3d text in hybrid symbols bug?

[Barry_Williams]

In VW2011 you can create text on a 3d plane that when viewed with a hidden line render looks as it should. It even disappears into the distance when the projection is set to perspective view. This is great.

However when the same text is included as part of a hybrid symbol (in the 3d component) it doesn't appear when in a hidden line render.I've tried using text along line which almost works but the text is only rendered as an outline.

We're trying to create hybrid symbols for services outlets and hardware etc that have a 2 or 3 letter code attached denoting what they are. We wish them to look a certain way in 2d plan view then to look like the real thing in elevation / perspective view. We would also like the codes to still show in the elevation view otherwise they will have to be noted manually in the viewport annotations layer.

Am I trying to do something that can't be done or is this a bug?

[Barry_Williams]

Quick update. If the text is in a 3d plane in a 3d only symbol then it displays and renders correctly. It seems that it's only when its a hybrid symbol that the problem occurs... Any ideas

[Elite Exhibits]

We have attempted to have all three items inside a Hybrid Symbol

2D Geometry and Text (Screen Plane)

3D Geometry (Extrusions etc)

2D / 3D Geometry as Layer Plane

There appears to be a Bug that does not allow all three to play nicely together.

We have sent in an example detailing the problem, but have yet to see a solution.

Example. Machine with a subfloor base plate.

In Plan a Layer Plane object would represent the extents of the subfloor mounting, while a simple Screen Plane polygon represents the outline of what is above the floor. (Along with a Call Out that ID's the unit

In Perspective, the Screen Plane polygon and Call Out text would "disappear" as expected with the Layer Plane subfloor object and the complex 3D "Machine" look as expected.

Peter

[Elite Exhibits]

Also have a few Layer Plane anomalies when a 2D rectangle, (for example) Drawn as a Layer Plane Object, is moved in the Z direction. Most are visually confusing and "correct them self" when the view is rendered.

Peter