# \#viewport

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## [Viewport tabs – possible to rearrange?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/viewport-tabs-possible-to-rearrange/201664)

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**Author:** [@sach](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/sach)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/viewport-tabs-possible-to-rearrange/201664 "2026-10-08T11:09:11Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to rearrange the viewport tabs at the bottom of the UI? The tabs that sit just under the viewports? Thank you, Sach

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## [NextViewport bug on Mac](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/nextviewport-bug-on-mac/222256)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_McCarron](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alex_McCarron)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/nextviewport-bug-on-mac/222256 "2026-09-03T16:20:20Z")

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Hey, I’m having an issue with the !\_NextViewport command. I have it mapped to cmd+W, and it works fine when I make a new file. However, when I use an external monitor and set up the secondary screen with a Floating View…

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## [Viewport Titles in Top Left Missing](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/viewport-titles-in-top-left-missing/221438)

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**Author:** [@Dan40](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Dan40)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/viewport-titles-in-top-left-missing/221438 "2026-08-07T14:26:10Z")

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Hello, all I have Rhino 8, and my Viewport Titles are missing despite the tick box in Options/Appearance/Viewport Titles is ticked. I’ve also tried: uninstalling and reinstalling Rhino toggling between 4 View and oth…

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## [RH-9 Viewport Change - ctrl+tab / ctrl+shift+tab](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rh-9-viewport-change-ctrl-tab-ctrl-shift-tab/221523)

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**Author:** [@Erdem](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Erdem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rh-9-viewport-change-ctrl-tab-ctrl-shift-tab/221523 "2026-08-07T07:04:24Z")

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There is a good feature that I am using since forever and that it to press Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab to switch between the viewports on the fly. In the latest version it is not working. I mapped the \_NextViewport and \_P…

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## [Split VIewport](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/split-viewport/220491)

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**Author:** [@John167](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/John167)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/split-viewport/220491 "2026-07-02T07:07:09Z")

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Rhino 8 Why does split viewport resets current single viewport back to 4 viewports with a split viewport? It should just split the single viewport into two. How do you get a vertical or horizontal split viewport?

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## [Refreshing a ViewportControl causes an ‘AccessViolationException’](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/refreshing-a-viewportcontrol-causes-an-accessviolationexception/219637)

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**Author:** [@Dustin\_Condon](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Dustin_Condon)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/refreshing-a-viewportcontrol-causes-an-accessviolationexception/219637 "2026-06-16T15:31:12Z")

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Hi there, My RhinoCommon plugin has been suffering from very intermittent crashes caused by an AccessViolationException getting thrown when refreshing a certain panel that contains a ViewportControl. I’ve finally manage…

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## [LineTypes Explained](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/linetypes-explained/219865)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Vel\_Kapp](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Sam_Vel_Kapp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/linetypes-explained/219865 "2026-06-12T21:55:07Z")

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I have been struggling with something that is somewhat counterintuitive in Rhino. It is the line types. I noticed that the actual MM used in the options tab are shown differently in the model space. In order to match …

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## [Rhino 9 WIP - Weird change of the object colour](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-9-wip-weird-change-of-the-object-colour/219759)

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**Author:** [@Rhino\_Bulgaria](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Rhino_Bulgaria)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-9-wip-weird-change-of-the-object-colour/219759 "2026-06-09T07:41:08Z")

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I noticed that sometimes the object colour of the wireframe changes in the viewport depending on the camera distance to the surfaces. This but is not present in Rhino 7. I see it only in the most recent Rhino 9 WIP. Her…

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## [Object visible in Layout, invisible in other viewports](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/object-visible-in-layout-invisible-in-other-viewports/219129)

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**Author:** [@Water\_Studio](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Water_Studio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/object-visible-in-layout-invisible-in-other-viewports/219129 "2026-06-05T03:10:04Z")

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I’ve never encountered this before. Opened a model I’ve been working on for ~year. One of the main components (the Basin) isn’t visible in the regular model viewports. It’s layer is turned on, the object is set to use th…

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## [Shaded Displaymode Problems](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shaded-displaymode-problems/219475)

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**Author:** [@Mason5](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Mason5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/shaded-displaymode-problems/219475 "2026-05-29T21:49:13Z")

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Whenever I work in shaded view for long periods of time my displayport starts to clip a bit and jitter when I pan around. It fixes if I copy everything to a new file but I would like to avoid having to do that everyti…

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## [WIP: 3Dmouse - Viewport not updating while cursor moving over toolbars](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wip-3dmouse-viewport-not-updating-while-cursor-moving-over-toolbars/218357)

