CheckMate Certification

The industry's standard for 3D models

CheckMate Pro

Highest quality. View spec

CheckMate Lite

Ready and reliable. View spec

The CheckMate standard is developed with input from customers and the
CheckMate Advisory Board, a powerhouse group of industry professionals.
To learn more about the industry's standard, see the CheckMate FAQ.
see modelsPro Samples
  • $49

    max

  • $249

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  • $199

    max

see modelsLite Samples
  • $299

    max

  • $59

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  • $299

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CheckMate Pro and Lite Features:
3D Model Requirements
Pro
Lite
Opens and renders without errors
Quads and tris only
Real-world scale
Unique and meaningful names for objects, materials, textures
Model centered at origin
Clean UVs
Texture resolutions specified
Preview Requirements
Pro
Lite
5 or more thumbnails that show the model from all angles
2 or more wireframes
Complete product information
Third-party renderer specified
Native file format specified
HD rendered thumbnails
360-degree turntable
"CheckMate certified models from TurboSquid give graphics professionals confidence in buying ready-made content for their most important projects."
Shane Griffith, Product Manager
The Foundry
"We like CheckMate because it can be adopted by any industry that uses 3D models."
Viken Majoulian, Technical Artist
Electronic Arts
CheckMate Pro v2 Coming Soon When CheckMate Pro was released in August 2011, we knew there would be regular updates to it. Since then, there have been a few minor updates such as new pricing tiers and clarifications of presentation requirements. But on June 15, for the first time since CheckMate Pro was first released, there will be a major [...]
Pricing for All Categories: New CheckMate Price Levels Announced   TurboSquid has a wealth of simpler models that customers love to buy: ordinary forks and spoons, hairbrushes and combs, cups and saucers. Until now, artists who create these models were reluctant to put them in our CheckMate Certification program because of the price floors of $39 for Lite and $49 for Pro. For this [...]
CheckMate Render, Wireframe and Turntable Tool for 3dsMax Check out the latest script created to help those submitting models for CheckMate Pro or Lite Certification. The script, developed by TurboSquid artist Popa_3D, is a great tool to use when preparing your 3ds Max file for submission to CheckMate. The tool was created to help artists with all aspects of preparing a model for [...]