Configuring the Creo View Thumbnail Generator > Advanced Thumbnail Generator Configuration > To Display Model Thumbnails on the Windchill Details Page
  
To Display Model Thumbnails on the Windchill Details Page
To create thumbnails images from model viewables instead of other file types, such as drawings or images, on the Windchill details page, set the following recipe:
1. For CATIA V5, SolidWorks or Creo Parametric, select Convert > Drawing Models on the Parameters > Miscellaneous subtab.
2. To create the thumbnail recipe, click rcpedit.exe from the InstalladapterLocaltion/bin folder, and select thumbnail generator.
3. Select Treat > Model As Primary on the pvsthumb Parameters > Miscellaneous subtab.
4. Save the recipe in adapter setup folder (proe_setup).
5. To set the thumbnail recipe to the adapter recipe, open the adapter recipe (proe2pv.rcp) and set the thumbnail recipe in the Advanced > System subtab.