9 Replies Latest reply on Apr 21, 2015 11:57 AM by Mark Hinkley

solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

Caleb Daugherty Jan 21, 2015 8:48 AM

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.

Re: solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

Mark Biasotti Jan 21, 2015 11:07 PM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

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
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Re: solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

VIGNESH NAGARAJAN Jan 22, 2015 1:56 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

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
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Re: solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

Deepak Gupta Jan 22, 2015 2:17 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

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.
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  Caleb Daugherty Jan 22, 2015 8:07 AM (in response to Deepak Gupta)
  
  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.
  
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    Deepak Gupta Jan 22, 2015 9:25 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)
    
    This is the same behavior I'm seeing. And the issue is with files saved in SW2015 and not with earlier version files.
    
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Re: solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

Caleb Daugherty Jan 22, 2015 8:08 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

Thanks guys, but the option you are referring to does something different than what I'm describing.
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  Deepak Gupta Jan 22, 2015 9:50 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)
  
  Check this post and it seems to be similar issue: SW15 Thunbnail
  
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Kelvin Lamport Jan 22, 2015 9:43 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

Here's another setting you can try.
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Re: solidworks 2015 preview pane "no preview available"

Mark Hinkley Apr 21, 2015 11:57 AM (in response to Caleb Daugherty)

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!!!
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