# 3d preview not happening

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/3d-preview-not-happening/2000>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Created:** [August 14, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/3d-preview-not-happening/2000 "2015-08-14T06:08:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![William\_Cooper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@William\_Cooper](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/William_Cooper)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/3d-preview-not-happening/2000/1 "2015-08-14T06:08:38Z")

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Hi,

just installed dynamo (0.8.1.1942). I don’t see any 3d preview either in the background or in a Watch 3D window.

Running revit 2016 on windows 8.1.

any ideas what the problem might be?

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**Author:** ![jostein\_olsen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jostein_olsen/32/8570_2.png) [@jostein\_olsen](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jostein_olsen)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/3d-preview-not-happening/2000/2 "2015-08-14T06:36:47Z")

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[https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/issues/5054](https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/issues/5054) and [https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/issues/5033](https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/issues/5033)

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**Author:** ![William\_Cooper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@William\_Cooper](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/William_Cooper)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/3d-preview-not-happening/2000/3 "2015-08-16T05:19:04Z")

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thankyou, all good now - updated my graphics card driver.