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Build the project in Xcode, then find the compiled `BlenderQuickLook.qlgenerator` in the Products folder in the sidebar, right click on it and select Show in Finder to see the file.\n2. Copy the file to ~/Library/QuickLook/\n3. Wait until the QuickLook service gets refreshed and the thumbnails should start appearing OR manually refresh it running in the Terminal:\n\n```\nqlmanage -r\n```\n\nLinks\n---\n\nI used the following resources to learn how to make the plugin:\n\n* [Creating a Quick Look plugin](http://blog.10to1.be/cocoa/2012/01/27/creating-a-quick-look-plugin/)\n* [Quick Look Programming Guide: Introduction to Quick Look Programming Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/quicklook_programming_guide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005020-CH1-SW1)\n* [Declaring UTI types for the QuickLook plugin](http://stackoverflow.com/a/11377830/683558)\n","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvicro%2Fblenderquicklook","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fvicro%2Fblenderquicklook","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvicro%2Fblenderquicklook/lists"}