Site model skirt shows holes when cropped in VW2023

[Tom W.]

I have noticed that when I crop a Site Model I am getting holes in the skirt:

 

 

They aren't always obvious to see + I'm not even sure how clear the screenshot is: the red rectangles are marking the holes. Basically bits of the skirt are missing + you can see inside the hollow mesh. Not nice.

 

I exported the site model back to VW2022 + it's not happening there. I have no idea whether it's been happening since day one with VW2023 or whether it's a SP4 thing. Bit annoying...

[Tom W.]

No one else noticing this with their site models in VW2023?

[E|FA]

Possibly fixed in 2023 SP5  "VB-193332"?

https://release.vectorworks.net/nnapub/updaters/28/NNA/eng/meta/releasenotes/SP5.html

[Tom W.]

I tried it the moment I saw it in the release notes but no difference whatsoever unfortunately - for me at least

[E|FA]

I just looked at a cropped DTM in VW 2023 SP5 and don't see this issue.  I had not noticed it in SP4, but wasn't looking for it.

[Tom W.]

Might just be my file... But the same DTM is fine in 2022... Thanks for checking 

[Benson Shaw]

I have seen transparent sections of DTM skirt.  Not all DTM. I think the transparent areas are not always same location in a particular DTM.  No fix, but I will see if I can find or induce it in a file that has the problem. Now I need to find the file!

 

I wonder if there is some interference from a Grade Limits, or other modifier, close to or overlapping the DTM crop. Will check that also.

-B

[Benson Shaw]

I looked at 2 files I thought had blank areas in DTM skirt. Both Files now show fully opaque.  Maybe these were fine and some other file showed the problem, or a recent update solved it?

 

One had no grade limits.  Copied crop and Object from shape>Grade Limits, update DTM, no change in Skirt opacity.

 

More things to test:

     DTM, or errant object(s) far from origin? or mixed up georef?

 

     Hardware or app problem needs restart?

 

     External device drivers? Multi screen conflict?

 

I give up until I find the problem again.

 

-B

 

[Tom W.]

I need to check my file again after new service pack... 🤞