sketchfab

I agree with pinotoon! You should leave this option open for those who want to take the risk! It means to me because of the presentation of the models , but the risk certainly exists ... also models from any 3d engine can be ripped! Private game engine, cry/unreal/unity... webgl, etc.
Again, some precautions are there, of course, on the sketchfab forum they certainly understood it seriously . Also I think models are inside special archives .gz files that doesn't seem to open on first try...
As someone from the sketchfab forum said:

" Your original files are never exposed unless you enable download. Our viewer serves a compressed version of the mesh. However, once the 3D data reaches your GPU, it is available locally. This is required for our viewer to work. This is really no different than any other media published on the Internet; it's trivial to rip images, audio, and video from most sources. In fact, ripping 3D is harder.
That said, we are working on some features to make such techniques harder. In theory, it's possible to make automatic ripping VERY difficult. However, this would hurt performance and stability of the product "

Yes,but i dont understand why?I think this 3d reality is helping us to sell our models.What is the reason?I am realy disappointed

pinotoon +1

Please, return SketchFab

I think cgtrader overreacted to that potential issue. Even if i stopped using sketchfab service for exactly the same reason - risk of them being ripped off, i still think that removing such option from cgtrader is a bad decision. Sellers should be informed about potential vulnerability and left with choice to make decision on their own. In the end, the risk that someone will leak your model that was bought from cgtrader and has original files, is much greater than the risk that someone will rip it from WebGL preview, fixes scrambled geometry, compressed data and spread it all over internet.

Hi there,

Unfortunately, we've taken these embeds down due to some security concerns reported by our community members. Models can be ripped from Sketchfab viewer.

Regards,
Eddie, CGTrader

Presentation of models is very badly affected ...
I think a significant part of my assets has lost relevance. Creation new presentation materials for more than 300 models - unacceptable. It would be better to warn the authors in advance (maybe it was, but I missed it).
I'm almost sure that the reason is not secuirity, maybe plug another viewer (like marmoset on artstation.com)?

Also sketchfab is a competitor for cg trader now sins they opened a store... no?

Ok, I have found one rational reason behind this act of craziness, the"why was this not announced" thing. It would be a bit like announcing in a public place that someone there forgot to lock their door and then shouting out the address of that person, the person in question might hear, but they would have to race the would-be burglars back home to lock it, same here, announcing it would cause chaos. Of-course the right thing to do would have been, literally, nothing, because by removing the option everyone has been let aroused anyway! If you had neither confirmed nor denied that would have been the right thing, rumour would have spread, and been widely debated, and people would gradually act accordingly to whether they are paranoid or follow the truth of the facts and figures and go for publicity despite the risk.

Honestly though my decision remains the same, the option needs to return, and even with a warning I will continue to use sketchfab. I respect my customers ability to know exactly what they are getting, and like working with sketchfab more than any other model viewing site ive tried.

+1 pinatoon! Add a warning near the sketfab option if you really hate the idea of letting your sellers to make their own decisions!!!!!!!! in the meantime I'm going to be pasting sketachfab links in the descriptions of all my models, wont stand for this.

Hello Guys!
@eduardas Can you explain,
Is this information verified or is it just gossip?
Why there is no news?
Why is there no information about the vulnerability?
Have you contacted the sketchfab to solve this problem?

pinotoon +1

I think that for now the best option for us is to provide a link to Sketchfab in the model's description. At least I've done it this way...

right on target salexniks2

Seems like sketchfab links will also be removed from your product discription

Probably not want to hear this but what I do as an alternative is using Nvidia build in video screen capture while manipulating the models on local machine using Marmoset Toolbag and use resulting video as presentation material using Vimeo as the streaming medium.

You can see example on how that looks here (https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/various/various-models/3d-portal-pt1)

I do this with most of my models now and it has some added benefits

1, it’s safe
2, not everyone owns good GPU (consider phones, tablets or notebooks) and is able to view complex 3D models fluently
3, more control on what you want to present
4, embedded video functionality is provided almost everywhere

I was curious why I couldn't imbed a sketchfab viewer. This sort of viewer is essential, so much that as a customer I wouldn't buy a model without one.

I hope you change your minds about this. It seems like a deliberately stubborn reaction to Sketchfab's asset store.

Well,there are certain alternatives! For example, if they could implement the Marmoset viewer somehow in web browser , that would be even better

According to a thread I stumbled across, some of the plugins that were used to illegally download models from Sketchfab are no longer functioning. Maybe Sketchfab have increased their security? If this is the case, could the Sketchfab feature be re-introduced to CGTrader? (Marmoset is quite expensive!)

What about .gif?

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Hi there,

At the moment, sketchfab previews will not be back on our site, but we'll see further developments to find the best ways to make the preview better.

Regards,
Eddie