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    • Joe WoodJ Offline
      Joe Wood
      last edited by

      OK folks, I have a much better computer and graphics card, but am still getting these black boxes in exported images!

      can we try again to figure out what's happening??

      I haven't tried using layout yet, but then I shouldn't need to!

      cable rail.jpg

      Joe Wood
      woodsshop.com/

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Could you share the SKP file with me? I'll try it on my computer and see what I get. What font are you using?

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        • Joe WoodJ Offline
          Joe Wood
          last edited by

          OK sent off to you Dave, and I'm using Comic Sans MS text. Just tried two others and no change ..

          Joe Wood
          woodsshop.com/

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            I'm getting it on that text box, too. I can't see anything as far as a setting to change.
            Lor4 Test.png

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            • Joe WoodJ Offline
              Joe Wood
              last edited by

              yeah me either Dave but Oh gawd I've infected you now!!

              Joe Wood
              woodsshop.com/

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                it's a weird, thing, too. I tried making another text box manually typing the same text and got the same black block. I can't seem to create another file in which it happens, though. I've tried several times and it always seems to work fine.

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  Another odd thing is that it isn't always there. I just orbited the view and exported.
                  Lor4 Test.png

                  I did find something that I think is related. The ground group container was painted with the gray glass material while the face is painted with the concrete material. I removed the gray glass and the black box went away.
                  Lor4 Test.png

                  I don't know why the gray glass material had that effect but I also don't know why you painted the group with it.

                  By the way, the face is reversed on the concrete. You should really not leave back faces exposed.


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                  • Joe WoodJ Offline
                    Joe Wood
                    last edited by

                    Darn, I thought you nailed it with the grey glass texture, but I tried removing it and got the same text issue.

                    thanks for digging in to this Dave!

                    another thing is, I export these at 6000 px wide, and if I drop that to 2000, no black boxes.

                    Joe Wood
                    woodsshop.com/

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      Nuts! I didn't catch that the export size got reset. Shoot!

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                      • Joe WoodJ Offline
                        Joe Wood
                        last edited by

                        So Folks, does anyone have any more ideas about this?

                        Joe Wood
                        woodsshop.com/

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          Joe, you bought, why not do the labeling in layOut?

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