Thumbnail image
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Is it possible to change the thumbnail image of a SU file to an image of your choosing? Something like the [Plugin] Upload model with custom thumbnail but for the file on your hard drive that you click to open the file.
Thanks Kurt
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You mean the .skp icon?
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If you mean the skp icon on your system, the answer is yes. There is a check box in Model Info > File, labeled Redefine thumbnail on save. This is checked by default. This means that the thumbnail is the view of the model the last time you saved it.
Most people just leave it alone, but I guess you could save the model from a particular viewpoint, then disable the function so you get to keep that icon, whatever else you do to it. -
I think there is no API method to set any image file as thumbnail.
Jim has a script that uses standard Ruby to extract a thumbnail, so it could be doable to write a script for replacing the thumbnail in the skp file, but manipulating binary files is a bit risky and errors could lead to corrupted skp files.
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