Verification??

Yeah I discoverd this earlier today and tried to post about it but I could not maka new topic..
I have all of my models in my list marked with N/A! now, and I too have similar concerns like you. I use 3ds Max 2017, not supported by Komoda plugin, so do I just wait for my models to maybe be verified, if the team has time? And what else?

If you offer textures, materials, UV's etc. with your asset, checking those things makes sense.
But why on earth would you look for this things if the asset does not claim to have them?

Is sanity on holiday?

(...if you put an UV island inside another island to save valuable UV space, it will come up as "overlappng", although they don't overlap. So you have to botch and degrade your work to comply with a faulty checking algorithm. I'm fuming... )

I've looked at some of my previously published models that has been "verified" - most of them didn't pass missing required textures (because for me makes no sense include metallic maps for objects that have zero metalicity in them) and allowed characters (no idea about that, because all my assets follow the same naming convention and yet some of them pass the requirement and some don't). It would be nice if the system would give clear explanation where exactly the issue is, otherwise it's a big waste of everyone's time to try and guess what's on the mind of that algorithm.

Overall i like the idea, but i think the tool still needs to be polished before it becomes really usable and useful.

Hopefully this update won't make it difficult for sellers. because the impact is huge for this platform.

This is a very blunt tool to judge a model by.

Only works on FBX files — who uses FBX if a native format is available? Seems to think 4096 res textures are not 'power of two' - they are. Many other errors on the few models its been run on.

Feels like a fast and dirty (cheap to implement) method to claim there's checking of models to a 'standard', likely for marketing reasons. Imagine it will be forgotten about soon.

It seems like it only works on FBX files, unless I'm missing something.

If it means that the FBX file will be automatically converted to all other files formatts (like Cinema, Max, Blender etc.) it will be fantastic and it will be very similar to the automatic system on the other marketplace.
So CGT will get big competitive advantage.
I only see one disadvantage so far that with the Kodama addon it is not possible to check existing (already published) models. You can only create new drafts. It would be be nice to have ability to open existing CGT product.
And it is also unclear if I update the products files (and correct some mistakes) when it will be checked again (in one week or months or later?)

Under "My Models", hold your mouse over the gray chechk mark next to the caption "Verification" in the header of the model list and when the text bubble comes up click on the green "Learn more" option. It will bring you to the "CGTrader Quality Standard" page where you can find every basic information about the different requirements. This verification turned out to be a PBR compliance check.

..or if you lazy just go here:
https://help.cgtrader.com/hc/en-us/articles/12602200107281-About-model-standard

"CGTrader Quality Standard" should be called "CGTrader PBR Compatibility Standard" as it has literally nothing to do with quality. A simple cube with a PBR material is still just a simple cube as a model.
PBR tries to standardize material and basic geometry properties to get matching results on renders. It has never been a "quality" standard.
If this "verification" was really about "quality" then every native (Blender, Maya, Max, C4D etc.) and every not native (obj, collada, stl etc.) formats would be checked as well not just fbx, as the asset should be equally "quality" in every format it offers .

Assets, wanting and claiming to be PBR compliant have to meet the requirements.
Assets, not wanting and claiming to be PBR compliant should be left alone.

Spending resources on a "verification" that the vast majority of assets don't want or need instead of spending it on a better working site...makes no sense to me.

Just my 2 cents...

Most of my models are for 3D printing. Some passed verification, some did not. I have problems with materials and UV...
Fix bugs = nope. Add unfinished option = yep. Thank you very much.

Didn't have much time to look more closely into all that verification thing yet, but from what i saw from already verified models, the automatic process is quite buggy, there's lots of false positives and few false negatives. I wonder whether did they do any testing at all before releasing this on public. Also some rules/requirements makes no sense and even makes impossible to achieve 100% verification for certain models. It would be incredibly frustrating if we'll have deliberately cripple our models in order to meet questionable requirements and not to put our models in unfair disadvantage.

As btbt already noticed, this is more PBR compliance checker tool rather than quality standard verification and it doesn't do good job even at that.

