This sounds like a bonkers problem. Sometimes, mostly with mesh changes (joining, creating…) I encounter scenarios where I have a specific set of operations I know will lock the viewport. Mostly it is creating joint or disjoint meshes. During this process, I always do the same commands like “mesh“…

I think if you put all visible viewports in Wireframe mode, the mesh will not update until you put something back in some shaded mode

Thanks. There is a whole rafte of issues when it comes to large mesh handling by Rhino. It did seem better in wireframe mode, but I did end up just getting my geometry out of Rhino and into bella, which has far better scene management.

HI David - [image] David: There is a whole rafte of issues when it comes to large mesh handling by Rhino. [image] Rhino WIP Feature: General Optimization Serengeti (Rhino WIP) At this point I would like to request users to report areas of Rhino that the…

Optional Hold On Viewport Update?

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wim (Wim Dekeyser) January 16, 2026, 10:04am 4

HI David -

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