# Grasshopper Rhino block display issue caused by clipping planes

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-rhino-block-display-issue-caused-by-clipping-planes/205027>\
**Category:** Grasshopper\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-rhino-block-display-issue-caused-by-clipping-planes/205027 "2025-05-26T11:26:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![martinsiegrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/martinsiegrist/32/498369_2.png) [@martinsiegrist](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/martinsiegrist)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-rhino-block-display-issue-caused-by-clipping-planes/205027/1 "2025-05-26T11:26:11Z")

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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.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/4/c/0/4c02b8d2d693e662c542dfd6af039410f20f7d5a.png)

My current workaround is to eliminate the clipping planes in the linked files.

[file-with-linked-block-with-box.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/q461vsWDjoPVjSj2i5M8SdNiIKK.3dm) (46.9 KB)  
[clipping-plane-issue.gh](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/9wqZRCjG74l8VYTOVuTjwBpAlms.gh) (32.8 KB)  
[box.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/c63UiWe2XmY2GwnOjZv5zmD1oCt.3dm) (52.9 KB)  
[box-with-clipping-plane.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/dbCXXNJTlGj6wYmkPImmx1Oxeuy.3dm) (56.6 KB)  
[file-with-linked-block-with-clipping-plane.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/tH7NYEXQsY9MPTtyhSzNUBruWhY.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