Sketchup Icon Viewer

[Matte]

Good Day,
Over the years I have created an extensive Library of things to cut and paste into my models. It's large enough to the point to where I am having problems picking the "right" part in a timely manner. For example when I want to add a table light to a scene. Style is very important.... When I “open the folder” that I have all my table lights in… there is “70 or 80” to choose from. The way I input a “Light” now is insert them one by one till I find something suitable. What I would like to know…. Is there some form of an Icon viewer where when I open the folder in windows with many Sketchup items in there… I see what they are without having to open them up one by one till I find something usable.
Thanks Matte

[Rich O Brien]

3DBrowser: the file manager dedicated to your 3D files to view, convert and organize them.

3DBrowser is a file manager dedicated to 3D content for graphic designers, architects, video game developers or 3D printing. 3D Browser allows you to view and organize files issued from Blender, Sketchup, Maya, 3ds Max, FBX, STL, DAE.

(www.mootools.com)

This is only app I know of that has support for .SKP files in Windows Explorer type environment. It also has a robust tagging system to catalogue your files.

I would trial before buying though. It's not for everyone.

[juju]

@matte said:

Good Day,
Over the years I have created an extensive Library of things to cut and paste into my models. It's large enough to the point to where I am having problems picking the "right" part in a timely manner. For example when I want to add a table light to a scene. Style is very important.... When I “open the folder” that I have all my table lights in… there is “70 or 80” to choose from. The way I input a “Light” now is insert them one by one till I find something suitable. What I would like to know…. Is there some form of an Icon viewer where when I open the folder in windows with many Sketchup items in there… I see what they are without having to open them up one by one till I find something usable.
Thanks Matte

Also worth checking out Component Finder.