https://github.com/vicro/blenderquicklook

A Quick Look Plugin for generating Blender3D file thumbnails.
https://github.com/vicro/blenderquicklook

blender3d c quicklook-plugin thumbnails

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A Quick Look Plugin for generating Blender3D file thumbnails.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/vicro/blenderquicklook
• Owner: vicro
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-09-10T15:08:05.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-12T14:58:21.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T10:04:31.587Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: blender3d, c, quicklook-plugin, thumbnails
• Language: C
• Size: 146 KB
• Stars: 45
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
BlenderQuickLook

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A Quick Look Plugin for generating Blender3D file thumbnails.

Before

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![before](img/Screenshot_before.png)

After

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![after](img/Screenshot_after.png)

Installer

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To get the latest built files head to [latest release](https://github.com/vicro/BlenderQuickLook/releases/latest).

Confirmed it works in macOS Sierra 10.12.6

About

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I made this QuickLook plugin when I noticed the Windows version of Blender3D had thumbnails in the File Explorer but not the Mac version.

It is my first Cocoa/QuickLook application so please point out any errors or bad practices if you can.

In order to read the blender file format, I downloaded the Blender3D version 2.71 source code and read the file `mystery_of_the_blend.html` documentation.

I also looked at the code for generating thumbnails in the Windows File Explorer at this thread:

* [T26044 Windows thumbnails and improved filetype registration](https://developer.blender.org/T26044)

* [thumbhandler_libs.zip](https://developer.blender.org/file/info/PHID-FILE-56coa4rmwic22sbdflwz/)

I got the information on the `TEST` block and the flipped pixels from that code.

Installation

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1. 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.

2. Copy the file to ~/Library/QuickLook/

3. Wait until the QuickLook service gets refreshed and the thumbnails should start appearing OR manually refresh it running in the Terminal:

```

qlmanage -r

```

Links

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I used the following resources to learn how to make the plugin:

* [Creating a Quick Look plugin](http://blog.10to1.be/cocoa/2012/01/27/creating-a-quick-look-plugin/)

* [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)

* [Declaring UTI types for the QuickLook plugin](http://stackoverflow.com/a/11377830/683558)