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      benjisan
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      Version seems to be different. 7 performs as described but not 9

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        stuartmitch
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        @jeff hammond said:

        yeah, the thumbnails are already in there (though 128px maximum)

        you can also have graphic converter switch all the icons for you so when you view them via finder, you'll see the thumbnails instead of the generic icon or the custom SU icon thing with the pin..

        How do you do this? It is not clear from GC User Guide.

        Cheers....Stuart

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          driven
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          I'm not sure GC still works with skps, it stopped for a while at least, so I wrote a plugin...
          I'll PM you this 'beta' plugin that lets you add icons to your skps that Finder/QuickLook can see, if you want?
          icon View in Finder.
          I use it to add an icon from the 'File Menu' or a tool button any time I want, i.e. not auto on close.
          It does do batches as well, but I need to do a little more on that before I release it to public...
          I've had no horror stories from the dozen or more users who are 'testing' it.
          john

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

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            chrisjk
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            John,
            I'd be very grateful to get a copy of your OSX thumbnail/icon plugin.
            Thanks,
            Chris

            Chris

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              chrisjk
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              In OSX 10.10., having preview turned on in Finder is a nightmare if one clicks on an SKP file. After much beachball spinning a preview consisting of the Chinese alphabet repeated endlessly (or something like it) appears. For large files, I have to force quit the finder to stop the useless waiting.

              Until now, I have kept Sketchup files in folders that relate to whatever project I am working on but it's too easy to accidentally click on a file this way. I am now consider moving all SP files to a separate location.

              Chris

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                driven
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                @chrisjk said:

                a preview consisting of the Chinese alphabet repeated endlessly (or something like it) appears. For large files,
                try reseting QuickLook from Terminal.app

                qlmanage -r && killall Finder
                

                I'll PM my plugin...
                john

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

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                  chrisjk
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                  John,
                  Many thanks for your help here and in PMs. Problem now solved by deleting a Qlgenerator that I installed recently and which I had clean forgotten all about - duh!

                  Chris

                  Chris

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                    driven
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                    @chris,
                    the posts from here have a massive delay, today...
                    glad you found the culprit,
                    batch_icons is in the help menu...
                    it's a little verbose and the instructions are on the first dialog you'll see...
                    do a small folder and post the results, maybe I should release it???
                    john

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

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                      chrisjk
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                      John,
                      I have now tried batching with SKP, SKM and Layout files. They all seem to work OK - very well in fact with the exception of a single glitch with one layout file that retained the image from another file. I need to examine the file tomorrow to see if it is indeed a glitch with the plugin or more likely, something on my part…

                      I'd say the plugin is definitely release worthy! 👍

                      Chris

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                        driven
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                        @chrisjk said:

                        ...a single glitch with one layout file that retained the image from another file. I need to examine the file tomorrow ...

                        .skm and .layout just grab the referenced image in the file [it just a zipped folder], so have a look at why it has the wrong referenced image...
                        glad you like it
                        john

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

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                          Luds
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                          @driven said:

                          I'm not sure GC still works with skps, it stopped for a while at least, so I wrote a plugin...
                          I'll PM you this 'beta' plugin that lets you add icons to your skps that Finder/QuickLook can see, if you want?
                          [attachment=0:a5t9bzkz]<!-- ia0 -->2014-11-04 07.55.41 pm.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:a5t9bzkz]
                          I use it to add an icon from the 'File Menu' or a tool button any time I want, i.e. not auto on close.
                          It does do batches as well, but I need to do a little more on that before I release it to public...
                          I've had no horror stories from the dozen or more users who are 'testing' it.
                          john

                          Hello John, I too would be very grateful to get a copy of your OSX thumbnail/icon plugin please. 😄 😒 Luds

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