News : Sketchfab sell is on FAB - Form W-8 for Non-US developers

About a week ago I tried to sell a gourd but instead of the classic Sketchfab page with a sale button I found a button to the fab website. Today it redirected me to fab and epicgames. I still haven't found a logic in the redirection mode... they are two separate entities... In any case, Sketchfab and PayPal will eat some good cents from what you sell, you lose a few dollars or euros. Let's see what happens with FAB.About a week ago I tried to sell a gourd but instead of the classic Sketchfab page with a sale button I found a button to the fab website. Today it redirected me to fab and epicgames. I still haven't found a logic in the redirection mode... they are two separate entities... In any case, Sketchfab and PayPal will eat some good cents from what you sell, you lose a few dollars or euros. Let's see what happens with FAB.

Start selling on Fab

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... tax selection webpage.

In order to comply with US tax reporting we use a short online tax interview that will gather all necessary info required for your tax identity, generate a Form W-9 for US developers and Form W-8 for Non-US developers, and determine whether US tax withholding need to be applied to your payments. Verification can take 3-5 business days in some cases.

I ask the copilot about these type of selections and this is the result:

Choose how you would like to create your tax record

• Personal Tax Profile (Romania)
  Used for individual income like salaries, pensions, rent, or dividends. Register through ANAF's Virtual Private Space (SPV) to manage your tax obligations.
• Personal Tax Profile (EU)
  Each EU country has its own tax portal. For example, in Germany you register with the Finanzamt, in France via impots.gouv.fr, and in Italy through Agenzia delle Entrate. These portals allow you to declare income, view tax balances, and submit returns.
• Personal Tax Profile (US)
  U.S. citizens use the IRS system. You file Form 1040 annually to report income, claim deductions, and pay federal taxes. You can create an IRS account online to manage your tax records.
• Sole Proprietor Tax Profile (Romania – PFA)
  Register as a PFA at ONRC, declare your activity to ANAF, and submit the Single Tax Declaration. You pay income tax and social contributions.
• Sole Proprietor Tax Profile (EU)
  In most EU countries, sole proprietors register with local trade or tax offices. You’ll need a business ID, VAT number (if applicable), and must file income and social tax declarations.
• Sole Proprietor Tax Profile (US)
  No formal registration is needed unless you use a business name. You report business income on Form 1040 with Schedule C and pay self-employment tax via Schedule SE.
• Single Member LLC Tax Profile (US only)
  Register your LLC with a U.S. state, apply for an EIN from the IRS, and file taxes as a disregarded entity (Schedule C) or elect corporate tax status using Form 8832 or 2553.
• Business Tax Profile (Romania – SRL/SA)
  Register your company at ONRC, obtain a fiscal code (CUI), and declare it to ANAF. You’ll file regular tax returns and pay corporate or microenterprise tax.
• Business Tax Profile (EU)
  Businesses must register with national trade and tax authorities. You’ll need a VAT number, fiscal ID, and must comply with local accounting and tax filing rules.
• Business Tax Profile (US)
  Register your business with your state, get an EIN from the IRS, and file corporate taxes using Form 1120 (C-Corp) or Form 1065 (Partnership). You may also need to file payroll and sales tax returns.

Cultural Heritage and History Top 10 - 2023 wk 12 .

This website still remains at the top of my preferences for presenting 3D content. However, in terms of selling prices, the selling limits are set by a defined minimum and maximum: Must be between $3.99 and $10000.

Here is their last post on the Twitter account.

Cultural Heritage and History Top 10 - 2023 wk 12 by Thomas Flynn on Sketchfab

Sketchfab 2021 Year.

In this article you can see a good review of the Sketchfab online tool.

This was a big year for Sketchfab! As 2021 draws to a close, we’re pleased to share a recap of the last 12 months and offer up some personal highlights from the Sketchfab Community Team.

Sketchfab Holiday Greetings 2021 by Sketchfab on Sketchfab

CodePen: How can share sketchfab 3D models.

The Viewer API lets you build web apps on top of Sketchfab’s 3D viewer. With the API, you can control the viewer in JavaScript. It provides functions for starting, stopping the viewer, moving the camera, taking screenshots and more.

See the official webpage.

News : Sketchfab August Challenge: Treasure Chest.

The challenge can be found on the official webpage.

This month we challenge you to create a treasure chest—but not just any treasure chest. Make it unique, make it interesting, make it tell a story. Consider what your treasure chest is made of, where it has been, what treasure it contains, and what the future has in store for it. Creativity is key.

Prizes First Place:

• $300
• 6 months of Sketchfab Pro
• Framed print of the winning entry

Second Place

• $200
• 3 months of Sketchfab Pro

Third Place

• $100
• 1 month of Sketchfab Pro

See the example bellow:

Spanish chest with Aztec's crystal skulls by Dobrosav.cg on Sketchfab

News : Sketchfab and Epic Games family.

