Preview Pane doesnt show solidworks files

[admin]

But it does so in Explorer?

[Pablo4s]

But it does so in Explorer?

Explorer works correctly with SWX 2015 .. and all older and newer versions
XY works perfectly with SWX 206 installed (and later I think), otherwise it does not show icons, previews and thumbnails (all the icons are white, it is impossible to distinguish the files)

[admin]

Well, let's wait a couple of months and all these things should be history with the new full-64bit-support coming up...

[Pablo4s]

Well, let's wait a couple of months and all these things should be history with the new full-64bit-support coming up...

Great!! happy to help you on everything related to the interface between XY and Solidworks !! Good job!

[admin]

So, now with 64-bit Preview, is anybody having success with previewing solidworks files?

[highend]

It doesn't work. At least not with 2020 SP4. It uses a different system (no normal preview handler, tested via ShellExView) but Windows Explorer can make use of <whatever it is>...

[admin]

I currently believe it uses the ThumbnailProvider. Can you confirm that the solidworks thumbnails look just like the preview in File Explorer?

[highend]

No, I can't. No thumbnails at all.

SW installed only
Shell Folder
Search Handler
Copy Hook Handler
Context Menu

entries, no preview nor thumbnail ones.

Windows Explorer can handle thumbnails + previews, though:

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[admin]

Oh, I meant in Windows Explorer. It looks like the "preview" is just identical to the biggest thumbnail. True?

[highend]

Looks like it

[admin]

OK, going to work: Write a 64-bit thumbnail extractor in C#. We need that anyway...

[admin]

Here is a test exe. Open the menu and then "Open Thumbnail...". Does it show a solidworks thumb?

[highend]

Yep, works

[admin]

Cool!

Some little things are still to do, but I'm optimistic...

[admin]

Well, the "little things" took the whole weekend, but the result is looking good!