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durandal7, posted Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:07 am (53435)

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Hey,

I'm trying to import files extracted from sketchfab cache into Blender and found this post. I've searched the form for a stickey or other posts about this Blender script/importer for Sketchfab but only found that topic.

Here's the relevant bits from the post I found below.

Vido05 wrote:

Ok here is [... the] new 2019 version

DJ Normality wrote:

[...]

1. Delete your Google Cache folder.
2. Open Sketchfab url.
3. Open ChormeView
4. Click the icon to save folder contents.
5. Open blender script.
6. Execute script.
7. Look for forum.xenhax.com.htm.
8. Sketchfab View - No
9. Load MB - Yes
10. Indices Fix - No
11. Wait....
12. Import animation - Yes.
12. Import mesh - Yes.
13. Wait...
14. Loaded file will appear
15. Export as .DAE. (If fails export as .OBJ)

DJ Normality wrote:

Here is a video if you need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqXrOhArhUA

I've been trying to reverse-engineer these instructions for a *long* time, but I can't figure out the suggested Blender import script.
I'm trying to go from the .htm & .bin.gz (and other assorted files Chrome Cacheviewer dumps after loading a Sketchfab model.

Can someone link me to (or describe how) to go from a fresh install of Blender to getting the script installed and enabled?
If it's easier to describe with an actual set of files on Sketchfab, here's one that can be used.

Here's the Blender 2018 ripper Vido05 linked in their post - I'm only guessing this is the one to use. For me, opening the "Blender249.blend" and running the script generates this error:

File "C:\Users\___________\Downloads\Blender249[sketchfab][htm][2019-10-16]\Blender249.blend\starter.py", line 84
print 'WARNING: no log'
^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print('WARNING: no log')?
location: :-1
Python script failed, check the message in the system console

I'm hoping to rip some models to use for some personal art stuff and figuring out this thing would be really great. Thanks

DJ Normality, posted Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:22 am (53437)

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Make sure you have Python26 folder in your C:/ windows folder. Should execute with no problem.

It should look like this. That is the error your having.


And you want to select the .htm file in the folder.

durandal7, posted Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:56 pm (53447)

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DJ Normality wrote:

Make sure you have Python26 folder in your C:/ windows folder. Should execute with no problem.
[...]
And you want to select the .htm file in the folder.

Thanks, I tracked down the Windows Python26 installer(rather than the other versions which seemed to be source-only) and installed it as you pictured. Problem is, same error reports in Blender:


File "C:\Users\--------\Downloads\Blender249[sketchfab][htm][2019-10-16]\Blender249.blend\starter.py", line 84
print 'WARNING: no log'
^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print('WARNING: no log')?

location: :-1

Is there a particular version of Blender that this script was made to work with? I noticed the location of the ALT-P "Run Script" is in a different UI location than the example images you pictured.
I checked, and I'm running Blender 2.81, but other versions appear to still be available for download.

Thanks again for the assistance - just want to get this importer running enough that I can resave the mesh or model into a common format (no bones/skeleton or animations needed).

DJ Normality, posted Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:14 am (53453)

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Blender 2.49b only, just click on the .zip folder, extract to desktop, done.
https://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.49b/


Here is the python install
https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/

xr79, posted Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:19 am (53852)

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Hey there, uhm the guide didn't work at all, I still get the error. the python folder is in the C drive like it should be. I'm using the right blender, literally everything is done right and perfectly, and it still gives me the "no log" error. it's gotten to the point of frustration because I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
could someone lend me a hand with this?

DJ Normality, posted Wed Feb 12, 2020 12:11 am (53940)

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Email me or post in other Sketchfab topic. Thx

hxmsuper, posted Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:25 pm (57895)

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DJ Normality wrote:

Email me or post in other Sketchfab topic. Thx

Thanks, i got the model, but how to add .action animation file to model?

DJ Normality, posted Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:20 pm (57901)

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When you load the model. Blender makes a .action folder in your directory where you loaded the model. Look in that folder you will see it.