CaptureToFile for Rhino8Mac not working!?

[CdeV]

Hi guys,

I’ve been using the CaptureToFile function frequently with Rhino7, but now, after just updating to Rhino8, my experience is that this function does not seem to work at all. I’m primarily using curves. It’s a drawing. Rhino8 does export an image, but when I adjust the curve width of my drawing in Settings>DisplayModes>Wireframe>Object>Curves, for example, the captured image does not change one bit. In Rhino7, thickening the width of a curve, for example, would obviously create a thicker line in the Capture. For Rhino8, Is there some setting that I need to switch to make sure the Capture adapts to what is actually in Viewport? Please help!

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi CdeV -

@CdeV

but when I adjust the curve width of my drawing in Settings>DisplayModes>Wireframe>Object>Curves

I’ve changed that to “20” in both Rhino 7 and Rhino 8. These are the results when running ViewCaptureToFile in a new file with two rectangles:

Can you post a 3dm file in which the results are not the same?
Also, please run the Rhino SystemInfo command and copy-paste its output here.
-wim

[CdeV]

I’m doing exactly the same, and there is absolutely no change. This file I’ve attached is just a circle:

test.3dm (3.2 MB)

The images below are Captures-to-File of the circle with a curve width of 2 and a curve width of 20:

As you can see, no change at all.

I’ve attached screenshots of the visible changes I do see on screen when i change the curve width:

Here is my SystemInfo:

Rhino 8 SR26 2025-12-15 (Rhino 8, 8.26.25349.19002, Git hash:master @ c6182b1b71af690bf339ed38f9ccfc2fec2e46c3)
License type: Educational, build 2025-12-15
License details: Cloud Zoo

Apple macOS Version 15.6.1 (Build 24G90) (Physical RAM: 32GB)
Mac Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,2
Language: en-AU (MacOS default)
.NET 8.0.14

Metal GPU Family Apple 7
Metal GPU Family Common 3
Metal GPU Family Mac 2
Graphics processors
Apple M1 Max
Color LCD (1728 x 1117 @ 120.00Hz)
GPU Vendor: Apple

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LaCie: Rugged USB-C

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