Line and seam directions Rhino 8

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I just downloaded Rhino 8 last week. I’m learning to use it. I’m unable to see which directions my lines are for circles, squares, etc. Hence, I’m unable to find accurate points to draw on.

Also, when I was using the sweep1 command, I wasn’t able to see where my seams are. So my designs are not going in the direction I would like for them to go because I can’t control the direction.

I’ve been researching answers for these two problems online for hours. If someone can answer, I would highly appreciate it.

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Can you run SystemInfo in Rhino and copy/paste the results here?

I don’t quite understand this. How does not seeing “directions” affect your ability to find “accurate points” to draw on. Are you using object snaps?

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Rhino 8 SR1 2023-11-21 (Rhino 8, 8.1.23325.13002, Git hash:master @ 8a4a437248efac5d9cb04d3904481b83e4c23a64)
License type: Educational, build 2023-11-21
License details: Cloud Zoo

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I hope this helps. I’m new to Rhino and learning on Rhino 8 so any help is appreciated on this topic.