Cookie_NZ Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi all, I've just moved over to VW2019 SP2. I'm having a problem with 3D label legends displaying in Viewports which are made from a Clip Cube. If I make a front elevation Viewport on a sheet layer without the clip cube, the label legends display fine. If I use the clip cube to make the viewport, then they disappear. File attached. Any input most welcome! Thanks. 3D Label Legend - Clip Cube .vwx Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It appears that any text in a clipcube viewport will not display with Hidden Line or Dashed Hidden Line. Other render modes seem to work fine. WiIl you file it as a bug? Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi Mark, Thanks for the quick reply. Good to know I'm not going mad! Will file as a bug. Cheers, Cookie Quote Link to comment
Charlie Winter Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Are you sure you created the clip cube viewport correctly? I experienced a similar issue, using section viewports, and VW identified THAT as the bug. I've uploaded my scratch here, with a clip cube viewport. 3D Label Legend - Clip Cube_V2.vwx 1 Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Hi Charlie, Thanks for having a look at this. Yes it's a section viewport made from a clip cube where the issue is showing up. The file you uploaded displays the 3D legends ok, but it's not a section viewport from the clip cube. I'm trying to use a section viewport to isolate a small part of my drawing. Did VW support offer you any explanations/fixes or workarounds? Interestingly, if I export a PDF of the sheet layer with a section viewport, the 3D Label Legends shows up. It's just on the screen where it's not visible. All the best, Cookie Quote Link to comment
LX1 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hey Cookie Have you had a reply from VSS on this known clip cube bug? Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi LX1, No not as of yet. The last message from VSS was nearly a week ago. I've just chased them up again. I presume you can replicate this fault as well? Cheers, Cookie Quote Link to comment
LX1 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hey I can confirm that this has been a problem in 2019 SP1 and SP2. Maybe it is just me but I use clip cube for creating viewports all the time and seeing 3D label legends and dims is essential. Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Likewise, since it's introduction 'section viewport from clip cube' has been indispensable for me. I haven't actually seen confirmation from Vectorworks that they recognise this as a bug yet. In the test file I sent VSS they deleted the section viewport from the clip cube, replaced it with a standard viewport (in elevation) and told me it was fixed... Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 So far I'm not having any problems with 2019 2P2. Make absolutely certain that all the relevant Label Classes are visible in your viewports though.... Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi Mark, That's interesting. Are you able to send a test file? Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) No problem. It is worth saying that this is made with a brand new label legend in SP2 for this test Test.vwx Edited December 5, 2018 by markdd Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi Mark, Thanks for sending that over (So promptly!) The issue I'm having is with section viewports made from clip cubes: (Your file has standard viewports in it, not section viewports). When I make section viewports made from clip cubes the 3D legend does not display in hidden line, but does in other render modes: File attached. Have a look if you have time and let me know what you think. Cheers, Cookie Test_02.vwx Quote Link to comment
markdd Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Ha. How right you are. Sorry, I didn't read all of the thread properly. For now, you could play around with the lighting in OpenGL and set it to 10,000 to effectively get a white-out and the use Foreground Hidden Line which does seem to work..... For that to work, you will need to set your lighting fixture textures to non-black. Will you submit this as a bug? Quote Link to comment
LX1 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thanks Mark That is a good workaround for now! Quote Link to comment
Cookie_NZ Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi Mark, No worries. VSS had exactly the same response as you at first. I’ve been in a very slow email exchange with them over this issue. (Two weeks so far...) I’ve yet to get an acceptance from them that this is a bug. It’s very helpful to know others are seeing the same behaviour. Interesting workaound. Thanks for that. I’ll give it a whirl! cheers, Cookie Quote Link to comment
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