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FYI: ShareCG and associated sites closing down

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  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 11,970
    Oh no, this is awful news. :( ShareCG has been such an important sharing platform. The amount of incredible free assets there (and some paid ones) is mind blowing. The loss of those assets will be awful. Some of the 3D Content Creators with assets there aren't even with us anymore. So once the site is gone those assets are gone. This is sad news.
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,046

    oh dear, while I haven't been there a while, it is an invaluable resource to newcomers and people who cannot afford content

  • zombietaggerungzombietaggerung Posts: 3,844

    Dang that sucks. I'm glad I kept backups of things.

  • hjakehjake Posts: 1,271
    edited March 28

    I understand their decision, but it is sad to see it go.

     

     Team ShareCG

    Nitai Fraenkel

    Nitai Fraenkel
    Nitai Fraenkel is the VP. of Engineering and partner at Internet Business Systems. Nitai is also the project manager of ShareCG.com since the beginning (July 2007). ShareCG.com web site is a service provided free to the Computer Graphic by the company.

    Closure of ShareCG store.

     

    February 28th, 2025 by Nitai Fraenkel

     

    Effective March 1st,  we will remove the option to sell uploads through ShareCG.

    If you are a Seller, please remove your upload before March 7th. The existing salable uploads will no longer be available for Sale and the status will become “Pending”.

    Any upload with the status “Pending” will be removed from the App.

    The payment for January/25 and February/25 will be done on the original schedule.

    If you were a buyer, please make sure that you have the upload on your desktop.

    Thank you for your understanding.

    Team ShareCG

     

    source: https://www10.sharecg.com/blogs/team/

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,242
    edited March 29

    So sad. ShareCG is an important resource and will be greatly missed. Does anybody know when we will no longer be able to download from there?

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  • butterflyfishbutterflyfish Posts: 1,482

    I just saw this on their site. Sad news. 

  • TesseractSpaceTesseractSpace Posts: 1,582

    Grabbed a copy of my freebie from there, dunno if I'll post it elsewhere given how old it is, but it's not lost

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 2,820

    I've been totally unable to get in there for more than a year... but still, sad the benefit for others is going away.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,327

    Thanks for the heads up!

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,575

    It used to be one of the most active freebie sites for DS/Poser items, but it has been pretty quiet over the last few years. On the DS page there are roughly a couple of items added in a week, and most of those are from 1 or 2 people. That is far less than before, and a lot less than the number of freebies posted to renderosity or renderhub.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,847
    edited March 29

    ...very sad news. I've been a long-time community member there pretty much since I started here and both downloaded and used a lot of well made models.

    This is going to leave a big void.

     

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  • Silent WinterSilent Winter Posts: 3,871

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 11,970
    edited March 29

    Silent Winter said:

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

    Probably Rendo, yeah. I think that one is the next most popular. I THINK there might be freebies at 3DShards.

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  • N-RArtsN-RArts Posts: 1,603

    Thank you for posting this. I rarely go on there these days, but I'll be sad to see it go.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 12,748

    3Diva said:

    Silent Winter said:

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

    Probably Rendo, yeah. I think that one is the next most popular. I THINK there might be freebies at 3DShards.

    There are some yes.
  • Blood-PawWerewolfBlood-PawWerewolf Posts: 333

    Silent Winter said:

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

    Rendo, RenderHub, and 3Dshards are the best alternatives.

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,575
    edited March 29

    Silent Winter said:

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

    Renderhub is probably the most active freebie site for DS stuff right now. You can also post multiple promo shots with each item, where as with Renderosity you are limited to a single promo pic.

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,343

    Weirdly I'm seeing this differently.  I see only an announcement to close the STORE, not the FREEBIE's so maybe I'm reading it all wrong but 

    https://www10.sharecg.com/blogs/team/2025/02/28/closure-of-sharecg-store/

  • ElorElor Posts: 3,157

    RAMWolff said:

    Weirdly I'm seeing this differently.  I see only an announcement to close the STORE, not the FREEBIE's so maybe I'm reading it all wrong but 

    Try open sharecg in a private window on your browser and you should end on a page with a black background and a cup of coffee with a message about ShareCG: click on the picture and you'll end on the link in the first post.

