@Rhino_Bulgaria Have you also noticed that the viewport/display looks strange after the latest Rhino WIP? @Gijs Before it looked like this with Car Paint 6. [8781 (1).PNG]

With ambient occlusion it seems to have improved, although the on-screen display is not the same. [2] [1] How it looked before on screen. [4 (2)] [zeppa sharp (2)] This was the display mode @Rhino_Bulgaria [Car paint 5] Car paint 6.ini (13.4 KB) @Gijs RhinoSettingsForSupport_car paint6.…

I use Rhino 7, but perhaps the issue that you have is caused by some changes in the latest Rhino 9 WIP. Bear in mind that some display modes with ambient occlusion and shadows look different depending on the “Use advanced GPU lighting” setting. Have you noticed any difference between these two state…

Yes, actually that’s true. I’m using the same display mode both here on my work PC—where it appears on screen like in the example renders I posted above (the company PC is pretty poor)—and at home, where I have a high-performance custom-built PC with a latest-generation monitor, and the visualizatio…

Have you checked whether Rhino uses some custom light in the scene? It may be hidden. Check the “Lights” tab in the “Properties” panel. Also, check the “Sun” tab, as well. In my Rhino 7 I use the following setting: [Screen Shot 04-10-26 at 10.42 AM]

I imported your settings (I only had to reassign the emap) but then all seems pretty much as what you had. I might be on a slightly different version, so I need to check that next

Here is a downloading link for the unaltered “Car paint 6” display mode: [image] Share your custom viewport modes here Rhino for Windows For those of you who want to use a shaded display mode with gentle shadows and highlights: Gentle shaded.rar (274.8 KB) […

I found it — the default lighting was how I used to see it before.

There was some noticeable flashing at the 32nd second of your first video in the last post. Reminds me of how Rhino 8 flashes on my PC when I switch to any display mode that uses ambient occlusion. Another bug related to both Rhino 7 and Rhino 8 (perhaps also found in the latest Rhino 9 WIP) is th…

ok, so part one is solved. But your render previews are still broken. can you go to Options > Rhino Render and make a screenshot of that page?

@brvdln what I mean is this page: [image]

Display and render preview issues

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Rhino_Bulgaria (Bobi) April 10, 2026, 7:51am 9

Here is a downloading link for the unaltered “Car paint 6” display mode:

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