Layout Space - Can add text, but can't draw curves

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#1

Hi. I’m trying to add 2d geometry (lines, rectangle border, etc) to a layout page (not the details themselves) but, as soon as I draw it, the geometry disappears. Ie. it looks like i’m creating a rectangle, snapping to points etc, but then when I hit enter the lines disappear.

I can add text and dimensions to my page, so the layout space is receptive to additions, but I can’t draw. Is this a glitch? or am I doing something wrong?

thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

#2

Hello - can you please try turning off ‘GPU Tessellation’ in OPtions > View> OpenGL and see if that makes any difference?
Can you also post the results from the SystemInfo command?

-Pascal

#3

Thanks pascal.

Tried turning off GPU tessellation, but no change. still can’t draw.

here is the result of “system info”

Rhino 6 SR8 2018-8-28 (Rhino 6, 6.8.18240.20051, Git hash:master @ d037927543424e8b3ce54e46b435866178a6349c)
Licence type: Educational, build 2018-08-28
License details: Cloud Zoo. In use by: jlemond ()

Windows 10.0 SR0.0 or greater (Physical RAM: 16Gb)
Machine name: DESKTOP-HARSQO1

GeForce GT 750M/PCIe/SSE2 (OpenGL ver:4.5.0 NVIDIA 382.05)

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On

Anti-alias mode: 8x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: Height

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.5
Shading Language: 4.50 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 5-1-2017
Driver Version: 22.21.13.8205
Maximum Texture size: 16384 x 16384
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 16384 x 16384
Total Video Memory: 2 GB

C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 6.8.18240.20051
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 6.8.18240.20051
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\rdk_ui.rhp “Renderer Development Kit UI”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\Alerter.rhp “Alerter”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 6.8.18240.20051
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 6.8.18240.20051
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 6\Plug-ins\NamedPositions.rhp “Named Position”

#4

Did your layout somehow get set to a display mode other than Wireframe?

#5

Hello - thanks -you might try updating the video drivers - they’re a little old, as these things go, from the NVidia website. Also make sure the display mode you’re using in the layout has curve drawing enabled, (Display panel)

-Pascal

#6

I doubt the drivers are at play here. If you can draw curves in the detail viewports or in the regular modelling viewports, then something else is going on.

#7

problem solved. total user error. in display panel curves were unchecked. thanks pascal (and steve)!

#8

Phew!

-Pascal