CGTrader founders- Marius Kalytis and Dalia Lasaite
CGTrader founders: Marius Kalytis, left and Dalia Lasaite, right.
CGTrader, a 3D model marketplace, has reached 1.5 million users, more than 100 of which are Fortune 500 companies.
The company reached the landmark last month, and reports a 15-fold increase in clients over the last four years.
These 1.5m customers operate within industries such as video, animation, IT, software, marketing, media, architecture, education and manufacturing. Through CGTrader they are privy to over 680,000 models which have been shared by 3D artists, design studios and other professionals. So far, around 12 million 3D files have been downloaded from the marketplace, which can be used for 3D printing, imported into virtual reality, and be used for digital design and artwork.
Just four years ago, CGTrader only boasted around 100,000 users, but because of the cooperative and openness of designers around the world has grown to the point that Microsoft, Adobe and Autodesk are among its users. Users are able to share feedback and discuss new industry trends and developments to better inform their designs which are being accessed all over the world. Designers of 144 different nationalities shared designs, while CGTrader had custom from 184 countries.
Another cause of CGTrader’s rapid growth is the cost-effectiveness of using the platform. Per CGTrader, filmmakers can create full-length animated movies for between $20,000 - $100,000 by utilising 3D models.
“3D is the next wave of content and in the coming years will come into widespread use, replacing apps that interact with a flat screen in 2D,” commented Dalia Lasaite, CGTrader CEO. “There is a growing trend of 3D expanding beyond traditional sectors like filmmaking, video games, and architecture into whole new fields.”
