It seems that block instances imported with the Import Content or Import Definition components are not displayed with the Preview component when the block instance contains a clipping plane.
My current workaround is to eliminate the clipping planes in the linked files.
file-with-linked-block-with-box.3dm (46.9 KB)
clipping-plane-issue.gh (32.8 KB)
box.3dm (52.9 KB)
box-with-clipping-plane.3dm (56.6 KB)
file-with-linked-block-with-clipping-plane.3dm (48.3 KB)
System Info
Rhino 9 SR0 2025-5-20 (Rhino WIP, 9.0.25140.12305, Git hash:master @ d890ecce73c6f3a95029dec83812cb2b7774c990)
License type: Commercial, build 2025-05-20
License details: Cloud Zoo
Expires on: 2025-07-04
Windows 11 (10.0.26100 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 128GB)
.NET 9.0.5
Computer platform: DESKTOP
Standard graphics configuration on OpenGL
Primary display: NVIDIA RTX A5000 (NVidia) Memory: 24GB, Driver date: 5-12-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL(4.6.0 NVIDIA 573.24)
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #0
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1
Secondary graphics devices.
NVIDIA Quadro K2200 (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 5-12-2025 (M-D-Y).
> Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- There are no monitors attached to this device!
OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)
Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High
Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 5-12-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.7324
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 24564 MB
Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\ConstraintsUI.rhp “Constraints UI” 9.0.25140.12305
Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoBonusTools.rhp “Rhino Bonus Tools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\AnimationTools.rhp “AnimationTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\ShrinkWrap.rhp “ShrinkWrap” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\IronPython\RhinoDLR_Python.rhp “IronPython” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Grasshopper\GrasshopperPlugin.rhp “Grasshopper” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_STL.rhp “STL Import”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Import_SolidWorks.rhp “Solidworks Import”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\BlockEdit.rhp “BlockEdit” 9.0.25140.12305
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 9 WIP\Plug-ins\import_OBJ.rhp “Import_OBJ” 9.0.25140.12305