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**Author:** [@maje90](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/maje90)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wip-3dmouse-viewport-not-updating-while-cursor-moving-over-toolbars/218357 "2026-04-24T14:18:34Z")

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@stevebaer (17 sec video) Rhino 7 and Rhino 8 no problem here. With 9.0.26111.12305, 2026-04-21 , if the mouse is moving over the toolbars, the viewport is not updated with 3d mouse (even tough the camera is sti…

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## [Selection bug with SetPerViewportVisible?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/selection-bug-with-setperviewportvisible/217394)

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**Author:** [@thomas.pitiot](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/thomas.pitiot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/selection-bug-with-setperviewportvisible/217394 "2026-04-15T21:45:10Z")

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Hi there, I’m playing with SetPerViewportVisible in my Rhino plugin and might have encountered a selection bug related to it. I found out that if some object like a curve is on a layer that is set to be visible only in…

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## [Rhino 8 viewport and shading issues on AMD Radeon 890M](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-viewport-and-shading-issues-on-amd-radeon-890m/213330)

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**Author:** [@wortley.jb](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wortley.jb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-viewport-and-shading-issues-on-amd-radeon-890m/213330 "2026-04-06T17:31:07Z")

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I’m using a GPD Pocket 4 with a Ryzen 9 CPU and integrated Radeon 890M graphics. Rhino 7 runs perfectly on this machine, and Rhino 8 was initially good (except for a printing issue that I scripted a workaround for), but …

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## [Print to PDF does not match the viewport's appearance at all?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/print-to-pdf-does-not-match-the-viewports-appearance-at-all/215247)

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**Author:** [@Intuos](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Intuos)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/print-to-pdf-does-not-match-the-viewports-appearance-at-all/215247 "2026-02-23T10:18:55Z")

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I am wondering, why does my PDF export look nothing like my shaded viewport? I have a background image with opacity that is essentially invisible in the PDF raster export. I have the streets drawn as surfaces with op…

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## [Rhino 8 keeps crashing when "preparing viewports" on the loading screen](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-keeps-crashing-when-preparing-viewports-on-the-loading-screen/211395)

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**Author:** [@Cecilia\_Takemoto](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Cecilia_Takemoto)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-keeps-crashing-when-preparing-viewports-on-the-loading-screen/211395 "2026-02-06T10:12:23Z")

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After a recent windows update, Rhino keeps crashing when “preparing viewports” on the loading screen. I have a fresh install and do have the latest Nvidia drivers installed for studio. I am running a 3050 GPU for laptop …

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## [Layouts in floating viewport?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/layouts-in-floating-viewport/114161)

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**Author:** [@defenestrated](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/defenestrated)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/layouts-in-floating-viewport/114161 "2025-12-10T15:18:57Z")

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Is it no longer possible in rhino 7 to open layouts in one window and model in another? It’s super useful to be able to edit the model and see changes in the layout (esp. on two monitors) without toggling views.

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## [How to rotate the views but not the models?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-rotate-the-views-but-not-the-models/124711)

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**Author:** [@s.urbanski](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/s.urbanski)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-rotate-the-views-but-not-the-models/124711 "2025-11-21T21:45:41Z")

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Hello, I would like to rotate the view of my top, front, and right viewports so buildings are parallel to the X and Y-axis. My project has real-world coordinates so I cannot touch the objects. I have this: And I wou…

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## [Additional functionality to ObjectAttributes.ViewportId](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/additional-functionality-to-objectattributes-viewportid/211046)

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**Author:** [@romio82](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/romio82)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/additional-functionality-to-objectattributes-viewportid/211046 "2025-10-16T16:54:04Z")

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Hey @wim, In my opinion, you added some extremely useful commands here, thank you! Do these actually make use of ObjectAttributes.ViewportId under the hood? I was testing with that functionality (via Rhinocommon) bef…

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## [Bug: Switching from floating viewport to layout registers as double-click](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-switching-from-floating-viewport-to-layout-registers-as-double-click/189521)

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**Author:** [@SimonR](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/SimonR)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-switching-from-floating-viewport-to-layout-registers-as-double-click/189521 "2025-08-13T03:39:10Z")

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Hi, this is just a little bug but I’m starting to be annoyed by it. It also probably has been in Rhino forever since I can reproduce it in both R6 and latest R8. When I need to see a layout and a standard viewport (eg. …

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## [Anti-aliasing in rhino 8 worse than 7](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/anti-aliasing-in-rhino-8-worse-than-7/179875)

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**Author:** [@Will\_Wang](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Will_Wang)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/anti-aliasing-in-rhino-8-worse-than-7/179875 "2025-07-24T15:22:39Z")

