Black Blocks In Text

[Joe Wood]

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!

[Dave R]

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?

[Joe Wood]

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

[Dave R]

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

[Joe Wood]

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

[Dave R]

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.

[Dave R]

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

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.

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 Wood]

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.

[Dave R]

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

[Joe Wood]

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

[Dave R]

Joe, you bought, why not do the labeling in layOut?