hi @dale I have been working recently more with this method, creating some shadow-settings tools: ViewDisplayModeProperty For some reason the shadows settings set by this script method don’t stick, or basically they revert back after a while. It is tricky and I cannot reproduce exact steps, but e…

Hi @Jarek , Sorry, I don’t have any ideas on this. Are the values reset after installing a SR? If you set them manually do they get reset? – Dale

Hi @dale The values reset within a minute or two or continuing working with Rhino, after changing them with that RhinoScript method. Something must be triggering the revert back. I will try to find some pattern that can be repeated. If I change them manually either via Options>Views or Display Pane…

hi @dale I can reproduce the problem now 100% at least with one condition. It happens not only with shadows, buyt any setting changed by the ViewDisplayModeProperty script method, whether ran as script or compiled plugin. To try: Make a box in a mode with cast shadows run the script above (shado…

Hi @Jarek and @dale , i have the same problem with below script which i use to toggle mesh wireframe with a key shortcut. Sometimes it reverts back after using Zoom Extends or when i start to draw a curve… import Rhino import scriptcontext def DisplayModeToggleMeshWires(): dmd = scriptcontext.…

hi @clement interesting, so it is not only the RhinoScript method problem, rather something global. Does Gumball revert things as well on your end with your sample? Also, does my script snipped and Gumball misbehave on your end? EDIT: the ZoomExtens or drawing a curve on my end with my sample do…

Hi @Jarek , yes i can repeat this with my script and gumball disabled: Make a mesh box Run my script to toggle the mesh wireframe Enable Gumball from the StatusBar As soon as i click an object, the mesh wireframe toggles back If the gumball is enabled already before step 1, i can repeat the same b…

hi Clement, thanks for testing! Hope it helps to sort out what the problem is. –jarek

Just a guess: If you change any setting in the display tab then all instances of Rhino take over that setting automatically. Don’t know which events trigger that. If you change any setting by script/rhinocommon this does not happen. Maybe the stored display settings are read back from the registry …

In the past I have noticed there are some disconnects between display panel and viewdisplaymode settings, and now this on top. I am not sure how it all works but my understanding was these are no longer in the registry but rather an xml file? I probably don’t know what I am talking about, but maybe @…

Seems like there is more to it than just Gumball. I have a few bigger tools that when I implement this method to change DisplayModeProperty, run just fine while the script is still running, but the display mode reverts back once the script finishes. No gumball involved. But maybe Gumball could give …

RS: ViewDisplayModeProperty settings don't last

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brian (Brian Gillespie) March 6, 2019, 12:11am 15

RH-51112 is fixed in the latest Service Release Candidate

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RS ViewDisplayModeProperty : Transparency setting problem Rhino Developer	3	439	November 19, 2018
Rhino.ViewDisplayModeProperty got VERY SLOW Scripting	2	442	April 23, 2019
Display modes revert to wireframe and lose all data Rhino windows , bug	18	494	September 23, 2025
Change view settings via a script Scripting mac	8	188	May 24, 2025
Rhino 6 delete all users display modes Rhino for Windows	24	2477	September 22, 2019

RS: ViewDisplayModeProperty settings don't last

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