Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
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In the past I've been able to select "Thumbnail" view in Windows Explorer and see thumbnails of all of my NX .prt files. However, I recently had to install Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 on my computer to maintain old archived files. Since Pro/E also uses the .prt file extension, it overwrote the default program for all my NX files to Pro/E, so I manually changed the default program for .prt files back to NX (via the "Tools --> Folder Options --> File Types" method).
I thought this would bring back my NX thumbnails, but it didn't. In the "List", "Detail", & "Icon" views in Windows Explorer, the NX icon shows, but in the "Thumbnail" view, it shows the same thing as a Pro/E file.
I realize this isn't a direct question about NX, and thus maybe doesn't belong in this forum, but I wasn't sure where to ask this. Any ideas?
I thought this would bring back my NX thumbnails, but it didn't. In the "List", "Detail", & "Icon" views in Windows Explorer, the NX icon shows, but in the "Thumbnail" view, it shows the same thing as a Pro/E file.
I realize this isn't a direct question about NX, and thus maybe doesn't belong in this forum, but I wasn't sure where to ask this. Any ideas?
WinXP-SP3 / NX5.0.4.1 MP6 / Catia V5r18 / NX I-deas 5.3.0.14





RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
In Windows Explorer go to Tools>Folder Options, File Types Tab and then scroll down to .PRT and re-associate it with the correct icon and application by clicking of the Change or Advanced buttons and making the appropriate edits.
The icon is going to be something like
C:\Program Files\<install directory>\UGII\NX.ICO
and the open is going to be something like
"C:\Program Files\<install directory>\UGII\ugs_router.exe" -ug -use_file_dir "%1"
just remember to substitute your actual istallation directory for the text <install directory> in the above paths.
Best Regards
Hudson
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RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
WinXP-SP3 / NX5.0.4.1 MP6 / Catia V5r18 / NX I-deas 5.3.0.14
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
In my system I have installed Wildfire 3.0 recently. Even though the Part file icons in "Details, Icons, List & Tiles" show up as ProE file, I don't find anything that looks like "ProE icon" in "Thumbnails view". Can you send the snap shot of thumbnails view that you are seeing.
I switched the file type between "NX Component" and "Pro/Engineer" and there is no change in Thunmbnails view (Preview is same for both cases).
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
WinXP-SP3 / NX5.0.4.1 MP6 / Catia V5r18 / NX I-deas 5.3.0.14
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
You might try to re-install NX and get the install program to fix itself with the settings for displaying the thumbnail image which is in the part files and pulled into the thumbs.db file in that folder.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
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RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
WinXP-SP3 / NX5.0.4.1 MP6 / Catia V5r18 / NX I-deas 5.3.0.14
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum
RE: Viewing thumbnails in Windows Explorer?
Thanks to all for the advice and suggestions.
WinXP-SP3 / NX5.0.4.1 MP6 / Catia V5r18 / NX I-deas 5.3.0.14