Ripping Sketchfab models

The models I have personally shared on Sketchfab are freely downloadable and don't require any "ripping" of the files, just register an account on Sketchfab to gain access to the download feature for models. That being said, many authors will privately share models with those who ask but sharing models which are not publicly available or which require payment can get you into legal trouble so I wouldn't recommend it.

Rather than doing an in depth guide to ripping models from Sketchfab, I've found an easier solution. I've included a link for a pre-configured version of Blender 2.49 that has the included script to import the model. I use version 2.49 because I know it just works. This is a standalone version that is completely self contained so it doesn't mess with any other installed versions of Blender or Python. You can also configure Blender to automatically load the blender249.blend file on startup. For the browser, I use chrome but firefox will work as well. I recommend creating a folder for each model that contains the batch script to rename the files beforehand.

1. In Chrome, go to the page of the model you want.
2. Use Control+Shift+I to bring up the developer tools
3. Use Ctrl+R to reload the page contents
4. Find the file "file.osgjs.gz". I usually sort via Type and it will be listed under the type "xhr".
5. Right click on the file and choose Copy, Copy Link Address. Paste this into a new browser tab.
6. Once the file loads, Right click and choose "Save As" and point it to the model folder you created prior.
7. Find the files model_file.bin.gz and model_file_wireframe.bin.gz. Right click on them one at a time and chose Copy, Copy link address.
8. Paste the link address into the new browser tab and it should prompt you to save the files in your model folder.
9. Use the included chromecacheview to browse for the appropriate textures and then copy those into your model folder as well. You can also browse the cache folder directly but you will need to rename any of the texture files.
10. You need to rename the model files. I just create a batch script. If I'm downloading multiple models, I recommend creating a model folder template that already has the batch script inside it:

     ren file.osgjs.gz file.osgjs
     ren model_file.bin.gz model_file.bin
     ren model_file_wireframe.bin.gz model_file_wireframe.bin

11. Now fire up Blender 2.49 and open the Blender249.blend file (it is located in the folder "sketchfab_rip_script_here"). Once opened you can run the script by pressing Alt+P. Select the file "file.osgjs" and it will import the model. Once imported you can save or export to another format.

* Sometimes not all of the textures will download, so I recommend rotating the model to ensure that all of the textures have been properly downloaded. As to applying the textures, I will leave that to you.

Link for Blender:
mega.nz/file/DTIDlaCT#QxTjBCofLKB57sNso-KADgMuW_eHbYF2DZfoWoUuJ8k

Link for Chromecacheview:
mega.nz/file/GG4ghBwL#psHF8ytPez3jeTBsIlReSm7t1aeHa4vG-ooanMBvLA4

michael554466, you need to install python 2.6, and add it to path. I was unsuccessfull with adding it to path, so after installing just copied all contents of python folder to folder 'Blender 2.49'. Now it should work.

Per the forum rules: groinkick.freeforums.net/thread/67/new-forum-rules-regarding-content
"What cannot be shared: Paid or non-downloadable content from websites such as Sketchfab".

Hi! I have issues with uvs. I export the model in fbx, then import in other software but the model doesn't have uvs, how can I fix this? Thanks

I did the process again and right after loading the model in blender with the script, I check the uv editor and it shows a triangle taking all the uv space so it's not an issue of fbx export or import I don't know what to do

davidw, slagothor, I have same issue with script. I downloaded the Python 2.6 and added to the folder but have an error. Python script error check console

About the UV issue, I'm not sure what is going on. I rip them and download the textures and re-apply them using Visual Enterprise Author. I then use a plugin to import them into Sketchup.

1. The RigModels Ripper script is not the script I was referring to in my post, I was talking about the freely available Blender script.
2. The latest RigModels Ripper does not work 100% on all models so claiming it does is false.
3. The RigModels Ripper program itself is illegal since it contains licensed software to which the developers have no rights to distribute commercially.

As mentioned above, the script doesn't work on all models and that is why you are getting the error.

It appears the users posting links to {redacted} are spam accounts trying to drive traffic to their illegal site.

I am a little confused, got the model and all, but how the hell am i supposed to apply the textures, i have em, put them into blender, but it seems the uv mapping of the textures is being done automatically, and does not fit. Am i just supposed to properly align the uv myself? Doesnt really work, especially since it seems all over the place

Hey people, the Blender method is quite good, unfortunately I noticed that new model files from the site are coming with binz extension format and it´s unable to extract as a compressed file or even open in the blender. Do you noticed it too? Could someone give a help?

well... looks like sketchfab stepped up their security and filesize game and compress the files now. so... unless somebody figures out the exact compression algorithm there's no way to read the data. i'm not really familiar with compression algorithms, but checking the signature of the files with a (kinda old tho) known algorithm list it's potentially a propriatery compression format or a header/signature-less file and could take some serious decoding to get the data. i'm not upto it, tho. i dunno enough about it to tackle it.

there are tools like quickbms to batch test process for known algorithms on potentially header/signature-less files, but this is a hassle to work with.