Libro Better — Invisible |
A shell extension that adds preview thumbnails for STL files to Windows Explorer. Runs on Windows 7 or later.
Can also be used with Total Commander and FreeCommander.
Feel free to donate if you like my program!
recommended
for old systems
Michael from Teaching Tech made a video guide about the installation. He was so kind to allow me to embed it here! Thumbnail installation starts at 1:49.
Thumbnail generation is based on the fastest STL viewer available. Folders full of STL files are no problem, and most STL thumbnails are generated as fast as those of JPG photos.
endsolid markers (123D, IRONCAD)Invisible Libro BETTER has no cover price. Its only cost is your willingness to sit still, to breathe, and to ask yourself: “If I were the author of my own invisible book, what would I write next?”
Here is the text: Introduction: Beyond the Page You cannot see it on a shelf. You cannot hold it in your hands. You cannot download it, highlight it, or lend it to a friend. And yet, it changes every reader who dares to open it.
Papa’s Best STL Thumbnails installs for the current user by default. To install for all users on a system, open a command prompt or a PowerShell and run msiexec /i "Papas Best STL Thumbnails.msi" MSIINSTALLPERUSER="".
Invisible Libro BETTER has no cover price. Its only cost is your willingness to sit still, to breathe, and to ask yourself: “If I were the author of my own invisible book, what would I write next?”
Here is the text: Introduction: Beyond the Page You cannot see it on a shelf. You cannot hold it in your hands. You cannot download it, highlight it, or lend it to a friend. And yet, it changes every reader who dares to open it.
Clear your Explorer thumbnail cache (see above) or copy the file to a different location.
This is a bug in Windows 10 that also affects other thumbnails – for example transparent PNG images here and here.
I can’t do anything in my program to work around it, I’m afraid. Please use the Windows 10 feedback function to report this to Microsoft. If enough users do it, they may eventually fix it. Windows 7 does not have this bug.