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John · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:57 pm Post subject: open model exchange?

If I put together a website for an exchange of "free" models would anyone be interested? I wouldn't be able to start on it until the summer break between semesters, but I should be able to finish it in that time. I would be willing to pay the bills for the operation of the website.

Basically you would be able to register an account on the server, fill out a form with your model information, I would review your model to make sure it wasn't spam, and then it would be uploaded to the server, with a 24 hour turn around.

In order for a person to register and download a model, they would first have to upload a model to the exchange. That should keep the content from getting stale, and make sure people don't just leach off of it.

I am willing to do this for two reasons- I need on the job experience to put in my resume, and I think DeleD and the modeling community would really benefit from this. Let me know what you think.

chronozphere · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:38 pm Post subject:

Sure.

Sounds like a great plan. Very Happy

John · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:07 pm Post subject:

Sorting models by category, number of downloads, etc should be no problem. I plan to use an SQL database to hold everything.

Lascar · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject:

Bit of a cheek replying, as I'm new here but this sounds like a win win situation for all.
I have yet to make anything worthy but will keep trying, perhaps by the time this is up and running I might have a model to upload Laughing

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Jeroen · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:29 pm Post subject:

I think it's a really great idea. I think lots of people will benefit from it! Keep in mind that maintaining such website can take lots of time, especially when/if the site gets popular. Are you prepared to invest lots of time when you're done creating the site?
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John · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject:

AWM Mars · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject:

I would support this. All the models I have uploaded to the forums could be a starting point for you, if they are good enough. Would we need to agree to some notice of copyright when uploading? Or is that being done at time of registration?
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John · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject:

They are good enough. Smile

You wouldn't need to agree to a copyright notice. I'm not greedy.

When you are filling out the form to upload your model(s) you will have a choice between uploading it for totally free (unrestricted use) or only non-commercial use.

I'm glad everyone is interested so far. I'll get it operational as soon as I'm done with school this semester. In the mean time, please keep offering suggestions.

harper · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:37 am Post subject:

I think, i also made some models that someone else could use; and i'm willing to fill up your database, too. A good idea has to be supported, especially as you realized that this project needs maintenance. Do it!

John · Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:06 am Post subject:

OK I signed up with a web service and I've started putting the website together. Should be operational in a few weeks. When it is at least in a beta stage, I'll post the URL here for it.

AWM Mars · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:55 am Post subject:

Hows this project coming along John?
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Nocturn · DeleD PRO user Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 635

Greetings Humans,

Since there's no update on this i decided to make things go faster. Click here for a preview.. I've written a small app to share models, it's still very early since i begun coding a few hours back :p

What's done:

- User Registration / Login & Logout / Security & Session Management
- Upload of Files (archives) and images (preview & thumbnail)
- Basic "Browse" function
- Basic "Detail View" function
- License System (Choose from Creative Commons or custom licenses)

What's in the forge:

- Admin/Moderation
- Download System (count downloads etc...)
- Rating system (simple thumbs up & down)

What needs to be done:

- Pagination
- Search function
- Filtering (per user, downloads, ...)
- Better Template

The app is pretty lightweight, it consists of 4 Files at 48 KB, plain HTML, PHP & MySQL.

Any sugesstions ? I left comments purposely out because i think this is more of a management question (spam etc)... anyway tell me what you think.

PS: Preview is hosted on my homeshell so it might not always be available and is updated frequently... registration is on, but you can't do much atm since i disabled file upload (security.)

AWM Mars · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:51 am Post subject:

This sounds awesome, hopefully it will begin to be used and become a central place for sharing models made with DeleD.

I began sharing my models not long after this post was started by John, here http://www.delgine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4140&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
and here http://www.delgine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4188&start=0
Nothing fancy, I have provided pictures of each model and the poly, edge and vertices counts. Where possible I included a textured/mapped version, after I abandoned the prefab format and went over to the package format.
I get a healthly amount of traffic for these models, so if you need to, you maybe able to get advertising etc to financially support your site (if needed).
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harper · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:42 pm Post subject:

Good News - and i sure will use it to share some of my useful models with you all.

John · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject:

Thanks for taking it up Nocturn.

I am very sorry for not being more prompt, but I have been extremely busy at college since the beginning of last summer. It has been hell and I way over-estimated my free time (I haven't touched Deled since then). I should be able to graduate in May, and maybe I'll be able to contribute then.