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I drafted a stage using the stage deck insert, pick the 3d Options button, and clicked the associating textures. However, my stage stays white in left isometric. It is in OpenGL, I have tried selecting the 3D options then a texture, I have tried leaving the 3D options set to black, and I have tried using fill color. It has remained white every time. Thoughts? (It has an orange frame in the pic because I have my mouse over it. There are actually several other decks there.)  Open GL options set to 'use texture' and 'use color' but no other choices are select-able.

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Guest Beckstorm

Two more spots than I would need to see your file and settings...

 

Number 1 check the render tab...

 

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Number 2 the 3D options on the Stage deck

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5 hours ago, B Butterbaugh said:

(It has an orange frame in the pic because I have my mouse over it. There are actually several other decks there.)

 

Its a bit odd to have disappearing objects. If there are multiple objects in your screen shot and only the one with pre-selection highlighting (orange) is showing, it indicates to me this may not be a rendering issue. Things I would look at include -

 

- are the classes needed to show the object turned on?

- have you toggled the compatibility setting in Tools>Options>Vectorworks Preferences>Navigation Tab>Navigation Graphics. I would try setting it to "Best Compatibility".

- are your graphics drivers up-to-date?

- are you using an integrated graphics card? It may be underpowered for your needs.

 

Kevin

 

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Kevin M 

I think you are right I have to have a setting of somewhere. 

-All Classes are visible

-I don't have a navigation tab.

-I am pretty sure my drivers are up to date. I will have to double check. 

-As for underpowered it has worked before on this laptop/vectorworks 2018 with truss and lighting equipment 

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  • Vectorworks, Inc Employee

If you create some simple solid extruded rectangles off to the side, do those objects behave as expected while the stage elements flicker or disappear, or do they all behave the same? Reply back with the following from your machine as well please:
 

 

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  • Vectorworks, Inc Employee

The graphics card on this machine is an Intel HD 3000, with only 32MB of dedicated VRAM. Vectorworks requires 2GB of VRAM or above to function properly, and this could absolutely lead to OpenGL not behaving correctly on your machine.

There is a chance upgrading the graphics driver may help, but it looks like you may already have the latest one from about 3 years ago, and Intel hasn't released any newer versions since then:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24970/Intel-HD-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-7-8-8-1-32bit?product=81500

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