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  • K Offline
    Khai
    last edited by 26 Jan 2010, 13:58

    I have a work around..just noticed it.

    I have Skp previews in FreeCommander....running on Win7 64...

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    • K Offline
      kevsterman
      last edited by 5 Mar 2010, 20:38

      Thanks for bumping this guys. I saw Thom's suggestion of creating a shortcut to explorer on the desktop and it works a treat. Finally I have preview thumbnails of all my SU models and components. Hurrah!

      "Avoid keeping more than 3 items on your desk that you can't fit into your mouth."

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      • K Offline
        kevsterman
        last edited by 26 Mar 2010, 12:45

        Hmm.. I shouldn't have got so happy so soon. Whilst using Thom's desktop shortcut does enable me to view SU thumbnails, I'm finding Explorer constantly crashes. I was trying to sort out all my components into new folders but had to give up because it would crash every time I tried to do anything. Is there a fix for this?

        "Avoid keeping more than 3 items on your desk that you can't fit into your mouth."

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        • B Offline
          bing
          last edited by 8 May 2010, 06:16

          what i'm doing is that when i want to view some of the su file i open a new sketchup window and i click open, when the whindow pop up i click the view menu to a large icon that's it you will see your su file with preview ...
          @unknownuser said:

          very handy thanx, my pc at work just started doing that the other day

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          • T Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by 8 May 2010, 08:07

            FYO, I came across an app that does .skp thumbnails and .skm thumbnails on both 32 and 64bit systems.
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27784&p=241632
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=27753&p=243280

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • J Offline
              j40
              last edited by 8 May 2010, 11:00

              Finally! and it works!
              Thank you Thom so much for pushing it.

              Top3D Studio

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              • O Offline
                olishea
                last edited by 12 May 2010, 13:32

                is this possible with mac? dont get previews 😞

                oli

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                • S Offline
                  setesur1
                  last edited by 22 Sept 2010, 22:14

                  Hello to all

                  Do you have this triedly?

                  Link Preview Image
                  MysticThumbs - Image thumbnails for Windows Explorer.

                  favicon

                  (mysticcoder.net)

                  Discharge
                  (Direct download links removed. Out of date.)

                  A greeting. πŸ˜‰

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                    thomthom
                    last edited by 23 Sept 2010, 06:20

                    @setesur1 said:

                    Hello to all

                    Do you have this triedly?

                    Link Preview Image
                    MysticThumbs - Image thumbnails for Windows Explorer.

                    favicon

                    (mysticcoder.net)

                    Discharge
                    (Direct download links removed. Out of date.)

                    A greeting. πŸ˜‰

                    Yes - It's great, .skp and skm - I personally requested it.
                    Well worth the money.

                    I removed the direct links to the downloads. They where out of date. He's got regular updates, so it's best to just link to his site. Also, it's good manners not to hotlink other sites resources + it's Donationware so I'm sure he'd like people who download to actually read about the product and see the donation button.

                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by 23 Sept 2010, 10:42

                      @thomthom said:

                      I removed the direct links to the downloads. They where out of date. He's got regular updates, so it's best to just link to his site. Also, it's good manners not to hotlink other sites resources + it's Donationware so I'm sure he'd like people who download to actually read about the product and see the donation button.

                      πŸ‘

                      Gai...

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                      • brodieB Offline
                        brodie
                        last edited by 24 Sept 2010, 03:23

                        mystic thumbs is well worth the $15 or whatever it's going for. I did the trial awhile back and loved it. Finally got around to buying it recently and it's wonderful. The only thing that surprised me was that it doesn't work with .hdr's, but I emailed the owner and he said that it'll be coming very soon πŸ˜„

                        -Brodie

                        steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                        • T Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by 24 Sept 2010, 06:12

                          Yea - he is very responsive to requests.

                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            setesur1
                            last edited by 24 Sept 2010, 10:59

                            Good morning.

                            I would like to comment that you lace them for unloading, they are not illegal.

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                            It is not necessary to put the forum in harm's way, bringing illegal programs.

                            I think than if the author takes it for free .Es it's good that we all know it.

                            Can you consult the author?, On the version 2,17, that the present-day version is not 2,2,4

                            @unknownuser said:

                            MysticThumbs

                            The definite image of the miniature generator of Windows Explorer.
                            Windows 7, Vista and XP of Windows that you admit - x86 and x64.

                            Types of file admitted

                            UDC, TGA, DDS, TIFF, DNG *, PDF, AI *, * PS, EPS *, PCX, PICT, JBIG, JPEG2000, PBM, SGI, RGB, the Forum Mayan *, Sketchup SKP * * Google and SKM, WMF and EMF and more.

