# Latest

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## [Help us Help you, Before you call or email tech support](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-us-help-you-before-you-call-or-email-tech-support/108557)

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**Author:** [@theoutside](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/theoutside)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-us-help-you-before-you-call-or-email-tech-support/108557 "2025-03-13T16:06:44Z")

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Hi all- I wanted to outline the best process for getting tech support help in the most effective manner and the best way to help us help you. 1. My rhino is broken, and I need help asap!! Contact tech@mcneel.com or h…

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## [Welcome to McNeel Forums](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/welcome-to-mcneel-forums/483)

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**Author:** [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/welcome-to-mcneel-forums/483 "2013-06-27T23:53:23Z")

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Welcome to the McNeel Forums! We (the McNeel developers and support team) are glad you’re here. We welcome simple or complex questions, from new or veteran users, about all our products. Translated discussion forums ar…

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## [How to change text into a tree branch?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-text-into-a-tree-branch/223783)

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**Author:** [@Imran\_Hakim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Imran_Hakim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-text-into-a-tree-branch/223783 "2026-10-21T04:51:50Z")

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Say I have a panel with the text {0;1} {0;2} … How can I use the text in the panel to create a tree branch based on the above?

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## [Missing fonts in PDF import](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/missing-fonts-in-pdf-import/214345)

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**Author:** [@rfritz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/rfritz)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/missing-fonts-in-pdf-import/214345 "2026-10-21T03:54:28Z")

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I’m trying to import a PDF of a spreadsheet exported from Google Sheets and Rhino first complains of missing fonts, which is just nonsense, the fonts are Arial and Arial Black which are on my computer, and then proceeds …

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## [Rendering using AI](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rendering-using-ai/223781)

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**Author:** [@Andrew](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Andrew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rendering-using-ai/223781 "2026-10-21T03:47:14Z")

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I had good success uploading a screengrab to ChatGPT and giving it prompts to create a photoreal render. Is it possible to do this inside Rhino AI? If so, what are the steps to connect ChatGPT to the RhinoAI panel?

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## [Beaver for Grasshopper discussions](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/beaver-for-grasshopper-discussions/173386)

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**Author:** [@Beaver\_Structures](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Beaver_Structures)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/beaver-for-grasshopper-discussions/173386 "2026-10-21T03:14:20Z")

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Hey all! We are getting many emails with some bug reports and doubts regarding the use of Beaver. In order to avoid duplicate questions, we are opening up this discussion for future users. Leave your questions here! …

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## [Wall vs Slab](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wall-vs-slab/223782)

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**Author:** [@avatarlucas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/avatarlucas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wall-vs-slab/223782 "2026-10-21T02:55:25Z")

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Hi, I was lead to believe by your website that a core slab when intersecting any type of wall, normal or core should have priority. This is not happening - see attached. Has this intersection priority shifted with the l…

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## [User text and Named Positions](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/user-text-and-named-positions/104958)

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**Author:** [@lignindes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/lignindes)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/user-text-and-named-positions/104958 "2026-10-21T02:46:41Z")

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Hello, I have objects in a Named Position. I select them in the document, then change a Value in one Key/Value pair. However, the change isn’t taking effect in all the selected breps, only on a select few. See below. …

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## [Specifying Rotational Constraints along Symmetry Planes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/specifying-rotational-constraints-along-symmetry-planes/223743)

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**Author:** [@WT4](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/WT4)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/specifying-rotational-constraints-along-symmetry-planes/223743 "2026-10-21T02:40:00Z")

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I am trying to constrain the lattice structure above. I have done the translational constraint by using symmetry planes. Now I need to specify the necessary rotational constraint. The difficulty is the vector of ro…

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## [A wireless earphone](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/a-wireless-earphone/223780)

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**Author:** [@sciensman](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/sciensman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/a-wireless-earphone/223780 "2026-10-21T02:12:37Z")

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## [Rhino BETA Feature: Direct3D Display](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-direct3d-display/206910)

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**Author:** [@stevebaer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/stevebaer)\
**Replies:** 94\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-direct3d-display/206910 "2026-10-21T01:54:56Z")

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Rhino BETA for Windows is using Direct3D as the primary GPU accelerated display technology. What is Direct3D? Direct3D is Microsoft’s technology for communicating with the GPU to draw 2D and 3D scenes. It is an alternat…

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## [Rhino, RhinoMCP, VS Code and local QWEN 125B](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-rhinomcp-vs-code-and-local-qwen-125b/223534)

