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  • G Offline
    gistman
    last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 05:56

    Hello people-

    Not sure how it happened and didn't really pay attention, thinking well maybe it will just fix it's self... But my SU thumbnails won't show up in any of the folders on my computer. Other thumbnails show up and I checked in SU to make sure the Thumbnails (make thumb at last save) was turned on. I'm stumped and it's turning into be a real pain in the neck, back etc etc...

    Anyone have any thoughts?

    Thank you in advance-

    Aaron


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    • K Offline
      kwistenbiebel
      last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 08:20

      I experience this as well and it is annoying.
      There is a workaround: install the free Xnview and use it as an alternative explorer to browse and open your SU models.

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        geh4evr
        last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 11:19

        Or you could try re-installing SketchUp?

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          chango70
          last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 11:59

          I use Q-Dir as my explorer and all Sketchup thumbnails show up fine.

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            HFM
            last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 12:10

            Here I come to save the day! This problem is easy solved with a simple file. You have the same problem with PS files and there's a fix for that that wil fix this problem. [unfortunatly I'm not at home right now, but I'll upload it as soon as I get there]

            Hugo

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              chango70
              last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 12:38

              Can you upload the PS version as well please. Cheers

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              • H Offline
                HFM
                last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 16:44

                Well, I'm at home now 😄

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                • G Offline
                  gistman
                  last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 17:10

                  Ahh... good, there is a solution- But doesn't it just seen odd, they were there, then they weren't?!? I was thinking originally that running CCleaner may have had something to do with it... It's also strange that the thumbnails show up in the folder the .skp files are in (that just might me something else though). Also- I don't think my Photoshop files have ever shown a thumbnail.

                  Oh- I just remembered this- Another thing that happened at the same time as my thumbnails disappearing was the addition of {view--> filmstrip) which I have never been a fan... I think there was a windows update around the same time as well... hmmmm...

                  Worked for Photoshop! Funny it's not in there to begin with?

                  Hmmm... How does it work for SU? There doesn't seem to be a Google\Google SketchUp 6 in the common files

                  Thank you guys...

                  Aaron

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                  • H Offline
                    HFM
                    last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 17:22

                    Maybe should have added that I work with Vista. Which, by my knowledge doesn't support SKP thumbnails from the start.

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                      rodrigonotor
                      last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 17:37

                      psd files works great, thanks

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                        gistman
                        last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 17:58

                        Hmmm... so there isn't a "SUicon.dll" for SketchUp? Hmmm... I tried to 'reinstall / repair' SketchUp only to have it lock up...

                        About the last thing I want to do is install and have to run another application, just to fix something which shouldn't have 'broken' in the first place... grrr.

                        I guess it's time to contact The Google SketchUp people. "I'm a SketchUp Pro User and Want to Contact Support (Requires License)" - One good thing about having SU 'pro'? We'll see.

                        EDIT- after doing a little research on google... I found this link--> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=243401 but it's specifically for .jpg thumbnails- But when I looked at the .jpg reg. file, I noticed that it has information under the "Data" column (OISjpegfile,image/jpeg and image) where the .skp reg. file was left blank. hmmm... Gets kind of scary when you start modifying registry files, as I know just enough about computers to break them.

                        Aa


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                          TaffGoch
                          last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 20:54

                          gistman.

                          Any help here (an old forum posting)?

                          SU thumbnail display

                          Taff

                          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                            gistman
                            last edited by 2 Oct 2008, 21:49

                            Oh man... Damn- You know, as I remember I ran CCleaner, well you know why I ran CCleaner?... Because I had just UNINSTALLED SU5! I was thinking to myself... self, you haven't used SU5 in a year or so, why don't you just go ahead and free up some of that disk space...

                            Going to try the fix that was posted by the google tech guy on page two- I'll let you guys know if it works... I saw someone else had the same issue as me and posted just a bit ago.


                            We've been investigating the issue and have been offered a fix that may help. Kindly refer to the following steps:

                            1. Click "Start" > "Run."
                            2. Type "cmd" in the Open box and click "OK."
                            3. Navigate to the SketchUp directory, which is typically located at C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6\
                            4. Type "regsvr32 thumbsup.dll" without quotes and hit Enter.

                            Regards,
                            Tommy


                            and no- This didn't work... When you go to th cmd, which opens the windows\systems32\cmd.exe dialog box... How are you supposed to "navigate" got the SketchUp directory from there? And typing in "regsvr32 thumbsup.dll" I get "LoadLibrary("thumbsup.dll") failed- The specified module could not be found."

                            hmmm... I'm stumped and now I have to go measure a house- fun fun.

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                              TaffGoch
                              last edited by 3 Oct 2008, 00:15

                              @gistman said:

                              How are you supposed to "navigate" [to] the SketchUp directory from there?

                              gistman,

                              Once in the 'Command Prompt' box, type...

                              cd C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6

                              ...and hit <Enter>

                              That will switch you to the correct folder. Keep reading in that discussion I posted. The above method didn't work for some other users, either. The order of install/uninstall for SketchUp 5 and 6 is critical, and is apparently the solution.

                              Taff

                              "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                gistman
                                last edited by 3 Oct 2008, 00:34

                                TaffGoch- THANK YOU... IT WORKED! You know I tried typing that- and copy pasting it etc etc and it still didn't work- You have to include everything between the arrows

                                -->cd C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6<--

                                ... and you can't 'ctrl v' either you have to right click and past at the control prompt... not sure what the "cd" part had to do with it but it worked- I NOW HAVE SU THUMBNAILS!

                                Thank you again.

                                (in the screen cap- I hit enter twice, that's why in at the prompt it's there two or three times- guess I got a little impatient)


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                                • T Offline
                                  TaffGoch
                                  last edited by 3 Oct 2008, 00:37

                                  gistman,

                                  For future reference, "cd" means "change directory" and is an old DOS command.

                                  Taff

                                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                    nacholo
                                    last edited by 12 Dec 2009, 19:33

                                    @gistman said:

                                    1. Click "Start" > "Run."
                                    2. Type "cmd" in the Open box and click "OK."
                                    3. Navigate to the SketchUp directory, which is typically located at C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 6\
                                    4. Type "regsvr32 thumbsup.dll" without quotes and hit Enter.

                                    Thank you very much! I was on same problem and solve it with your explain.
                                    Thanks and regard

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                                      masrulpilami
                                      last edited by 24 Jan 2010, 17:52

                                      mmmh....excuse me....hehe but it doesnt work in my sketchup 7 in my windows 7 64 bit...someone please help me...

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                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by 24 Jan 2010, 18:14

                                        @masrulpilami said:

                                        mmmh....excuse me....hehe but it doesnt work in my sketchup 7 in my windows 7 64 bit...someone please help me...

                                        It won't work on any 64bit systems. The Explorer Shell extension for .skp thumbnails is 32bit only.

                                        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                          masrulpilami
                                          last edited by 28 Jan 2010, 19:31

                                          ou..
                                          so what must i do then? it's so hard for me to choosin component from component windows on sketchup...:/
                                          do u have some suggestions for me? or i must change to 32 for now...?

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