                            • The version 2 from now on

                            What doing ?

                            MysticThumbs generates miniatures of the types of imagery than many borne natively by Windows. You make it out of transparent form and in the background for Explorer for what an independent application form for a preview of imagery does not have to execute.

                            Explorer receives treatment of a native plugin of Windows that it means that you do not have to do nothing more than moving in. This means that you do not have no new interface that to learn, to think or to accomplish any transaction with.

                            You get the thumbnails for Photoshop, Targa, TIFF, DNG House, PCX, Windows Metafile, JPEG 2000, Maya, Google Sketchup, and many other formats, as well as based imagery Postscript *

                            In order to get a complete list from compatible imagery to install the version of proof and check the control panel.

                            • If Ghostscript is installed

                            Characteristics

                            MysticThumbs has a control panel that he allows to adjust the configuration of miniature generation, as well as accomplishing a series of another shows.

                            The transparency of support. You generate miniatures for each format of file that MysticThumbs can define the way:
                            There is no transparency
                            Reveal - so that the folder, of table, behind the miniature appear
                            Damero - you give him a backdrop behind the miniature emblems that you show the areas or reveal transparent.
                            The maximum size of the image - the improvement of the performance to avoid the generation of miniatures for too big imagery. Definable for each kind of file.
                            Scale Up - it enables the generation of miniatures of complete size for Vista for little imagery and Windows 7 for imagery in more big miniature than the one belonging to the image.
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                            Going back to charge the image Per - charging the miniature image of imagery if necessary.
                            Transparency of the image Per utilize this option of contextual menu to replace the predeterminate configuration - some imagery might not to conform with transparency options by default for that type of image -.
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                            Dress and Windows 7 no going back to charge the icon of folder for the image's folders very well.
                            Utilize the option of bringing up to date in a folder to update the imagery of the folder and your icon.
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                            A greeting to SketchUcation

                            @unknownuser said:

                            I removed the direct links to the downloads. They where out of date. He's got regular updates, so it's best to just link to his site. Also, it's good manners not to hotlink other sites resources + it's Donationware so I'm sure he'd like people who download to actually read about the product and see the donation button.

                            I agree totally with you.

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                            • E Offline
                              Ecuadorian
                              last edited by 3 Jan 2011, 21:30

                              Any alternatives to Mystic Thumbs? I tried it and it gave me a couple of problems including freeze-ups... so if you guys have found any other way, I would be grateful to know it.

                              Also, it seems that Mystic Thumbs does not uninstall completely, as I still have some thumbnails it generated and now I'm in a worse situation than before installing it, as now I can't see thumbnails in the File > Open window, whereas before I was always able to see thumbnails in this window.

                              -Miguel Lescano
                              Subscribe to my house plans YouTube channel! (30K+ subs)

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                              • J Offline
                                Jim
                                last edited by 3 Jan 2011, 21:49

                                I've heard, but haven't used http://www.xnview.com/

                                Hi

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                                • brodieB Offline
                                  brodie
                                  last edited by 4 Jan 2011, 14:24

                                  xnview works very well, but it does require a bit of a workflow change that I just couldn't get used to. Basically you have to start using it rather than windows explorer to see the thumbnails. It's worth a shot if Mystic Thumbs didn't work for you (which is what I use on my Win7 machine).

                                  -Brodie

                                  steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                                  • mooshonovM Offline
                                    mooshonov
                                    last edited by 12 Feb 2011, 23:57

                                    I GOT IT!!!
                                    my machine is win 7 ultimate 32 bit
                                    su 8

                                    All i had to do is to change the name of the exe on program files/google/google sketchup 8/sketchup.exe
                                    TO: "Google SketchUp 8"[.EXE] and it worked! i can see now thumbnail of all skp files!

                                    hope this was helpful for ya'll

                                    shalom!

                                    Moshe.

                                    V-Ray for SketchUp eBook author
                                    >>> Buy your copy now at vfsbook.com
                                    Licensed Instructor
                                    Chaos Group Partner
                                    CEO @ V-Ray Israel

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                                    • brodieB Offline
                                      brodie
                                      last edited by 14 Feb 2011, 13:49

                                      Very weird. I haven't tried it yet. How'd you think to try that?

                                      -Brodie

                                      steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                                      • T Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by 14 Feb 2011, 14:41

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        Very weird. I haven't tried it yet. How'd you think to try that?

                                        -Brodie

                                        He's using 32bit windows.

                                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • brodieB Offline
                                          brodie
                                          last edited by 14 Feb 2011, 16:21

                                          Oh, i didn't catch that. Thanks

                                          -Brodie

                                          steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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