via a product like WinZip or WinRAR first to save both upload and download speed. If you wish to sell your training as a physical product, please contact the TurboSquid support team to inquire on how you can be set up that way.