Rhino 7 - Curve Length showing value ####

Hello,

In a model I’m trying to measure the length of a Curve but it keeps showing the value ####.
The same applies to a textbox where an auto-date value should display but this shows #### instead of the date as intended.

As this might be a script related issue I tried a reinstall so system defaults would be restored but the issue is still there.

This is difficult to find out without a file.

I was able to reproduce the #### with a typo in the Text Field Expression so that might be a starting point…

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your reply. I’ve attached a file in this reply
Attached is the Rhinofile with a couple of models > 3D original shape + coresponding 2D views with dimensions (created using: Drafting/Create 2D-draft) aswell as a single arc-line + datestamp

Model R2500.3dm (378.3 KB)

Curve length:
It’s a newly created dimension line, so therefore shouln’d be a typo (as it’s automated > Dimension/CurveLengthDimension).
I don’t think its related to the shape i created as i’m creating using 2D extracted from that shape “drafting/Make 2D-drawing” to begin my measurements (so dim-line is not lost in the 3D dimension).
Even with a “clean” new single arc-line the length measurement is ####

Date/timestamp
Not just in this new drawing but also in old drawingfiles (that used to work previously)… now show the date as ####. The textfield indicates %<Date(“d-M-yyyy”)>% which should be correct as far as I can tell

I just opened your file in Rhino 8 and this is how it looks:

Yes that’s what it should look like
Mine looks a bit different.

It looks correct in Rhino 7 here too.

Hi Dennis -

Please try to disable the 3rd party plug-ins that you are running and restart Rhino. Does that make things work as they should?
-wim

  1. unstalled Enscape render (+system reboot) which had a plugin,
  2. removed IFC toolbar in the (properties/Toolbars/File list)
  3. disabled all plugins (properties/Plug-ins) curently in use

After system reboot and rhino restart still same output.

Hi Dennis -
Please run the Rhino SystemInfo command and copy-paste the result here.
-wim

Rhino 7 SR34 2023-9-24 (Rhino 7, 7.34.23267.11001, Git hash:master @ a37d83041828484840f2448d5b3e3770e46694f9)
License type: Commercial, build 2023-09-24
License details: Stand-Alone

Windows 11 (10.0.22621 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 32Gb)

Computer platform: LAPTOP - Plugged in [98% battery remaining]

Hybrid graphics configuration.
Primary display: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics (Intel) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 12-21-2022 (M-D-Y).
> Integrated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- Secondary monitor is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port
- Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #1
- Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #2
Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA T500 (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 5-30-2023 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 529.08
> Integrated accelerated graphics device (shares primary device ports)
- Video pass-through to primary display device

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: 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: 5-30-2023
Driver Version: 31.0.15.2908
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 4 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 7.34.23267.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 7.34.23267.11001

Hi Dennis - can you select one of the incorrect-looking leaders and take a screen shot, or copy/paste what shows in Properties?

image

-Pascal

Hi Wim,

After disabling all plugins as mentioned in my previous post (step 3) I just now re-enabled all plugings (properties/Plug-ins/enable manually checking each item) which seems to have solved the problem (for now).

-Dimension for curves show as intented
-Date/timestamp work again in my old drawings.

Thanks for helping find a solution.