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3DVIA Spotlight on Groups – Introduction
3DVIA has 120 groups (at last count) that users have created! They are a great place to easily find a bunch of models that get your motor running and to meet like-minded 3D modelers to talk about what your special interests. Each of the 24 images in this post are direct links to existing groups. Just hover your mouse over the image and you’ll see the group topic. (Some are more obvious than others.)
This post is a quick intro to 3DVIA Groups and how to find them.
We’ll also be doing regular spotlight blogs on specific groups to help show them off and attract new members who may not have known about the treasures they hold.
How do I find 3DVIA Groups? It’s as simple as 1, 2 or maybe 3…
This image shows just the top of the home page. Go to each numbered section below to see where it takes you and to find out more about 3DVIA Groups. Each of you will find your own best way to get to your favorite groups!
The fastest way to find find what you’re looking for is to type a keyword into the search box and then change the drop-down list to “Groups” and then click on “OK”. This is what you’ll see if you type in “trucks”:
You can see that each Group snapshot shows how many models, how many members and how many discussions there are in that group.
Another fast way to get to 3DVIA Groups is to simply click on the “groups” link in the main “Search, Upload & Share in 3D!” box. This will take you to the Groups page where you’ll find the whole list in alphabetical order. You can use the “Group Search” box to narrow your search further using names or tags by themselves.
Yet another way will take two clicks; 1- click on the “Community” tab, which will take you to the main Community page:
Then 2 – click on the “Groups” sub-tab and you’ll be at the “Groups home” page.
Here, you can also “Browse by categories” for yet another way to find what you’re looking for. The “Last updated groups” feature can be reached in options 1 and 2 too. Just look for “Recent Group Activity” to see what’s been going on.
So, now you know how to find Groups and , hopefully, you’ll find something that blows your hair back or you’ll start your own group. Improvements to features and capabilities are in the development schedule, so feel free to make suggestions too.
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Great, because I really think that alot of people don’t understand how to add a model to a group.
Excellent point Tomy – that should be spelled out in the very next post.
Here it is in brief:
1 – go to the group you want to join
2- scrolll down towards the bottom of the page and click on “Join this group” and say yes
3 – open a model that you created and scroll down and look in the middle of the page for the “Add to a group”
4 – click on that and you’ll see a drop-down list of the groups that you belong to
5 – select the group you want to add your model to and then click on “Add to group”
6 – you can add your model to multiple groups, but you must do it one group at a time
Make sure you visit the group to see new models and join in on or start discussions.
sometimes the beta page doesn’t work,so use the old page to add it
Oh really? Could you send me a message with some more specific details please and I will look into this…
Excellent. I need to play around with groups more.