(TRICK) To re-enable skp file preview

Aroundthebend

@charly2008 said:

Hi,

On my Mac, only icons in the Bridge are displayed. I am a beginner with the Mac. Do I need to adjust anything?

Charly,

to create a file thumbnail in SU you have to 'Save As' and tick the 'Custom Icon' and then save; over writing your original file. This icon is a snap shot of the view you have on screen at the time of 'saving as', so choose your view first! To update the icon you need to 'save as' again! This works on SU 8 on Mac OS 10 and Windows XP & 7.

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I’ve attached a animated gif showing 4 screen shots to demonstrate slbaumgartner’s MAC thumbnail_saver.rb + QL generator file installed. Both posted on 19-11-12.

All images show Finder viewed in Cover Flow mode with Quick Look opened (B.Right ).

The top 2 files were saved in Sketchup with no .rb installed; the top one with no 'Custom Icon' ticked when ‘Saved As’. The 2nd file had 'Custom Icon' ticked.

3rd file was saved with the .rb + QL generator installed (with 'Custom Icon' ticked when Saved As).

4th file was saved with the .rb + QL generator installed (but withOUT 'Custom Icon' ticked when Saved As).

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Here is one other screen shot with Finder viewed in Icon mode. The 4th file looks great in this mode. Thanks again slbaumgartner for his Ruby script and QL file for the Mac OS .

P.S. I've just spotted my typo in the file names

slbaumgartner

@aroundthebend said:

Here is one other screen shot with Finder viewed in Icon mode. The 4th file looks great in this mode. Thanks again slbaumgartner for his Ruby script and QL file for the Mac OS .

P.S. I've just spotted my typo in the file names

You are welcome! I notice that the checkbox to save a custom icon disappeared some time after SU version 8. But my stuff still works through SU 2014.

Steve

hh_berlin

Just installed it - you did a great job... thank you so much.

can't believe, that sketchup does not handle that...

scrolling and zooming is disgusting since sketchup 8 on apple...

moghamdi

I have installed it, but it is not working.
I have Sketchup 2014/ OS 10.9.5.

I attached pictures to show you the location that I put the them in.

plugin .png

driven

you probably need to reset qlmanage and Finder...

qlmanage -r && killall Finder

copy paste into Terminal.app

moghamdi

it is working now.

Thank you guys for your support.

Krisidious

2015 Sketchup re-enables thumbnails.

driven

@krisidious said:

2015 Sketchup re-enables thumbnails.

not on a mac, it doesn't...

Krisidious

Sorry, time to get a PC I guess...

pbacot

SU development ignores the Mac interface as a rule.

driven

IMHO... the SU team support mac far more than our user numbers warrant.

Back On Topic: I actually prefer adding my own icons independently of "Save" and have a plugin that does this...

john

pbacot

Not IMO. Compared to what? They haven't dropped the platform altogether, that's true.

xxtiny

Does this work in sketchup 2015 windows 7 . I've been having the same problem with file preview.

steveclayton

For Mac

Download GraphicConverter: http://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/download/
Select: Download now (from Switch.ch)

Once you open the Free version of GraphicConverter, File/Open and find the folder, where you have placed all your Sketchup files. Under EDIT / Select All

Now at the bottom click on (Create Preview) This will change all the Sketchup logo(s) into it's graphic thumbnail.

Note: It will not launch the graphic icon, unless you are in Sketchup.

Open Sketchup and (Open File). You should see the Thumbnails, and these icons will launch.

kevsterman

@steveclayton said:

For Mac

Download GraphicConverter: http://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/download/
Select: Download now (from Switch.ch)

Once you open the Free version of GraphicConverter, File/Open and find the folder, where you have placed all your Sketchup files. Under EDIT / Select All

Now at the bottom click on (Create Preview) This will change all the Sketchup logo(s) into it's graphic thumbnail.

Note: It will not launch the graphic icon, unless you are in Sketchup.

Open Sketchup and (Open File). You should see the Thumbnails, and these icons will launch.

Steve, I could kiss you! I've been wanting to be able to see thumbnails of my SU files since I got my mac 4 years ago. Thank you so much for this tip!

Lemoyne Architect

@kevsterman said:

Steve, I could kiss you! I've been wanting to be able to see thumbnails of my SU files since I got my mac 4 years ago. Thank you so much for this tip!

+Eleventy! No idea why SU doesn’t bother to support this. I’ve missed it ever since it was dropped.

bflmpsvz

@pibuz said:

"regsvr32 thumbsup.dll" and press "return".

Great! It works!
My situation:
Windows XP 32 bit
installed Sketchup 8 and Sketchup 6 (version 6 installed later than 8 only for AutoCAD DWG files import, but not very usable BTW).
Only for .skp files made in version 6 thumbnails were visible.
Now I see all .skp files thumbnails!!!

Aris

hello guys,
windows 10
sketchup 2016,
adobe bridge cs6
still no thumbnails....
explorer shows thumbnails perfectly but in bridge it's only icons... any suggestions?