Clip cube doing crazy things

[titus.grey]

Hi guys,

 

As much fun as I get from getting errors in Vectorworks, this one blows me away. Does anyone know why, during an activated clipcube, I get random elements that are NOT CUT to display as being cut? Those two elements are just some extruded polygons. Problem doesn't go away when converting them to generic solids. I can recreate them over and over again, delete the existing one, put them back. but always if i put them there, with the same textures, it gives me this amazing effect THAT I DO NOT WANT!

 

Cheers

 

[Pat Stanford]

What happens move that parts of the model to a new blank file? Does it clip correctly there? If not, can you post that file so we can take a look?

[rDesign]

Similar issues with the Clip Cube have been reported as bugs, starting back in 2022. Frustrating that it has been identified as a ‘known bug’ but it hasn’t been fixed as of Vw2025.

 

 

[titus.grey]

Hi Pat,

 

Even in a new file, same thing happens. Hope this video explains it better?

 

 

 

[Tom W.]

8 hours ago, titus.grey said:

Hi guys,

 

As much fun as I get from getting errors in Vectorworks, this one blows me away. Does anyone know why, during an activated clipcube, I get random elements that are NOT CUT to display as being cut? Those two elements are just some extruded polygons. Problem doesn't go away when converting them to generic solids. I can recreate them over and over again, delete the existing one, put them back. but always if i put them there, with the same textures, it gives me this amazing effect THAT I DO NOT WANT!

 

Cheers

 

 

Does the file contain a Stair object out of interest?

[michaelk]

Interesting question @Tom W..

 

I would also ask if there are any objects very far away from the origin.

[Dave Donley]

I would like a copy of this model if you can share it.  This can happen if there is an object in the model that claims it is a well-behaved solid when it is lying.  If you can't share the whole model you should be able to remove objects until only the bad one or two are showing the problem.  Thanks!

 

[Wood]

Having the same problem here. One component from a Gallagher G Block, which is provided in the Vectorworks entertainment library. Color is dictated by the 'cap fill color' in viewport advanced settings. This is the internal side edges of the fork pockets. In the case below, one set of pockets is supposed to be in the clip and shows up funny, and a second set is not even in the cube. If you edit the viewport and navigate to the design layer, orbiting in 3D makes the second errant one appear and disappear as if one face of the clip cube was a window, ie, you can only see it through one pane. See second screen shot. 

This seems to be the same root problem I was having in another drawing where stacking order was all wrong and 3D objects were violating reality. See my previous posts if you're curious. I'm sure you can recreate this yourself using the factory VW symbols. 

 

[titus.grey]

Hi Dave, 

 

I attached the model. Apparently it has something to do with the face textuTest clip areas.vwxre that is applied. Once the texture is removed, it displays correctly. Why is that?

[Dave Donley]

@titus.grey The texture interaction you mention is interesting.  I was able to get the model to render correctly just by turning textures on and off in the shaded render options and then saving the VWX again.  Maybe this works as a workaround for you.  It appears as if the generic solids are problematic on initial file open, changing texturing may be causing the solids to regenerate to fix them.

 

 

[Jesse Cogswell]

The clip cube is doing this because the texture 8015_Granite Floor has an Image Mask transparency shader.  I've found that the clip cube does this sometimes when using alpha textures.  If you remove the shader, everything works.

 

 

 

I remember posting about this way back in 2021 or 2022, it's been an issue for a while.

[Dave Donley]

Thanks @Jesse Cogswell I got to the same point late yesterday with this file.  I filed a bug.  I am also seeing flat shading with the final rendered image, which goes away if I remove the image transparency from the granite floor texture.

[Wood]

Any ideas on my issue with the stock symbol? It has no texture applied. 

 

Thanks!

[Dave Donley]

@Wood I need a test file, can you attach one please?