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nigeljohnson73

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 8:54 PM

Hi there,

I was wondering what happened between 2014.03 and 2015.03 that means
clicking a file in the Mac Finder now renders a white/transparent preview,
whereas in the 2014 release things rendered visibly in grey.

It's not really a huge issue, but I was hoping the normals fix in 2015.03-1
would be it, but no. I haven't downloaded 2015.04 yet, but I don't expect it
to help.

I can provide examples of pre/post 2015.03 STL files if needed.

Any help much appreciated.
Thanks
Nigel

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Hi there, I was wondering what happened between 2014.03 and 2015.03 that means clicking a file in the Mac Finder now renders a white/transparent preview, whereas in the 2014 release things rendered visibly in grey. It's not really a huge issue, but I was hoping the normals fix in 2015.03-1 would be it, but no. I haven't downloaded 2015.04 yet, but I don't expect it to help. I can provide examples of pre/post 2015.03 STL files if needed. Any help much appreciated. Thanks Nigel -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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nigeljohnson73

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:00 PM

Sorry, clarification - I meant clicking on an STL file generated by OpenSCAD.

Updated question text.

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Sorry, clarification - I meant clicking on an STL file generated by OpenSCAD. Updated question text. -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12457.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Chris - The New Hobbyist

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:06 PM

I'm not sure if this is related, but I have noticed a difference with STL
files generated with 2015.03.

When I pull the files into KeyShot for rendering they render as all black
shapes. I'm not sure if the faces are flipped or what. But they can be
fixed by repairing in NetFabb. This seems to happen with any/all STL files
I export.

This seems to only have started since I upgraded to 2015.03

Chris

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 4:00 PM, nigeljohnson73 nigel@nigeljohnson.net
wrote:

Sorry, clarification - I meant clicking on an STL file generated by
OpenSCAD.

Updated question text.

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I'm not sure if this is related, but I have noticed a difference with STL files generated with 2015.03. When I pull the files into KeyShot for rendering they render as all black shapes. I'm not sure if the faces are flipped or what. But they can be fixed by repairing in NetFabb. This seems to happen with any/all STL files I export. This seems to only have started since I upgraded to 2015.03 Chris On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 4:00 PM, nigeljohnson73 <nigel@nigeljohnson.net> wrote: > Sorry, clarification - I meant clicking on an STL file generated by > OpenSCAD. > > Updated question text. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12457.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

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Torsten Paul

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:09 PM

On 04/21/2015 11:06 PM, Chris - The New Hobbyist wrote:

I'm not sure if this is related, but I have noticed a difference with STL
files generated with 2015.03.

When I pull the files into KeyShot for rendering they render as all
black shapes. I'm not sure if the faces are flipped or what.

This sounds like https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/1317#issuecomment-94298621

It probably uses the supplied normals to calculate the shading.

ciao,
Torsten.

On 04/21/2015 11:06 PM, Chris - The New Hobbyist wrote: > I'm not sure if this is related, but I have noticed a difference with STL > files generated with 2015.03. > > When I pull the files into KeyShot for rendering they render as all > black shapes. I'm not sure if the faces are flipped or what. > This sounds like https://github.com/openscad/openscad/issues/1317#issuecomment-94298621 It probably uses the supplied normals to calculate the shading. ciao, Torsten.

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nigeljohnson73

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 9:12 PM

Hi Torsten, I thought that as well, but I have downloaded the 2015.03-1
release where that is marked as fixed, but I still get the same STL output.

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Hi Torsten, I thought that as well, but I have downloaded the 2015.03-1 release where that is marked as fixed, but I still get the same STL output. -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12460.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Marius Kintel

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 10:50 PM

On Apr 21, 2015, at 17:12 PM, nigeljohnson73 nigel@nigeljohnson.net wrote:

Hi Torsten, I thought that as well, but I have downloaded the 2015.03-1
release where that is marked as fixed, but I still get the same STL output.

Nigel,

Sorry, I accidentally uploaded a broken build of 2015.03-1. The current one should work.

Btw., what software do you use to preview STLs?

-Marius

On Apr 21, 2015, at 17:12 PM, nigeljohnson73 <nigel@nigeljohnson.net> wrote: > Hi Torsten, I thought that as well, but I have downloaded the 2015.03-1 > release where that is marked as fixed, but I still get the same STL output. > Nigel, Sorry, I accidentally uploaded a broken build of 2015.03-1. The current one should work. Btw., what software do you use to preview STLs? -Marius

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nigeljohnson73

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 11:29 PM

Ah ha, just downloaded and installed the latest 2015.03-1 (2015-04-21) and
all is good in the world again :)

The Mac finder is equivalent to the windows explorer and does a simple
preview built in. When you click on any file it recognises, it will generate
a little thumbnail.

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Ah ha, just downloaded and installed the latest 2015.03-1 (2015-04-21) and all is good in the world again :) The Mac finder is equivalent to the windows explorer and does a simple preview built in. When you click on any file it recognises, it will generate a little thumbnail. -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12462.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Chris - The New Hobbyist

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 11:34 PM

@Torsten Thanks for the heads up, I did't realize there was a 2015.03-1.
That fixed my issue.

@Nigel I'm pretty sure OS X doesn't generate STL previews on it's own. But
it's possible you have installed Pleasant3D, or Cura previously that does
include a QuickLook plugin. It's also possible you have this installed (
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:376361) but I imagine you would remember
that because it takes a little work.

Chris

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:29 PM, nigeljohnson73 nigel@nigeljohnson.net
wrote:

Ah ha, just downloaded and installed the latest 2015.03-1 (2015-04-21) and
all is good in the world again :)

The Mac finder is equivalent to the windows explorer and does a simple
preview built in. When you click on any file it recognises, it will
generate
a little thumbnail.

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@Torsten Thanks for the heads up, I did't realize there was a 2015.03-1. That fixed my issue. @Nigel I'm pretty sure OS X doesn't generate STL previews on it's own. But it's possible you have installed Pleasant3D, or Cura previously that does include a QuickLook plugin. It's also possible you have this installed ( http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:376361) but I imagine you would remember that because it takes a little work. Chris On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 6:29 PM, nigeljohnson73 <nigel@nigeljohnson.net> wrote: > Ah ha, just downloaded and installed the latest 2015.03-1 (2015-04-21) and > all is good in the world again :) > > The Mac finder is equivalent to the windows explorer and does a simple > preview built in. When you click on any file it recognises, it will > generate > a little thumbnail. > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12462.html > Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

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nigeljohnson73

Tue, Apr 21, 2015 11:48 PM

I do have cura installed. That must be it, I've not looked at STL files
without Cura being installed.

Thanks for the clarification :)

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I do have cura installed. That must be it, I've not looked at STL files without Cura being installed. Thanks for the clarification :) -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12464.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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QuackingPlums

Thu, Apr 23, 2015 7:26 AM

I use the Elektriktrick QL plugin and that seems to render everything fine
(at least I haven't noticed this particular issue)

http://www.elektriktrick.com/sw_quicklook.html
http://www.elektriktrick.com/sw_quicklook.html

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I use the Elektriktrick QL plugin and that seems to render everything fine (at least I haven't noticed this particular issue) http://www.elektriktrick.com/sw_quicklook.html <http://www.elektriktrick.com/sw_quicklook.html> -- View this message in context: http://forum.openscad.org/preview-on-mac-finder-tp12456p12467.html Sent from the OpenSCAD mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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