{"id":142059981373,"date":"2018-01-17T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/?p=142059981373"},"modified":"2018-01-24T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T14:10:57","slug":"launching-sketchfab-store-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/launching-sketchfab-store-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re launching the Sketchfab Store in Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost 6 years ago, we embarked on a journey to let people easily publish, share, and discover 3D content; and become the ultimate home for 3D on the web. We evolved from web only to embrace mobile, VR and AR, to cover the entire ecosystem of platforms relevant to the 3D world. Today, our community is made of more than 1.3 million members, who\u2019ve shared more than 2 million 3D files, and this content has been viewed by over 150 million people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019ve grown, two things have become more and more clear to us:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be a successful creative platform, we also need to help creators monetize their creations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our aim to distribute 3D content everywhere also means distributing it outside Sketchfab.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen a growing need and market for 3D assets, especially as VR and AR have become more mainstream. We introduced a download feature in 2014, leveraging Creative Commons licenses. This feature has proven to be very successful, and today we see more than 200,000 downloads every month, for a cumulative total of more than 2.5 million downloads. These have been used for every conceivable use-case from 3D-printing to classroom education to video games and experiential VR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The natural evolution &#8211; and one of our most requested features &#8211; is paid download: a way for our creators to monetize their work, a way for us to push the distribution of content outside of Sketchfab, and an awesome way for people to find great content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am happy to introduce <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Sketchfab Store<\/a> today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-142059981375 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-1030x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"504\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-142059981375 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-1030x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-1030x753.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog-684x500.jpg 684w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/sketchfab-store-for-blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of things which are quite unique about it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>What you see is what you get<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: with our state-of-the art 3D viewer and model inspector, not only do you get to see the 3D models but also explore their anatomy. You know for sure how a model is made, and what you are paying for. <\/span><b>Reduced hassle for buyers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>We process every file<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: which means that all the technical information about the file itself (polygon count, number of textures, material types\u2026) is automatically generated. And if you already have models on Sketchfab, setting up a store is super fast. <\/span><b>Reduced hassle for sellers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>An interoperable format:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we added <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/features\/gltf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">glTF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> support a few weeks ago, which means the file you\u2019ll get from us will render consistently in engines like Unity or Unreal just as you see it on Sketchfab. We even made a Unity importer (<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sketchfab\/UnityGLTF\/releases\/tag\/0.0.6a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">download the alpha version here<\/a>), to ease the process, and an Unreal version is on the way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>A huge and diverse library: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not all of the 2 million models hosted on Sketchfab are available for sale at launch, we are in a strong position to help you find anything you are looking for. The content is particularly diverse, from low poly assets to animated rigs and 3D scans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"690\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ja0h_k8i_tw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are just getting started, and the store is still in beta. For now we carefully review and select sellers. We plan to gradually open the store to more sellers, while ensuring the quality of the content. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.sketchfab.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115004259063-Becoming-a-Seller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about becoming a seller here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also aware that the store in its beta form is missing important features like ratings, a cart, a download API\u2026 We\u2019ve already started working on those, to be able to upgrade the overall experience in a close future. Stay tuned! You can read more about the specifics of the store on our help center or join the conversation on our forum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are very excited about this new phase for Sketchfab, and hope you will be too. We couldn\u2019t make this without you, our talented community, so thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/store\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142059981385 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/enter-pink.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"45\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142059981385 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.sketchfab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/enter-pink.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/enter-pink.png 446w, https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/blogs\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/enter-pink-300x61.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*\u00a0<\/span>Blog header image: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/005a841287b94f44a2134421c77de79c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tupuxuara Leonardii Flight Cycle<\/a>&#8221; by Kyan0s<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am happy to introduce the Sketchfab Store today. 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