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**Author:** [@bimolicense](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/bimolicense)\
**Replies:** 43\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-rhinomcp-vs-code-and-local-qwen-125b/223534 "2026-10-21T01:20:59Z")

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After spending weeks and countless hours of experimenting with available local models, almost giving up, finally, the experiment for a decent local LLM AI that works with Rhino has come to a point for good result. Witho…

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## [Chevy Thriftmaster](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/chevy-thriftmaster/223448)

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**Author:** [@Holo](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Holo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/chevy-thriftmaster/223448 "2026-10-21T00:33:24Z")

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These are earlier renderings: I finally got around to pay some attention to the rear details of this little beauty. I needed a curvy model for a little renderer I am having made for fun and this is the first …

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## [Rhino failing simple Loft. BUG?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-failing-simple-loft-bug/164844)

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**Author:** [@maje90](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/maje90)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-failing-simple-loft-bug/164844 "2026-10-21T00:21:10Z")

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Hi all! I have a big datatree of groups of 5 nurbs curves… almost everything works fine, but some branches do this thing: loft bug.gh (6.4 KB) (attached as grasshopper but it behave the same in Rhino) Every curve …

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## [Gradient hatch pdf print problem](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gradient-hatch-pdf-print-problem/136573)

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**Author:** [@q.andreotti](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/q.andreotti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gradient-hatch-pdf-print-problem/136573 "2026-10-21T00:20:59Z")

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Hello, I’ve got problems with gradient hatch when printing pdf (rhino PDF). First, the hatch print preview is correct(gradient) only if the detail viewport has the world cplane and the view aligned to it. But whenever …

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## [PDF import catastrophy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/pdf-import-catastrophy/176773)

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**Author:** [@ivan.galik](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ivan.galik)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/pdf-import-catastrophy/176773 "2026-10-21T00:20:57Z")

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Honestly, is there something that actually works in rhino? 221\_tabulka\_vystuz.pdf (56.6 KB) like really?

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## [Bugs: FindText Replace corrupts multiline text & erases fonts](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bugs-findtext-replace-corrupts-multiline-text-erases-fonts/223608)

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**Author:** [@spb](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/spb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bugs-findtext-replace-corrupts-multiline-text-erases-fonts/223608 "2026-10-21T00:20:51Z")

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8.35.26251.13001, 2026-09-08 9.0.26286.06303, 10/13/2026 Bug 1 Given a text object with text: a12/34/56/78c e78/12/34/56o r56/78/12/34s with all characters typed as shown, i.e., no copy/paste was used, the following…

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## [PDF IMPORT Issues](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/pdf-import-issues/222749)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Vel\_Kapp](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Sam_Vel_Kapp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/pdf-import-issues/222749 "2026-10-21T00:20:44Z")

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Hello Rhino, Since I have phased out my drafting to my staff, this issue seldom comes up with me, but seriously, this has been haunting me forever. Although, I like the elements of bringing in a PDF file & having Rhino…

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## [Partial Imported Keyboard Shortcuts](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/partial-imported-keyboard-shortcuts/222739)

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**Author:** [@Zaxxon](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Zaxxon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/partial-imported-keyboard-shortcuts/222739 "2026-10-21T00:20:11Z")

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I’m setting up a new machine with Rhino 8 and in the course of migrating settings over and noticed some odd discrepancies. (These aren’t major issues for me - I can regenerate the configs, but I’m noting these here in th…

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## [Is there anyway to get the block list to sort alphabetically?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-get-the-block-list-to-sort-alphabetically/223103)

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**Author:** [@keithscadservices](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/keithscadservices)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-get-the-block-list-to-sort-alphabetically/223103 "2026-10-21T00:20:09Z")

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I haven’t found a way to get this list to refresh or sort alphabetically. Along those lines I notice there isn’t really a standard way to setup dialogs and make sure the symbols and approaches are consistent from one to …

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## [Properties pane block instance dropdown order](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/properties-pane-block-instance-dropdown-order/218399)

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**Author:** [@Michał\_Kierat](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Micha%C5%82_Kierat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/properties-pane-block-instance-dropdown-order/218399 "2026-10-21T00:20:09Z")

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Hi Forum, I’ve not managed to find an existing thread on this topic and I’m surprised that discussions on the below have not cropped up before. I’m a big fan of using the block instance inputs in the properties pane to …