We are excited to announce that today Sketchfab has joined the Epic Games family. Sketchfab makes it easy to discover, edit, buy, and sell 3D content directly through their web-based service and is home to 4 million 3D assets. Their technology has integrations across every major 3D creation tool and publishing platform and is compatible across all major browsers and operating systems, on both desktop and mobile. By joining forces, Epic and Sketchfab will be able to make 3D, AR and VR content more accessible and grow the creator ecosystem, which are critical to an open and interconnected Metaverse.

You can read more at epic games official website.

Sketchfab is Joining the Epic Games Family by Sketchfab on Sketchfab

Figmin XR adds Sketchfab.

The Figmin XR AR/VR platform for creating and experiencing holographic content adds Sketchfab.
You can create your Sketchfab 3D models that can be converted to Voxels and remixed by Figmin XR’s built-in Voxel editor.
These models can be stored in your inventory and placed anywhere in your digital space.

Buy my Straw hat for Roblox game.

This is my Straw hat for the Roblox game and you can buy it from sketchfab website.
It will help me maintain my online activities and websites.

Straw hat for Roblox game. by catafest on Sketchfab

Sketchfab comes with new upload limits.

The new upload limits for this online tool named Sketchfab  are based on credits.
An upload credit is used when a model is uploaded to the Sketchfab website.
The Sketchfab plan determines the number of models you can upload and publish each month:

• Free Basic: 1 upload credit per month;
  
• Plus: 10 upload credit per month;
  
• Pro: 30 upload credit per month;
  
• Premium: 200 upload credit per month;
  
• Business: 500 upload models credit per month;
  
• Enterprise: Custom;

The prices for the Sketchfab plan can be found on this webpage.

Cinema 4D and Sketchfab.

Great news for Cinema 4D users.
Cinema 4D users can now access over 200,000 freely downloadable 3D models from Sketchfab using our new Cinema 4D Importer plugin. The plugin uses our Download API to let you search Creative Commons licensed models from our community and download them directly into your Cinema 4D scene. Models can be searched by keyword(s) or browsed. The addon then presents thumbnails of results and each one can be opened on Sketchfab.com for a full 3D preview if desired before downloading directly into Cinema 4D.
You can read more here.

Cinema 4D – Import 3D models directly from Sketchfab from Sketchfab on Vimeo.

Blender 3D : How to create a pear model.

Today I will show you how to create a pear model.
The model shown on sketchfab.com is not shown properly.
The reason is the material shader created with Blender 3D version 2.8 and the export tool for this application.
Let's see these steps:

• create a circle into a vertical plane;
• use edit area and proportional editing to create the shape of the pear;
• cut this shape on half;
• use the screw modifier to create the model of the pear;
• for colors and texture, you can use the web or use shaders;
• I used shaders with noise and color ramp all mixed with mixed shader;

If you want to see my work then the original blend file can be found here.

Pear 001 by catafest on Sketchfab

Blender 3D : How to create hanging plants.

Today I tested some skills with Blender 2.8 beta.
The model was exported like FBX file for upload to the sketchfab website.
The model is simple to build:

• create a circle;
• use the proportional editing to deform the circle into a leaf shape;
• use the Ctr+F to fill the leaf with 6 and 2 parameters of Grid Fill;
• use the extrude to create the tail of the leaf;
• put the leaf into the center and blend it with proportional editing tool;
• add a circle and create the stem and use Ctr+R to subdivide it;
• add a Bezier curve to stem and use the modifier to multiply and blend it
• for the array modifier to multiply the leaf using an Empty;
• use the transformations to change the plant; 

hanging plants 001 by catafest on Sketchfab

News: Anisotropic Material Demo: Christmas Baubles.

The new feature maned Anisotropic Material comes on sketchfab website.
The website comes with this demo: Christmas Baubles.
This demo can be found here.
The model information is a blend file this means is created with Blender 3D software created by an original model by Nehon.

The development team tells us:

A new 3D feature: introducing Anisotropy
We’re proud to introduce yet another rendering option for all Sketchfab community members today: Anisotropy (pronounce as: an-eye-sott-row-pee). A new material option that allows you to create directional reflections. Useful for rendering hair and metal materials.

Blender 3D : Tutorial about Sketchfab online tool and Dandelion model .

This is a simple tutorial about how to create transparent area into your texture.
In my example is about Dandelion model.
The model is created with Blender 3D software and is upload with Sketchfab blender 3D addon.
Next use Manage button to edit all your materials and textures.
You need to select just the OPACITY with the texture for transparent area like flowers or for each leaf.
For example in this screenshot is not selected the texture, but you can select for each area of 3D model.

This is result of my work with Dandelion 3D model:

Dandelion by catafest on Sketchfab

News : Sketchfab with new features.

Some features about Sketchfab come today from development team issues:
Since we started Sketchfab in 2012, we’ve been on a mission to help democratize 3D, and make it accessible everywhere. The first step in that mission has been provide a best in class 3D viewer, offering all 3D creators an easy and reliable way to publish and share their 3D content on the web.

The development team come today with this news about Sketchfab : We will become the de facto search bar for the 3D world.

If you are an application developer, you can check out our documentation here.

The new blog post with examples can be found on official blogger.