Finder thumbnails of .dwg files

i recently stopped being able to see thumbnails of .dwg (cad) files in finder. I see them for all other file types. how do I get them back ?

Holger, thanks for the screenshot confirming what you are seeing.
Please click on the broken thumbnail and copy the file link from the browser location bar. Will be something like https://creative.adobe.com/file/40869742-fa53-4dcd-b29c-6962ede2b013.
No one will be able to view the links (including me) but the the asset ID ("40869742-fa53-4dcd-b29c-6962ede2b013") will allow for further investigation. You can also email them to me at [email protected]
As a workaround you should be able to download and re-upload the files and have the thumbnails show.

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