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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      When you use the Open file dialog in SU you will be able to see thumbnails as SU is a 32bit app. Ok workaround - instead of using the Explorer to locate the files?

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

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      • AnssiA Offline
        Anssi
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        XNView is a free image browser software that could display previews for SU files even before SU had the feature itself. Mine is old and it wouldn't do it for recent SU files, but there seems to be a newer one. Has anyone tried it with a 64-bit OS?

        Anssi

        securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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          bmunsell
          last edited by

          Hey thanks, it worked for me also except I had to change to sketchup 8 folder. By the way the "cd" stands for change directory and comes from the old dos commands

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          • brodieB Offline
            brodie
            last edited by

            @anssi said:

            XNView is a free image browser software that could display previews for SU files even before SU had the feature itself. Mine is old and it wouldn't do it for recent SU files, but there seems to be a newer one. Has anyone tried it with a 64-bit OS?

            Anssi

            The latest Xnview does show thumbnails (I'm on Win7). There's also mysticthumbs http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs.html small fee but it works in explorer which is really handy.

            -brodie

            steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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              nicolerouillard
              last edited by

              Hey,

              This is all very interesting. Having trouble navigating to system32. This is the screen I get:


              printscreen.jpg

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              • AnssiA Offline
                Anssi
                last edited by

                @nicolerouillard said:

                Hey,

                This is all very interesting. Having trouble navigating to system32. This is the screen I get:

                You are not giving the system any commands. Typing directory names is not enough - as the error message you get shows.

                So you should type, followed by Enter (not the explanations I italicized)

                cd\ (this navigates to the root directory of the current drive)

                cd "c:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8" (this navigates to the SU application folder, the quotes are compulsory here)
                regsvr32 thumbsup.dll

                Note that this doesn't work if you have a 64-bit operating system.

                Anssi

                securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                  SpookyChick1013
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  You are not giving the system any commands. Typing directory names is not enough - as the error message you get shows.

                  So you should type, followed by Enter (not the explanations I italicized)

                  cd\ (this navigates to the root directory of the current drive)

                  cd "c:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8" (this navigates to the SU application folder, the quotes are compulsory here)
                  regsvr32 thumbsup.dll

                  Thank you SO much Anssi! I haven't used dos commands in so many years I had forgotten critical little points like those you mentioned, and was struggling with implementing that fix, until I read your post. Now, I will have my thumbnails back, thank the Force!

                  Cathryn

                  https://kuromatsudriveyards.com

                  Fo-su to tomo ni aran koto o...

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                  • vyctortumbuanV Offline
                    vyctortumbuan
                    last edited by

                    Hello...people.

                    what should i do to fix this?? i was try to follow on the top solution,but im still having a problem.


                    capture-20130610-025541.png

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      Doesn't work on 64bit systems.
                      http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13097&view=unread#p218683

                      You can use a third party utility such as MagicThumbs to get thumbnails for 64bit systems + huge number of other formats.

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

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                      • vyctortumbuanV Offline
                        vyctortumbuan
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Thom.

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