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maybe I just need to find the right settings? any ideas? my openGL settings are identical between 7 and 8

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## [Mesh problem or viewport bug? Help](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh-problem-or-viewport-bug-help/207330)

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**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Soares\_Silva](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gustavo_Soares_Silva)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/mesh-problem-or-viewport-bug-help/207330 "2025-07-19T14:31:00Z")

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Hello, I’m almost always dealing with these bugs on my viewports. I don’t know if this is normal, but when I zoom into a mesh, it displays lines that weren’t supposed to be shown. Everyone has to deal with it or it’s…

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## [Appbuilder with Viewer API](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appbuilder-with-viewer-api/206191)

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**Author:** [@Sokolag](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Sokolag)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appbuilder-with-viewer-api/206191 "2025-07-18T06:21:51Z")

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I have an application created with AppBuilder in Grasshopper. However, I need to add interaction (for example, drag). But when I use the Viewer API for this, all my settings made in AppBuilder are naturally reset. I have…

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## [C-Plane changes orientation every time I click on a curve etc](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/c-plane-changes-orientation-every-time-i-click-on-a-curve-etc/206851)

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**Author:** [@Mikael71](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Mikael71)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/c-plane-changes-orientation-every-time-i-click-on-a-curve-etc/206851 "2025-07-07T16:38:30Z")

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This used to happen once in a blue moon, but it has gradually got worse, and it now happens almost every time I click on something. I keep having to call 4View or a FixViews alias that contains ‘! \_SetActiveViewport …

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## [Making a layout viewed in one of the 4 viewports](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/making-a-layout-viewed-in-one-of-the-4-viewports/204291)

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**Author:** [@C\_Kay](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/C_Kay)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/making-a-layout-viewed-in-one-of-the-4-viewports/204291 "2025-05-23T15:34:04Z")

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Is there a way to see one of my layouts in one of the 4 viewports? I’m realizing that feature would be very helpful when creating drawings.

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## [Rhino Display Mode To Look Like It Was Sketched?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-display-mode-to-look-like-it-was-sketched/201302)

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**Author:** [@kip\_jarrett](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/kip_jarrett)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-display-mode-to-look-like-it-was-sketched/201302 "2025-05-15T20:05:22Z")

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Hi all, Like the topic says, is there a download available or a display mode to be able to make a Rhino model looks loose and sketchy? (Without doing something like bringing it into Sketchup or Photoshop). Something lik…

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## [Isolated viewport](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/isolated-viewport/168784)

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**Author:** [@sonderskovmathias](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/sonderskovmathias)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/isolated-viewport/168784 "2025-04-24T20:43:59Z")

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Hi all, Is it possible to create a custom viewport to show just one object? I’d like to batch process various outputs from a file through scripting, ie parsing different rooms in a building and outputting a page per ro…

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## [Feature requests: layer copying and view angle/size](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/feature-requests-layer-copying-and-view-angle-size/202434)

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**Author:** [@savage](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/savage)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/feature-requests-layer-copying-and-view-angle-size/202434 "2025-04-02T19:17:48Z")

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I have a few feature quests that have long been on my mind, but I am finally overcoming my proscrastination: When copying layers with sublayers in the Rhino interface, can the visibility and locked state of sublayers b…

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## [Different Layers for different model viewports](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/different-layers-for-different-model-viewports/199734)

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**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Soares\_Silva](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gustavo_Soares_Silva)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/different-layers-for-different-model-viewports/199734 "2025-03-27T13:44:10Z")

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Hello there, I’m in need of a way to see different layers on different viewports on the model space (not layout). As an example, here i’d like to see the terrain at “modeling” named view (the larger one), but not at …

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## [Potential Bug - Rhino 8 - Camera Lens Length & Viewport Behavior](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/potential-bug-rhino-8-camera-lens-length-viewport-behavior/201351)

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**Author:** [@benjamin.moulton](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/benjamin.moulton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/potential-bug-rhino-8-camera-lens-length-viewport-behavior/201351 "2025-03-14T14:03:24Z")

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Potential Bug: Camera lens length reset. When switching FROM parallel TO perspective projection in the Properties Tab\> Viewport\>projection drop down, the lens length of the camera sets to an arbitrary very small value…i…

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## [Minor Annoyance - command bar loses focus](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/minor-annoyance-command-bar-loses-focus/199908)

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**Author:** [@Measure](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Measure)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/minor-annoyance-command-bar-loses-focus/199908 "2025-02-19T14:11:54Z")

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After renaming a model viewport or layout in the bottom bar, keyboard focus is not returned to the command bar. I have to click back into the viewport before I can type a command. The same thing (loss of command focus)…

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