i have 2 different behaviours while creating detail views. in one instance the viewport above is transparent allowing me to see the detail below:
Hi -
Iâm afraid itâs impossible to even begin trying to find an answer to that question when you donât provide files that we can use to try and reproduce something. For starters, is VisualARQ a required component in this behavior?
-wim
hi Wim, just uploaded both files. it would be good to have visualarq running because the whole model is built on that. If it helps i can create a dummy model without using visualarq? area statement.gh (256.9 KB)
Rhino file here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ncfBgrBiH4jJT31WYSFYfm6fQSBYx_G/view?usp=sharing
Hi -
Yes, please. Iâd almost go as far as to say that that is required.
Apart from that, the Google Drive link tells me that I donât have access and the GH file also uses the Elefont plug-in that I donât have.
Realistically, if you want us to look at this, youâll have to create a simple example that shows the issue. Iâm afraid that I currently donât have the time to weed through something like this:
totally understandable @wim i wonder why the link didnt work but i will chop it down anyway into something thats quicker for you to investigate.
hi @wim,
i stripped out everything. no more gh no more visualarq.see layout âisometric linesâ
overlaying viewports is highy desirable but i would like to be able to know that its not just wierd behaviour and that i can chose to control it.
I would then want to have 1 viewport with shadows and overlay a viewport with a gh preview running 
(maybe a make2d script!)
RhinoCrashDump.3dm (6.5 MB)
Hi Aditya -
So far, so good. But what is the question now?
-wim
the question is how do i toggle between it having a transparent background and an opaque background? i had different(opaque) results on other layouts and this transparent one seemed like a fluke.
Hi @wim
thanks for looking into this.
im able to manipulate both viewports (with a little bit of drag when using shadows or ambient occlusion but thats understandable)
Im trying to figure out the best way to match viewports especially in different projections- im excited with the possibility of having a âliveâ make2d running that i can overlay onto a shaded/rendered viewport.
Hi Aditya -
Iâm still not very sure what you are asking.
What is the âitâ in this sentence? There are 2 details and one group of curves on that layout.
If they are in different projections, they will never match.
It sounds like they easy way here is to add rendering of edges in your shaded/rendered viewport.
Putting two details on top of each other with both having the same (named) view but different display modes could work but youâll have to play with BringToFront and SendToBack to get the result that you are after (if thatâs what you are after).
-wim
apologies for not being clear wim. I hope this post is more understandable.
Indeed this is what im after.
the content in the detail appearing to have a transparent background and opaque background. In some instances the detail that was on top was opaque and cut out the detail below.
bummer 
maybe if i can dig a bit and find out how to display grasshopper preview in paperspace? someone in a related thread said something about writing a custom conduit(although this is not something i have the knowledge to implement yet) if not no biggie.
Hi -
How are you defining âon topâ and âbelowâ here? Did you use BringToFront and such commands?
It probably isnât but I suppose that it could be. It depends on what is in those details and the settings in the display modes but you havenât supplied anything that looks like those pictures. And overlaying a Make2D result over a rendered viewport isnât what you are showing anywhere. So Iâm still not understanding what you are trying to achieve.
In that other thread that you refer to, the code for a conduit was given. It doesnât look like there is any other way of achieving this.
-wim
yes exactly. I am using bringtofront/sendtoback to change the draw order.
I have now used the standard rhino display styles as you can see in the image below. the backgfround is in âarcticâ. the overlay (left) is in ârenderedâ and overlay on the right is in âpenâ.
The make2D grasshopper overlay seems to require writing a conduit as you said, I will have to learn how to do that first 
The only way i can do it now is it by pasting the make2D lines into the viewport- which you can see in the 2nd Layout which isnt a bad option.
im trying to acheive combinations of display styles so that I can create presentation packs and drawings within rhino without the added step of photoshop and indesign 
And thank you for your patience with all of my questions.RhinoCrashDump.3dm (9.1 MB)
Hi Aditya -
That is possible, yes. You can create a new display mode in which you turn the GroundPlane ON, and uncheck the Shadow only option:
That will give you something like this:
