Rhino 8 freezes when attempting to change layer Print Colour

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Here’s the latest bug I have encountered. Title says it all.

I can’t upload the file for privacy reasons, but here is the System Info:

Rhino 8 SR10 2024-7-12 (Rhino 8, 8.10.24194.10001, Git hash:master @ d6e3accd6c9e54db1e44172de8e9b6fd404a6c67)
License type: Commercial, build 2024-07-12
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 11 (10.0.22631 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 15GB)
.NET Framework 4.8.9261.0

Computer platform: LAPTOP - Unplugged [63% battery remaining] ~89 minutes left

Hybrid graphics configuration.
Primary display: AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 10-29-2020 (M-D-Y).
> Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port
Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Design (NVidia) Memory: 6GB, Driver date: 4-11-2024 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 552.22
> Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
- 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: 4-11-2024
Driver Version: 31.0.15.5222
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 6 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Rhinoceros\7.0\Plug-ins\Datasmith Rhino Exporter (d1fdc795-b334-4933-b680-088119cdc6bb)\DatasmithRhino7.rhp “Datasmith Exporter” 5.3.2.0

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\AnimationTools.rhp “AnimationTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.10.24194.10001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

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Does updating your Rhino 8 to SR11 resolve the issue?

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I updated to SR11 and was successful in changing the layer colour. However, I also got the freeze again. I think it has something to do with the fact that I have the right sidebar visibility toggled so that the layers sidebar is collapsed until I click on the layers icon.
When choosing a custom colour from the window with the colour wheel that pops up, the layer sidebar collapses. After closing the pop-up window for colour selection, that’s when the program becomes unresponsive.

I succeeded in having it not freeze by dragging the pop-up window over the pop-up layer sidebar as I made my colour selection in order to keep the sidebar from auto-collapsing, then selecting the colour, shimmying the window over to click “OK”. It worked but was definitely not convenient.

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Hi Chris -

In my custom setup, I also have the right sidebar with the layers panel collapsed but I haven’t run into that issue with layer colors.

We still have a related issue on the list where access to Rhino becomes impossible after a fly-out and auto-collapse of the sidebar, but that is with different workflows → RH-82645 Containers: Collapsed Properties Panel Blocks Access to Rhino

Could you export your window layout and post that file here so I can test with your setup?
-wim

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I think I can reproduce this, though a bit different:
When I try to change layer color with collapsed sidebar, once the color picker shows up, Rhino disappears, and when I switch back, the color dialog is gone, and Rhino is inaccessible. When I click in the viewport, I get a Windows sound. So the dialog is open but not visible. Happens in Both latest 8 and WIP
RH-83887 Rhino becomes inaccessible after changing print color

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Yes, this is exactly what happens.

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Window Layout 1.rhw (31.9 KB)

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Hi Chris -

Thanks. I’m able to reproduce the behavior with my own layout when changing the print color. Hopefully, when that gets fixed, it also fixes a possible issue with the layer color.
-wim

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RH-83887 is fixed in Rhino 8 Service Release 13 Release Candidate

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RH-83887 is fixed in Rhino 8 Service Release 13