Metaballs do not display in multiple scenes #60531

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Jon McKay · 2019-01-15T14:01:37+01:00

Jon McKay commented

2019-01-15 14:01:37 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 10
Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX &50 ti

Blender Version
Broken:

2.79
2.8 Beta (14 Jan 2019)

Worked: Unknown

Meta ball in one scene stops metaball created in subsequent scenes displaying.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Start Blender (Default)
Delete Default Cube
Add MetaBall
Create a new scene - Full copy
Result

Metaball in Scene.001 does not display in any mode under EEVEE (2.8) or Internal(2.79) and will only display in Rendered mode in Cycles.
Meta object outline displays in both scenes, but not the surface (Unless rendering in Cycles)
Changing to Edit mode does not affect the problem


In 2.8 cycles (Rendered workbench) the two scenes show the workbench grid differently where it intersects the ball

Variants: Symptom also appears if creating an additional metaball manually in a different scene.
It appears that the first scene with a metaball wins.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 10 Graphics card: NVIDIA GTX &50 ti **Blender Version** Broken: - 2.79 - 2.8 Beta (14 Jan 2019) ![Splash-Blender.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6295252/Splash-Blender.jpg) Worked: **Unknown** Meta ball in one scene stops metaball created in subsequent scenes displaying. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Start Blender (Default) 2. Delete Default Cube 3. Add MetaBall 4. Create a new scene - Full copy **Result** - Metaball in Scene.001 does not display in any mode under EEVEE (2.8) or Internal(2.79) and will only display in Rendered mode in Cycles. - Meta object outline displays in both scenes, but not the surface (Unless rendering in Cycles) - Changing to Edit mode does not affect the problem ``` In 2.8 cycles (Rendered workbench) the two scenes show the workbench grid differently where it intersects the ball ``` ![Meta_Scene_Blender.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6295188/Meta_Scene_Blender.jpg) ![Meta_Scene_001_Blender.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F6295187/Meta_Scene_001_Blender.jpg) Variants: Symptom also appears if creating an additional metaball manually in a different scene. It appears that the first scene with a metaball wins.

Jon McKay commented

2019-01-15 14:01:37 +01:00

Added subscriber: @JonMcKay

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-15 14:12:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-15 14:12:58 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2019-01-15 14:12:58 +01:00

Philipp Oeser self-assigned this 2019-01-15 14:12:58 +01:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-01-15 14:12:58 +01:00

This is a pretty old "issue" regarding meta-families, see https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/metas/editing.html#object-families

Hint
When working with multiple scenes, take care naming your meta objects so the base is always in the same scene as other metas.
Failing to do this will give confusing behavior (invisible meta objects).

So I guess this is a known limitation. Making sure the base for your "meta-family" is in the same scene should resolve the problem...

Closing (but feel free to comment again if issues persist...)

This is a pretty old "issue" regarding meta-families, see https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/metas/editing.html#object-families > Hint > When working with multiple scenes, take care naming your meta objects so the base is always in the same scene as other metas. > Failing to do this will give confusing behavior (invisible meta objects). So I guess this is a known limitation. Making sure the base for your "meta-family" is in the same scene should resolve the problem... Closing (but feel free to comment again if issues persist...)

Jon McKay commented

2019-01-16 02:49:01 +01:00

Thanks for the update Phillip.
I've posted a change proposal in Right Click Select.
https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/g6cbbc/meta-object-families-refactor

Cheers,
Jon.

Thanks for the update Phillip. I've posted a change proposal in Right Click Select. https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/g6cbbc/meta-object-families-refactor Cheers, Jon.

Jonah S Oskow-Schoenbrod commented

2022-11-09 19:12:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Jonah-S-Oskow-Schoenbrod

Jonah S Oskow-Schoenbrod commented

2022-11-09 19:12:58 +01:00

Was this ever solved? It still seems to be an issue in 3.3.1 on Mac OS

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Metaballs do not display in multiple scenes #60531