Thumbnail problems
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I've lost my thumbnails, and I don't mean I hit them with a hammer. All of my SKP files no longer have thumbnails. The problem started when I installed SU version 7 on my computer (in addition to version 8, not replacing it) to try to work around a problem with the Zorro plugin. Shortly thereafter some of my thumbnails went away, but only those for models I had downloaded from the warehouse, opened in SU, and then saved (ironically because many warehouse models have no thumbnails unless you do that). The thumbnails for warehouse models that I hadn't yet opened were still fine. Thought the problem might be SU7 co-habitating on my computer, so I uninstalled it. Then ALL of my thumbnails went away.
Another thumbnail question - why is it that sometimes a model downloaded from the warehouse has a huge thumbnail (well, not huge, but it fills up the space), but if you open that model and then save it again, the thumbnail gets smaller (they are sort of like a widescreen version, long and narrow and empty on the top and bottom)? Is there any way to have my model thumbnails fill up the space, to be easier to see? And sometimes the thumbnail has nothing to do with the actual model, how is that done? Thanks in advance.
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This happens to me when I install an older version after a newer. Try this thread for the fix:
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Doing as he suggested restored only about 10% of my thumbnails. For whatever reason the only ones it did restore were for models that I had not yet opened with SU. So I uninstalled/reinstalled SU. No change. Thoroughly uninstalled with Revo Uninstaller, reinstalled. Nada. Finally, in desperation, I tried the Mystic Thumbnails mentioned in the post you referred me to. I now have thumbnails And I can even make them a bit larger, although they tend to get a little fuzzy when you do that. While I like Mystic Thumbnails and would probably use it anyway, it's still just a workaround for a problem that is still on my computer, and I don't like workarounds.
Oh well, it's about time for me to replace my C drive again, I do that once or twice a year to get a fresh start. A hassle, but it's worth it.
Has anyone posted a warning anywhere in the forums about the troubles they might encounter if they attempt to install a second version of SU on the same computer? At least they would be aware of the potential difficulties and could make an informed decision. I only installed SU 7 because I wanted to get around problems with the Zorro plugin. It's a really useful tool, at least to me, but definitely not worth all the trouble I've gone through. I'll just install SU 7 on another computer and use Zorro there, along with any other plugins I may need that seem to have a problem with SU 8. Maybe Google will get of it's butt and fix the problems with SU 8 someday. It's only fair, considering how much I paid for it
By the way, what about the second part of my original question, any insights there?
Just one more quick question, is there a way to set things up so that I'm not notified when I post a reply to my own topic, just when someone else posts a reply?
Thanks, bye
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