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    • brodieB Offline
      brodie
      last edited by

      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

        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
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        CEO @ V-Ray Israel

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        • brodieB Offline
          brodie
          last edited by

          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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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            @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 — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • brodieB Offline
              brodie
              last edited by

              Oh, i didn't catch that. Thanks

              -Brodie

              steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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              • halroachH Offline
                halroach
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                I recently came across sage thumbs (free) which uses XNview libraries to view thumbnails right in explorer in windows 7 64bit.
                http://code.google.com/p/sagethumbs/

                It works well with PSD files, and all sorts of others, but skp files don't seem to be supported yet. I tried contacting the developer of sage thumbs (I think I contacted the right guy) and he just forwarded me to the xnview forums...
                http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19690&p=82964#p82964

                It seems like someone is trying to get skethcup to be supported, but I can't quite figure out where it's standing right now, I'll keep at it. anyway, If anybody else would like to pour their two cents into those forums to get it going... go for it!

                FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  I recently came across sage thumbs (free) which uses XNview libraries to view thumbnails right in explorer in windows 7 64bit.
                  http://code.google.com/p/sagethumbs/

                  It works well with PSD files, and all sorts of others, but skp files don't seem to be supported yet. I tried contacting the developer of sage thumbs (I think I contacted the right guy) and he just forwarded me to the xnview forums...
                  http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19690&p=82964#p82964

                  It seems like someone is trying to get skethcup to be supported, but I can't quite figure out where it's standing right now, I'll keep at it. anyway, If anybody else would like to pour their two cents into those forums to get it going... go for it!

                  MysticThumbs got .SKP support. Even .SKM - and lots more: http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs.html

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

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                  • halroachH Offline
                    halroach
                    last edited by

                    @thomthom said:

                    MysticThumbs got .SKP support. Even .SKM - and lots more: http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs.html

                    Mystic Thumbs isn't free... and following this thread, it seems like some people are suffering from OS performance issues after installing...
                    I've got Sagethumbs running, with no aparent problems yet, other than the iny tiny issue that it doesn't support skp or skm 😄

                    FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      I use MysticThumbs - well worth it the the amount of file formats it support. There are so many other applications that doesn't provide thumbnails for 64bit systems.

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

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                      • brodieB Offline
                        brodie
                        last edited by

                        I'd second Thomthom's mystic thumbs recommendation. It's not free but it's the sort of software you can buy super cheap and then forget about. It just works. I've been using it for a couple years now.

                        I tried sage and I tried getting used to xnview and some other softwares but in the end I found that if I couldn't have thumbnails within explorer and I had to keep fiddling around with a program to try to get it to do what I wanted, it wasn't going to work. With mystic, you don't have to change your workflow or anything.

                        -Brodie

                        steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                        • bazB Offline
                          baz
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                          Just in case it hasn't been mentioned. Adobe Bridge, part of the CS suite, will preview skp. files.

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                          • G Offline
                            geomp
                            last edited by

                            @baz said:

                            Just in case it hasn't been mentioned. Adobe Bridge, part of the CS suite, will preview skp. files.

                            No it doesn't.

                            Not on my Mac.

                            What's the best solution for Mac?

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                            • bazB Offline
                              baz
                              last edited by

                              @geomp said:

                              @baz said:

                              Just in case it hasn't been mentioned. Adobe Bridge, part of the CS suite, will preview skp. files.

                              No it doesn't.

                              Not on my Mac.

                              What's the best solution for Mac?

                              It had to happen sometime: Windows=1, Mac=0 😍

                              "What's the best solution for Mac?" Why that's obvious 😉

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                              • D Offline
                                driven
                                last edited by

                                @geomp said:

                                What's the best solution for Mac?

                                check out Jeff's earlier post, GraphicConvertor.app is still the best solution I'm aware of...

                                john

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                • brookefoxB Offline
                                  brookefox
                                  last edited by

                                  @baz said:

                                  Adobe Bridge, part of the CS suite, will preview skp. files.

                                  Doesn't work for me; Vista 64, Bridge CS5 4.0.4.2.

                                  Any particular settings, etc.?

                                  ~ Brooke

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                                  • bazB Offline
                                    baz
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi Brooke, no particular settings. Windows 7 pro. CS5 4.05.11.

                                    bridge skip previews.jpg

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                                    • brookefoxB Offline
                                      brookefox
                                      last edited by

                                      Well, that's weird and not good. I'll have to continue this slog.

                                      Thanks for getting back.

                                      skp preview-1.JPG

                                      I can find no mention of skp support anywhere in the prog or searching 'adobe bridge supported file formats skp sketchup' variants.

                                      You got a super bridge.

                                      adobe bridge skp preview-2.JPG

                                      ~ Brooke

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                                      • P Offline
                                        penumbra
                                        last edited by

                                        in Windows 7, at least on my machine, if you browse to a folder containing Sketchup files with say, internet explorer, the icons magically reappear.

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                                        • broomstickB Offline
                                          broomstick
                                          last edited by

                                          @penumbra said:

                                          in Windows 7, at least on my machine, if you browse to a folder containing Sketchup files with say, internet explorer, the icons magically reappear.

                                          That IS weird. Normal explorer windows won't show preview. Explorer window from brows in internet explorer? There you go!

                                          Any registry hack we can think of to replicate the behaviour?

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            If you use the File Dialogs of 32bit applications (such as for instance SketchUp) you will see thumbnails - because SketchUp only ship 32bit thumbnailer. I'm guesssing you're starting the 32bit version of IE instead of the 64bit version.

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

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