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Turbosquid, a popular storehouse of 3D content have just announced an exclusive deal to host user generated content for Autodesk’s CAD products. It sounds reminiscent of Google SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse which was launched in 2006. So three years later, Autodesk has decided that shared content, downloaded straight into the users CAD program, might be a desirable feature after all. So why the long wait?

Analysing the above graph of search terms Turbosquid and 3D Warehouse reveals that whilst Google’s 3D Warehouse set off from a standing start, Autodesk’s won’t have to. Turbosquid already has roughly a third of the interest 3DW has. This appears to be the reasoning behind Autodesk’s deal with Turbosquid, rather than going with their own technology. However, this appears to be a rather late attempt at copying something Google has been doing successfully for years and was able to launch to immediate popularity. Will Turbosquid’s blue line jump drastically upwards like 3D Warehouse did in 2006, or is it a case of too little too late?

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