This model have like a 92% verification, I didn't find even one 100% model :D
I was making FBX files with embed textures to save buyer time, but now it's look like a bad thing.
If model have a 10 materials, buyer need to spend at least 30 minutes to add all textures to materials to start working.
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/sports/equipment/vintage-leather-soccer-ball

And about UV's I think there something wrong. If objects are separate and share same material and UV's are same, it's not a overlapping model, but non-overlapping .. or I missing something. Like one model non-overlapping, make a copy and now it's become a overlapping model :D

Didn't find post edit button :(
I only now saw that all that statistic is visible only for me :D

If I understand right this means that buyer will buy just this kind of models that will have 100% verification and other sellers do not have chanse to get your/mine models with no this strage standards . verifcation app. I have a lot of models N/a and some are lower than 50% (I am really sad) that this is standard. I think that this APP is for those who has more power and have this in control the others are justappendage here. Maybe I have wrong. I think that this is hard to use for all models i create because somtimes you use Textures sometimes not and just colors or in Blender you create if you know how easy bump or other texture. This is a little strange.

All my models are N/A what should i do?

Hi everyone,
To resolve this issue, follow these steps for uploading 3D models correctly in accordance with CGTrader rules:

1. Ensure that your model name, material name, and texture name are all set correctly.
2. Once these adjustments are made, you can proceed to fill in all the necessary check marks, and as a result, you will see your score ranging from N/A to a specific value.

I take it we have to inquire CG trader somehow for model verification? Since i have multiple models that are ok by their quality standard's guidelines, yet all of them still have no verification.

No, just upload the model and check this link for rules and instructions on how to upload models correctly. My model from yesterday achieved a verification score of 92%, but today's model reached a perfect score of 100%.

https://help.cgtrader.com/hc/en-us/sections/12602641776913-PBR-model-standard

To answer your question, yes, you can edit previous models. Once you have correctly uploaded the model, it becomes very easy to edit other models.

Yes, It will be change to score instead of N/A

Can models with the "N/A" status still be sold or what? I don't understand. cheers

My old model, which is labeled as "N/A," is still being sold, but it's advisable to practice uploading it in the correct manner.

@jurgis, do you have any evidence for such bold claim, or just you pulling this out of your head? I don't see any progress from cgtrader in verification of older models, don't you think it would be quite stupid for them suddenly decide to send better half of old models to oblivion? Then there's the fact that certain categories like 3D printing models and textures are not compatible with this verification program at all. Does that mean that those assets have no chance to sold on cgtrader anymore?

It would be nice if before spreading misinformation, you would let people know that all this is just your opinion and not confirmed facts.

also... where are the statistics now?

I definitely agree with lemonadeCG. It would be a kind of suicide for cgtrader to put not verified models on the last pages of search results.. if the model is selling well, it will always have a good position in search algorithm. Having said that, I also believe that having it verified might gain positions

I wonder if this feature is dead already? Since its introduction not a single model has been verified, except those that are freshly added. There are multiple verifications with serious errors, i tried to report those, but got no response. There's exactly zero communication from cgtrader side about the feature and whether they are committed to maintain it in the feature, or if it's yet another one time joke. Seriously, why cgtrader keeps throwing at as those gimmicky features if they have no willingness, or manpower to maintain them at somewhat decent level? That's getting ridiculous.

You definitely got the point. However, the time will show

This thing makes no sense. You can't expect to tell the seller "something is wrong, find it yourself and try again". I think I'll wait and do nothing and hope this thing dies on its own. If the AI ​​or the algorithm finds something strange at least it tries to compile a txt with the necessary modifications. In this way it seems to me that I am the slave of technology. Technology should help us not get in trouble and increase work for no reason.

This thing makes no sense. You can't expect to tell the seller "something is wrong, find it yourself and try again". I think I'll wait and do nothing and hope this thing dies on its own. If the AI ​​or the algorithm finds something strange at least it tries to compile a txt with the necessary modifications. In this way it seems to me that I am the slave of technology. Technology should help us not get in trouble and increase work for no reason.

You don´t need a (actually, second) verification if you don´t sell a sxxx.
The actual and still existing problem on CGT are massive drops in sales,
and no verification AS that will eventually work one day, like in 2027....???
will solve that. Because many vendors will leave and quit that.
And no *AS can replace them.

*Artificial Stupidity