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Show HN: 3D model file thumbnails for Windows Explorer

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Re: Show HN: 3D model file thumbnails for Windows Explorer

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Post by eyhn »

folli wrote: post #4

That's cool! Related question: is there a straightforward way to generate a preview image (PNG or JPG or whatever) from a 3D model (e.g. GLTF file)?

Yes, there is a command line program in the repository https://github.com/EYHN/space-thumbnails/tree/main/crates/cl...

USAGE: space-thumbnails-cli.exe [OPTIONS] --input

Currently it is not released in github release, you need to build it manually. It is written in rust, if you don't know much about rust, let me know I can help you.

Re: Show HN: 3D model file thumbnails for Windows Explorer

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Post by eyhn »

fexelein wrote: post #5

Hope it’s fast. I’m using a similar plugin which really is fast, but so many others are not!

In fact, this is just a preview version, there is still a lot of room for speed optimization, such as the current re-initialization of rendering contexts for each generation, caching contexts can save a lot of time

Re: Show HN: 3D model file thumbnails for Windows Explorer

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Post by eyhn »

high_byte wrote: post #9

I wanted something like this. it's really cool but unfortunately it freezes explorer & crashes for most of my folders...

Sorry, it is a preview version, it may get stuck when large models or error files, I will try to fix this issue in next version.
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