Does anyone know why only the object outline is showing when I start Blender.
I un-installed and re-installed but it remains the same so I’m wondering if it’s something to do with my computer.
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You’ve got xray mode on, and your light theme is making the default surface blend into the background (is my guess).
turn off xray, change the backdrop (World), or use a different theme. Also, go into Edit mode.
Thanks Jeric,
first of all, thanks for taking the time to respond.
I installed Blender on a different computer and didn’t get the same problem. On the original PC toggling Xray mode made no difference. If I went into Edit mode and deselected the object, then went back to Object mode, the problem had disappeared and I go the solid object.
I tried uninstalling a 2nd time then making sure and Blender files left over were deleted, then re-installed, but same issue. I can only assume it’s something with the original PC, perhaps the graphics or whatever. It’s not a modern PC.
blender 2.8+ need open gl 3.3 maybe this help
Thanks Mario,
downloaded an opengl version checker and my system supports opengl 4.5 so I think that means it also supports lower versions too.
… Did you ever find the problem?
Hi Jeric,
no it’s got me stumped, and I can only guess it’s specific to that PC.
It just seems to be at start up and once I go into Edit mode and de-select the object, I can go back to Object mode and the object is shown correctly. So that’s all I do for now.
FWIW, that it’s at startup implicates the startup.blend, I suspect.
Good luck.
Cheers Jeric.
turn on render properties > Performence > High quality Normals