3d preview & 3d watch not working

Revit 2021.1.2
Dynamo Core 2.61.8786
Dynamo Revit 2.6.1.8850
RAM 64 GB
NVIDIA Quadro M4000 8GB
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1680 v3 @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz
Updated Drivers :white_check_mark:

There is no 2021.2, so my guess 2021.1.2. The first step will be to update to the latest build of Revit, 2021.1.6 which was released 4 days ago. This should align with Dynamo 2.6.

If the issue still persists then we should check to ensure that Dynamo sees the geometry library. Try placing a point node and see what happens; if there is an error or warning let us know which.

If the point acts normal (other than not being displayed), provide your Dynamo log and Revit Journal and the larger community will help out as we can.

Thanks for the quick response Jacob,
Updated to 2021.1.6
Dynamo Core 2.6.1
Dynamo Revit 2.6.1

Still the same issue, No issues with dynamo seeing the geometry library as I can see geometry in the Revit window

Dynamo Log

Ok - so we can see that there is a geometry library in play (because the sphere.ByCenterPointRadius node didn’t return an error).

Do you have a Revit journal as well? The actual text document, not a screenshot, will be required - if the forum won’t let you upload post to another file share service (ie: dropbox, box, onedrive, googledrive, etc.) and I’ll have a look. It may also be better to submit a ticket to my colleagues in support so they can do a live screen share and active trouble shooting.

One other thing to try would be forcing both Revit and Dynamo to use your discrete graphics card, as this behavior used to be present when applications would default to the integrated card to save power.

Thanks again Jacob,
Revit is currently just using the NVIDIA graphics as shown below

Dynamo log:
Dynamo log started 2022-01-31 02:11:07Z
Python template set to default.
Dynamo – Build 2.6.1.8786
Duplicate migration type registered for SunPathDirection
Dynamo will use the package manager server at : https://www.dynamopackages.com
The folder ‘C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2021\Dynamo\2.6\packages\GenerativeDesign\dyf’ does not exist
The folder ‘C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2021\Dynamo\2.6\packages\GenerativeDesign.Extension\dyf’ does not exist
The folder ‘C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2021\Dynamo\2.6\packages\GenerativeDesign.Revit\dyf’ does not exist
DynamoPackageManager (id: FCABC211-D56B-4109-AF18-F434DFE48139) extension is added
Backup files timer is started with an interval of 60000 milliseconds
SYSTEM:Environment Path:C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2021\AddIns\SteelConnections;C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2021\en-GB;C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2021;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared;C:\Users\Ami\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;;C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2021\AddIns\DynamoForRevit
RENDER : Rendering Tier: 2
RENDER : Pixel Shader 3 Supported: True
RENDER : Pixel Shader 4 Supported: False
RENDER : Software Effect Rendering Supported: True
RENDER : Maximum hardware texture size: 16384,16384
There was an error creating a background preview in Dynamo. This could be due to a lack of graphics resources on your machine. See the log for more information.
RENDER : Rendering Tier: 2
RENDER : Pixel Shader 3 Supported: True
RENDER : Pixel Shader 4 Supported: False
RENDER : Software Effect Rendering Supported: True
RENDER : Maximum hardware texture size: 16384,16384
RENDER : Rendering Tier: 2
RENDER : Pixel Shader 3 Supported: True
RENDER : Pixel Shader 4 Supported: False
RENDER : Software Effect Rendering Supported: True
RENDER : Maximum hardware texture size: 16384,16384
Documentation Browser (id: 68B45FC0-0BD1-435C-BF28-B97CB03C71C8) view extension is added
DynamoManipulationExtension (id: 58B0496A-E3F8-43D9-86D2-94823D1D0F98) view extension is added
LibraryUI (id: 85941358-5525-4FF4-8D61-6CA831F122AB) view extension is added
NotificationsExtension (id: ef6cd025-514f-44cd-b6b1-69d9f5cce004) view extension is added
Refinery (id: ad15cdd1-81dd-451a-ac92-4b54502bc390) view extension is added
PackageManagerViewExtension: Method not found: ‘Void DotNetEnv.Env.Load(System.String, LoadOptions)’.
Workspace References (id: A6706BF5-11C2-458F-B7C8-B745A77EF7FD) view extension is added
Welcome to Dynamo!
00:00:00.5963775 elapsed for loading Dynamo main window.
Preparing to load the library resources.
WPF Render Mode: Default
Clearing workspace…

Journal File

Let me know how I can go about creating a ticket.
Thanks

Per your Dynamo log:

Looks like you will need to find Dynamo and force it to use the discrete card as well. You may have to add it to your card’s list of applications.

If after forcing the card you still don’t have graphics, create a ticket by logging into your Autodesk account at manage.autodesk.com, and submit a support request as you would with Revit or any other Autodesk product.

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