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AC13 x64 and objects preview thumbnail in Windows Explorer

Electric Flute
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Why on Windows x64 the object preview thumbnail is not shown in Windows Explorer??
This is so important to browse when you have so many objects!
Strange nobody complains about it...
Any idea?
Thanks

Win 7 x64 - AC13
AC26 > AC5 - Win10
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vistasp
Advisor
This was talked about recently. As far as I'm aware, this continues to be an issue on 64-bit systems.
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Joachim Suehlo
Advisor
I have Windows 7 64Bit and ArchiCAD 13.
First I could not see the previews, but Then I changed in the Windows Explorer the following setting: "Always show Symbols instead of miniature previews".
You have to uncheck the box.
Note, that the text was my translation from my german Windows version, not the originally Windows text.
After unchecking the box, the preview could be seen of most objects.
A bit odd, but not all previews in the same folder are shown, although every object has its preview.
Joachim Suehlo . AC12-27 . MAC OSX 13.5 . WIN11
GDL object creation: b-prisma.de
Electric Flute
Booster
Hey Joachim, I`m very surprised you got it!
Didn`t work here at all....

Please Graphisoft, fix this!!!
AC26 > AC5 - Win10
Anonymous
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I also have a 64bit processor. But on my PC I'm able to see thumbnails on objects I have downloaded. But on the objects I make myself I'm not able to see the preview-picture as a thumbnail i Windows Explorer. I wonder what is the difference between my objects and the other objects? The size of my pictures is 128 x 128
vistasp
Advisor
As mentioned by others, I too can see only some previews and not the others. However, there seems to be no discernible pattern of version or platform on which the object was created.

As in Anne's case, none of the objects I have created show their preview correctly anymore (they used to when I was on Win32).

And no word from GS on this so far.
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bT Square Peg
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Anonymous
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I run version 12 of ArchiCAD. Maybe it is corrected in later versions?
vistasp
Advisor
Anne wrote:
I run version 12 of ArchiCAD. Maybe it is corrected in later versions?
Not corrected in 13, that's for sure.
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bT Square Peg
https://archicadstuff.blogspot.com
https://www.btsquarepeg.com
| AC 9-27 INT | Win11 | Ryzen 5700 | 32 GB | RTX 3050 |
Anonymous
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Why on Windows x64 the object preview thumbnail is not shown in Windows Explorer?
I raise the same problem again..
Any news..
It is very annoying..
vistasp
Advisor
sta wrote:
Why on Windows x64 the object preview thumbnail is not shown in Windows Explorer?
Windows version? ArchiCAD version? You should add this and basic hardware specs to your signature (in your user profile).
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bT Square Peg
https://archicadstuff.blogspot.com
https://www.btsquarepeg.com
| AC 9-27 INT | Win11 | Ryzen 5700 | 32 GB | RTX 3050 |