Hello Forum,
I have a problem that seems very weird and that I have never had before. My Viewports seem to have turned really dark and restoring to defaults doesnt help. I opened the same file in Rhino 7 and 8 and both looks the same. I want a PEN mode with ambient occlusion but it doesnt show up. Also changing the Lighting Scheme doesnt change how the viewport looks.
Hi Lukas -
It’s impossible for me to say anything sensible based on those images.
Please provide both the output of the Rhino SystemInfo command and the 3dm file.
-wim
Error_dark_shadows.3dm (1.8 MB)
Rhino 8 SR15 2025-1-19 (Rhino 8, 8.15.25019.13001, Git hash:master @ 74164bdf5469c2f269746857c54b8c44b74c7b24)
License type: Educational, build 2025-01-19
License details: Cloud Zoo
Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 16GB)
.NET 7.0.0
Computer platform: LAPTOP - Plugged in [94% battery remaining]
Non-hybrid graphics configuration.
Secondary graphics devices.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 12-3-2024 (M-D-Y).
> Integrated accelerated graphics device (shares primary device ports)
- This device is not being used
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Intel) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 6-1-2021 (M-D-Y).
> Integrated graphics device with 0 adapter port(s)
- There are no monitors attached to this device. Laptop lid is probably closed
ATTENTION:
No graphics device is being used. Either an error occurred on startup, or certain devices have been disabled.
See below for any possible configuration changes that may help resolve this issue.
- Any hardware configuration or cabling changes you make will require that you restart Rhino.
OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 0.0 (primary GPU’s maximum)
Anti-alias mode: None
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High
Vendor Name: Microsoft Corporation
Render version: 0.0
Shading Language: Not supported
Driver Date: 12-3-2024
Driver Version: 32.0.15.6636
Maximum Texture size: 1024 x 1024
Z-Buffer depth: 32 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 16384 x 16384
Total Video Memory: 4 GB
Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
C:\Users\Lukas\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\8.0\Plug-ins\Fologram (468a328b-20d9-494b-b9e1-cbe9f827d3a2)\2024.2.9.0\Fologram.rhp “Fologram” 2024.2.9.0
C:\Users\Lukas\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\Karamba3D\3.1.50129\net7.0-windows\Karamba3D_LicensePlugin_Rhino8.rhp “Karamba3DLicense”
C:\Users\Lukas\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\8.0\Plug-ins\TeDAsharp (ce983e9d-72de-4a79-8832-7c374e6e26de)\0.1.0.0\TeDaSharp_050.rhp “TeDAsharp” 0.1.0.0
Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.15.25019.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\WebBrowser.rhp “WebBrowser”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoScript.rhp “RhinoScript”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IdleProcessor.rhp “IdleProcessor”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.15.25019.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.15.25019.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.15.25019.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.15.25019.13001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.15.25019.13001
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”
Hi Lukas -
I’d get the latest drivers for the GeForce GTX and install those with the “Clean install” option.
-wim
Hi Wim,
okay thank you, I will try that!