(TRICK) To re-enable skp file preview
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I got it working by changing the plist file
I went on for hours checking and googling stuff. drove me nuts. I even installed Xcode but got to the point where you need to add code which does all the work and look at the folders and files. I didnt know what todo there.
So i went on again looking in other files. Then i noticed that when i changed com.skethup to com.sketchup.skp it does work again.
This is the altered Plist i got.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>BuildMachineOSBuild</key> <string>12C3006</string> <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key> <string>English</string> <key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key> <array> <dict> <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key> <array> <string>skp</string> </array> <key>CFBundleTypeRole</key> <string>QLGenerator</string> <key>LSItemContentTypes</key> <array> <string>com.sketchup.skp</string> <string>dyn.ah62d4rv4ge81g45u</string> <string>dyn.ah62d4rv4ge81g45c</string> </array> </dict> </array> <key>CFBundleExecutable</key> <string>SketchUp-Preview</string> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>SLBaumgartner.SketchUp-Preview</string> <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key> <string>6.0</string> <key>CFBundleName</key> <string>SketchUp-Preview</string> <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key> <string>1</string> <key>CFBundleVersion</key> <string>1.0</string> <key>CFPlugInDynamicRegisterFunction</key> <string></string> <key>CFPlugInDynamicRegistration</key> <string>NO</string> <key>CFPlugInFactories</key> <dict> <key>36F18F11-EC39-4F93-9C9A-39C5CA341D28</key> <string>QuickLookGeneratorPluginFactory</string> </dict> <key>CFPlugInTypes</key> <dict> <key>5E2D9680-5022-40FA-B806-43349622E5B9</key> <array> <string>36F18F11-EC39-4F93-9C9A-39C5CA341D28</string> </array> </dict> <key>CFPlugInUnloadFunction</key> <string></string> <key>DTCompiler</key> <string></string> <key>DTPlatformBuild</key> <string>4G2008a</string> <key>DTPlatformVersion</key> <string>GM</string> <key>DTSDKBuild</key> <string>12C37</string> <key>DTSDKName</key> <string>macosx10.8</string> <key>DTXcode</key> <string>0452</string> <key>DTXcodeBuild</key> <string>4G2008a</string> <key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key> <string></string> <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key> <string>Copyright © 2012 Stephen Baumgartner. All rights reserved.</string> <key>QLNeedsToBeRunInMainThread</key> <false/> <key>QLPreviewHeight</key> <real>600</real> <key>QLPreviewWidth</key> <real>800</real> <key>QLSupportsConcurrentRequests</key> <false/> <key>QLThumbnailMinimumSize</key> <integer>16</integer> <key>UTImportedTypeDeclarations</key> <array> <dict> <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key> <array> <string>public.data</string> </array> <key>UTTypeDescription</key> <string>SketchUp File</string> <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key> <string>com.sketchup.skp</string> <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key> <dict> <key>public.filename-extension</key> <array> <string>skp</string> <string>skb</string> </array> </dict> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist>So su18 supports finally thumb previews? thats about time
Does it also preview material icons now in material editor? I use thea and has own material library, yet it doesnt take the icon out of the material but shows a texture only
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Heavy models do take super long to save, is that due to jpg creation?
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Im baffled, i worked for a while and stopped again. I didnt put all my other ql plugins back and so i did. Then nothing happened again.
Now ive taken all out accept qlsketchup and still nothing is created??
Also thumb generator was working and that as well stopped now. I think ill do a restart orso. -
Not sure whats happening, but removed all other. put them back restart and now it seems to work again... weird stuff
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@rombout said:
I got it working by changing the plist file
I looked some more, and it seems that SketchUp's own plist files affect what CFBundleDocumentTypes are initially registered for skp files. At some point they went from just com.sketchup to com.sketchup.skp, which necessitates the change you made in my plist.
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@rombout said:
Heavy models do take super long to save, is that due to jpg creation?
Heavy models can take a long time to save even without the jpg generation, but yes it will slow the save even more. You could get a sense of the impact by exporting the model as a 800x600 2D jpeg image, which is essentially what the plugin does.
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@rombout said:
Not sure whats happening, but removed all other. put them back restart and now it seems to work again... weird stuff
Recent versions of OS X cache both plists and the qlmanage settings. You often need to force them to refresh their caches to get things to "stick", especially if an affected app is open at the time. To force refresh of the preferences cache you can either log off and back on, reboot, or issue "killall cfprefsd" in the Terminal. To force refresh of the quick looks, do "qlmanage -r".
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Thanks so much, the trick: "regsvr32 thumbsup.dll" worked for my Windows 10. 12-22-2022
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Can anyone clarify whether there's a legitimate way to re-enable skp file preview, and if so, how can users ensure they're not engaging in any illegal activity when attempting to do so?
Additionally, has the author been contacted regarding version 2.17 and its relationship to the current version 2.2.4? -
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