Hi,

Thumbnails directly on file would also be very useful.
For example when searching for syringe 3dm files in a folder and 19 comes up, I have to open each one to find the right one.

I know it makes the file size goes up, but it could be an option to generate them or not.
Dont know how much work it is to implement it though.

Marc

Embarrassing as it is, I'm afraid I failed completely with the export version of the .js command.

In fact, I managed to bugger up my export complete in the process. Yay for programmming incompetence! Would anyone be kind enough to explain that one ? ( i KNOW! I just sound like a useless lump at this point :)

Hi Rico, can you please attach your Save.js file that does work and your Export.js file that does not work anymore so I can take a look?

- Michael

Hi Marc, the tricky part about the .3DM built in thumbnails is not so much about generating them in the file, it's that the operating system does not natively know how to access the thumbnail to display it, I also have to write some additional plug-ins for the operating system that can give it the image from a filename. This has to be done separately for both Windows and Mac and it will take some studying to figure out how that's done for each platform and figure out how it's supposed to be installed. It's this extra chunk of work that adds up to some more time involved.

The file size does also go up, not by much something like 100 or 200k but it does mean that something with a few curves in it will not be just an 8k file anymore.

- Michael

Thank you Michael.
Please don't laugh.. it made sense to me ;)

Hi Rico, no problem - the issue is the script code was getting the image filename from the current model filename, which gets set when doing a "SaveAs" but not with "Export".

Also I ran into a problem where the file dialog could get captured in the screenshot as well. Please try the attached versions and see if these work ok for you.

- Michael

Ohh Micheal, thank you for taking the time! I can only imagine how busy you are.
Happy to say it's working perfectly, and already I can see how much frustration that's going to save. Much, much appreciated.

Thank you again,
- a very happy Rico :)

You're welcome Rico, I'm glad that will help you!

- Michael