batch print/render of hundreds of SKP files

I have a need to print or render a few hundred SketchUp files to JPG, does anyone know of an app that can do such a thing without touching every file?

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on May 25, 2011 at 7:12am

I will put this request on the SCF Forum. If there is not a ruby for this I will make one.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=37510

Each one would create a JPG in the last used view.

Do you want a specific pixel width for the images, or would you just use the last size SketchUp was in.

Are all the .SKP files in a folder, or do you want to make a list of files to be converted?

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Permalink Reply by Richcat on May 25, 2011 at 11:02am

If it was just so wanted a record of the skp files in your folder I came across this for vista, that shows how to print thumbnails, persuming you can get thumbnails of you skp files!

This is for vista so persume would be the same for wins7, I don't have access to these so can't confirm how well it works. - any way it might help.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/View-and-print-pic...

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Permalink Reply by Render Plus on May 25, 2011 at 11:08pm

One of the problems thumbnail processing may have is that "modern" thumbnail generators can make large thumbnails for Vista and Windows 7, but programs which haven't been updated much still make old XP sized thumbnails.

Here is an image of "Extra Large" Windows 7 thumbnails for a folder with images, movies and SketchUp models:

So things that want to process thumbnails well may not have much to work with with SketchUp thumbnails.