Configure thumbnail generation - HxGN SDx - Update 63 - Administration & Configuration

Administration and Configuration of HxGN SDx

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You can generate thumbnail images of certain stored files. These thumbnail images, saved as PNG files in the same vault as the file for which they were created, allow a quick view of the file content without opening the file in a viewer.

You can generate a thumbnail for a file manually using a command available from the shortcut menu of the file or the document it is related to. These methods use the GenerateThumbnail client API to create a thumbnail image and attach it to the file. For more information about the GenerateThumbnail client API, see GenerateThumbnail client API .

Additionally, you can configure the software to automatically create a thumbnail image of files. When activated using the system options, thumbnails are generated for all files of supported types when they are loaded into the system, either through an attach operation, a check in, or a publish from an authoring tool in an integrated environment. For more information on the system options, see Configure the system options.

When thumbnails are automatically generated or batch generated, the system determines the thumbnail size based on the default values provided for the thumbnail width (Parameter 2 default) and thumbnail height (Parameter 3 default) arguments on the GenerateThumbnail client API.

Thumbnail images can be created for Hexagon 2D drawing file formats and non-Hexagon 2D drawing and 3D model file formats. These file formats must have a SPFFileTypeFileType relationship with FT_png.