Bug 505063

Summary:	Thumbnail for FreeCAD file
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Maxime <betamax256>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Maxime 2025-05-31 14:34:34 UTC

SUMMARY
No thumbnail for FreeCAD files.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Simply open Dolphin and look for a folder containing a FreeCAD file (*.FCStd)

OBSERVED RESULT
No thumbnail !

EXPECTED RESULT
Display thumbnails.
Each .FCStd is an archive containing several files, including a PNG file for thumbnail.
Here, the path : my3Dfile.FCStd/thumbnails/Thumbnail.png

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 12
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13
Qt Version: 6.8.2

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2025-06-01 10:21:08 UTC

KDE now supports the 3rd party thumbnail spec. See  (https://tecnocode.co.uk/2013/10/21/writing-a-gnome-thumbnailer/) . There might be one already. KDE having it's own one would would not scale well.

Comment 2 Maxime 2025-06-01 21:31:25 UTC

So what? I have to use gnome-thumbnailer?
...I'm not sure I understood your answer...