Generating Thumbnails

To generate thumbnails for editable components, that is, to generate the thumbnails when you save the SolidWorks file to PLM, complete the following steps:

  1. In SolidWorks application, select PLM > Preferences the PLM Preferences for SolidWorks pane is displayed.
  2. Select the Generate thumbnails during save to PLM check box located under the Thumbnails category.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Save to PLM on the toolbar.
    Note: Thumbnails are generated only for the editable components, that is, components with status Draft, and that are locked by you (current user). You can generate thumbnails for a SolidWorks file, only when you have the ownership for the components.