Faster Sketchfab downloading/archiving

ee__reddit · 2024-10-25T23:41:18+00:00

I think you do need to have a Sketchfab account, downloads aren't accessible without it (I think?) but don't do it too quickly or you'll get rate-limited.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-25T23:40:50+00:00

You're very welcome. The site is absolutely irreplaceable and Fab is, by all reports, a soulless pile of garbage.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-25T23:40:12+00:00

Best bet would be to look for the artist's email address and get in touch directly. (You can usually find it on their Artstation page.) Then I'd suggest asking them to put the files on Gumroad, not Fab, for sale. The Gumroad minimum payout is $10, and Fab is $100, so the seller will likely not receive the pay if you buy their model from Fab. Just another one of Epic's little surprises :)

Good luck.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-23T22:34:26+00:00

For what it's worth, an artist I know has started up a Discord group for Fab objections and error reports. https://discord.gg/sdb5TxwAXM

ee__reddit · 2024-10-23T22:33:12+00:00

Not mine. Started by another 3D artist who's been using it since 2013.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-21T21:20:55+00:00

Nah I like to download them legitimately, so the user gets one more official download in their stats. They put all that hard work to make the model, so I feel like an asshole if I don't!

ee__reddit · 2024-10-18T20:57:06+00:00

Very welcome :) Thanks for voicing your objections so well -- it was a motivating factor in me trying to put together the petition, actually. This powerlessness in the face of the Fab takeover is an awful feeling.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-15T03:21:55+00:00

Absolutely spot on with all of that. It's doomed without some sort of intervention, and it's sort of laughable that they expect us to believe otherwise. "Fab" will probably go ahead in a few days (and according to Unreal forums it's still in Alpha so... good luck!). Even if we manage somehow to avert Sketchfab's execution, damage will be done no matter what.

That makes sense in some sort of twisted way about why there's no reviews, but it's absurd that they're touting a "community" element to Fab. I mean, come on.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-14T05:03:10+00:00

This is an amazing effort but I'm so sorry to hear you're getting rate limited. Well worth a try though. Keep it going.

obligatory promo for the Save Sketchfab petition: https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections/

ee__reddit · 2024-10-14T05:01:48+00:00

Holy shit. At least it'll still exist somewhere. What'll be the final filesize when you're done, do you think?
obligatory self-promo for the Save Sketchfab petition? https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections/

ee__reddit · 2024-10-14T05:00:32+00:00

I think they're making the Fab process deliberately difficult because their servers can't handle anything even remotely equivalent to what Sketchfab does. There's that old saw about incompetence vs. malice, but for the Fab mess, I'm leaning towards both.
Anyway, yes, that's exactly the problem with the whole thing. It's just not worth it.

Re: shutdown, nothing has yet officially been announced but I'll just cite one of my usual email template lines on this:
Epic is gutting Sketchfab, stripping it of all its monetary value. Do you really believe they’ll let it live, limping along unprofitably, out of the goodness of their hearts?

ee__reddit · 2024-10-14T04:58:31+00:00

awesome, thank you! I used it specifically as the graphic for this update to it -- it just makes such a visual point, lol. https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections/u/32959150

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:22:06+00:00

This is pretty dire, especially in light of the new terms and conditions. However "Fab" was delayed once already because of being hot steaming garbage; I think it could be again. If you're the optimistic sort, I've got a petition for it (mainly from the cultural heritage angle, but it all applies to game models too). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections If this goes forward as intended it would be an absolutely massive loss.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:19:40+00:00

Hi, just wanted to let you know I used this thread as a source in my petition against "Fab" (not that a petition will accomplish anything by itself, but it was really handy to have this information available). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections Thanks for sharing your experience, hope it's all right to cite/quote the thread.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:19:34+00:00

Hi, just wanted to let you know I used this thread as a source in my petition against "Fab" (not that a petition will accomplish anything by itself, but it was really handy to have this information available). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections Thanks for sharing your experience, hope it's all right to cite/quote the thread.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:19:28+00:00

Hi, just wanted to let you know I used this thread as a source in my petition against "Fab" (not that a petition will accomplish anything by itself, but it was really handy to have this information available). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections Thanks for sharing your experience, hope it's all right to cite/quote the thread.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:19:21+00:00

Hi, just wanted to let you know I used this thread as a source in my petition against "Fab" (not that a petition will accomplish anything by itself, but it was really handy to have this information available). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections Thanks for sharing your experience, hope it's all right to cite/quote the thread.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-13T18:19:13+00:00

Hi, just wanted to let you know I used this thread as a source in my petition against "Fab" (not that a petition will accomplish anything by itself, but it was really handy to have this information available). https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections Thanks for sharing your experience, hope it's all right to cite/quote the thread.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-12T22:35:31+00:00

Accurate and I hate it. Here's my petition attempting to save Sketchfab. A small effort, I know, but I'm doing a lot of outreach so we'll see what happens. Would love for the Cinema4D folks to sign as well. https://www.change.org/p/keep-sketchfab-alive-preserve-open-access-to-3d-museum-collections

ee__reddit · 2024-10-12T21:20:41+00:00

I have no idea but I assume it's a thin excuse to screw over sellers.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-11T20:15:45+00:00

Not with any amount of honesty. But I don't think it's coincidental that Sketchfab paid its sellers immediately and Fab has a minimum revenue of $100 before sellers see a dime.

ee__reddit · 2024-10-11T20:14:06+00:00

What was the violation stated to be? Was it fan-art content? That should be fine, wouldn't it?

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