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## [FileObj.Write(Mesh\[\]) ignores MapZtoY/Xform and modifies input meshes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/fileobj-write-mesh-ignores-mapztoy-xform-and-modifies-input-meshes/223259)

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**Author:** [@Teo](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Teo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/fileobj-write-mesh-ignores-mapztoy-xform-and-modifies-input-meshes/223259 "2026-10-21T00:20:06Z")

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Tested in Rhino 7.38.24338.17001, Rhino 8.35.26251.13001 and Rhino 9.0.26272.12303 (WIP), Windows x64. The input is a mesh box (0,0,0)..(10,6,3) made with Mesh.CreateFromBox (quads, with texture coordinates): one quad pe…

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## [Loft bug with aligned input and record history](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/loft-bug-with-aligned-input-and-record-history/202118)

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**Author:** [@Gerard](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gerard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/loft-bug-with-aligned-input-and-record-history/202118 "2026-10-21T00:20:05Z")

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Hi, In RhinoCentre’s ‘Hull Design and Fairing training’, we found out that Rhino 8 has a bug when a loft is created where the input curves are aligned in the Loft pop-up dialog and they also include ‘record history’. H…

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## [URL in properties panel cause extreme slow-down!](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/url-in-properties-panel-cause-extreme-slow-down/222819)

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**Author:** [@eobet](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/eobet)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/url-in-properties-panel-cause-extreme-slow-down/222819 "2026-10-21T00:20:01Z")

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This causes Rhino to slow so much it’s essentially non-functional: However, I tested it on a different machine, and it seems only a very specific width causes that glitch? sloooow.3dm (1.6 MB)

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## [Bug: Rhino 8 failed to save file / temporary file could not be renamed](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rhino-8-failed-to-save-file-temporary-file-could-not-be-renamed/170173)

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**Author:** [@user1499](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/user1499)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rhino-8-failed-to-save-file-temporary-file-could-not-be-renamed/170173 "2026-10-21T00:19:58Z")

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Hi, I have a problem with file saving/resaving in Rhino 8 (commercial license). The same files in the same location can be saved in Rhino 7 without any problems. Thanks for the solutions!

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## [Some 2D hatches don´t export to dwg](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/some-2d-hatches-don-t-export-to-dwg/222889)

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**Author:** [@Jan\_We](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jan_We)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/some-2d-hatches-don-t-export-to-dwg/222889 "2026-10-21T00:19:56Z")

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I have a huge 2d landscape plan, with 1000 hatches. abot 60 of them just won´t make it to dwg (AutoCad). whatever I tried, they keep being skipped. Rebuilding all of them is too time consuming. they are all on the same …

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## [Shared materials not updating](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shared-materials-not-updating/203380)

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**Author:** [@Measure](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Measure)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shared-materials-not-updating/203380 "2026-10-21T00:19:52Z")

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Steps to reproduce: Create two or more layers with a shared material. Edit the material by clicking on the material icon next to one of the layers. Change the color of the material. Material icons on other layer(s) don…

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## [\[BUG\] USD Export with inverted layer hierarchy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-usd-export-with-inverted-layer-hierarchy/221969)

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**Author:** [@juaum](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/juaum)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-usd-export-with-inverted-layer-hierarchy/221969 "2026-10-21T00:19:33Z")

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sample.3dm (50.0 KB) sample.usdz (1.9 KB) Here is a simple cube. If exported to USD, the exported structure has the deepest layers first. I am not sure if this ever worked properly.

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## [Bug Report - UVEditor Save to Bitmap](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-report-uveditor-save-to-bitmap/222218)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Jaech](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jonathan_Jaech)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-report-uveditor-save-to-bitmap/222218 "2026-10-21T00:19:21Z")

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In UVEditor with an object selected, select “Save to Bitmap” under “Viewport” - opens a standard save window - provide a filename and hit “save” – and voila!: the file is not created or saved (no error message or other f…

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## [Cannot align text to be inline with dimension line](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/cannot-align-text-to-be-inline-with-dimension-line/67659)

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**Author:** [@Terry\_Chappell](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Terry_Chappell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/cannot-align-text-to-be-inline-with-dimension-line/67659 "2026-10-21T00:19:18Z")

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The simple Python script below fails to create a dimension line if the line: rs.DimStyleTextAlignment(rec\_dims, 3) is included. The error message is: ‘DimensionStyle’ object has no attribute ‘TextAlignment’ Without …

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