Support to show of .3mf files thumbnails on Free Desktop Environments (like GNOME or KDE)
Note: The .3mf files were obtained from parts modeled and exported from the FreeCAD software
- Open a terminal
- Copy the executable file
sudo cp 3mf-thumbnailer.py /usr/bin
- Give execution permissions
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/3mf-thumbnailer.py
- Copy the thumbnailer file
sudo cp 3mf.thumbnailer /usr/share/thumbnailers
- Copy the application/x-extension-3mf MIME type file
sudo cp 3mf-thumb-mime.xml /usr/share/mime/packages
- Update the MIME database
sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime