I am using Solidworks 2015 and running windows 7.
"Show thumbnail graphics in Windows Explorer" is checked
"Always show icons, never thumbnails" is unchecked
"Display file icon on thumbnails" is unchecked
I still can't get any file previews to show in the preview pane.
Hi Caleb,
As Mark Biasotti suggested , kindly check the performance settings under system option. For your Reference , i have attached the ScreenShot.
Hope this is Helpul. Thanks in Advance!!!!!!
Best Regards,
N.Vignesh,
Application Engineer,
E G S Computers India pvt Ltd
I think this is something to do with files saved in SW 2015 (or some new setting in 2015) as I can see the same behavior with 2015 files but it works OK for previous version files. Also check if this settings helps you out: File Preview Pane Annoyance!
Can you test the scenario on a previous version file which has not been saved in SW2015.
I tested this out and unfortunately this isn't the case. In fact, what's even more annoying is that pdf files will show a preview in the preview pane, inside of solidworks, but solidworks files won't show a preview.
Thanks for responding.
This is the same behavior I'm seeing. And the issue is with files saved in SW2015 and not with earlier version files.
Thanks guys, but the option you are referring to does something different than what I'm describing.
Here's another setting you can try.
This has been driving our company crazy since loading 2015. It seems if you open, change and save the file it will not show a preview. To see a preview you have to open it and JUST save it. Then it will show a preview. This is happening on multiple machines. I am running sp2.1
Going crazy!!!
Have you check your system options? it is a performance setting option to uncheck "do not show preview" on open file or something like that...
Mark