When I add a new instance definition to the document instance definition table, and then create an instance of that block, it only appears in the rhino viewport intermittently - I can select it but can only see it sometimes. Zooming around it will occasionally reveal it. However, if I select it and …

Bumping this - Can others reproduce? Any thoughts on what’s wrong?

Here is a definition that reproduces the problem. It requires the Human GHA, also attached. To reproduce, enable the toggle highlighted in red, and then set it back to false. Then, in rhino, use the insert command to insert one of the generated blocks. on my machine, zooming in and out causes these …

this is an old one, but still appears to be a problem in the latest version of rhino + GH. @stevebaer - were you ever able to reproduce the issue I’m describing with the script I attached?

[Bug] Blocks created through scripting disappear intermittently

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stevebaer (Steve Baer) September 12, 2013, 10:39pm 3

Do you have a sample GH component that reproduces this?

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[Bug] Blocks created through scripting disappear intermittently

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