Previewing Solidworks files from Linux - Revision history

Jpye at 07:57, 10 December 2015

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	<div style="width: 60%; padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:12px; border:solid 2pt gray;background-color:#ffdddd;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding:8px">'''Update:''' since changes were made to SolidWorks 2015, it is no longer possible to use the following instructions to preview Solidworks files. If you figure out a solution to this, [[Support\|let us know]]. Some info [http://michaellord.me/2014/09/22/solidworks-2015-the-how-why-of-reduced-file-sizes-solidworks-sw2015/ here].</div>		<div style="width: 60%; padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:12px; border:solid 2pt gray;background-color:#ffdddd;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding:8px">'''Update:''' since changes were made to SolidWorks 2015, it is no longer possible to use the following instructions to preview Solidworks files. This is because Solidworks is no longer using a standard structured file format that <tt>gsf</tt> can read. If you figure out a solution to this, [[Support\|let us know]]. Some info [http://michaellord.me/2014/09/22/solidworks-2015-the-how-why-of-reduced-file-sizes-solidworks-sw2015/ here].</div>

	This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.		This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.

Jpye at 07:56, 10 December 2015

2015-12-10T07:56:53Z

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	<div style="width: ~~100~~%; padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:12px; border:solid 2pt gray;background-color:#ffdddd;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding:8px">'''Update:''' since changes were made to SolidWorks 2015, it is no longer possible to use the following instructions to preview Solidworks files. If you figure out a solution to this, [[Support\|let us know]]. Some info [http://michaellord.me/2014/09/22/solidworks-2015-the-how-why-of-reduced-file-sizes-solidworks-sw2015/ here].</div>		<div style="width: 60%; padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:12px; border:solid 2pt gray;background-color:#ffdddd;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding:8px">'''Update:''' since changes were made to SolidWorks 2015, it is no longer possible to use the following instructions to preview Solidworks files. If you figure out a solution to this, [[Support\|let us know]]. Some info [http://michaellord.me/2014/09/22/solidworks-2015-the-how-why-of-reduced-file-sizes-solidworks-sw2015/ here].</div>

	This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.		This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.

Jpye at 07:56, 10 December 2015

2015-12-10T07:56:38Z

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			<div style="width: 100%; padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:12px; border:solid 2pt gray;background-color:#ffdddd;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding:8px">'''Update:''' since changes were made to SolidWorks 2015, it is no longer possible to use the following instructions to preview Solidworks files. If you figure out a solution to this, [[Support\|let us know]]. Some info [http://michaellord.me/2014/09/22/solidworks-2015-the-how-why-of-reduced-file-sizes-solidworks-sw2015/ here].</div>

	This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.		This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.

Jpye at 00:19, 24 November 2014

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	This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for Solidworks files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.		This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for [http://www.solidworks.com/ Solidworks] files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. This approach only lets you see a low/medium resolution image of the object from a single point of view; you can't manipulate the object, but at least you can see more or less what the file contains.

	Before you start, you will need to install some packages:		Before you start, you will need to install some packages:
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	Next, update you desktop database using <tt>update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/</tt>. You ~~may~~ need to restart nautilus again (<tt>nautilus -q</tt>), ~~the~~ a double-click on your ~~solidworks~~ file should pop up an image viewing window:		Next, update you desktop database using <tt>update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/</tt>. You will need to restart nautilus again (<tt>nautilus -q</tt>), then a double-click on your Solidworks file should pop up an image viewing window:

	[[Image:Solidworks-preview.png]]		[[Image:Solidworks-preview.png]]

Jpye at 01:54, 28 September 2014

2014-09-28T01:54:23Z

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	Type=Application		Type=Application
	Exec=/usr/local/bin/solidworks-viewer %f		Exec=/usr/local/bin/solidworks-viewer %f
	MimeType=~~image~~/x-solidworks;		MimeType=application/x-solidworks;
	Name=Solidworks Preview		Name=Solidworks Preview
	Name[en]=Solidworks Preview		Name[en]=Solidworks Preview
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	Icon=solidworks		Icon=solidworks
	Categories=Education		Categories=Education
	StartupNotify=~~true~~		StartupNotify=false
	</source>		</source>

	Next, update you desktop database using <tt>update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/</tt> ~~and then add the following line at the end of your <tt>~/~~.~~local/share/applications/mimeapps.list</tt>:~~		Next, update you desktop database using <tt>update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/</tt>. You may need to restart nautilus again (<tt>nautilus -q</tt>), the a double-click on your solidworks file should pop up an image viewing window:

	~~application/x-solidworks=solidworks.desktop;~~

	You may need to restart nautilus again (<tt>nautilus -q</tt>), the a double-click on your solidworks file should pop up an image viewing window:

	[[Image:Solidworks-preview.png]]		[[Image:Solidworks-preview.png]]

Jpye at 14:23, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T14:23:37Z

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	~~You can add very superficial viewing capability in Linux~~ for Solidworks files.		This page gives some brief instructions on how to get basic preview support for Solidworks files in Linux. The instructions should work on any Freedesktop-based linux, eg Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.

			Before you start, you will need to install some packages:

			sudo apt-get install libgsf-bin imagemagick

	Firstly, add a mime type, by creating a file <tt>$HOME/.local/share/mime/packages/x-solidworks.xml</tt>:		Firstly, add a mime type, by creating a file <tt>$HOME/.local/share/mime/packages/x-solidworks.xml</tt>:

Jpye at 14:13, 27 September 2014

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 [[Image:Thumbnail-solidworks.png]]
-This tiny thumbnail is lower than the resolution embedded in the solidworks file. To see the preview image at full available resolution, see [https://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2008-March/msg00050.html here]. For some notes on possibly getting more information from these files, see [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openmanufacturing/Fv2Ovmxnfyw here].
+This tiny thumbnail is lower than the resolution embedded in the solidworks file. We can also set up a viewer so that the full resolution preview image is displayed.
 [[Category:Miscellany]]

Jpye at 13:42, 27 September 2014

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	[[Image:Thumbnail-solidworks.png]]		[[Image:Thumbnail-solidworks.png]]

			This tiny thumbnail is lower than the resolution embedded in the solidworks file. To see the preview image at full available resolution, see [https://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2008-March/msg00050.html here]. For some notes on possibly getting more information from these files, see [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/openmanufacturing/Fv2Ovmxnfyw here].

	[[Category:Miscellany]]		[[Category:Miscellany]]

Jpye at 13:37, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T13:37:42Z

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	You need to restart Nautilus using <tt>nautilus -q</tt>. After that, you should be seeing little thumbnails for all your solidworks files.		You need to restart Nautilus using <tt>nautilus -q</tt>. After that, you should be seeing little thumbnails for all your solidworks files, similar to below:

			[[Image:Thumbnail-solidworks.png]]

			[[Category:Miscellany]]

Jpye at 13:36, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T13:36:06Z

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	Now associate this thumbnailer with the mime type, by creating a file <tt>$HOME/.local/share/thumbnailers/solidworks.thumbnailer</tt>:		Now associate this thumbnailer with the mime type, by creating a file <tt>$HOME/.local/share/thumbnailers/solidworks.thumbnailer</tt>:

	<source lang=~~thumbnailer~~>		<source lang=ini>
	[Thumbnailer Entry]		[Thumbnailer Entry]
	TryExec=/usr/local/bin/solidworks-thumbnailer		TryExec=/usr/local/bin/solidworks-thumbnailer