  • EightiesIsEnoughEightiesIsEnough Posts: 1,229

    The looming closure couldn't have come at a bad time.  My Seagate external hard drive, which i stored my DAZ 3D library in, died on Thursday evening (it was old, so it shouldn't be surprising).  While I do have other external drives right now, there is no certainly as to when they will collapse, so I am in the process of backing up my files on Google Drive and Mega (videos, music, documents, 3D freebies, and other important items) over the course of this weekend, and maybe extending into the coming week.

    Back to the topic, I am pretty lucky I have a Facebook contact that informed me this afternoon about the looming closure of ShareCG, so I now have an opportunity to download whatever I can.  I plan on uploading the ShareCG items I got at the last opportunity to my personal storage, but I will not be sharing them.  I recommend others do the same.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,847
    edited March 29

    ...after clicking on the "coffee cup" image, it took me to the actual Share CG page hat had the message about content that was for sale.  I clicked on the "Daz Studio" link on the top banner and the freebie selections appeared. .  So yes, the freebie part of site is still active.

     

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,722

    I agree with RAMWolff, it looks like it'll still be around but only the sale functiin will be gone, probably much more trouble that it's worth and a money looser, copyrigght, trademark, and HR problem at that small a scale.

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,720

    No, if you follow the link in the OP of this thread, you'll see a blog post saying:

    "our network of websites — including EDACafe.com, GISCafe.com, MCADCafe.com, AECCafe.com, TechJobsCafe.com, and ShareCG.com — it is with deep regret that we announce the upcoming closure of all platforms due to financial challenges"

    Then it asks if anyone wants to "acquire the assets" - whatever they mean by that.

  • Seven193Seven193 Posts: 1,141

    Blood-PawWerewolf said:

    Silent Winter said:

    That's a shame. I was going to get around to uploading a bunch of my stuff that's no longer for sale.

    Where would be the next best freebie site do we think? I know about Rendo. Any others?

    Rendo, RenderHub, and 3Dshards are the best alternatives.

    I think these sites are mainly focused on 3d model assets only. What about other things, like scripts and tools? Anything comparable to shareCG? Some people just want to upload free stuff without having to join some kind of vendor program.

  • vrba79vrba79 Posts: 1,432

    Oof! That one hurts.

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 6,067

    Oh wow, I was only there a few days ago and grabbed a couple of nice free items!  I'll be sorry to see it go.

  • deepred6502deepred6502 Posts: 389

    I post my freebies on multiple sites, in case one of them shuts down. I'm checking Sharecg for anything I've missed before the plug is pulled.

  • sumbuddyx_cadf2fd896sumbuddyx_cadf2fd896 Posts: 4

    This is such a shame and I understand why but once it's gone and if links till exist it's going to be horrible not being about to find all those cool things. I've felt so lucky being able to create a lot of fanart from stuff from SHARECG. 

  • ElorElor Posts: 3,157

    Seven193 said:

    I think these sites are mainly focused on 3d model assets only. What about other things, like scripts and tools? Anything comparable to shareCG? Some people just want to upload free stuff without having to join some kind of vendor program.

    They are scripts sold or shared on all the sites named by Blood-PawWerewolf.

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 7,113

    Seven193 said:

    ...

    I think these sites are mainly focused on 3d model assets only. What about other things, like scripts and tools? Anything comparable to shareCG? Some people just want to upload free stuff without having to join some kind of vendor program.

    There are scripts at Rendo, I think a majority are obtained using:  Free Stuff| Department| Tools

    Admittedly, there are not a huge number of scripts there.

    Regards,

    Richard

     

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