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Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:05 am
by JesseTaylor
Emil = Legend!

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:02 am
by mongerdesigns
You're too kind. :)

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:15 pm
by Mhgjewel
thank you

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:07 am
by Shinlocke
STL Viewer Link: https://github.com/cabbagecreek/STL-thu ... mbnail.msi

As of Feb 2, STL thumbnail was separated from the Marlin3DPrinterTool. It now has it's own package to install and can not be found in the updated versions of the Marlin3DPrinterTool per here.

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:06 pm
by Krishty
Hi! I’ve written a STL thumbnail handler as well: https://papas-best.com/stlthumbnails_en

I’m looking for feedback. Since you all seem to have gotten used to Marlin’s thumbnails (and sadly they don’t run on my system), I would be glad if someone could compare both (maybe install mine on a side machine) and suggest some improvements?

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Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:18 pm
by dcpattni

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:32 pm
by sjryser
I did this and all my previews are from 3rd person perspective. :?: Any ideas?
stl preview.PNG
Thought the pose was appropriate.

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:42 pm
by rkundla
It depends on how the renderer sets the camera position relative to the XYZ coordinates of your model.

I think I'd prefer third-person to a first-person view anyway. Can't really see much if you look at it from the objects point of view. ;-)

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:54 pm
by Krishty
sjryser wrote:I did this and all my previews are from 3rd person perspective. :?: Any ideas?
Hi sjryser,

Yes, the default viewing angle is not optimal there. This was a common request, so the latest version of my thumbnail handler can change the viewing angle.

However, because it’s pretty new, there’s no graphical interface yet and it requires editing the registry. You can find the details here: https://papas-best.com/stlthumbnails_en#custom_colors

In short, create the approriate registry key and add the values InitialEyeYawDegrees and InitialEyePitchDegrees with the respective degrees of rotation. Don’t forget to update to the latest version and to clear your thumbnail cache, or the changes won’t take effect.

Please let me know if this works for you!

Papa

Re: How to enable STL file thumbnails in Windows File Explorer

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:20 am
by 3dsage
I use Marlin3dprintertool to generate thumbnail for my STL files in Windows 10
You can get it here https://github.com/cabbagecreek/STL-thumbnail/releases
Here's the tutorial to install that if you need: https://3dsage.com/enable-thumbnails-fo ... indows-10/