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samtsham2

For current Mac users who reach Kathryn’s “open each model individually” problem: I wrote Mac SKP Icon Repair & Keeper 0.1.5, a free extension with whole-folder repair. This is a separate tool, not an update to John’s Add Icons plugin discussed above.

Choose Extensions > Repair a folder of SketchUp Finder icons… and select the actual model-library folder. Normal subfolders are included without opening every model. It uses the preview already embedded in each .skp as its Finder icon, leaves model contents unchanged and skips files without a preview. It also restores the current model’s icon after ordinary saves. It does not fix crashes, recover unsaved work, or repair the Quick Look service.

Download Mac SKP Icon Repair from SketchUcation PluginStore. Source, instructions and an alternative installer are in SamTSham’s sketchup-icon-repair repository on GitHub; my announcement in Extensions & Applications Discussions links to both.

Tested on Apple silicon with SketchUp 2021–2026, not the earlier versions in this discussion. Intel hardware testing is unconfirmed. Folder repair requires Python 3 at /usr/bin/python3.

samtsham2

A current option for the component-selection problem in the opening post: I wrote Mac SKP Icon Repair & Keeper 0.1.5, a free extension that makes an existing component library browsable by model-image icons in Finder.

Use Extensions > Repair a folder of SketchUp Finder icons… on the component folder. Normal subfolders are included without opening each model. It takes the preview already embedded in each .skp, leaves model contents unchanged, skips files without previews, and restores the current model’s icon after normal saves. It does not render a new high-resolution image or repair Quick Look; the quality still depends on the embedded preview, as discussed above.

Download Mac SKP Icon Repair from SketchUcation PluginStore. The source, instructions and an alternative installer are in SamTSham’s sketchup-icon-repair repository on GitHub. My announcement in Extensions & Applications Discussions links to both.

Tested on Apple silicon with SketchUp 2021–2026, not the older OS X combinations in this thread. Intel hardware testing is unconfirmed. Folder repair needs Python 3 at /usr/bin/python3.

samtsham2

For anyone reaching Liam’s library-cleanup question with a current Mac: I have released Mac SKP Icon Repair & Keeper 0.1.5, a free extension that restores model-image icons directly in Finder. I am the author.

Choose Extensions > Repair a folder of SketchUp Finder icons… and select the library’s actual folder. It includes normal subfolders without opening every model, so you can browse the resulting icons when organizing the library. It does not delete or rewrite your model files. Files without an embedded preview are skipped; it cannot create a new view or repair Quick Look itself. The current model’s icon is also restored after normal saves.

Download Mac SKP Icon Repair from SketchUcation PluginStore. The source, instructions and an alternative installer are in SamTSham’s sketchup-icon-repair repository on GitHub. My announcement in Extensions & Applications Discussions links to both.

Tested on Apple silicon with SketchUp 2021–2026; this is not a claim for the older setups above. Intel hardware testing is unconfirmed. Folder repair requires Python 3 at /usr/bin/python3.

samtsham2

For current readers facing fakircho’s “open every file and resave” problem or Jeff’s remaining library of thousands of files: I wrote a free extension, Mac SKP Icon Repair & Keeper 0.1.5, that repairs a folder and its normal subfolders without opening each model.

Install it, then use Extensions > Repair a folder of SketchUp Finder icons… . It copies the preview embedded in each .skp into Finder icon metadata without rewriting the model, and also restores the current model’s icon after ordinary saves. It cannot improve the resolution of an old embedded preview or create one where none exists; those files are skipped. It is not a Quick Look service replacement.

Download Mac SKP Icon Repair from SketchUcation PluginStore. Source, instructions and an alternative installer are in SamTSham’s sketchup-icon-repair repository on GitHub. My announcement in Extensions & Applications Discussions links to both.

Tested on Apple silicon with SketchUp 2021–2026, not the old SketchUp/OS X versions discussed here. Intel hardware testing is unconfirmed. Folder repair requires Python 3 at /usr/bin/python3.

samtsham2

A clarification on the main use case: you do not need to open and repair each model individually. Install the extension, then choose Extensions > Repair a folder of SketchUp Finder icons… and select your library folder. It includes normal subfolders. The current-model command is an additional option, and icons are also restored after ordinary saves.

The confirmed testing range is Apple silicon with SketchUp 2021–2026. Intel hardware testing remains unconfirmed. Folder repair requires Python 3 at /usr/bin/python3.

Download Mac SKP Icon Repair from SketchUcation PluginStore, or use the GitHub source, instructions and direct installer. Both links are in the opening post.

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