Some good places I've found for models:

• http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?tags=database (Google/Trimble)
• http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/default.aspx (DSS' warehouse)
• http://grabcad.com/library (GrabCad)
• http://traceparts.com/ (TraceParts)
• http://www.instructables.com (Instructables - search for 3d models)
• http://www.shapeways.com/3d_parts_database (ShapeWays repository of guaranteed to print 3d parts)
• http://www.shapeways.com/gallery?downloadable=1 (Shapeways, downloadable models from users)
• http://thepiratebay.se/browse/605 (physibles @ the pirate bay)

- Heather

 

Grabcad is cool for concept rendering projects for me. I can usually find some nice items to use in the scene to make the final output.

I also kind of feel bad that I am not able to upload a lot of my cool work due to ndas etc.


Dave

 

Thanks Heather...good list.

Personally I don't have much luck with these kind of places....it's rare they have what I'm looking for, and rare it's in a useful format. Might just be me being unlucky.

Alan