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The ceremony of Academy Awards passed, but, once again, Leonardo DiCaprio did not get an Oscar. The only thing he got was a huge amount of memes related to his frustrating experience of becoming a runner-up in the category of Best Actor. A lot of his fans got disappointed as it was expected that this year will be the time for Leo to be awarded after four times being nominated. CGTrader team decided: if Leo...

Dear Community, We are very excited to announce today that we have raised a funding round from Intel Capital and our existing investor Practica Capital. Just two years ago, our small start-up had the outrageous idea of establishing a designer-friendly marketplace for buying and selling 3D models. You – our community members believed in this vision and made it yours. We started last year with around 1,000 users and 8,000 3D models. More than 30,000...

Nothing stays the same. Want to bet that it is different? Go ahead! We are ready to prove that you are wrong. At least, if we are talking about CGTrader. Holidays are over, but we have some presents left for you. Don't be crazy - we are not giving away you money. On the second thought, we do. Once again, we created some new features which will help designers to improve their selling abilities and...

Good news to all CGTraders! Last month we were thinking a lot about how could we improve our marketplace that it would be more practical for you. That is why we made a bunch of tools specially for you. They will make your trading experience at CGTrader even more comfortable and effective. Here are the new features we integrated into your dashboard: Model widget Referral links Response time & rate You can find the first...

Ho! Ho! Ho! Or whatever Santa Claus would say... We have something better for you than some unnecessary stuff brought to you by that mysterious white-bearded man. Do not get us wrong, we like Christmas (by the way, we are still waiting for the best 3D printable ideas from designers for Christmas 3D Printing Challenge). But we think that there are better ways to get a Christmas present. So, come and check what we are...

Hello there! Do you need some 3D models? Then you are in the right place at the right time! It's a huuuge weekend ahead: Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the 3D Day. Wow, actually it's practically a whole week of holidays! So, here is what we want to introduce you - Black Friday Sale, which will take place from Thursday, the 28th of November till Tuesday, the 3rd of December. Black Friday is...

Just two words - 3D printing. Just one click. It's happening now. What am I talking about? I am talking about you being a part of the revolution. And you do not need to travel somewhere to do that. The revolution of manufacturing will be much more sophisticated and will bring only joy and pleasure. Well, for those, who will choose the side wisely. Oh, pardon me, for not wrapping it up - CGTrader started...

How are you, dear visitors of CGTrader.com and members of our lovely community?! What's new in your lives? We hope that everything is alright. What? What's new in our marketplace, you ask? Oh, nothing much, nothing much... Just few changes and amazing features, which you would really like to use and enjoy! But, before we introduce you to the new gadgets and spaces of our platform, let us congratulate you all with the significant growth...

There are a lot of things in the world that are hard to believe. Face the truth – eyes lie to us. Or, more specifically, our mind does not let us understand simple visual information which is used in optical illusion tricks. Optical illusion is visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. I bet, you remember all those visual puzzles of “a rabbit and a duck” as the same object and so on. Well,...

Usually, the stuff that is free tends to be associated to low quality. However, it is known for a long time already that providing free samples of your production is a good way to drag the attention to yourself. If you are a creator, then you should know that you will never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Those who know it, use the possibility to represent themselves through free samples....